FPS Drops From 300 - 90 Slowly Over Time. (Solved)

[sleepy]

Not sure what else to say here, decided I'd revert back to the old good clean settings of TF2 with all the graphics settings enabled max everything. (previously using Max fps config) whenever I load up TF2 from a fresh PC boot. I start the game at 300 fps no problems. after about 30 seconds into the game, the fps drops down to 200, then stuggles to stay there untill it finally drops to 90. stuttering ect. I have a top of the range PC and this only happens on TF2, so my question is.. why? and is anyone else getting this. It's not until I restart my PC do I get 300 fps again. Also when trying to TAB-out my PC begins to lag and glitch up, which is extremely concering (for example being unable to click on anything, constantly loading icon over mouse, extremely slow pc which doesn't fix until I restart the system)

I can only think of a possible memory leak that TF2 may have with some of the anti - aliasing options 8x. However im in process of having a clean start. TF2 never had this problem on my old PC which was far less powerful then my current one which could run TF2 at 200 fps on max settings consistently. I've checked temperatures and load amount on the CPU while playing, load doesn't go above 50% in most cases and temperatures never go above 60°c If anyone has a solution I'd be very grateful

Spec: (I7-6700K (temps in game @ 47°c), 16GB ram corsair, GTX 1080 HOF (temps in game @ 38°c)

[Not BnW]

tf2 has optimization issue
thats why high end pc tend to cause problems

[apple]

Lower settings should be betted. Turn off aa

[sleepy]

Originally posted by bnw at its finest:

tf2 has optimization issue
thats why high end pc tend to cause problems

I think there is a difference between a game being poorly optimised, where the game only runs on you CPU instead of using your entire PC's resources, and losing FPS in space, and not regaining it, even when you're in CP_Orange with no props or people in place. It just doesn't fit. Especially when your PC outside the game suffers for it.

[Jayrad]

Originally posted by bnw at its finest:

tf2 has optimization issue
thats why high end pc tend to cause problems

[Saply]

Maybe turn down the AA a bit? I don't know

[sleepy]

Originally posted by Anti new world order:

Lower settings should be betted. Turn off aa

Started the game already on -dxlevel 81 on the lowest setting, the problem still occurs.

[Not BnW]

Originally posted by Sleepy:

Originally posted by Anti new world order:

Lower settings should be betted. Turn off aa

Started the game already on -dxlevel 81 on the lowest setting, the problem still occurs.

i forgot to mention that
source cant handle high end pc due to its age
are you hammering 9 years old engin with top gen hardwares

[sleepy]

Originally posted by bnw at its finest:

Originally posted by Sleepy:

Started the game already on -dxlevel 81 on the lowest setting, the problem still occurs.

i forgot to mention that
source cant handle high end pc due to its age
are you hammering 9 years old engin with top gen hardwares

I wouldn't really consider that an explaintion to the problem. For starters if the game engine (source) couldn't support the latest PC hardware, that in itself would need to be stated immediatly on the home page! plus CPU architecture cannot cause fps loss, only limit the fps that can be gained in the first place.

There is no such thing as a PC directly hammering the engine, if the graphical settings given to clients were too high for engine then they wouldn't be in the game, It's the engine and the game that hammers your PC #InRussia.

Lastly I've seen youtube videos of those running my exact build and not struggling or suffing fps loss whatsoever. on the higest settings at 300 fps.

I'm not saying that the old source engine ISN'T a contributing factor, but it's certainly not the cause.

[Cee]

fps_max 90 then

[sleepy]

Turns out it's was something to do with the NZXT Cam interface software. Possibly to do with the built in overlay not working correctly

[Dog Pound]

Because you can definitely tell the difference between 90 and 300.

Humans can only see up the 60 frames per second

[Corpulent Swine]

Yea, so what if you can run crysis 3 ultra at 4k, but can it ru n TF2?

[sleepy]

Originally posted by .Moe The Milkman™:

Because you can definitely tell the difference between 90 and 300.

Humans can only see up the 60 frames per second

"Humans can only see up the 60 frames per second" seriously.... just no, you're gravely mistaken.

[Saply]

Originally posted by .Moe The Milkman™:

Because you can definitely tell the difference between 90 and 300.

Humans can only see up the 60 frames per second

The human eye doesn't see in FPS, a human can see more than 300 FPS or even more, the limit? I don't know.

Originally posted by Sleepy:

Turns out it's was something to do with the NZXT Cam interface software. Possibly to do with the built in overlay not working correctly

Hey
At least you didn't plug in the wrong port on a NZXT hue+ and burnt your entire system
if you know what I mean