Media Player +srcds=boost in fps

[pcinnovators]

i saw this posted somweher but never actually understood what they meant, so i treid it, basically all you have to do is open windows media player and it boost your fps, on my windows server 2003 machine running srcds standalone, i was getting 67-72 fps, once i open media player i get 157-170 fps...in your srcds console slide all the way up to the top and in green youll see you fps...hth

[Drocona]

please note that when you slide that bar up the whole SRCDS freezes until you release it

[hexitnow]

And u also dont need it running after opening it once. Plus if u add +fps_max 600 u prolly could get up to around atleast 400 FPS. On my old windows SRCDS i ran 512 fps constantly.

[demon]

Save a bit of trubble if you run ded's that you dont want to mess with too much. http://www.sourcemod.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2787
Instead of making a media player start you just have that on one of the servers on the machine and it works for all.

[pcinnovators]

yes it pauses the text, not freezes the game, just click inside console to return it to normal, and when i close my wmp, my fps drops to 67, so looks like i need to have it open, but i will try fps_max

[Hollanda]

fps_max 701 + WMP (mimized) = 512 fps.

Can also be done with any other eggdrop program (srcds fps boost for instance). I prefere the WMP option.

[hexitnow]

Thats crazy you guys have to keep it open. I only have to open it once, and as long as I dont shut my comp down it keeps it in the optimized state.

[Drocona]

I just run the SRCDS boost program, it's quick and handy and always run it. (I just hate WMP)

[pcinnovators]

and what boost program is that??

[hexitnow]

google SRCDS FPS boost

[Bloodraven]

Theres something about that program or something similar in Whispers wiki tickrate guide, not sure of the URL though

[chconline]

SRCDS FPS boost is probably your best bet. With +maxfps 600, I get most of my servers running at 512FPS without any issues. With higher CPU load , it will drop but if you got a decent server (Mind: CPU) then it shouldnt be a problem. Plus, with all the graphics and stuff in Windows Media Player, won't it use more memory? (Never really tried)

[PaterInvictus]

What exactly does this program do? What does it speed up exactly? Ive run it, and it works, just not sure what 512.3 FPS means.

[Drocona]

FPS = Frames per Second. It's tells you how many times per second the CPU "thinks".

Also did you notice how old this thread is?

[bluestreak101]

Drocona Wrote:FPS = Frames per Second. It's tells you how many times per second the CPU "thinks".

Also did you notice how old this thread is?

Sorry I just have to correct you there. FPS = Frames per second yes, but what it is is how many times the picture is shown on your screen.

e.g: Films you see in the cinema generally run at 24 FPS same goes with UK TV (hence the reason you get black lines across a CRT TV when you try to record it with a camera)

In SRCDS the FPS only really shows the average fps the users can expect to get whilst playing

It doesnt sow how many times the CPU thinks at all...

The higher the FPS though the smoother the gameplay will be