DOUBLE your FPS in Star Citizen 2023!

[@DowntoEarthAstronomy]

Good guide. There was a new setting in there that I haven't set so ill have to test if that improves it for me. The only thing I was missing in this video was a before and after FPS comparison

[@JustDave_GG]

Cheers D2, yeah the problem there is OBS doesn’t like the Nvidia settings, picture jumps all over so can’t capture. It works though, my previous video has loads of comments confirming up to double the FPS.

[@MagicCookieGaming]

@@JustDave_GG If it's something you would like to do, I think just showing a graph of some overall specs before vs after applying the settings - in this case just average FPS after doing the same flight or mission or something like that. Amazing video, too, definitely keeping saved and sharing :D

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

He doesn't wanna do a before and after bc he's wrong lol

[@MelonFelon57]

Went from 12-20 FPS on my potato to 37-50. Guess thats more than doubling, thanks for the guide.

[@JustDave_GG]

NICE dude! That is a massive jump!

[@JustDave_GG]

@mushdock7221 honestly I am not sure. Your GPU could get that with these settings at 1080p possibly, but your CPU is going to take a battering. 16GB of RAM is not ideal, but doable. I think you will struggle in cities, but in space you could be ok.

[@KipKil1igan]

Anyone with an Nvidea card try the following in ur 3d settings: > Select the preferred processor for this game: High Performance Nvidea Processor > AntiSotropic Filtering: Application Controlled > Antialiasing-Gamma Correction: Global Settings > Antialiang Mode: application-controlled >Antialiasing transparency: Multisample >Multi Frame-sanpled: AA on >Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance >Shader Cache: on >Texture Filtering - Antisotropic Sample Options: on > Texture Filtering - Negative LOD Bias: Clamp (this will remove stuttering) >Texture Filtering High Quality: high performance >Texture Filtering - Trilinnear Optimisation: on >Threaded Optimsation: on >Tripple Buffering: off >Vertical Sync: off >Virtual Reality - Pre Rendered Frames: 4 (this slightly affects latency but its not noticeable) Thats my super neaky settings, sry if there are any spelling errors im baked ❤

[@captainrex45]

Does this not decrease the lifespan of ur desktop/laptop? The last laptop I did these settings on it didn't last as long. My "new" one has lasted for years because I've never touched these settings

[@KipKil1igan]

@Tacticalporkk96 no lol none of these settings will have any effect on your hardware, it doesnt work that way. Its not overclocking

[@captainrex45]

@@KipKil1igan well when I tried it on my old laptop it got a bit louder and sounded like it was working harder everytime I played a game. Before I touched these settings that never happened

[@captainrex45]

@@KipKil1igan I mean if ur a computer nut I'll happily take any advice you can give if you are

[@KipKil1igan]

@Tacticalporkk96 I've been building PCs for the last 17 years. These settings won't do anything to your pc, its rly only changing settings in ur BIOS that can potentially fry components but even then ur pc will shut down before that happens

[@BokehDev]

Just for the record; putting the settings to low instead of high will offload work from your GPU to your CPU, which you do not want since SC is a very CPU intensive game. Dont put the setting on low.

[@Avean]

It depends, if people are running 4K the game uses mostly GPU where this could be a good idea to offload some of the GPU load.

[@MrMcbear]

Bigger problem is the optimization. My game is only utilizing 70% cpu (ryzen 7 5800x) and 65% gpu (RTX 3070Ti) 35-40fps

[@zacharypump5910]

I heard “very high” was always the best FPS counter intuitively

[@Nine-Signs]

@@MrMcbear Hey friend, and snap, your PC is near identical to mine, I've an EVGA 3070FTW3, 32gig pc3600, 5800x, running on 2 x sabrent pci-e 4 m.2 drives. I get exactly the same kind of frames as you, seeing around 30 in the new Hurston/Lorville. I saw someone write the other day that "hardware needed to catch up to SC" ... I couldnt help but laugh.

[@Vanadium]

@@MrMcbear on what Resolution are you running this ? And where (area) do you count this kind of workload and FPS?

[@josephquayle5764]

from your settings, It did help with fps. I usually got 28-47 fps. Now I'm getting 40-70 fps. So it is running smoother than before. I played around with the settings in the game, and in the NIDVIA settings many times. I changed a couple of the NVIDIA settings that you showed in your video that I never touched before so it did help. I Thank You and Great Video.

[@josephquayle5764]

I have the I7 12700KF nivida 3080 32 GB ram

[@KrugerFS]

Thanks for your guide. FPS definitely increased, at least in some areas. used to have between 30 and 59, lowest so far was 39, and even had it reach 80 in some areas.

[@JustDave_GG]

Nice one! Glad it helped 😊

[@DanOdalson]

This is the first optimization video I've seen that made a real difference. I had stutters time to time, now it's muuch smoother! Very noticable smoother. I subbed. Thanks Dave!!!!

[@JustDave_GG]

Glad it helped mate!

[@Spartiate6470]

I have 16gb ram and the game runs fine, no problems! Upscaling your graphics card helps a lot.

[@explodogames2774]

Make sure foip is off , even if you aren't using it , if it is enabled it uses recources

[@TANIL-X]

how ? from where exactly?

[@theadminusertheadminuser3369]

I’ve been told countless times my PC has amazing specs (I’m not very tech savvy) and I’ve had so many issues due to low frames in this game but had no idea how to fix it so I’m thankful that this may actually make a difference

[@kury8428]

What are your specs?

[@acay5722]

Remember: The game was played on a NASA Computer. It didnt work too well there either. Its not your Specs mate. Its the Game. Its optimized worse than ARK.

[@jordcoh7722]

I have same problem. My pc have super good speca and i have runned super high qua games way more then star citizen and i had not a single issue.

[@nip3004]

Quality and graphic settings are important. Especially if you have a weaker cpu. And unlike most games lower settings will often give you worse performance as they don't utilize the GPU and offload more of the work to your CPU. I don't recommend going lower than high.

[@dazza5137]

I'm running 7680x1440p and this uses quite a bit of GPU, but my CPU is only hitting maybe 20%. I'd actually prefer to offload some tasks to my CPU. Would this work in my case?

[@Mabrjjcj]

You are the man! Wish I had this when I rebuilt my rig while waiting on the BMM. You Sir just bought this rig valuable time. Thank you.

[@tobytoxd]

8:05 Hey, you must be joking? These settings affect most games. Many options like AF and AA are overwritten by the game, but others are not. This is common sense. I use the panel since it was first introduced decades ago. E.g. settings like AF x8 or x16 don't affect the FPS much on modern GPUs, but AA and resolution do. On my system in Star Citizen it's a huge difference switching from 1080p to 1440p or up to 4K. But online the FPS are highly affected by the server performance. The resolution of the clouds do affect my visuals. I can't look at them with pleasure in 1080p at less than the very high setting. The shader cache on 10GB is a great setting though.

[@masterskilhollow]

Thank you for this, Dave! I'm running an aging Nitro 5 with a 9300h and a 1650. I upgraded the RAM to 16 gigs when I bought it, but as you say it's just not enough anymore. Following your guide has at least made Star Citizen playable for me for now, and I really appreciate it. Cheers!

[@JustDave_GG]

@@masterskilhollow I am so glad this is still helping people and has made the game more playable for you! 😊

[@Stormyy6310]

YES ! IT WORKED ! Thank you so much man you're a hero ima save this video so that if I ever get friends I can share it to them

[@JustDave_GG]

Ah nice. You’re very welcome mate! Have fun! 🫡

[@THarSul]

Biggest thing that changed my game performance was the nvidia settings, thanks for the heads up about that, hadn’t heard about those settings anywhere else, gave me a 5-7 fps boost across the board.

[@JustDave_GG]

Cool, glad it helped! 😊

[@EmilAlexandru]

Render resolution is important. The details settings those with low medium high will apply to the selected resolution. That's it if you have a monitor with that resolution. 4k takes more resources at high details than it does 1080p at high details.

[@Sacred_Sin_1]

Bro I have no words other than ty so much a life saver just got the game today and thought I would be able to run but I was greatly mistaken these settings saved my game. and again thank you!

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome mate. Welcome to the verse!

[@romamoran1337]

Some useful command console inputs that you can paste into your USER.cfg too: r_ssdo = 1 r_gascloudupsample = 0 q_shadersky = 0 q_shaderglass = 0 q_shadershadow = 0 q_shaderparticle = 0 q_shaderpostprocess = 0 q_shaderprojecteddecal = 0

[@JustDave_GG]

Nice, will give these a try. Thanks

[@chainedDestiny83]

Thank you for getting straight to the point and laying the information out in an easy to understand format.

[@nanonany]

Honestly, for me I had like 7 - 15 fps. Immediatly when I turned it on now it's 20 - about 38, doesn't reach 40. But still a big improvement. Thanks!

[@brewskiproductionslasvegas]

Thanks for the great video. This will help squeeze every bit out of Star Citizen. Also, love the Scottish accent.

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome mate!

[@ShxdowAski0m]

Thanks for the guide dude! In lorville, My fps stayed at 20 but Ive exerienced WAY less FPS drops and at teasa spaceport ive went from 15-20 fps to 30fps avg and that one area at teaasa spaceport with the many terminals ive always had 10ish fps, now I have 20-30! its definetly a double if not triple Note: In low Hurston orbit I used to get 30 Fps but now its 45 FPS, and in mid space my FPS went from 35 to 60 or even up to 75 FPS just with this guide!

[@JustDave_GG]

Nice one mate, very glad it has helped! :)

[@scifrygaming]

'Fast' v-sync caused horrendous tearing and stuttering on my system. I had to turn it off.

[@JustDave_GG]

Really? It is weird how some systems react. The original video has more increased FPS comments than not, but it doesn’t work for everyone though. Thanks for the comment though Sci Fry!

[@AnthonyFammartino]

This actually doubled my FPS cheers!

[@Alex.overseas]

I love this! Thank you so much. My frames were atrocious since I'm on a gaming laptop. My frames went from 22 to 41 after the first round of settings changes, then from 41 to 48'ish after the NVidia settings changes! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustDave_GG]

Ah nice mate. So happy it has improved your game so much. Thanks for letting me know! 👍🫡

[@yong62]

+ for mentioning the server. I think server's impact to fps is 20% possibly more. Cloud setting up to 10%. Nothing else seems to matter that much. One last check is to make sure Resizable BAR (Base Address Register) or AMD's Smart Access Memory (SAM) is enabled.

[@Bongus75]

Hey Dave, so good to have you back! Thx for the update and have a nice weekend!

[@JustDave_GG]

Thanks mate. Good to be back. Great in fact! Have a nice weekend too 😊🫡

[@Sryd770]

The best video for boosting fps I've seen thus far! Thanks!

[@JustDave_GG]

Thanks! 🙏

[@CecilMerrell]

Leaving graphics setting to high is important. the textures are being streamed from the ssd at 4k resolution. if you change these settings then the cpu will have to work harder to scale them before they get rendered by the gpu.

[@KowieMcZowie]

Since its a global setting I would also suggest for safety sake to set 'max frame rate' to 80 or what ever you prefer, these settings make SC run great on my machine but in 'New World' it breaks the games in game frame cap limit(yikes given that games history at launch having unlocked fps and the effect it had on some flawed nvidia gfx cards) also imo its better to have roughly consistent fps than having it jump up and down all over the place.

[@riccardoboom3618]

Dude oh my god! Im at everus harbor and i don't go below 45 fps no more! In a server with 6 avg fps! Wtf i strongly stay around 50-60!!!!! 😂 you madman thank you!!!!! ❤

[@IceKoldX]

im running RTX 3060, Ryzen 7 5600g, 32GB RAM was averaging 25-30 fps in New Babbage City (used for the testing). Using Dave's Settings here on 2k resolution, im now running 40+ FPS constantly. Well done good sir, well done. 07!

[@ictr3ma255]

finally i can see that my pc investment was worth it, i have no fps difference with clouds on or off, its always the same.

[@dayhalk]

Love the bonus settings... IGN 10/10

[@Gamehighlight2023]

AWESOME, THANKS - I played it since 2018 on 64GB RAM and now I upgraded to 128GB. Right noe SC is installed ona HDD NAS, but I'll transfer it to my M2.

[@rooster1012]

Game only uses around 20 gigs of ram more than 32 is a total waste of money.

[@GGGeeerrryy]

it helped. So long and thanks for all the fish.

[@greatwood9127]

thanks just dave. appreciate the settings vid. short concise and easy to follow

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome mate! Hope it worked well for you.

[@amegaplay3044]

Server can certainly affect your FPS. And that's either a consequence of a general sense and how particular game is done in general. In general sense that is because server always sends you info about your surroundings at least, and the client has to process it. And not necessarily even render. And those surroundings may differ significantly from time to time. As an abstract example, imagine you are near a bunker and nobody and nothing is nearby, or when there are tons of debris already, which server informs you about. Who knows what else server is constantly informing the client about. And here comes the other side of the coin: how well this process is optimized or not. As an another example: imagine you are on a station and there are hundreeds of empty bottles lying on ground. On one hand, they are lying mostly still, and server could tell you about them only once, until something changes. But on the other hand, the server (or developers) may be lazy to "filter" this info and always send it to you, as if this surrounding is always changing, forcing the client to "update" all those entities even though nothing changes in fact. P.S. These were just abstract thoughts. I'm completely unaware how SC is done in particular. But I'm pretty confident the latter part (optimization) aplies to it.

[@Moi-m1z]

I ve see that, manyzyears ago. Sc send all the informations, even if nothing change.

[@michaels2258]

WOW!! Thank you so much. Went from 35 to 85 fps.

[@schuey3828]

cheers mate, loved the vid and was super helpful.

[@josephflorence63]

I'm using a rtx 3070ti with a i7 6700k so cpu was killing me thanks you you're guide I can now have 29 to 31 FPS and way less lag 🙏

[@77SBCR]

Your config: 😎💀

[@wolfstervr788]

This is a good vid, thank you I needed it.

[@mauricester]

been using your original nVidia control panel settings for a cpl yrs now,,, and I actually downgraded the clouds on my own,, but will try the 'off' setting.... I get about 30 t0 50 fps ,,, except on the trains,,, but my once great computer is old now,, i7-7700k , overclocked,, and my 1080ti, overclocked,, already had 32gig ram, ,,, but it chuggs along pretty good for this game keep up the good work Dave 👍

[@JustDave_GG]

Glad the settings are still working for you mate. Yeah the pc is getting a bit older now, but if it works it works! :) Thanks matey!

[@Fasho007]

Great video Sir Dave!

[@JustDave_GG]

Sir Dave? I like the sound of that! 😂🫡

[@terraxg1217]

5800X3D , ASUS ROG B550, 6800XT GPU, 32GB 3600MHZ MEMORY 2X16GB , SABRENT ROCKET NVME DRIVE. I AVG 60-120FPS depends on what i'm doing in space i get up to 160+fps, Orison 40-70fps clouds high vs off didn't matter much , the new areas like Lorville and A18 now hit my frames worse than Orison lol but game is very playable fps overall

[@-DarkFox-]

Fantastic video, my dude. "Liked and subscribed," thank you very much!

[@JustDave_GG]

Thanks mate, appreciated!

[@JustNice980]

Processor scheduling is a good for reducing stuttering. I highly recommend using it in conjunction with these settings.

[@Adrian890722]

where do you find this?

[@AetherMindrex]

Great vid. I share and refer people to it all the time.

[@JustDave_GG]

@@AetherMindrex thank you!

[@OG_PC-Wizzard240hz]

testing this now with 3.20.. was getting 30 to 20 fps. i7 10700F 32 ram m.2 ssd 3060 12gb OC no over heating. cpu is at 50-60 while on SC GPU is at 60 as well. BUT! CPU is at 80-100 usage! insane.. lets see if this works..( will update and let you know how this went! )

[@Marakki]

Great vid! Does EXACTLY what he said it does! Instantly at least double FPS! Thanks!

[@Porthias]

Working great! Thank you!

[@JustDave_GG]

Glad it helped 😊

[@ktw6755]

You are legend, Thanks :D

[@starflame]

Pointing this out as PSA for others because you don't understand the features you're advising others to use. If you did you wouldn't suggest them in the first place. V-Sync "Fast": This is for when your game runs ABOVE the monitor refresh rate, so only use this if your monitor is for example, 60Hz and your game always exceeds 60 fps. This has no bearing on your game stability, in fact it might make it worse. This is because Fast V-Sync allows the GPU to produce as many frames as it can but it will only send frames from the frame buffer to the monitor in intervals fitting 60Hz, assuming 60Hz is your monitor max. So your GPU will use 100% of itself when it's not necessary. For FPS below the monitor refresh rate when using Fast? That won't be taken into account, so you will get tearing. Again, Fast V-Sync is only for when your games always exceeds your monitor refresh rate. Triple Buffering; This loads up 3 frames in the frame buffer to always send off a clean, tear-free image to the monitor. This means 3x frame latency. At 60Hz that's 16.66ms x 3 = 50 ms latency, which is unnecessary as there are better options. When you're using Fast V-Sync, this also just adds extra latency as Fast is meant to be used only when the game exceeds your max refresh rate. Part of the benefit of using Fast V-Sync is to get the "earliest frames" your GPU keeps making, to gain better latency when your monitor is holding you back. Typical scenario; 60Hz monitor but your GPU can do 200+ fps in a game. So your GPU is working at 100% producing as many frames as it can and storing 3 of those in the frame buffer. Adding extra unnecessary latency from working so hard, and more extra latency with the 3x frame buffer. What you actually want to do: For G-Sync monitors, you want V-Sync ON in the NVCP, OFF in-game, in all games. Cap your framerate 3-5 fps below your monitor's max refresh. Turn off Triple Buffering. Why? G-Sync needs V-Sync to eliminate tearing entirely. G-Sync (and Freesync) syncs game fps to monitor Hz. They work in tandem. You cap the FPS within the monitor refresh rate because G-Sync is Variable Refresh Rate tech, so it only works "within the refresh rate". What does that mean? It means game do 74 fps? Monitor do 74 Hz. No tearing. If you don't cap; game do 170 fps but monitor only maxes out at 144 Hz? G-Sync disengages, traditional V-Sync latency penalty kicks in; no tearing but more sluggish experience. You can notice features like Nvidia Reflex which is built to work together with G-Sync, that it always auto-caps fps 5-6 fps under max refresh. So 144Hz is capped to 138 fps playing something like Apex Legends. No G-Sync? You can turn V-Sync OFF entirely, then use something like RTSS or the NVCP to cap your fps to a comfortable frame rate that your GPU is sure to handle against your monitor refresh rate. If it can't, you'll get tearing, so V-Sync can help smooth things over at the expense of added latency. All in all, get a G-Sync/Freesync monitor if you can. These suggestions to use Fast+Triple Buffering is literally just telling people to add more latency than normal V-Sync provides. This is also why you always want to turn V-Sync OFF in-game and ON in the NVCP (or radeon software) when using G-Sync/Freesync, or just normal V-Sync, because games will add hidden optimizations like Triple Buffering with you knowing, giving you more unnecessary latency penalties. Educate yourself first if you're writing a guide at least google the features you're talking about so you know what they do and you don't spread misinformation.

[@JustDave_GG]

Or maybe I could go from the fact it works for Star Citizen and hads been verified by hundreds of people that commented on the original video. So instead of posting without trying it, maybe try first then attack me, just a thought!

[@starflame]

@@JustDave_GG Honestly you're just doing what others are doing, assuming your settings are doing work when really it's not. As for the ram suggestion, the in-game settings those are fine, but your NVCP info is wrong and you should retcon that. Someone who's using a G-Sync monitor and dishing out advice should at least know what their advice actually does, don't you think? People will take this for granted after all, as if you're giving them keys to the kingdom because they trust you. Anyone can say with confidence some settings for others to use, and lots do. Few research and make sure what they're saying is correct. Fix that and you won't have replies like mine. Good luck on your next settings video!

[@JustDave_GG]

@@starflame Star Citizen Instant FPS boost | Guide to Increase your performance in Star Citizen 3.15 / 2021 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqPPnYaqq7-Ziqc I would suggest looking through comments on here then if you think these settings don’t work. A few hundred people disagree with you. Sure, doesn’t work for everyone, but plenty of people getting up to double FPS.

[@chrisblack4836]

@@starflame Works for me tbh. went for 40/50Fps to roughly 70-80fps at ARC L1. No tearing with Fast Sync either so I'm not sure what to tell you.

[@owoowo888]

his so blindfolded... sigh... this video could literally fvk things up cuz some of the very basic stuff he said is misleading, and could screw people over.

[@Aeon-Lynx]

thank you so much for this video!

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re most welcome! See you in the Verse! 🫡

[@paulnolin862]

Thanks and new sub. FPS gooood!!

[@JustDave_GG]

Glad it helped mate!

[@WayneBaumgartner87]

Thanks for the info!

[@ZombyCrusher]

Any advice to get more consistent frames and not the big changes 5800x3d and 6750 xt 1080p max settings Cpu load around 30% Graphics card 90-100% Fps 60-110

[@JustDave_GG]

Not really mate. SC frames are never really stable currently. Your stats look about right tbh.

[@ukasznowicki1498]

This changes gave me +10 FPS. Thanks.

[@kalebpatton4505]

these settings def helped out thanks a lot dave dropped a sub and a like look forward to seeing more videos

[@JustDave_GG]

Thanks mate, glad it helped!

[@ruorick]

Having tried all of these on my 3060 laptop (using 16GB RAM and the page file), I got around average 35fps in an orbital station. As soon as I turned off Triple Buffering I gained 20fps.

[@JustDave_GG]

Yeah these settings can be funny, all work for some and only parts work for others.

[@hellzfist]

Thank you my guy!

[@ZOMGbies]

Having just come from an extremely deep dive into nvidia and graphics settings and how it all works this video was a tough watch. I was hoping to learn something new about SC but instead I can perhaps impart some info: Shader cache size is better higher. 100gb. The difference you're getting at 10gb is either identical performance or worse but with cognitive biases in. The same true for your page file custom size. Its only even used when your ram runs out. And performance mode does NOT enable the gpu to run better. It simply doesn't let it back off. So you can expect a tiny bit faster response going from low draw to high draw areas, but it's not an overall limiting factor. It is best to have it on, but it's cost benefit is not a great trade.

[@Rgmekanic]

Trying the game for the first time in 5 years for the free to fly. 6800k @ 4.2GHz all core, 128GB of Dominator 2800, and a 7900 XTX. Game install is on a 3.2TB FusionIO PCIe SSD, OS is on a PCIe m.2. While I know my CPU is getting a little old now, I was getting around 20 FPS in City 18 (I know that's not the correct name, I'm still a noob). Once I got out of the city framerate was just fine. I'll try to mess with clouds and see what it does, but I must say I expected more after 11 years and the hardware I'm running.

[@JustDave_GG]

Yeah Free Fly messes the servers up a bunch. Really annoying especially as they are getting more frequent now. Hope you like the game though dude. For the most part the community is amazing! 🫡

[@Rgmekanic]

@@JustDave_GG That's good to hear. I have heard that server performance can/does have a large impact on client side. I'm trying to find something new after ED has all but died. Been hoping SC could be that replacement.

[@JustDave_GG]

@@Rgmekanic yeah a lot of CMDRs moved over. SC is a great game, just a shame that development has slowed a bit of late, but 3.19 is looking nice, particularly the mining changes. I am actually back playing ED again a bit and enjoying it.

[@Rgmekanic]

@@JustDave_GG Since you were so kind I thought I'd give an update. I ended up buying a Titan starter pack because I wanted to see the game without all the Free Fly hiccups. Ran MUCH better, but still not great. Got an X670E Aorus Xtreme, 7900X3D, 128GB Dominator 5200 and put a block on my 7900 XTX. Runs good now LOL! But, as you said, only if the servers are doing well. And the community has been amazing. This is the first game I've thought about while at work, wanting to go home and play since WOW vanilla in 2006 haha. Damn near 20 years and I finally hae a game that gets me excited like that. And I have to say, it probably wouldn't have happened without your replies to me.

[@Neogentronyx]

Thank you VERY much :-)

[@Testando123-m6z]

good one mate! tks!

[@dragonboy5430]

for my computer server kills me, when they updated the game for the free flight my fps hit 80 for the first time, then XT started..... fps 35..... :D

[@Wahzdee]

So what nvidia settings do you recommend for people using OBS while playing?

[@owoowo888]

For people watching this... when ur changing setting on control panel, DON'T DO GLOBAL setting, it will screw you over if you play any competitive game, or game need fast reaction cuz you don't have to have VSYNC or trible buffering turned on when ur playing those games, just do yourself a favor... use program setting. Also turning on VSYNC won't increase your fps... its best to turn it off, VSYNC is used to prevent screen tearing, but at a cost of multiple delay which will make you feel the game is unresponsive, I highly don't recommend turning it on unless you really hate screen tearing. For in game settings, I recommend test out different settings urself for Quality, Scattered Object Distance, Terrain Tessllation Distance, those settings depends on your hardware, some hardware won't make a big fps difference, its usually around 10 fps difference for highest and lowest(from my friend's test). While Volumetric cloud is the key, turning it off will definitely give you the most fps, but it makes a big visual difference, recommend turn it to medium or high if your fine with losing some fps(test it out so you know how much), BUT! DO NOT TURN it to very high unless u have a good PC and ur fine with losing crap load of FPS, difference between high and very high is HUGE for cloud. Also, resolution make a big difference depend on your hardware.

[@JustDave_GG]

I did say that you can do them in the program, apart from Shader Cache. Personally in global it has not affected any game I have played. It does mess up OBS though for example. There are literally hundreds of comments on the original video say that these work and haven even doubled FPS. Personally SOD and TTD have no effect for me, no FPS change at all in testing

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

​@@JustDave_GG you can't just tell people what works for you. Claiming resolution and fov doesn't make a difference is misleading and ignorant.

[@JustDave_GG]

@@AgnosiaAgnosis actually SC is that unoptimised that it is less important than other games. I have tried 3440x1440, 2560x1440 and 1920x1080, all marginally close, across 2 different GFX cards. Hence my statement, play at your usual resolution. FOV in other games will affect FPS, in SC currently it doesn’t.

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

@@JustDave_GG nah that's for YOU. If I put these values up higher it suffers. Especially field of view. Super ignorant and not cool to be spewing BS online

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

@@JustDave_GG to say that your card rendering more things on screen at once won't affect FPS is categorically false for any game dude.

[@Kirmm]

I've got a nice rig, but here's a thing. On Sunday I was having 30-40 fps in New Babbage Terminal, on Monday I've got 50-60 fps at the same spot. All I can say pagefile my arse as long as the servers are crap at CIG.

[@CptRanger]

First off the "quality" setting DOES matter. It should be set to HIGH as this pushes more work to the GPU vs CPU. The next 2 settings will give noticeable improvements when turned to off. Also full screen will give you up to 5fps more then borderless. Also if you have a NVIDIA card you should turn VSYNC off in the control panel. Lastly you should post in the description of what your system specs are as a benchmark.

[@elixxx]

I also noticed this. I get alot more fps using the highest settings a GPU can draw from.

[@archerkee9761]

cant wait to test this on my ubuntu, i feel it will improve my radeon performance ! 😅 Good video tho, take an upvote!

[@JustDave_GG]

😂 yeah sorry, Windows and Nvidia only, a bit hard to squeeze that into a title though 🤣

[@archerkee9761]

@@JustDave_GG yeah i know! I have seen some of your other content, good stuff man, keep it up!

[@JustDave_GG]

@@archerkee9761 thanks dude. After the last video that has made my day!

[@erikjohnson2885]

When I tested resolution from 1920 X 1080 to 1280 X 720 I got at least 10-15 frames I know it doesn't look the prettiest but if you are hungry for frames it might not hurt to at least try it and see.

[@Blackcat70_]

Do you have a GPU recommendation? Im looking at the 4070ti.. but I can't help wonder what others are experiencing before I take an expensive plunge. AND TY for the guide!!

[@JustDave_GG]

There is actually quite a lot in this question mate, so would need more info first. What other games you play, resolution, refresh rate, what CPU do you have?

[@Blackcat70_]

@@JustDave_GG ahh.. been in it for decades.. first vid card was a voodoo 3, been building/runnin rigs forever. What I'm asking is if anyone has their own experiences. Im running a 6900xt, 32G 4000MHz Corsair, i7 9700k, 800W PSU, SSD's. Not at all happy with the 6900xt, already rma'd it once... kinda done with AMD. Only game im gonna run is SC as im o l d (shh). But.. im gonna RUN HARD in SC.. someday very soon (Perseus, Galaxy :P). 4080 just seems like overkill.. i understand all the future proofin' to lotsa VRam, RT, VLSS.. all that. But what do YALL think? Sorry if it's too open ended.. but this isnt the place for devops .. thought it might be a good place to ask.

[@JustDave_GG]

@@Blackcat70_ ah cool. I have the same CPU, 4070TI will go nice with that I think. CPU will still get hammered in SC obviously. But I have a 3080 and it works well with that cpu as well.

[@Dare2b773]

much appreciated, it works!

[@ss7nake575]

It worked but il run it for now to see if it’s not damagingbut I trust your word anyways thanks

[@ProxyMooseGaming]

You got the like, and then the follow. I think asking for the comment is a bit much.... Oh. Well here it is.

[@JustDave_GG]

Hahaha thanks dude! Appreciate the comment! 😉

[@rmpyro]

Making the game on high cpu priority increases the fps mostly for me, sometimes by 20%. Have to change it in regedit instead of task manager because of easy anti cheat.

[@js2529the]

Have a link to a Reg edit guide?

[@rmpyro]

@@js2529the Might need to search for it on google, youtube deleted my link.

[@TheCeXit]

Hey Dave, thanks once again for your setting vids, really appreciate them. I at first was also using the global Settings but i noticed that my Brave browser startet flickering like crazy, sadly i dont know wich setting it was, but after reseting it to default the flickering was gone. So mby no other game has issues but other stuff could, just leaving this here so mby someone can also benefit from it :) Cheers mate and have fun in the verse o7

[@JustDave_GG]

Hey dude. Yeah I have heard about brave. Try the setting in the program area and shader cache in the global area. That may help, or at least will prove or eliminate shader from the equation. You’re most welcome, by the way, thanks for the comment 🫡

[@Lisa-Azra_Broad]

Thanks Dave

[@Solar546]

I love clouds. they give an incredible sense of immersion to the game. anyway I have 37 fps at Microtech and I'm fine. better wait for the complete Vulkan implementation

[@Bowjangles8]

If I have gsync card and compatible display should I still set vsync to fast and turn on triple buffering? Seems like that would render the gsync functionality moot.

[@JustDave_GG]

Try it with and without. I have the same and use it. Other have chosen not to. See what works for you mate, but I think all 3 control panel settings work together. I mean they shouldn’t, but this is SC we are talking about. You can do both those settings just for SC and shader cache as Global though.

[@Bowjangles8]

@@JustDave_GG "but this is SC we are talking about" - I find myself saying that all too often haha. Thanks for the tips!

[@JustDave_GG]

@@Bowjangles8 haha same. It is a fun game though. Just wish they would focus more on developing it rather than designing new ships to sell to people. 500 million + should be more than enough to finish this and SQ42

[@Skyrat12]

Thanks for the video Dave! I had those setting under SQ42/SC only, which as you said didn't include Triple Buffering. Went and updated the Nvidia settings and also lowered my main graphics in-game to High versus Very High for those extra frames. Always had turned clouds off! This isn't Flight Simulator or DCS.

[@phenomeenah-yar]

Thanks for the info

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome mate. Fly dangerous! 🫡

[@lifes2short4bs73]

Thanks Dave. these setting helped a lot. Be good, or be good at it

[@JustDave_GG]

Oh, I like your style! 😉🫡

[@GhostR7]

Quick question. My windows are installed in C(120MB), but SC is installed on HDD (2TB). Is this gonna work or should I get a fire extinguisher, just to be safe?

[@JustDave_GG]

I would look to get SC off a spinning HDD as soon as you can mate. It really doesn’t perform well on anything that is not solid state. Having said that, this should not cause an issue for HDD’s specifically

[@GhostR7]

@@JustDave_GG it's running ok, ngl, but i plan on getting a m2. Takes some time to load, has some frame drops on low settings but it's not from my gpu. Just wondered if your solution would work.

[@JustDave_GG]

@@GhostR7 don’t see why not mate. Give them a try, can always reverse them if you need to

[@GhostR7]

@@JustDave_GG So, I'm back after testing it. I'm sure your method works like charm when the game is installed in this drive, but in my case, giving more mem to windows' SSD while the game is in another, is not helping at all. But a huge thank you for helping and providing solutions! Keep it up Dave!

[@khaledchromu4140]

first useful settings video

[@JustDave_GG]

Thanks 🙏

[@citizenkane4382]

my SC folder is on second SSD drive. .should i put pagefile on SSD where myy games are or on the one where are windows installed or both ? tx

[@js2529the]

Which of these messes with recording? Will it stop nvidia shadow play from working? I like to save moments for my own future enjoyment

[@JustDave_GG]

Honestly can’t remember mate. Enable them and disable one at a time to find the culprit. I need to do this myself after a long period away too

[@Xhotic]

4:40 3-4 FPS increases in a game people normally with normal rigs are getting 30-40 FPS is a massive increase.... (game is terribly optimized for anything but a NASA PC)

[@axelk4921]

@JustDave_GG I agree with your Settings only one thing had to change to get even a bit more FPS....! The pagefile is a Leftover from the "primeval days" of windows, when it was just a "graphical interface" for DOS to give the system a break, the page file should have a "FIXED SIZE" at least the same size as the RAM or a maximum of 1.5 times that size Windows then doesn't have to write the "overhang" to the hard disk as often. even if the CPUs are getting faster and faster, they are not "parallel computers" but work "serially" and have to insert interrupts again and again to know if something has changed and a dynamic page file "interrupts" windows every time with the info : ATTENTION PAGEFLIE TOO SMALL/BIG, I change the size, this interupt costs computing power you also do this with the graphics card by adapting the virtual cash to 10 GB it's like a "drinking bout" in a pub with shot glasses where you have to go to the counter after each glass instead of putting a bottle on the table

[@hb7of9]

tHX :)

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome 😄

[@SilentBlast]

so? this works also me running a gtx 1660 super and a ryzen 5 2600? i get about 25 to 30 sometimes 40 frames and in orison.. well like 15 lmao.

[@edenyan7237]

Man, that 'volumetric clouds' eats up too much of your PC's performance and therefore generates HUGE amount of heats, if you playing on a gaming notbook like those MSI or Alienware gear, the heat difference in between 'volumetric clouds' on and off are so obvious that you can BBQ your bacon on your gear when that thing's on. I know it makes in and out of a planet air space looks super realistic and all, but consider how much performance it eats, that a feel seconds of realistic doesn't justify for most player's gear to turn that thing on. (of course, if you have a super huge SSD and super large memorie setup, feel free to turn that thing on, its beautiful and dynamic. I've tried it on a good desktop, its just glories if your desktop is that good. But other than that, just listen to Dave and turn it off)

[@Dr.StarrTouch]

Which specific settings does OBS hate?

[@JustDave_GG]

I think it is the Shader Cache mate

[@darcyheight6993]

thank you so much

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome mate! 👍

[@lukecitizen72]

what is a good ram for an HP Gaming R5 RX 5500 Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5-5600G, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Black, Windows 11 Home, TG01-2003w

[@mcsamoyed4139]

Thanks, i will try this settings out. the most problems right now, for me at least, is that i get big fps drops in cockpit (first person view). especially in bigger size ships. but when i go to third person view the fps will go up to about 100 fps... is there any known fixes for this problem?

[@JustDave_GG]

You could try deleting your shaders.

[@Brocken87]

thx man :)

[@JustDave_GG]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@Werepie]

Man, I just want to know where he got the good system indicators (Gear, ESP, coupled, etc) instead of the hard-to-read ones we've got now!