FPS Please (I felt you roll your eyes)

[Dempcey]

I understand FO4 has an engine issue concerning fps and my rig is far from top of the line. I have read many a wonderful work-arounds and have applied them, but here's the thing, lower, off, or on ultra settings fps stays at 0 and 40 fluctuating between those numbers rapidly in the outside world Commonwealth, Boston etc. Same is true regardless of using an Enb, have or haven't mods installed, freshly installed FO4 or not, same fps.

 

While building a settlement in the workbench 10 - 47 fps, norm is 25 however. PA workstation is the worst! Fps is 0 - 27, but fps is sporadic, not stable all over the place making crafting a real chore, game even freezes.

 

Inside an instance fps = 40 - 80 fps. Loading screen is from 175 - 690 fps.

 

I use Fall Out Tweaker v1.3.5.20240 by Bilago, it's definitely doing its job! I have tweaked my card in Nvidia Control Panel though admittedly this is probably where I am going wrong.

 

I'm not looking for amazing fps, a nice stable 40 would allow my rig to run FO4 just fine, it's the constant fluctuating and speedy fps between 0 and 40 that is causing frustration. Also every time I zone back into the open world it is a crap-shoot, CTD or not to CTD. Granted CTD doesn't happen a lot, but it happens and I am not sure if this has to do with the 97 mods installed, fps or whatnot.

 

FTR: I am using all of Hein84 textures. Also, storms cause some havoc on the fps, when the fps really start to suffer I change the storm to a clear day using True Storms weather change.

 

Any kind person willing to help me with some setting that will give me some "stable" fps please? Or direct me to a trusted site for configuration challenged people? Or perhaps my rig is just to old for FO4? Combination?

 

Rig:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1

System Manufacturer: ASUS

Intel® Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz

Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 8130MB RAM

Page File: 2685MB used, 13573MB available

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

Display Memory: 1706 MB

Dedicated Memory: 1993 MB

Shared Memory: 3809 MB

Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Thank you and Happy Holidays sincerely!

Edited December 10, 2016 by Dempcey

[Crosstieger]

Investing in a new GPU would be a good idea. The 750 just isn't the most amazing gpu out there. A RX480 would be a good investment.

 

Just take a quick look at the gpu usage with something like afterburner and you will see that your 750 is struggling to keep up.

Edited December 10, 2016 by Crosstieger

[Dempcey]

Investing in a new GPU would be a good idea. The 750 just isn't the most amazing gpu out there. A RX480 would be a good investment.

 

Just take a quick look at the gpu usage with something like afterburner and you will see that your 750 is struggling to keep up.

I was afraid I was going to be told this. Off to NewEgg I go and thank you for reply.

 

The RX480, which manufacturer is best please?

Edited December 10, 2016 by Dempcey

[Crosstieger]

 

Investing in a new GPU would be a good idea. The 750 just isn't the most amazing gpu out there. A RX480 would be a good investment.

 

Just take a quick look at the gpu usage with something like afterburner and you will see that your 750 is struggling to keep up.

I was afraid I was going to be told this. Off to NewEgg I go and thank you for reply.

 

The RX480, which manufacturer is best please?

 

 

A friend of mine bought the XFX. It's pretty good but the fans are quiet loud under load. I would also recommend gigabyte or MSI.

[JimmyRJump]

Nowadays GPUs don't gobble up power like they used to, but before you get a new GPU, check your power supply's capacity, both Watt and ampère. Remember that a 6-pins PCIe connection can deliver up to 75Watts; an 8-pins connector up to 150Watts. The PCI slot itself delivers a theoretical max of 75Watts.

 

Stay away from XFX. Too many fan issues over the years. Go for MSI or Asus. I had both and have a preference for MSI, but that's personal opinion and shouldn't influence your choice.

 

Also check comparisons between the AMD RX470 and RX480 because some of those lower tier RX470ies are almost as fast as their bigger brothers. I got me an MSI RX470 GamerX 8GB card for that reason. If you would go the AMD route, get an 8GB card. FO4 sure can use it and it's a bit more future-proof than a 4GB model. The price difference is negligable in most cases.

[Dempcey]

Thank you both much! I was looking at the differences and for about $10-$20 on NewEgg I can get a 8GB over the 4GB, no brainer. And yes, it seems also that the MSI is the way to go.

 

I only ever owned one AMD card before and it was horrible! I have always been a Nvidia girl, but I am sick to high stink of their software. I suspect after a new card I will be pestering you all again to make sure I know how to rid my rig of all that is Nvida where the card is concerned.

 

Oh and yes, I do need to upgrade my power supply, it is already over burdened with 3 HD and all the other usual components, I know this is a no no, so will be replacing the PS first :wink: Damn those cards are expensive! Cheapest I found was $269.00, but a Gamer has to do what a Gamer must.

 

Thanks again truly!

[SirTwist]

Stick with Nvidia. Go with a 900 series, you can find them fairly cheap, as the 1000 series is out, and still fairly new.

[Mitigate]

I'm using a 1080 and the game runs like it's on console... New GPU wont change anything. Good luck to you though.

Edited December 10, 2016 by Mitigate

[L3s7ing]

I'm using a 1080 and the game runs like it's on console... New GPU wont change anything. Good luck to you though.

And like in many topics before... your problem is one of a different kind. So you shouldn't scare away 99% of the other users. Cause a new gpu will do big changes.

 

The i7 is heavily bottlenecked by the 750 and it's low vram.

A new graphics card like mentioned before, something around an 480 or 1060 (if you're on the green side of life) with 6 to 8GB of vram should definitely give you a big improvement.

As manufacturers I can also support msi, asus or evga. Had good experience with all of them.

[SirTwist]

To each their own on manufacturer. The only, major difference, is cost between them. A 980 will be a huge improvement to the 750. I run a 750 myself, and I don't have major FPS spikes. Perhaps it's because of settings? I won't digress. But GPU upgrade is a good thing. I would stick with Nvidia, though, and as I said before, the 900 series is down a lot, compared to a year a go, or even 6 months ago. Amazon is a good thing to use to look at graphics cards. Newegg, I would be careful of. I've heard stories about them. The manufacturer doesn't matter, much. The price is going to be comparable, across the board. PNY will be a tad more expensive, but well worth the price. I have a system, an older one, that's an AMD Athlon x64, running a PNY GT 430, still, and it's going pretty good. Of course, I'm going to replace the whole system, as it's running Vista, still, but it's only for streaming, watching movies, etc. Not for much more than that. So I won't need the next big bang, just enough to stay streaming, and watch movies. For gaming, I'm looking, myself, for a 900 series of a GTX, rather than a 1000 series. And an upgrade to my cpu, but that will come, with time. And make sure you get the GTX 9x0 and not the 9x0 ti. There is a difference. Cooling, is one thing, as well as some other stuff.