Fps question.

[wardogHk]

How can i get a better frame rate and also how do i change it?
thank you

[Fingulfin]

To get a better framerate, you can do any of the following:
Upgrade your Graphics Processing Unit (also known as a Graphics Card)
Upgrade your Processor AFTER upgrading your GPU
Upgrade your RAM
Lower your Detail Settings
Defragment your Hard Drive

[Shazanelli]

does defragmenting your hard drive give a good improvement? or is it not really worth it...

[Fingulfin]

If your hard drive is fragmented, you should defrag it regardless...

But to answer your question, it MIGHT give you an extra 5 FPS... TOPS.

[DrM]

There are only 2 real ways to change your FPS.

1. Change the graphics card.
2. Change your video settings.

For option 1, this generally means getting a bigger, better card. But there improvements can be made by keeping your card cooler. This can involve replacing the standard fan on the card with a better one, improving the air flow within your case etc.

For option 2, this can be done when ever you want. In the game settings you can raise or lower various values. The lower options will make the game look less pretty, but generally give you more FPS.
Now a big BUT. Some settings only make things look pretty, BUT [here it comes] some of them change what you see in game, or from how far away you see them.
Things like "lighting", "dynamic shadows", "dynamic lights" & "anti-aliasing" can be turned off without impacting what you see, but if you lower the "geometry" then you cant see as far.
IE some things will give you an advantage in game [because of higher FPS], but some will give you a disadvantage in game [becuase you might not be able to see the enemgy that can see you!].


As a general rule, if you get below 20 FPS you are in trouble. Try to get at least 35-40 so that when theres two 2 tanks, 10 people and an orbital strike going on do dont lose the abiltiy to tell which direction you are facing!

If you want to get more information of the specifics google "2142 tweak guides" and you will get loads of useful information.

DocM

[imported_Field]

yeah most of the servers i play on im generally getting 30-40fps. If its a bad server or a highly populated server it drops to maybe 20 and sometimes below that. Moongamers i've found to be the trashiest servers to play on they always stutter really bad for some reason.

[Corkum]

30-40 fps actually isn't that bad. Movies play at 24fps I believe, its not the average fps that you notice though. Its when the fps drop dramatically that you notice it (during explosions, ect.). Which is why the higher your fps are, the less you will notice when they drop, because they wont drop below 24ish, which is when you start to notice it.

[vanilla]

30-40 fps actually isn't that bad. Movies play at 24fps I believe, its not the average fps that you notice though. Its when the fps drop dramatically that you notice it (during explosions, ect.). Which is why the higher your fps are, the less you will notice when they drop, because they wont drop below 24ish, which is when you start to notice it.

I dunno about your eyes, or TV screens.
I however can not play with just 30 or 40 fps. Normally I get around 100. 60 on populated servers and 30 during orbital strikes which is when I start to "see" the low fps. For FPS you should have around 50 to 60 fps to get a good game. Anything below won't do any good.

[Fingulfin]

30-40 fps actually isn't that bad. Movies play at 24fps I believe, its not the average fps that you notice though. Its when the fps drop dramatically that you notice it (during explosions, ect.). Which is why the higher your fps are, the less you will notice when they drop, because they wont drop below 24ish, which is when you start to notice it.

Much different with video games I used to play with 20-25 FPS on a 32 Man Gibraltar, and simply couldn't support some maps because of the lag... I was also a horrible player, when I was having a good day I had around a 1/1 K/D.

Then I upgraded. Now I get around 100 FPS no matter what server I'm on, and I have noticed how much easier it is to fight. I don't notice the difference between 100 FPS and 60 FPS (The human eye can only see 30 FPS anyway), but the notice between 100 and 25 is stunning. I think its probably because of the fact that we are playing on the computer, and how many frames per second you are getting matters to it. Lag can quite often be attributed to low FPS (and low FPS can be attributed to lag :p)...

I think the reason the OP wants higher FPS is for recording. The only way to increase your FPS as dramatically as you want is to replace your GPU and after the GPU the processor. Right now I have an 8800GTS, but I don't notice difference between that and my old 8800GT because I am being bottlenecked by my processor speed. The other suggestions I mentioned will help FPS some, each solution giving you around 5 more FPS (except for the RAM, if you have under 2 Gigs then it should give you a good 10-20 FPS)

[crack25]

how do u measure your fps in the game?

[193d DCAT1]

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[crack25]

cheers mate

[Basil.]

take a look and see how many background task are running. shut any thing down you do not need. google Black Viper. he has some real good guides that well tell you what you need and don't need.

[jake_]

number one way to increase FPS: uprage RAM or processor, or video card.

BF2412 is old enough now that you can 60 FPS (which is about as high as the human eye can detect easily) without spending too much cash.

[messfeeder]

Under 60 fps is when things will be noticeable to the human eye. Your light bulbs are most likely 60 Hz, which means that the electrical current fluctuates in and out of them at 60 times per second on an alternating current. Your computer screen probably flickers at 60-75 Hz as well. If your eyes hurt from looking at your screen too long, a little trick is to set your desktop to a res where you can increase your flicker rate.