Quit Playing in 4k. Seriously.

[Gert B. Frobe]

Quit playing in 4k. In resolutions below 4k, the game runs just fine. I am running an i7-12600k and a 4070 super getting a solid 120fps at 1440p on default epic settings with all the appropriate 2024 tech turned on. No lag, no hiccups, stutters, etc.

[ManOWar2]

I'm running a core I7 10700k, RX 6900 XT, in 2 K. 70 fps average, at epic. I am satisfied and the performance will only get better with patches and gpu drivers.

[fox]

why 2k?

[Sharkitect]

This is why I still play games at 1080p, lmao.
Can pull all the performance I want out of them while still lookin great.

[I Throw Spears.]

Originally posted by fox:

why 2k?

1440p is a great balance between picture quality and performance.

[Vanrick]

yea people are playing in 4k and asking the game to run flawlessly at 240fps , nah bro , im playing at 1080p smooth as ♥♥♥♥ , im happy with it

[Maze]

Originally posted by Gert B. Frobe:

Quit playing in 4k. In resolutions below 4k, the game runs just fine. I am running an i7-12600k and a 4070 super getting a solid 120fps at 1440p on default epic settings with all the appropriate 2024 tech turned on. No lag, no hiccups, stutters, etc.

That's the part I don't like. The game is forcing people to turn on DLSS/DLAA, frame generation. I was playing with all that OFF, and felt like the game was super sharp for no reason. I even lowered the slider all the way to 0 and it was still too sharp. Soon as I turned on the upscaling setting, the game had a softer and more natural look. That is disappointing!

[Fahrenheit]

You are asking people to stop using what they spend their money on?

[Dissociated]

Are people just making this point because they think the graphics are the only thing that's improved for stalker 2 over the other ones or is this just the usual tech wizards crying?

[Puicey_Enthusiast]

sadly i actually play on a 55 inch TV, I was originally a Console Player and wasn't aware of this DLSS/FSR stuff or how Dynamic resolution scaling worked, Now that i switched to PC i'm keenly aware of this stuff.

So i am Kind of forced to play at 4k because on a 55 inch Screen 1440P looks blurry and most textures have a plastic look to it. With an RTX 4070 and RYZEN 7 7800X3D i can usually get away with DLSS Quality/Balance modes with very little visual loss upscaled to 4k but some games just aren't optimised to work that way and i also often don't set everything to max, I usually watch Optimisation videos from people like "Benchmarking King" on youtube

[mr50caliber]

? im getting 120 in 4k dlss quality

[Chico Rodriguez]

LOL 16:9 aspect ratio is for milk drinkers.

[cioran]

Originally posted by JSNFARRELL:

Originally posted by mr50caliber:

? im getting 120 in 4k dlss quality

So you get 120 in what, 1440p scaled to 4K

No, no, he has a 5090ti jason huang edition

[Warmen]

Originally posted by Gert B. Frobe:

Quit playing in 4k. In resolutions below 4k, the game runs just fine. I am running an i7-12600k and a 4070 super getting a solid 120fps at 1440p on default epic settings with all the appropriate 2024 tech turned on. No lag, no hiccups, stutters, etc.

What kind of advice is this LOL? There are folks with twice as powerful CPU's and GPU's- I mean that is what they make them for right? If so, why not play on higher resolution ,if one loves the eye candy and knows that has appropriate hardware to back that Up? Are you looking for an excuse for Devs ? Or are you saying there isn't a hardware that should be able to handle game as such on 4k resolution without issues? I am playing all games on 5120x1440, resolution just shy of 4k pixel count, playing all of them on maximum with ray tracing features at pretty much 120 FPS capped without issues this game currently has. Why is this game exceptional? Carrying the same engine and version some of the other games I run at that resolution without issues? Needless to say 4090 was targeted for high resolution gaming such as 4k or should we ignore the advertising and the hefty price we paid to expect as much? - if we were not interested in what it should deliver then we could have simply opted for 4070 as you and save around $1500. I find no logic in what you are saying . You lost me.

[Warmen]

Originally posted by Vanrick:

yea people are playing in 4k and asking the game to run flawlessly at 240fps , nah bro , im playing at 1080p smooth as ♥♥♥♥ , im happy with it

I think this is heavy exaggeration. Those who have top of the line hardware and expect to run a modern demanding game on max in 4k at 240 FPS would simply not know what they are talking about, there is no configuration that can make that possible , at a stable/steady fashion by any means. 120 FPS , that is quite realistic and not a stretch. Next generation of Intel gaming CPUs and 5090 will be able to do 120 FPS at 4k with any game all day long, 13900k and 4090 is pretty much able to achieve that today across 99% of games. Also, I would not aim for 120 FPS ,if I haven't experienced that and see what a difference that is between say 60 FPS and 120 FPS. Playing at 120 FPS, high resolution and maximized graphics is the best candy graphics enthusiast can get. Yet I don't have anything against you playing it at 1080p, you save a lot more money than me. Not everybody has the same standards and the main thing is taking that leap, once you take that leap, usually you don't want to go back. Once I experienced the graphics fidelity when PPI is increased , I have become hooked and took incremental steps from there all the way up to 5120x1440 and I would not want to go back. Maybe that was a mistake ,but the quality far outshines 1080p and thats a fact yet I am not one of those who expect unrealistic performance given with what is available today to run it and the price that I pay for it.

[doscomputer]

what even is the point of this thread? its not about resolution at all, its just about making the game look good and run as best as it can