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OK here's the feed, I love oblivion, who doesn't. No matter what I seem to do, I use Oblivion tweak guide, low settings, everything and I still get crappy FPS ( avg 16 - 24) what is going on? It is the only game I really play like this all the others are RTS's (Black & Wihte 2, Stronghold 2, Ect.) with awsome FPS. Any Ideas?

 

Quick Specs

Intel P4 3.2 @ 3.41 Ghz / 800 Mhz FSB

2 GB DDR2 RAM

120 GB IDE HDD

PNY GeForce 8600 GT 512 MB DDR3 PCI-e x16

560W PSU

XP Home SP3

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1 - what resolution are you using

 

2 - have you installed any eye-candy mods

 

3 - have you installed QTP3 - notorious for draining FPS

 

4 - have you experimentally turned off sound - yes it can drain video by draining CPU

 

5 - are you using streamline - if so, it can take over and keep your fps where it wants it.

 

6 - don't expect 60 FPS from an 8600 - heck 40 FPS is pushing the envelope

 

7 - have you installed any performance enhancing mods

 

8 - have you turned off grass

 

9 - shadows sap FPS - have you turned this down ---- WAY down

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Oblivion is demanding, although adequate your CPU can't get you far... this game is notorious for sound issues and does not like onboard sound cards much, hence Fonger's advices are sound (no pun intended).

 

Had you said you can play Crysis (for example) with quality levels and steady 40+ FPS the comparison would be more accurate.

 

With a Phenon II 965 BE OCed to 3.8GHz (on each of 4 cores) and a 9600GT, an offboard creative audigy sound card and several performance and tweak implementations, the game still can go under 30FPS in some places...

 

Yet, Oblivion is not a FPS game and if you can manage to get above 20/25 FPS without lag (lag in PC games is more related with input devices, like mouse and keyboard) it flows nicely.

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i have only 3 mods installed one is the eve hgec bodystock n clothing mod, exnems leather iron warrior outfit and natural faces...

 

my res is only at 1024 x 768, I do have a sound blaster live 5.1 pci audio card i pulled from a dell a few months back, brand new card.. if that might help maybe?

 

and also i dont get to much in the way of lag really no more then I would when I play the 360 version, the little hic ups as I call 'em.

 

as for the rest of the questions the answer is no lol... shadows I am not sure about which setting I have them on as I right this.

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i have only 3 mods installed one is the eve hgec bodystock n clothing mod, exnems leather iron warrior outfit and natural faces...

 

my res is only at 1024 x 768, I do have a sound blaster live 5.1 pci audio card i pulled from a dell a few months back, brand new card.. if that might help maybe?

 

and also i dont get to much in the way of lag really no more then I would when I play the 360 version, the little hic ups as I call 'em.

 

as for the rest of the questions the answer is no lol... shadows I am not sure about which setting I have them on as I right this.

shadows are one the greatest FPS killers, remove it completely from grass and self, you may want to let them on canopy trees.

You really should try performance mods, to mention a few: "Operation Optimization" and "Quiet feet"... optionally you may want to try "streamline" too.

 

but above all you should follow the advices on this page

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