29Fps in FEAR w/ 8800GTS?????

List some PC specs. PSU, CPU, driver version ect.

How much ram, and how much on the 8800gts?

640mb on the gpu, and 2gb of ram, as for the PSU im not to educated on how they work, but its an Ernemax Liberty 500w Modular, and i play at 1280x720 and Counter Strike Source works incredibly well

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817194003

All-clear on the PSU.

We are pretty much the same specs. I chose Windows XP Pro.

XFX 8800GTS 640MB (not overclocked).
P5NSLI Motherboard
Core 2 Duo - E6600 (not overclocked).
1024 x 2 Crucial 667Mhz RAM (2 Gigs).
2x250Gig Seagate 7200.10

F.E.A.R set at 1280x960 x 32 from advanced config App w/ DX 9 render
Vsync OFF (do this, it will cut your FPS down to prevent tearing on the screen).

Computer High
Graphics Card Custom

Maximum for all physics
Maximum for sound
Maximum for effects + shell casings on
Maximum for all video card effects volumetrics lights on.

Advanced Video Card Options: Graphics

FSAA 4x
All maximum
Texture Filtering Anisotropic 16x
Pixel Doubling is OFF
DX Shaders Off

Virus Scanner disabled.

Testing yields:

38 min
80 average
186 Max.

Definitely turn off vsync.

The reason why I am using custom was that I set every setting as high as possible and having vsync off.

If I use a graphics card of "high" with vsync on, I get min 36, average 63, max 72.

Redo it with the "high" and with vsync off, I get min 54, ave 118, max 299.

I think it's your Vsync.

only few things I can think of right now that would cause this are:

1.) Fragmentation... you DID defrag after installing, right?

2.) Anti-Aliasing... but, that shouldn't be that bad with the 8800GTS unless you've got like 16x turned on >,>

3.) Running too many processes in the background...
- are you running security software, like McAfee or Norton?
-- don't let your anti-virus kick in while you're playing games >.<
- If you have 3rd party defrag tools, like Diskeeper, don't let the engine's kick in while you're playing either <.<
- don't leave internet windows open either, especially if you're on a page riddled with flash-media advertisements...
- if you use instant messengers like AIM, Yahoo, MSN, disable all pop-up notifications.. as a matter of fact, turn them off while gaming and turn on xFire


4.) Power requirements might not be properly met... make sure your HDD and your Video card have their own dedicated rails >,> and how many fans is your system running? LED and CCFLs too... we need to know these things -_-

5.) Are you overclocking / have you adjusted anything in your BIOS yet?

6.) Do you have a soundcard? I found in UT2K4 that my lack of sound card, with certain options enabled (so believes other forum members) was the cause of my horrible Frame Rate...

just some ideas *brain fried from drunken stupor* cheers

its got to be vista or something. your specs are better than mine. i get low 48 average 108 high in the 200s . that is with everything all the way up and vsync off at 1280 1024.

Are you by chance running X-fire messanger while trying to play? I know I had some major issues with frames and when I tried the game with X-fire turned off my frames shot back up. Just a thought though hope you figure it out.

i am running absolutely nothing in the backround, and i always have vsync turned off, maybe it is vista 64, but i have the latest patch for fear (not sure if that matters)

did it already, i was just playing and it was smooth, but every time the game switches a scene or saves or i change a setting it gets choppy and low fps

I'll try that, but i cant right now; my pops is too busy using the 8800 to play "Chess Titans"

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but, What kind of mouse are you running ? There was and still is alot of problems with the FEAR engine and certain Logitech Mice, especially the ones that use the ''HID-Compliant'' driver (look under your Device manager, under 'human interface devices') if you have any Devices listed under there with 'HID' at the beggining, then Disable them and try running FEAR, this completly solved all the problems i had with FEAR and low FPS, for the record im using a Logitech G7 SE.

OK, disabling the soft shadows did not solve the problem, i will try the thing w/ the mouse since i am using a g5

In device manager, under Human interface devices, i just disabled all the items labled ''HID-compliant device'' and my G7 continues to work, what is disabled is the Side Scrolling and the Dynamic adjustment of sensitivity, other than that the rest of the mouse works, but in FEAR my framerate triples. Im also using Windows XP x64, but i hear its not specifically a x64 based problem

Link to the official FEAR forums, where this is Discussed a little better
LINKORZ

HOw many FPS are you getting now?

Maybe the Moth to the Flame syndrone, or an uninformed decision basically thinking newer is better, or how about sawing off a limb while you're sitting on it, or misery loves company, or the blind leading the blind.

Whatever reasons people are jumping straight into a brand new operating system going to a new DX platform, with all the bugs new systems are plagued with, that service packs have to address to resolve, is beyond me but it was also done with WinXP, so I guess we have to give the Guinnea Pigs their due.

Applause !!!! Guinnea Pigs take a bow !!! Thank You, Thank You!!

Let them suffer through until the software catches up, and also suffer the performance loses until their hardware is no longer cutting edge, which doesn't take long at all, then they won't even worry that the OP/SYS is a suck of a performer compared to what its replacing, they'll be searching for new hardware. ROFLMAO

Let the flaming begin!

ture, and i have an average 103fps now w/ everything maxed, including soft shadows

Did a retest dropping down closer to the resolution you're actually running F.E.A.R. at, my original post scores were at much higher resolution 1600x1200, so I dropped to 1152x864, since my monitor won't actually run at 1280x720, and scored an average of 131, not bad for over the hill technology Eh.