Clouds :(

[macro]

Hi all,
I play on atag server quite alot and noticed they had clouds on. Id never played with them on before and noticed a massive fps drop whenever they are in view, meaning if i were to look at an area without any clouds i get smooth play then drop fps again when they come back into view.

So i need to know if there is a fix for this or if not if its possible to force them off withput being banned or labelled a cheat.

I have tried lowering the settings but doesnt seem to have any effect.
My specs: i know isnt great but runs fine other than these poxy clouds!
Win 7 64bit
4 gig ram
2.8 gig dual core cpu
9600 gt 1 gig nvidia

[TomcatViP]

Ram

It is not that much expensive and level things up quite easily

[Vengeanze]

Things might be different on different hw configs but I can tell you that I just upped my ram from 4 to 12 without gaining a single frame.
I made a ramdrive of 4 GB but that didn't help either.

So in my experience 4GB of ram is plenty.

[macro]

Originally Posted by TomcatViP

Ram

It is not that much expensive and level things up quite easily

Thanks but cant afford to at mo, any other ideas?

[JG5_emil]

Fly higher

to be honest I have a pretty good rig but the clouds and smoke kill my system. I have reduced the resolution to improve my ability for spotting enemy aircraft online and as a consequence get much better frame rates in cloud.

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Originally Posted by JG5_emil

Fly higher

to be honest I have a pretty good rig but the clouds and smoke kill my system. I have reduced the resolution to improve my ability for spotting enemy aircraft online and as a consequence get much better frame rates in cloud.

i didnt try lower res yet only other settings like detail and textures, will try this later and report back, thanks

[macro]

i lowered my res a notch and this helped, but id prefere they fix the clouds or have a setting to lower the detail or whatever for us "lower end machine" people.

thanks for the help

[phoenix1963]

Originally Posted by macro

Win 7 64bit
4 gig ram
2.8 gig dual core cpu
9600 gt 1 gig nvidia

Sorry macro, but your limiting factor is your graphics card, followed by your cpu.

I gave up on a 9800 almost as soon as COD came out.

Hope to see you on ATAG some time.

56RAF_phoenix

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Originally Posted by phoenix1963

Sorry macro, but your limiting factor is your graphics card, followed by your cpu.

I gave up on a 9800 almost as soon as COD came out.

Hope to see you on ATAG some time.

56RAF_phoenix

cheers mate, if i could afford upgrade i would, and your not the first person to say it so might be trying to get an early xmas pressie

any recommendations for a budget card?

[phoenix1963]

Well, I got an AMD 6950 2GB and flashed it into a 6970 (slightly dodgey thing to do).
But there's been more problems with AMD than NV.
Most now solved.

NV 560ti would be as good.

Neither are cheap ;(

56RAF_phoenix