Rapd FPS Change! o_O

[WaldoJeffers]

Hey I was just wondering if someone could please tell me why I have such a rapid FPS increase since i installed this custom UI package, I mean its great! I'd just like to know what setting is doing this for me

New UI package, 1280x1024, High frames


My usual UI with Even a few lower settings, 1280x1024, Lower frames


Could it perhaps even be the fubar performance trackers? The trackers are different in both packages. My usual UI's(bottom image) max fps is about 64

Thanks for anything

[wind82]

That is vertical sync.

What it does is it matches your max fps with what the refresh rate is for your monitor. Meaning that you will never get fps higher then the refresh rate of your monitor with this setting on

[WaldoJeffers]

Thanks! Wind82 I've had this stupid setting on since i can remember! argh, Why is it on by default?

[rumors]

i've loled

[WaldoJeffers]

Me too, funnily enough. Vertical sync /slap, If it was you that took me about 45 minutes to exit Shattrath City on 4ps back in the day I dislike you, alot!

[Hellarion]

ur lucky..don't make the next to 60..mine hovers at like 20 most of the time lol

[WaldoJeffers]

No way, it was the o_O

[Pigl33t]

Originally Posted by Qynova Thanks! Wind82 I've had this stupid setting on since i can remember! argh, Why is it on by default?

Because even if you turn it off and it says you have 100 fps you still won't get more then 60 if your screen uses 60hz update rate...

[WaldoJeffers]

Having played with this settig uynchecked for a little longer now, I am indeed noticing "screen flickering" quite often. Should i increase the refresh rate to its max of 100hz?

[Dreadlorde]

Sorry for not being able to answer your question Qynova; but, I turned everything up except terrain distance and I got 2-4 more frames while in thunder bluff .

[WaldoJeffers]

Nice I was so surprised when i saw a 40 fps increase. However, I've turned this option back on becasue of screen flickering and tearing

[Xanithon]

I wish I got FPS' like that .

[Kaomie]

Qynova: I cannot remember if you mentioned what monitor you have?

[WaldoJeffers]

I have a 17" samsung SyncMaster 793DF windscreen 1280x1024 max res.

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Samsun...F-T_T/p/415062

[Hellarion]

You really wanna watch ur screen do weird stuff and make playing unbearable ....invest in vista....so if you buy a machine thats pre loaded..like some poor hapless bas#$rd i know...its a great way to waste $900+ and ruin wow for ya lol....gl with ur fps etc..i'm done till i can save another grand and rebuild my old machine

[WaldoJeffers]

This monitor creates horizontal static looking lines that at times can cover the whole screen creating this almost smoggy effect making it impossible to view anything, yea its a great feature lol. I also used to play wow on a 200mhz processor with melted capacitors and a broken 128 meg graphics card, The computer crashed every few minutes, it was fantastic

[Dreadlorde]

Originally Posted by Hellarion You really wanna watch ur screen do weird stuff and make playing unbearable ....invest in vista....so if you buy a machine thats pre loaded..like some poor hapless bas#$rd i know...its a great way to waste $900+ and ruin wow for ya lol....gl with ur fps etc..i'm done till i can save another grand and rebuild my old machine

I can't really read what you typed, but that has to be the worst info ever. Vista isn't very stable, and even worst with games.

[Hellarion]

Originally Posted by Dreadlorde I can't really read what you typed, but that has to be the worst info ever. Vista isn't very stable, and even worst with games.

Yea i bought an Nvidia 8800 the other day hoping it would fix my frame rate and the problem with my screen tearing and such..yea that was a complete waste. runs great on my old win xp machine but i lack the ram to play wow on that one. also when i installed the card it shot my sound up pretty bad. now i can't use vent/ts or listen to music while wow is up

[Kaomie]

Originally Posted by Hellarion Yea i bought an Nvidia 8800 the other day hoping it would fix my frame rate and the problem with my screen tearing and such..yea that was a complete waste. runs great on my old win xp machine but i lack the ram to play wow on that one. also when i installed the card it shot my sound up pretty bad. now i can't use vent/ts or listen to music while wow is up

I must admit I cannot make any sense out of this. Lost

[Xanithon]

'twas a lil' messed up.