100% gpu usage

[kilL_888]

hey, just a short reminder. i think i noticed this once in an unrelated topic but i think it may be important.

my gpu runs at 100% usage, framerate is more than enough most of the time. i use a gforce gtx 560ti on low settings.

this definetely is a problem if your card is not properly cooled. i use a thermalright shaman that keeps the temp at around 70°C. at 80°C the card will ultimately shut down.

i’m not the super tech guy but is it possible to hard limit the gpu usage? is it set this high on purpose for alpha testing?

[Dragonji]

http://forums.warchest.com/showthread.php/33070-Dirty-Bomb-Technical-Pro-Tips?p=427996&viewfull=1#post427996

Try these:

bSmoothFrameRate=True
MinSmoothedFrameRate=70
MaxSmoothedFrameRate=90

[kilL_888]

thanks. i added the values to the bottom of the file and it didn’t work. going to take a more detailed look at it tomorrow.

what did help though was enabling vsync. caps the framerate to 60fps . gpu usage is around 60-80%, temp around 60°C.

[Mustang]

You can’t just add them at the end of the file like in idTech, they have to also be in the correct sub-section (denoted by square brackets).

Easiest way is to search for the existing keys and change their values.

[Rex]

100% GPU load seems normal, as mine is also around 96%. Does your graphics card really shut down at 80°C? This GPU usually takes more °C to stop working properly.

[Ruben0s]

Graphic cards can take temperatures up to 100°, most graphic cards will throtle when they reach a to high temperature. Anyway 100% load seems good to me.

[murka]

Getting devices to 100% seems preferable, means that the game is actually using what it’s thrown at. On empty/low player servers mine is around 95% but at 12 or more players, it sometimes drops to around 50%, also the fps in game can get as low as 70fps. Getting a decently cooled gpu is pretty much a must have, never buy those reference cards, it’s just not worth the few € saved. For example, mine peaks at 60C when running furmark.

[kilL_888]

well, i also want to have a silent pc. my gpu cooler only runs at around 500rpm. of course, i can crank it up more to reduce temp, but then i start to hear it.

not sure about the 80°c but somewhere around there, the card will shut down.

also, i don’t have the values in my config file. here’s what it looks like:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WarChest\Dirty Bomb\Published\Content\ShooterGame\Config\ShooterGame.ini

[Engine.GameInfo]
DefaultGame=ShooterGame.SGGameInfoObjective
DefaultServerGame=ShooterGame.SGGameInfoObjective
bAdminCanPause=false
MaxPlayers=16
GameDifficulty=+1.0
bChangeLevels=True
MaxSpectators=2
MaxIdleTime=+0.0
MaxTimeMargin=+0.0
TimeMarginSlack=+1.35
MinTimeMargin=-1.0
TotalNetBandwidth=32000
MaxDynamicBandwidth=7000
MinDynamicBandwidth=4000
DefaultGameType=ShooterGame.SGGameInfoObjective

[Engine.AccessControl]
IPPolicies=ACCEPT;*

[DefaultPlayer]
Name=Player
Team=255

[Engine.HUD]
bMessageBeep=true
HudCanvasScale=0.950000
ConsoleMessageCount=99
ConsoleFontSize=5
MessageFontOffset=0
bShowHUD=true
DebugDisplay=AI

[Engine.PlayerController]
bAimingHelp=false
InteractDistance=512
bCheckRelevancyThroughPortals=true
MaxConcurrentHearSounds=32
bLogHearSoundOverflow=FALSE
DefaultFOV=90.185547
bNeverSwitchOnPickup=False

[Engine.Weapon]
Priority=-1.0

[Engine.WorldInfo]
DefaultGravityZ=-750.0
RBPhysicsGravityScaling=1.0
MaxPhysicsSubsteps=5
SquintModeKernelSize=128.0
EmitterPoolClassPath=Engine.EmitterPool
DecalManagerClassPath=Engine.DecalManager
FractureManagerClassPath=Engine.FractureManager
FracturedMeshWeaponDamage=1.0
ChanceOfPhysicsChunkOverride=1.0
bEnableChanceOfPhysicsChunkOverride=FALSE
FractureExplosionVelScale=1.0
DefaultAmbientZoneSettings=(bIsWorldInfo=true)
bPersistPostProcessToNextLevel=TRUE
bAllowHostMigration=FALSE
HostMigrationTimeout=15
bAllowTemporalAA=True

[Engine.AutoTestManager]
NumMinutesPerMap=50
#CommandsToRunAtEachTravelTheWorldNode=MemLeakCheck
#CommandsToRunAtEachTravelTheWorldNode=SNAPSHOTMEMORY

[Engine.DecalManager]
DecalLifeSpan=10.0

[Engine.UIDataStore_GameResource]
ElementProviderTypes=(ProviderTag="GameTypes",ProviderClassName="Engine.UIGameInfoSummary")

[GameFramework.MobileHud]
bShowMobileHud=true
bShowGameHud=false
bForceMobileHUD=False

[GameFramework.MobileInputZone]
RenderColor=(R=255,G=255,B=255,A=255)
InactiveAlpha=0.5
SizeX=100
SizeY=100
VertMultiplier=1.0
HorizMultiplier=1.0
bUseGentleTransitions=true
ResetCenterAfterInactivityTime=3.0
ActivateTime=0.6
DeactivateTime=0.2
TapDistanceConstraint=5
bApplyGlobalScaleToActiveSizes=true
AuthoredGlobalScale=2.0

[Configuration]

[Engine.GameReplicationInfo]
ServerName=

[ShooterGame.SGPlayerController]
PlayerDefaultFOV=90.185547
ViewBobEnabled=False
TTSEnabled=false
RotateMinimap=true
HitBeepsEnabled=True
m_bEnablePawnGhostSystem=true
m_bShowDeathInfo=true
m_MaxBroadcastsPerSecond=3
m_bEnableGameplayFovAdjust=False
m_SprintFovAdjust=5.000000
m_SprintFovAdjustGainTime=1.000000
m_SprintFovAdjustLoseTime=0.150000
m_bGameplayPP=False
SprintToggle=False
CrouchToggle=False
WalkToggle=False
IronSightToggle=False
ForceFeedbackManagerClassName=
InteractDistance=512.000000

[ShooterGame.SGPawn]
m_HighlightVSayOnHUD=true
m_HighlightVSayDisplayTime=4

[ShooterGame.SGGamePerformanceSettings]
m_PawnPhysicsBodiesFixed=false
m_WeaponPhysicsBodiesFixed=false

[AnimGroups]
ThirdPerson=Melee
ThirdPerson=1H
ThirdPerson=1H_MachinePistol_01
ThirdPerson=1H_MachinePistol_03
ThirdPerson=1H_Pistol_04
ThirdPerson=2H
ThirdPerson=2H_AssaultRifle_03
ThirdPerson=2H_MachineGun_01
ThirdPerson=2H_MachineGun_02
ThirdPerson=2H_Shotgun_01
ThirdPerson=2H_Shotgun_02
ThirdPerson=2H_Shotgun_03
ThirdPerson=2H_MachinePistol_02
ThirdPerson=2H_MachinePistol_04
ThirdPerson=2H_RocketLauncher_01
ThirdPerson=2H_SniperRifle_01
ThirdPerson=2H_SniperRifle_02
ThirdPerson=2H_SniperRifle_03
ThirdPerson=2H_SubMachineGun_01
ThirdPerson=2H_SubMachineGun_02
ThirdPerson=2H_SubMachineGun_04
ThirdPerson=2H_GrenadeLauncher_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H
ThirdPerson=Item1H_Grenade_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H_Knife_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H_ThrowableKnife_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H_Backstab
ThirdPerson=Item1H_Pliers_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H_Defibs_01
ThirdPerson=Item1H_PDA_01
ThirdPerson=Item2H
ThirdPerson=Item2H_Mine_01
ThirdPerson=Item2H_C4_01
ThirdPerson=Mounted_MG_01
ThirdPerson=APCMG_01
ThirdPerson=Heavy
FirstPerson=Melee
FirstPerson=1H
FirstPerson=2H
FirstPerson=Item1H
FirstPerson=Item2H

[ShooterGame.SGGameInfo]
TimeLimit=20
ScheduledEmptyServerMapRestartTime=7200.0
m_bUseMapVote=false
m_VotableMaps=OBJ_LondonBridge
m_VotableMaps=OBJ_Victoria
m_VotableMaps=OBJ_Whitechapel
m_RotatingMaps=OBJ_LondonBridge
m_RotatingMaps=OBJ_Victoria
m_RotatingMaps=OBJ_Whitechapel

[ShooterGame.SGGameInfoTeamDeathMatch]
m_VotableMaps=TDM_Victoria
m_VotableMaps=TDM_LondonBridge
m_VotableMaps=TDM2_Victoria
m_VotableMaps=TDM2_LondonBridge
m_RotatingMaps=TDM_Victoria
m_RotatingMaps=TDM_LondonBridge
m_RotatingMaps=TDM2_Victoria
m_RotatingMaps=TDM2_LondonBridge

[ShooterGame.SGUIHUDManager]
DamageIndicatorSize=512
CustomFonts[0]=$BMMedium
CustomFonts[1]=$BMLarge
CustomFonts[2]=$MainFont
CustomFonts[3]=$BMSmall
m_EnableMenuPP=False
m_MenuPPSetting=(BlurFocusInnerRadius=0.000000,BlurKernelSize=20.000000,BlurFocusDistance=0.000000,BlurMaxFarBlurAmount=1.000000,BlurMaxNearBlurAmount=1.000000,ColorizeColor=(X=0.700000,Y=0.700000,Z=0.700000),DesaturationAmount=0.500000,HasDesaturation=True,HasBlur=True,HasColorize=False)
m_LoadGameMenuAtStart=true
m_OpenMenuByDefault=true
m_MaxMessageHistory=100
bShowGameHud=True
bShowMobileHud=True
bShowMobileTilt=False
bDebugTouches=False
bDebugZones=False
bDebugZonePresses=False
bShowMotionDebug=False
MobileTiltX=0.000000
MobileTiltY=0.000000
MobileTiltSize=0.000000
bShowHUD=False

[ShooterGame.SGObjectiveEscort]
m_MinDelayBetweenRepairMessages=2

[SDEngine.SDSoundManager]
MasterVolume=100

[IniVersion]
0=1363344668.000000
1=1366991795.000000

[Dragonji]

ShooterEngine.ini is the file you are looking for.

[Raviolay]

well, i also want to have a silent pc. my gpu cooler only runs at around 500rpm. of course, i can crank it up more to reduce temp, but then i start to hear it.

Headphones.