![]() I slow it to 25fps and all that it means is that the scrolling is a bit slower but it is still fine and within minutes you are used to it.ĮDIT: The issue about graphics card heating is a thorny one and that is why nothing has been done. ![]() Some games reduce it to VSYNC/2 which is better. NOTE: VSYNC is normally 60fps which really heats up a lot of graphics cards in 4X games for NOTHING. I am glad that I can choose the option to keep my hardware running cool and keep the eye-candy on maximum, just by turning the frame-rate down. ![]() Like I said before, it only affects some people (like me). If PC people want to protect their hardware, don't thank me, thank the people of MSI afterburner who have provided tools for us for free, when actually it should be built into either the game, or the operating system. *I don't know about OSX, it is an entirely different operating system and it might control the frame rate automatically for you* If they don't tell people about this issue, that makes their job even easier. I bet they won't however, because it is easier just to get freeware apps like MSI afterburner and/or Nvidia Inspector to do the job on their behalf (or the behalf of Microsoft). There are also support and compatibility issues with frame rate control because it is hardware and operating system dependent.įor a game like the upcoming Beyond Earth, technology has moved on and you should expect Firaxis to implement an in-game frame rate limiter (at least VSYNC/2) for people so that they can choose how hot they want to run their graphics cards with respect to the performance they want. They may not have had a way of limiting the frame rate back then other than to limit it to VSYNC (which still unnecessarily heats up some graphics cards). It is not necessarily sloppy by Firaxis because the product is vintage 2010. I find a frame rate of 20fps is good enough, and my graphics card runs really cool and will last for many more years than it otherwise would (because of less heat stress and because the fan doesn't wear out). The bonus is that you can turn the eye-candy up higher and just run a lower frame rate. So take control of your PC and do it yourself with MSI Afterburner and RTSS which comes pre-packaged with it. However there is only so much they can do. They responded and agreed that 4X should not be running the graphics card temperature very high. Other companies that have made other 4X games like AOW3 listened to the fans and tried to minimise graphic card heating. Firaxis should have warned people about it but never did because it is not their responsibility (except morally), because in theory the hardware should be able to take it (they would claim). ![]() Some Civfanatics I know have even fried their graphics cards because of this and this game has turned out to be very expensive for them (hundreds of dollars to replace the cooked card or even worse, their laptop). It is even worse when you minimize the game, because with out a framerate limiter, the frame rate can hit VSYNC or higher and really COOK the graphics card for some people. The heat is because the framerate is much higher than necessary for a 4X game like civs. I have a tip for you and any others in this situation.ĭownload MSI Afterburner and run RTSS with a frame rate limit set up either globally or just for civ. I know exactly what you mean about it generating heat.
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