Optimization Help

[13eefcakemighty]

Need help with FPS boosting for SP on Ark. Got a free PC from a raffle. its not the greatest but I figured it would be able to handle Ark better.

current FPS while in SP is 17 to 23FPS

system Info
Processor 3 GHz
RAM 8 GB DIMM
Hard Drive 1024 GB Mechanical Hard Drive
Graphics Coprocessor RX 580
Chipset Brand AMD
Card Description Video Card: AMD RX 580 4GB
Graphics Card Ram Size 4 GB
Processor Count 4
Computer Memory Type DDR4 SDRAM
Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA-600
Hard Drive Rotational Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type None
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00GB
Total Physical Memory 7.87GB
Available Physcial Memory 5.91GB
Total Virtual Memory 9.73GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.91GB
Page File Space 1.86GB

If there is more infomartion anyone needs to help me just ask.

Also any advise as far as software or hardware a should add to my setup. Like I said I won this PC in a raffle so I wouldnt mind dropping some more money into it to make it even better.

[[LZ]Icy]

Ur video card , if u up that to RX 580 OC 8GB and ur ram to 16 , u will do just fine on epic sets (12 gb is also fine)

U didnt give ur exact processor btw so on that bit i cant say

[13eefcakemighty]

Originally posted by LZIcy:

Ur video card , if u up that to RX 580 OC 8GB and ur ram to 16 , u will do just fine on epic sets (12 gb is also fine)

U didnt give ur exact processor btw so on that bit i cant say

Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz | Intel B250 Express Chipset | 8GB DDR4 | 1TB HDD

Thank you for the fast response, I'll look into those updates after work today. Any other advice would be appreciated.

[Ancient]

I agree with Icy. I would at the very least upgrade the RAM to 16GB. 8GB is min spec and barely passable nowadays.

If it was just built recently, there's a good chance you can still find the exact same 2x4GB dual channel kit they used. Use CPUz to find the exact RAM model # and get another matched kit. 16GB should keep you current for another year or two.

On the GPU, if it were me, I would honestly take that 580 out and sell it right now while they're in demand for bitcoin mining and get a 1070 Ti//1080/1080 Ti, depending on how much more you're willing to spend on it.

The 580 is roughly equivlent to a GTX 1060, so don't sell it and get a 1060 6GB or it's not much of an upgrade (merely another 2GB of VRAM, really).

EDIT:

Originally posted by 13eefcakemighty:

Intel Core i5-7400 3.0GHz | Intel B250 Express Chipset | 8GB DDR4 | 1TB HDD

While decent, I would consider watching prices on the i5-7600k and i7-7700K over the next year. Use what you've got for now and see how it handles but maybe on cyber monday later this year consider getting one of them for 40-50% off or so. The 7700K especially with a good cooler would be a very big upgrade for gaming.

[Pzi.Backz]

Your ram is fine, although 16Gb would be the sweet spot for ark. Its not mandatory.

Lets start by telling on what settings are you using and if you're using launch options. Those fps sound more like missing drivers and such. Are you using a free copy of windows?

[13eefcakemighty]

Originally posted by pzi.B'ack:

Your ram is fine, although 16Gb would be the sweet spot for ark. Its not mandatory.

Lets start by telling on what settings are you using and if you're using launch options. Those fps sound more like missing drivers and such. Are you using a free copy of windows?

Launch settings -d3d10 -sm4 -high -nomansky -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -lowmemory -novsync

this is what i was told to try and use.

I have Windows 10 Home edition.

I dont know if this would also you help you guys but heres what the PC is

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme GXIVR8020A4

Also any websites I check for best pricing on upgrades?

Again guy love the help and community support!

[Toooni]

Originally posted by 13eefcakemighty:

Need help with FPS boosting for SP on Ark. Got a free PC from a raffle. its not the greatest but I figured it would be able to handle Ark better.

current FPS while in SP is 17 to 23FPS

system Info
Processor 3 GHz
RAM 8 GB DIMM
Hard Drive 1024 GB Mechanical Hard Drive
Graphics Coprocessor RX 580
Chipset Brand AMD
Card Description Video Card: AMD RX 580 4GB
Graphics Card Ram Size 4 GB
Processor Count 4
Computer Memory Type DDR4 SDRAM
Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA-600
Hard Drive Rotational Speed 7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type None
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00GB
Total Physical Memory 7.87GB
Available Physcial Memory 5.91GB
Total Virtual Memory 9.73GB
Available Virtual Memory 6.91GB
Page File Space 1.86GB

If there is more infomartion anyone needs to help me just ask.

Also any advise as far as software or hardware a should add to my setup. Like I said I won this PC in a raffle so I wouldnt mind dropping some more money into it to make it even better.

The best thing you can do to optimize the performance is playing on a dedicated server (official or unofficial).
In singleplayer, your Pc has to run the Client and the Server...that eats much performance.
If your playing on a server, then your Pc has to run only the Client-Part = Performance much better.

[LeeRoy Titanium]

Originally posted by 13eefcakemighty:

Originally posted by pzi.B'ack:

Your ram is fine, although 16Gb would be the sweet spot for ark. Its not mandatory.

Lets start by telling on what settings are you using and if you're using launch options. Those fps sound more like missing drivers and such. Are you using a free copy of windows?

Launch settings -d3d10 -sm4 -high -nomansky -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -lowmemory -novsync

this is what i was told to try and use.

I have Windows 10 Home edition.

I dont know if this would also you help you guys but heres what the PC is

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme GXIVR8020A4

Also any websites I check for best pricing on upgrades?

Again guy love the help and community support!

Those launch options are great help to fps, I'v heard you don't need both -sm4 and d3d10 because they do the same thing so I only use -sm4. I'v also heard -useallavailablecores is no longer needed because ark now automatically does it. The -nomansky is a good launch option but it can cause issues on Ragnarok so heads up on that one.

All you need to do now is tweak your in game settings to your liking. When the game first starts up it can take 5-10min before it all loads in proper so keep that in mind and just walk around for the first 5 or 10 min letting it warm up.

[SpeedFreak3]

There is something fishy. I got similar specs and the game runs smooth 60 fps in most cases.

[Thyriel]

Originally posted by Ancient:

I agree with Icy. I would at the very least upgrade the RAM to 16GB. 8GB is min spec and barely passable nowadays.

Definitly. I just upgraded my laptop from 8 to 16 and all the stuttering in Ark is gone now.

Originally posted by SpeedFreak3:

There is something fishy. I got similar specs and the game runs smooth 60 fps in most cases.

I second that. The PC should be around the same perfomance (if not higher) as my desktop PC with GTX 1060 / i3 2-core and there i have 40-50 fps on max details.
Maybe OP is trying to play with 4K resolution ?

[13eefcakemighty]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak3:

There is something fishy. I got similar specs and the game runs smooth 60 fps in most cases.

I second that. The PC should be around the same perfomance (if not higher) as my desktop PC with GTX 1060 / i3 2-core and there i have 40-50 fps on max details.
Maybe OP is trying to play with 4K resolution ? [/quote]

Resolution is set at 1366x768

I checked for driver updates but everything seems to be up to date. Ran Ark again just to double check FPS. Its still 18 - 25 FPS when playing SP.

Originally posted by SpeedFreak3:

There is something fishy. I got similar specs and the game runs smooth 60 fps in most cases.

What are your setting? maybe Im missing something?

[MiloTheWulf]

I'm gonna add you, msg me when you accept and ill help you get sort out some of the issue you are having.

[Thyriel]

What CPU exactly do you have ?
With that resolution / fps it sounds like the game may run on an integrated GPU instead the RX580

[13eefcakemighty]

Originally posted by Thyriel:

What CPU exactly do you have ?
With that resolution / fps it sounds like the game may run on an integrated GPU instead the RX580

the monitor I have is auto adjusting. its a viewsonic monitor.
Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz

[Thyriel]

Originally posted by 13eefcakemighty:

Originally posted by Thyriel:

What CPU exactly do you have ?
With that resolution / fps it sounds like the game may run on an integrated GPU instead the RX580

the monitor I have is auto adjusting. its a viewsonic monitor.
Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz

That CPU has a Intel HD 630 integrated. Based on your fps i would say Ark is running on that instead the RX. Although i'm not sure how you switch to dedicated graphics on a Radeon card but the settings should be somewhere inside the Radeon Control Center.

[13eefcakemighty]

Originally posted by Thyriel:

Originally posted by 13eefcakemighty:

the monitor I have is auto adjusting. its a viewsonic monitor.
Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz

That CPU has a Intel HD 630 integrated. Based on your fps i would say Ark is running on that instead the RX. Although i'm not sure how you switch to dedicated graphics on a Radeon card but the settings should be somewhere inside the Radeon Control Center.

OK Ill have to look into that after work. I let you know what I found out and if it works.