Hi everybody, I'm attempting to fix 'n' tweak my PC stuff to get my games to run better, especially Farcry 3.
Let me tell you some things to clear out a few details, first of all: My build;
Motherboard: Asus m5a99x evo R.2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 stock clock speed w/ stock heatsink
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro series 8GB 1866
GPU: Asus Radeon HD 7850 DCU2 also at stock speed
PSU: Cooler Master GX 750w
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7500 1TB
As you may have noticed, this build is mostly inspired by Logan's 8350 build.
My Catalyst version is 13.4, recently updated. I've noticed that since I updated my drivers some problem starded to show up, for instance: before the update, Fez was running smooth and shiny like a brand new luxury car, now I experience screen tearing and a hardly noticeable stuttering at 59 fps, while my moniter is 60 Hz.
Now let's talk about farcry 3 which I can't seem to run with Game booster since it turns itself back to normal mode right after triggering game mode, uplay's fault would be my guess.
So, for Farcry 3 my graphic settings are as follows:
Resolution: 1920x1080, fullscreen (obviously)
V-sync off
Gpu max buffered frames: it varies, I keep playing with it, I don't notice much of a difference, if there's a tool to moniter/observe that, please let me know.
Directx11
MSAA off
alpha to coverage: enhanced
SSAO method SSAO ( before you ask, I tried to disable it via GamerProfile.xml, but I suck at coding so it didn't quite work since my line isn't in the file anymore)
textures: high
ambient lighting: high
shadow: high
post fx: medium
geometry: high
vegetation: very high
water: very high (the bullet splash is horrible. Come on ubisoft)
environment: high.
I don't really care much about high end graphic quality, I'm pretty much just aiming for a stable 60 fps with the best quality my gpu can output. Unfortunately I have a stuttering, screen tearing under the moniter refresh rate and Farcry 3's horrible texture "fade in". As mentioned earlier I tried to go fidle around in the gamerprofile.xml but the line just disappeared, for the record it was : DepthOfField="0" MotionBlur="1" and SSAO="false" if I remember correctly.
let me know what you guys think of this, I'd really love to get the best Farcry 3 experience possible but all these graphics issues MURDERS my immersion.
If you have any further question, advice or comments, feel free to post it, any feedback is greatly appreciated. Please excuse any grammar mistakes since english isn't my first language although I think I got a fairly good level.
Much love, this community is incredible.