Horrible framerate

[AlbinoPolarBear]

I'm getting horrible framerate in New Vegas (and Fallout 3). I'm playing on Ultra settings (lowering the graphics settings doesn't help).

I'm using 4GB patch, Fake Fullscreen, d3d9.dll fix, NVSE and Fallout Stutter Remover. Nothing helps. My average FPS is around 20 or lower, but I've seen people with similar computer specs and they get around 60 FPS.

Does anyone know why I'm getting this bad FPS? I'm thinking it might be my CPU or RAM, but I could be wrong...

 

PC specs:

CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.1GHz

GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB @ 7200rpm

RAM: Samsung 3x 2GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz

PSU: Corsair GS600 @ 600 Watt

Motherboard: Some crappy Acer motherboard.

 

Mod list:

 

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• FalloutNV.esm
  
• DeadMoney.esm
  
• HonestHearts.esm
  
• OldWorldBlues.esm
  
• LonesomeRoad.esm
  
• GunRunnersArsenal.esm
  
• ClassicPack.esm
  
• MercenaryPack.esm
  
• TribalPack.esm
  
• CaravanPack.esm
  
• Companion Core.esm
  
• FreesideOpen.esm
  
• AWorldOfPain(Preview).esm
  
• More Perks.esm
  
• More Perks for Companions.esm
  
• More Perks for Dead Money.esm
  
• More Perks for Honest Hearts.esm
  
• More Perks for Old World Blues.esm
  
• More Traits.esm
  
• More Challenges.esm
  
• NVInteriors_Core.esm
  
• NVInteriors_ComboEdition.esm
  
• NVInteriors_ComboEdition_AWOP.esm
  
• NVStripOpen.esm
  
• Primary Needs HUD.esm
  
• Project Nevada - Core.esm
  
• Project Nevada - Equipment.esm
  
• RobCo Certified.esm
  
• ELECTRO-CITY - CompletedWorkorders.esm
  
• ELECTRO-CITY - Highways and Byways.esm
  
• New Vegas Redesigned II.esm
  
• DFB - Random Encounters.esm
  
• Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp
  
• Better New Vegas.esm
  
• DarNifiedUINV.esp
  
• CASM.esp
  
• FreesideOpenPatch.esp
  
• The Mod Configuration Menu.esp
  
• The Weapon Mod Menu.esp
  
• NVInteriors_Combo_AWOP_Tweaks_DLC.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Dead Money.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Honest Hearts.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Old World Blues.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Lonesome Road.esp
  
• Project Nevada - Gun Runners' Arsenal.esp
  
• CRL9K_ThisMachineSound.esp
  
• Improved Sound FX.esp
  
• Improved Sound FX - GRA.esp
  
• More Perks Update.esp
  
• More Perks for Companions Update.esp
  
• More Perks for Dead Money Update.esp
  
• More Perks for Honest Hearts Update.esp
  
• More Perks for Old World Blues Update.esp
  
• More Traits Update.esp
  
• More Challenges - Original Challenges Overhaul.esp
  
• DFB - Random Encounters - Update - MCM.esp
  
• NVR- Recommended.esp
  
• New Vegas redesigned- Honest Hearts.esp
  
• Voice dissonance fix.esp
  
• AWOPDeadMoney.esp
  
• RobCo Certified Friendly Hit Fixer.esp
  
• WeaponModsExpanded.esp
  
• Project Nevada - WMX.esp
  
• WMX-DeadMoney.esp
  
• WMX-HonestHearts.esp
  
• WMX-OldWorldBlues.esp
  
• WMX-LonesomeRoad.esp
  
• WMX-GunRunnersArsenal.esp
  
• WMX-PreOrderPackClassic.esp
  
• WMX-PreOrderPackCaravan.esp
  
• WMX-PreOrderPackMercenary.esp
  
• WMX-PreOrderPackTribal.esp
  
• EVE FNV.esp
  
• Project Nevada - EVE.esp
  
• WMX-EVE.esp
  
• ProjectRealityMkIv5HDR.esp
  
• StripOpenMain.esp
  
• Better New Vegas - Freeside Open Patch.esp
  
• Better New Vegas - A World of Pain Patch.esp
  
• Better New Vegas - NV Interiors Combo Edition Patch.esp
  
• Merged Patch.esp
   
  

Total active plugins: 82

Total plugins: 102

[Xaranth]

Are the horrible framerates EVERYWHERE, or in specific areas? Have you edited your ini files, particularly paying attention to the Cell Buffer ints and the preloadSizeLimit, and threading?

 

A couple of things to try; ditch the d3d9.dll replacement as it's out of date. Now I'm going to go over some things that have worked for me, with no promises that they will work for you. Get RadeonPro. Completely disable AA and Aniso in the game settings, then use RadeonPro to configure Catalyst to take over handling that.

 

Disable Project Reality. Then do a performance test.

 

Edit: Also, use RadeonPro to force triple-buffering.

Edited February 3, 2013 by Xaranth

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Yes, I have tweaked my ini file. I increased the cell buffers and preloadSizeLimit. I enabled things like ThreadedAI, ThreadedBlood etc... Nothing helps.

I will try the things you suggested when I get home.

[AlbinoPolarBear]

I tried the things you suggested, but nothing worked. I also just noticed that my CPU usage is around 1 - 6% when I'm playing New Vegas... What. Is there a fix for this?

[Xaranth]

Possibly not. Do something else, though. Try disabling ALL your mods and run a benchmarking session. Say start in the Repconn test site basement and run through it, out the wasteland exit, and back through the test site to the basement exit. Then run the same session with all mods enabled and compare.

 

It may turn out that your issue is mod-related. Some can be heavily taxing.

[AlbinoPolarBear]

I did some tweaking and managed to get my CPU usage to ~40%.

I checked my GPU usage too and it was around 30%... That's probably why my FPS is so low. Is there a fix for low GPU usage? I've heard it's a common problem with this game.

 

EDIT:

I disabled Project Reality. Now I'm getting 60 FPS.

Edited February 4, 2013 by AlbinoPolarBear

[nivea]

Project Reality is well known to kill FPS, only the higher computers can really handle it in all its glory.