not even my GTX 670 can run CLoD acceptably?

[Fenice_1965]

Probably it is a combination of factors.
Clod takes more that 2gb Vram at 1920x1980.
More that 4gbs RAM and a good Cpu are needed to run complex situations.
Btw also il2 1946 can have slow downs in actual machines in particular situations.

[adonys]

with that processor and that RAM you have, your video card can not be used more than 30%, most probably even less.

also, a 670 is NOT better than a 560Ti or 570. again, Nvidia's naming policy at its best..

[Querer]

Originally Posted by adonys

with that processor and that RAM you have, your video card can not be used more than 30%, most probably even less.

also, a 670 is NOT better than a 560Ti or 570. again, Nvidia's naming policy at its best..

First sentence correct, second sentence a joke. GTX670 not faster than a 560TI or 570? Are you kidding me? Read some reviews instead of posting such rubbish, unbelievable...

@TS: I had a Q9550@3.4GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM and switched from a 560Ti to an GTX670 OC. Although it did increase the overall GPU Performance quiet a lot (BF3 from 40-50FPS to 55-60FPS with the same settings), only switching to a i5 3570K@4.0GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM led to a massive increase in Performance (BF3 from 55-60 to 70-100FPS). Still, as other mention, in CloD, FPS drops to 14-16 in the black death track when the bombs explode on the runway (without any beta patch installed). Otherwise I now get flawless 55FPS average and 150+ max in this track. So, its the CPU...

[Jatta Raso]

yeah i know, the old 'bottleneck' issue, well experience has shown me not to fully believe that story, to say that in my case the GTX 670 is at its 30% max, is, without offense, nuts. i don't have these drop downs all the time, in fact with the GTX 570 it run very well most of the times in very high settings. but, as limited as the GTX 670 may be with an older CPU, that limit should show itself by not allowing upper top FPS, and not by going down to crap levels; don't tell me that a 6600 oced to 3.3 doesn't allow for minimum framerates no matter what the rest of the system is, 'cause that's rubbish; it may limit the best you can get, but by all means it gets its part done for decent performance, no matter how CPU demanding the game is;

the problem is in the code...

[Liz Lemon]

Originally Posted by Jatta Raso

yeah i know, the old 'bottleneck' issue, well experience has shown me not to fully believe that story, to say that in my case the GTX 670 is at its 30% max, is, without offense, nuts. i don't have these drop downs all the time, in fact with the GTX 570 it run very well most of the times in very high settings. but, as limited as the GTX 670 may be with an older CPU, that limit should show itself by not allowing upper top FPS, and not by going down to crap levels; don't tell me that a 6600 oced to 3.3 doesn't allow for minimum framerates no matter what the rest of the system is, 'cause that's rubbish; it may limit the best you can get, but by all means it gets its part done for decent performance, no matter how CPU demanding the game is;

the problem is in the code...

If your GPU is running at 30% and you are getting stuttering, then it is probably a CPU bottleneck.

Try running the game at a very low resolution. If you still get poor fps and stuttering then the game is CPU bound.

I'd guess the netcode adds enough strain for the CPU to be a problem.

Otherwise check and see what settings your antivirus and firewalls are at since they could be causing problems while playing online.

[FS~Phat]

You might need to turn some settings down..
I did a lot of testing over the last few days and the particle smoke and tracer effects are quite demanding even on my system with everything turned up to maximum with quite a few planes in close proximity.

My normal FPS is 70-90FPS over the channel and when I was doing some bomber intercept practice with 9 bombers my FPS would momentarily drop to 30FPS when lots of smoke or debris were around.

Until some of the code is further optimised your best to turn some effects down.
They dont dramatically change the gameplay or visuals down a notch.
Your CPU is definitely not up to the task for lots of complex models and damage so your only option is to turn down some features.

[Igo kyu]

Q6600 2.4GHz oc 3.3GHz / GTX 570 1280MB (Gainward) / Asus P5K-E / 8GB DDR2 800 / Corsair 850W
Windows 7 64bit / nvidia Driver: 304.48 beta
Samsung-24'' 1920-1080 / Thrustmaster T-Flight Stick X

I'll pick your RAM as the problem. I think your CPU while not modern is probably not that bad, but they're not even putting RAM that slow in laptops these days.

[Canine]

Originally Posted by adonys

also, a 670 is NOT better than a 560Ti or 570. again, Nvidia's naming policy at its best..

I'd put my Gigabyte GTX 670 OC up against a 560i any day.