Raising Your FPS in CS!

[lolper]

Hey i recently bought the ATI radeon 9800 se and i only get 72 frames per second i was wondering if there is a way to raise it. Also my last video card was a Geforce 2 pro and i got like 60 FPS doesnt make sense that my new card only get 12 more FPS

[Redwolf]

Hmmm....

Okay, try these steps:

- Upgrade your DirectX. Get it at http://directx.microsoft.com

- Try changing the video mode. From the main menu go to Configuration>Video>Video Modes. Software is for computers with no 3d accelerators (not you). If OpenGL is selected, try chaning to DirectX, and visa versa.

- Download the Omega ATI drivers at www.omegacorner.com

- Goto start>run and type msconfig. Press Ok. Then press 'Create Backup'. Now press 'Selective Startup'. Uncheck all of the boxes except System.ini. Press OK (if it asks, save changes) and reboot the machine and try playing the game afterwards. Record what kind of performance increase you see. Now you can go back to msconfig, and press 'Restore Backup' to get back all your startup stuff. NOTE: If this does the trick, I will need to ask you to do something else. Just respond saying this worked.

- Try playing at a lower resolution. If you're playing at 1600x1200, odds are your framerate is going to suck anyway, regardless of what card. Since the framerate increased 12 FPS since installing the new card, I doubt this is the problem, but you never know.

- Increase the AGP apeature size to half your RAM. This is done in the BIOS screen.

[Atomic Rooster]

Here is a webite that details everything you need to know about tweaking CS: http://www.icantlose.com/cs/tech.shtml

[Ace McGirk]

THe only way to get more fps than your refresh rate is to turn off v-sync in the display properties.This is what it sounds like you are experiencing.You card is running at the refresh rate you have set for the resolution you run.

[The Terk]

Originally posted by Ace McGirk
THe only way to get more fps than your refresh rate is to turn off v-sync in the display properties.This is what it sounds like you are experiencing.You card is running at the refresh rate you have set for the resolution you run.

this is the correct answer, change that to "off" for your 100 fps, but it seems u get better quality with it on... imo

[LazrHok]

another answer is to set your res. all the way down.

[TheBurningCat]

fps_max 100?

[XxCowOfChaosxX]

omg, i see so many people say "max_fps 100"
the truth is, IT DOESN'T WORK!!! The default for max_fps is 100, therefore re-entering it will not do any good, as HL engine is maxed at 100, so putting any value over 100 won't work either
and setting it lower than 100 is just dumb

[MrFreeze]

Actually, cs 1.6 does allow you to go higher than 100fps

[NanashiYuy]

for cs1.6 do the fallowing commands
fps_max 400
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