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jake4d1   01-21-2007 at 05:24:02 AM

When playing pc games (FPS, RTS, RPG, TBS, etc.) what is a good frames per second rating? 30? 50? 100?

I'm trying to figure out which GFX card I'm going to buy, but comparison charts do me no good if I cant tell how many FPS is acceptacle

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VBDude   01-21-2007 at 09:37:26 AM
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60+ is good, anything higher than that you won't notice. Anything lower than 30 is considered unacceptable as you really feel the slow down with any fast games (FPS, etc). Some slower games, like Oblivion (RPG), can still be played fine as low as 20. A TBS may be able to go lower just because the action isn't as important as the moves you make, but that should be enough information for you.

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jake4d1   01-22-2007 at 02:32:15 AM
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Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know.

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Zyxthior   01-22-2007 at 04:48:11 PM
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I concur with the 60fps.

But also keep when you're reading review sites that most reviewers (when comparing cards) will turn up the eye candy to maximum, enable 8x Anti-Aliasing, 1600x1200 resolutions, and so on which can have a HUGE impact on frames per second.

Playing FEAR at 1024x768 with no AA will get you MUCH more FPS than playing FEAR at 1600x1200 with 8xAA...

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TSIMonster   01-22-2007 at 04:54:37 PM
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With RTS games, 20 fps will look great. Source (Sin, Counter Strike, HL2) games look good at anything above 40 fps. FarCry looks really well above 60fps.


Generally, you won't notice any slow down as long as the frames are above 30 per second.

RTS and RPGs don't need high FPS while with First Person Shooters, you need higher frames per second.

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Vip-xXx   01-24-2007 at 11:44:28 AM
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Well i get 140FPS on the loweest settings

BTW: this is on Americas army ( americasarmy.com )

and i get 50+ on Highest Graphics used.

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