Why does my i5-3570k and HD 7970 not perform well at all in rift?

[DeltrusDisc]

Do be aware that ATI is gone, ATI were bought out by AMD and GPUs are simply now called "AMD Radeon." There is no ATI.

Just like there is no spoon. Or lag.

[theWocky]

I have a 660ti and I run almost everything max 1080p, bar full shadows (environment only) and AA set to edge-smoothing, normal i5 2400 3.1GHz, non-clocked and regularly get between 45~60 fps.

[Tiili]

Uh huh, I've got a 570 and a i7-950 and run with 40 fps in most places with everything maxed out ._.

[KtN]

This exact topic has been described, discussed, debated and deliberated over for almost two years now. Just let it go.

Running at 40 stable is good enough, if it's not - it's really up to you to weigh the gameplay value vs getting higher fps. If it's that important to you, base your decision on it.

This whole run-me-around about fps in RIFT is so tired now :S

[Laqweeta]

In Rift.. I'm getting 50 FPS everywhere, my system specs are.. i5 2500k OCd to 4.3 GHZ, EVGA GTX 560 TI superclocked, and 4GB of Ram. I put Rift on Ultra, view distance to max, particle density to max.. And Edge smoothing turned on, Full Shadows.. And I've got it set to 4x Multisampling through Nvidia control.


Bear in mind, the Ultra is Rifts predefined settings.. Not every slider is all the way up, just the ones that I want all the way up. :3

Edit* I did also follow a guide to edit the Rift.crg file or w/e it is :3.. So Rift is, I guess.. More able to use my CPU? :P

[Bodaway]

I am perfectly fine with 30 or 40 fps ... IF I could get that steadily during invasions or in cities. It's annoying going from 50+ to 10 in a couple of seconds as I walk into a crowded place or join in a big event. Would more CPU power fix this faster than GPU power?

[DeltrusDisc]

Edit* I did also follow a guide to edit the Rift.crg file or w/e it is :3.. So Rift is, I guess.. More able to use my CPU? :P

Care to link that guide? I'm intrigued.

[Ragefit]

Care to link that guide? I'm intrigued.

you probably already found it but for anyone else who comes looking for it
forums.riftgame com/rift-general-discussions/newcomers/333810-rift-performance-tweaks.html

It bossted my FPS by a crap ton, went from a clunky 20-25 fps to a playable 40-50, This alone has prompted me to buy SL and give rift another go.

[DeltrusDisc]

you probably already found it but for anyone else who comes looking for it
forums.riftgame com/rift-general-discussions/newcomers/333810-rift-performance-tweaks.html

It bossted my FPS by a crap ton, went from a clunky 20-25 fps to a playable 40-50, This alone has prompted me to buy SL and give rift another go.

I s'pose I should have actually done an fps test first, but things do already feel smooth.

Yeah, Rift is not smooth for a 4.4GHz 2500K and OC'd 560 Ti. Silly silly game. :P

[Lathais]

http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-gene...ce-tweaks.html

Since the guy who put it up has less than 10 posts, copying it here for linky.