The FPS Guide You've Been Waiting For..

Posted by Ripper at 20:20 8/7/2004.

Reddy and praXis have finally finished the FPS guide that was promised to everyone a while back. The guide is pretty detailed (although I havn't actually tried any of the sugesstions yet) and should give you higher FPS when playing CS. Here's a snippet from the guide:

Alot of people over look how smooth cs can play once they see that they have 100 fps in netgraph or cl_showfps 1. Your monitor can only print as many frames as it is allowed to. Physically and virtually the monitor and the graphics card in you agp slot are 2 totally seperate beings. if you play counterstrike with your monitor at 60hz, and your counterstrike is running at 100fps, you will only view 60 fps. if you go into your monitor settings (right click on desktop -> settings -> advanced -> monitor) you will find your refresh rate settings. If your running windows at 60 hz, we have already found something that will make counter-strike (any game) run smoother. Click on the box that says 'hide modes modes that this monitor cannot display' now have a look at the list of refresh rates you can use. An average monitor can do from 60-85 in 1024*768. For the safety of your monitor you will use the maximum permitted in the safe modes. set it to the highest and click apply. Even with this setting done, when you enter into an openGL based enviroment ie. counterstrike/halflife your monitor will automaticly be set to 60hz. dont believe me? go look, simply use the buttons on your monitor when your ingame to see what its running at.

Reddy sent us these wise words to go with this guide:

You do it at your own risk, it's a general performance guide for your machine that should influence fps and make you get more.

So.... happy fiddling and lets hope this guide helps those who's FPS isn't as good as it should be, check out the guide by clicking here.

Comments

reddy
gameSlave
20:40 8/7/2004		 meep

hf! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
`Spectre
Intrigue
20:40 8/7/2004		 there's been one of these before on sogamed ? anyways it will help people :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Seaweed
20:41 8/7/2004		 looks very amateurish and simple to me, most of it seems common sense, and why waste time producing it in flash and most importantly with such retarded spelling "regestry" n1.

for the amount of time this took to surface you'd expect something that reflects this. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m|ke
Team-Creative
20:43 8/7/2004		 nothing new really from the rest of the guides, love the guys spelling regestry etc lol needs to get some education :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nicklearse
Missing In Action
20:44 8/7/2004		 what the f*** does this have todo with cs ?

you stole system tweaks off other sites... n1 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Demo
conneXion
20:44 8/7/2004		 OR, valve could just make the game not s*** by giving my cs 1.5 FPS back [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Glover
20:46 8/7/2004		 didnt know registry was spelt with so many e's

the guide doesnt actully say how to imporve bios etc just says its possible [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ilic``
Team56
20:50 8/7/2004		 nicklearse you can get f***ed, WP reddy, hope this works, your a f***in legand my man, WPWPWP [ Score: 0, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
reddy
gameSlave
20:51 8/7/2004		 try it and see... cs runs on your computer.. duh.. making your computer run faster = better cs. The wrong txt file was uploaded and ill have to reupload it again tonight when im in.

untill then im afk. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nicklearse
Missing In Action
20:54 8/7/2004		 i hope you all corrupt your bios retards, updating your bios when theres no problem with it will help you >< this much .. f*cking noobs [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
SumsoluS
20:56 8/7/2004		 bit late now ive uninstalled cs for d2 :d any quips ill cut their head off with me axe :> [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Scam
20:57 8/7/2004		 I know i'll be dismissed as another flamer but really, what were you thinking when you made the decision to produce it in Flash as opposed to a few nice HTML pages? I just dont understand... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
adren
21:00 8/7/2004		 Its awful to read, especially the services list. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DanceMag`
21:03 8/7/2004		 b4 u all completly rape this guide, look at top of screen, there are arrows to go up and down, which i didnt notice at first ;D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Inferus
21:03 8/7/2004		 Very interesting read, gonna have a fiddle in the bios now.

You must be a sad individual to complain about spelling! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
adren
21:07 8/7/2004		 http://www.rojakpot.com/freebog.aspx - BIOS Settings described
http://www.tweakxp.com - loads of xp tweaks
http://www.blackviper.com/ - good XP services listing and guide [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Samurai
Irish Connection.UK
21:17 8/7/2004		 woo cool been waiting ages
nice one reddy :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Necroboy
fightclubclan
21:18 8/7/2004		 Nothing new in this for me :(

Doesnt seem very professional either. There are many, many better guides than this. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Negotiator
Clan ONE
21:22 8/7/2004		 me me me, other ppl out there need this guide like me!!, cheers reddy cs so much better with 100fps!! better than righteous again [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Tazzle
21:41 8/7/2004		 argh flash! but gj :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Mango
21:42 8/7/2004		 No drivers for my pikey monitor :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Inferus
21:43 8/7/2004		 http://www.inferus.myby.co.uk/hmmm.JPG

The red box, anyone know how to get that up to 8x AGP rate plz? pm me on irc 'inferus' or just put on ere! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ogg^
#Harmless
21:55 8/7/2004		 I could have done this and I don't pride myself on having worked with hard disks for 16 years or believe I have any sort of advanced knowledge of my computer and the intraweb. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
reddy
gameSlave
22:03 8/7/2004		 i posted before stating what this guide would be. I said that it would cover the areas that are generally untouched by other guides, and would keep everything relivant to whats needed for cs. Most guides dont cover all areas, and they are generally a single guide with 3/10 elements that make a machine run faster - this guide has everything thats relivant to a generic machine.

It doesnt bother me in the slightest that the work that myself and praXis put into that guide is overlooked by the majority of the readers because i stated in the colume that this would be for the lesser skilled users of computers who need some idea of whats needed to get some proper FPS other than a .cfg file in your machine and v-sync off.

Never the less, there are other guides out there - well spotted all you lads that posted that, you get a blue peter badge and a pat on the back for being so sharp.

We took it apon ourselves to make one that would actually be relivant to the average gamer. I was rushed into posting and i was getting pm after pm about when this guide will be posted, and so i didnt get to run a spelling check on it - whoop di doo!

I didnt do it in a HTML file because i prefare flash and its alot less work than poxy html - you all demanded it be done quicker, so that was the best alternative.

So, if you know all the stuff on the guide - well done, dont bother wasting your time and flaming this, coz after all we did it to try help you. Go lick the cats butt or fiddle with yourself over someone else's amazing tweak guide - coz i dont care :D

The only result your gonna get is possibly changing the mind of someone who actually would make use of this and making them turn away from it.

id love to see what fps you all get in 3 smoke grenades - if you beat 128fps mid smoke with a machine of my spec you deserve a pat on the back... but the results speak for themselves. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
ShekkyBoy
22:06 8/7/2004		 Sorry but -

Note from praxis reddy> this guide is still obviously under contraction so stay turned for updates.

What, is it giving birth or something? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
JammaN
22:08 8/7/2004		 what are your specs reddy? if they are anything like mine then i think i'll go through the guide and start tweaking, could do with some extra fps in smoke. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Black Cat^
22:16 8/7/2004		 I must admit, the registry part of the guide did help me alot ... however everything I pretty much knew already and yet my CS doesn't run as quick as it should!

damn my bones! :D [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
MonkH
22:27 8/7/2004		 use default cfg u losers [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Venomous
BLACKLiGHT
22:27 8/7/2004		 good job reddy, im sure this will help a lot of ppl, i have noticed an improvement in ut2004 which is nice :] [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Blade^
twisted Reality
22:36 8/7/2004		 my anti aliasing and antiscopic filtering are on application preference shld i set them so there on the highest for better fps?

i got a Radeon 9600 btw [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
dhh
22:37 8/7/2004		 Knew most of the stuff but that services thing was pretty helpful man just getting rid of the last couple of things that I wasnt sure if I needed or not, cheers :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
amgolkm7
22:38 8/7/2004		 nice [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
BaL
22:46 8/7/2004		 Cant see why you all flame someone trying to help the less lucky with low fps.

I think its nice reddy :-)
And i sorted my services.msc yesterday didnt know so many things was running in the background...I probs screwed something up but atleast i got a guide now :P [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
nicklearse
Missing In Action
22:47 8/7/2004		 Think i'll stick with vsync thx [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
praXis
23:00 8/7/2004		 Guys the guide is very obviously a work in progress. As with EVERY OTHER TWEAK GUIDE OUT THERE, it will be built and expanded upon. Its just not possible to sit down in a few nights and think of EVERY tweak there is for a PC, and then spend the next few weeks writing it out in a way that makes sense to basic users but without insulting the intelligence of more advanced users. Myself and Reddy DO actually have lives ya know, and at the moment,very busy lives! We had to decide on what areas we needed to cover at first, how we could get them done in the limited time we had, and how we could do them so they would be understood. In these regards, we have succeeded. We can give this guide to a basic user with a Ok'ish pc, and he'll be able to get his CS running at 100fps, so mission accomplished.

Bottom line to any flamers, if you really know your stuff about PC's, why do you need a tweak guide? I've been working in IT for 16 years and first tweak guide I've ever used is the one I just wrote. Anyway in that time I've seen far too many self-declared "computer experts" throwing thier s**t around about what they think to really care at this stage. If your a basic to intermediate user who wants to get thier system and games going as fast as they should (and faster) then this guide is for you. The guide will be updated with a lot more tweaks and tips as time becomes available. If you dont need this guide then don't waste your time or anyone elses by complaining about something as trivial as the f**king spelling. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Necroboy
fightclubclan
23:00 8/7/2004		 Dont think people are just trying to flame... they are just saying what they think. Its a nice thought to do this, but it could have been done so much better. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
rob_smithers
23:27 8/7/2004		 i do all that anyway [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
praXis
23:28 8/7/2004		 Well there have been some- on this and on the other thread. But I know there are people offering constructive criticism-I AM reading the posts after all. What I keep hearing though is that its rushed or imcomplete, well guess what-it IS rushed and incomplete. Our biggest mistake was announcing it too early we started getting bogged down by pms and posts relating to the guide so were putting this out as a starter. As I said theres more to go in so those that don't feel satisfied with this version should still check back. -praXis [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Bean
funky monkey dealer
23:34 8/7/2004		 You lot are so quick to judge someone else's hardwork.. Yet most of you never even contribute a good to this "community" so what if the spelling is abit dodgey, you all got it didn't you? Ever thought they may suffer from dyslexia? [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TecwynWhittock
23:36 8/7/2004		 Only on UKT could somebody get flamed for attempting something benevolent like this.

Writing a guide like this is a huge task. How emailing extra material to them rather than flaming.

nicklearse just because you f**ked up your PC during a bios update doesn't mean everybody else will.

In fact, with the amount of people that build their own PC's pinpointing the bios as a potential bottleneck is something a lot of people will overlook and for that the guide will be very useful [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
praXis
23:36 8/7/2004		 jeeze thats right mabey we do. should have thought of that one [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Seaweed
23:37 8/7/2004		 id be glad to do you a html version btw pm seaweed in irc [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
StriKeN
unicon.cs
23:38 8/7/2004		 nice read, a lot of stuff on that guide (monitor, vsync stuff) that everyone here already knows though.

Found the services thing useful, although I got a bit disabling happy and couldn't get back online for an hour :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
SmEe
mHm
01:00 9/7/2004		 omg [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
JammaN
01:03 9/7/2004		 followed the bit on services and its helped my isdn connection no end.

Thanks for the guide [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w000kie
01:09 9/7/2004		 Red, thanks for making the guide it was very usefull.

To all the people slating the comment i find it very selfish due to the fact he spent his own free time making a guide not for himself but for you.

Now i hope you all crawl back under the rock ya'll came from! muahaha(6) msn devil icon! [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
reddy
gameSlave
01:11 9/7/2004		 well, funny you said that about his bois... you can reset that as stated (afaik) in the guide.. infact as i recall the first thing mentioned in the guide is what to do if you arse up your bios...

Sam goes with the registry, we are working on a tool that will backup your registry so if something goes wrong, you can put it back to normal and start again.. or leave it

We were looking into some sort of DB work that others could send in information to and we could update the guide with stuff we check over, but that costs money - which we dont have [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
fraZie
contact!
01:27 9/7/2004		 basic but will probably help sum1 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
siLki
02:17 9/7/2004		 Flaming? It's called an opinion(well the majority, u always get a few who jump on the bandwagon). [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Lemon
02:19 9/7/2004		 nice reddy, nice mate, shame most of the imature pircks on ukt dont appreciate it :-( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
02:24 9/7/2004		 Lol what a bunch of pricks those whining! f*** off and don't read it if you don't like it, t**ts.

Now for some constructive criticism :P

It's not the nicest guide to read, Flash sucks, you should definitly consider Seaweed's offer to do it in HTML! End of the day though, doesn't matter that it's slightly annoying to read because it should work well. Have only read up to the BIOS section so far, and yea, it does sound slightly amateurish as some said, but as reddy's told us it's aimed at users with a basic knowledge, so they should find it easy to understand. :) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Mu1e
RemOte.uK
02:32 9/7/2004		 gj nice guide, I love the way people pick up on spelling mistakes and stuff then whine about it! They've put time into making a good guide to help people, and you whinge [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
w1cked
Croydon
03:03 9/7/2004		 what a shambles :( [ Score: 0, pointless | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Pimpboy
feo
03:34 9/7/2004		 could of been done better but it is unfinished and it was rushed so nm.

The idea was there and ignore the flames there were a few bits and bobs in there that was good for me and im sure for everyone and considering its free and someone took the time out to bother then fair play to him.

Cant wait for more of the tweaks as im sure there are hundreds more and could you give me a link to those specific detonator drivers you mentioned. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
TeeJay
04:01 9/7/2004		 Couldn't stand that flash at all, so I just read the txt file.
http://www.saywhatagain.co.uk/stuff/roster.txt
An alright guide, do hope its improved though. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
09:21 9/7/2004		 Should be of help to those who have tried tweaking without having a clue what they're doing and f***ed their machines up. In the long run there are only 2 tweaks that will boost cs noticeably if you've not f***ed up windows settings

1) upgrade cpu
2) high fps models

Nothing else will give NOTICEABLE fps improves [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
leon^
09:43 9/7/2004		 gj, my pc reboots quicker now ;) [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Magic^
10:52 9/7/2004		 youll find that the graphics card tweaks in that guide will give a decent performance boost if you have them set to quality instead of performance before you do the guide fo course

iv done everything in that guide that i want to already but just cause its not useful to me i can recognise its a good place to start for anyone who hasnt got a clue ..... why flame it. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
dL
Atari.Crew
11:31 9/7/2004		 people that flame should be put to SHAME!!!!!

haha im such a cool guy... helpful guide for those who havn't done whats mentioned in there :) gj making it [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
AnNuM
11:49 9/7/2004		 Give the guy a break, hes trying to help u, fu*king idiots. [ Score: 0, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
georgeda
12:23 9/7/2004		 dont wanna view the s*** swf..
here it is in txt form:
http://www.saywhatagain.co.uk/stuff/roster.txt [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Blade^
twisted Reality
13:17 9/7/2004		 god jobby reddy & praxis good guide [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Blade^
twisted Reality
13:17 9/7/2004		 oops forgot, i asked this earlier in post got no reply so ill ask again :D

my anti aliasing and antiscopic filtering are on application preference shld i set them so there on the highest for better fps?

i got a Radeon 9600 btw [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Psy^
xtreme9.uk
14:06 9/7/2004		 set them on their highest will give you s*** fps adam, N00B :P

Put them both on off it really helps..... [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Aunt
15:05 9/7/2004		 nice work.
i cant find drivers for my NEC multiSync 95f, so im stuck with 85hz refresh :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Blade^
twisted Reality
15:08 9/7/2004		 i aint got an "off" options only like 2x 4x 6x 8x and an application preference one which is the one its ticked on
ive put em on 2x now [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Necroblob
15:35 9/7/2004		 personally iv done all the gfx tweaks but it never occured to me to target windows itself.

the .msc and simple windows preferences have helped quite alot [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m0rphy
15:53 9/7/2004		 m~ke from team creative now U go and do something useful for the community and die or dissapear or something [ Score: 0, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
tomiK.
16:27 9/7/2004		 Good guide, I'm not ungrateful or anything, but I do all those things anyway :( [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Spikey
The Bomb Squad
17:18 9/7/2004		 Good guide, a lot of it is common sense though and the majority probably know it. For those that don't it will definately come in handy. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
m0rphy
19:03 9/7/2004		 nicklearse@try-and-get-laid.com

ugly t**t stfu [ Score: -1, abusive | Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
DoZ
Anti-saviour of UKT
19:51 9/7/2004		 ^^

What the Jew burner said [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
caLLu
Void
21:28 9/7/2004		 N1 REDDY!! why complain about the spellings when you can clearly interpret what it is meant to say... cool dudes. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
vert
14:52 10/7/2004		 Anyone know why my fps (exactly) halve in smoke? From 85 to 42.5 [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
Ablation
contact!
01:28 12/7/2004		 It's coz you have vsync on. [ Comment: Report | IP: Logged ]
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