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Watch_Dogs PC performance thread [Read post #1215 before posting]
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phxxBullet
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This looks totally stunning. But for some reasons, I can't believe it'll actually look this good when playing the game
Dat DOF and HBAO+Ultra
Betta Lines
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That's no DOF, that's motion blur.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
This looks totally stunning. But for some reasons, I can't believe it'll actually look this good when playing the game
Of course it does it's just heavily downsampled.
That I am GPU limited at those settings no matter what clockspeed on the CPU. So none of those settings benefited from a faster CPU in that scenario.
If someone could try the same with an i5 at stock and ~4,5GHz we could see if the results are the same. Maybe higher clockspeed is better when you only have 4 threads instead of 8.
ArthurHucksake
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I got fed up in the end and just stuck everything on high, including textures. I get a solid 60-80fps and no stutter while driving.
Another trick is to add -disablepagefilecheck to the shortcut , although I can't vouch that was the cure.
VRAM plays no part in how this game runs. I have a 6GB Titan ffs ...still won't get me ultra textures.
Very intersting, thanks for sharing. Bit strange the OC didn't have any real effect on the performance.
VisceralBowl
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Looks like motion blur, not DOF, but yeah I agree it looks nice.
luca_29_bg
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on my 7950 hbao+ have some strange little cel shading effect around the objects and characters...is just too bold!
Robert7lee
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Yeah forgot to switch it on in game, that's better.
What's everyone opinion on 1080 @ 30fps on ultra everything maxed v 1080 @ 60fps (slight dips) medium high settings.
Personally 60fps looks so good it's difficult and painful to revert to 30
Dictator93
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Guys, did they get rid of the POM on the cobble stone roads?
LabouredSubterfuge
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Crimsonclaw111
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I have an i5 3570k @ 3.4 GHz and have never OC'd it. Anybody know if it needs to be OC'd to run this game decently?
UnrealEck
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Yes. I guess the power modern PCs have was still not enough for Ubisoft.
I really doubt it'll make a difference. That CPU should be fine for any game. The game doesn't even use all threads/cores properly on many machines.
This looks totally stunning. But for some reasons, I can't believe it'll actually look this good when playing the game
It's 4k downsampled.
Robobandit
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Apparently it's a combination of Motion Blur and MSAA
Try disabling one of the two and see if it goes away.
HolyFridge
Member
For anyone wondering, Bokeh dof is still in the game. I just wish it was used more.
Crimsonclaw111
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I'm still waiting for the first true current gen game to come about and tell us where we should aim, round about.
I guess October's Evolve will be the earliest current gen exclusive title?
I Stalk Alone
Member
Here's a little tip. If you believe you are having cpu issues and want a cpu boost of 25%, go to task manager and look for a process called winlogin.exe (not winlogon.exe) and disable it as it takes resources away from watch_doges. If you are unsure let us know in this thread and post a screenshot of your processes and I am sure there are those in red who will help you out. If you do not have winlogin.exe then you can pass go and collect $200 
Here's a little tip. If you believe you are having cpu isses and want a cpu boost of 25%, go to task manager and look for a process called winlogin.exe (not winlogon.exe) and disable it as it takes resources away from watch_doges. If you are unsure let us know in this thread and post a screenshot of your processes and I am sure there are those in red who will help you out. If you do not have winlogin.exe then you can pass go and collect $200
mynameismyname
Banned
What's the best way to reduce/get rid of input lag?
Betta Lines
Member
Reduce number of buffered frames, disable v-sync, run a higher frame rate.
CyanideFuse
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Is this trick ( http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=389072 ) a different one to the above shortcut 'coding' in terms of what it does for game performance?
Betta Lines
Member
Interesting. The only times I've noticed it is during cutscenes, when you activate scanning with your phone, when you aim with your gun, and when you use an ATM. Some of these screens appear to be just Aiden standing around... I've never seen DOF appear like this... what did you do to make it happen?
So why is that? What contextual situations bring about the Bokeh DoF or is it something you had to tweak yourself?
I Stalk Alone
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So does this game look better than GTA IV with ENB yet?
can we get some GTA IV ENB and watch dogs ultra comparisons up in this place?
can we get some GTA IV ENB and watch dogs ultra comparisons up in this place?
RazorbackDB
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FX-6300 OC
R7 260x OC
8GB RAM
1600x900
Everything in Ultra except for textures in high, SSAO and temporal SMAA, it runs fine 30-40fps but drops to 25fps when driving in certain parts of the city, also in the first load vram fills up to 1900+ but after playing a while it stays between 1600-1700.
R7 260x OC
8GB RAM
1600x900
Everything in Ultra except for textures in high, SSAO and temporal SMAA, it runs fine 30-40fps but drops to 25fps when driving in certain parts of the city, also in the first load vram fills up to 1900+ but after playing a while it stays between 1600-1700.
That, predictably, OC on the CPU side is panacea.
Still, this is a 4770k, so there's enough headroom and on slower chips OC could be at least a bit more relevant.
It happens when you bring up the phone. He has probably edited so the other effects don't happen when he bring it up.
Ok, thanks for explaining this too me. I apologize if I offended anyone who works there. I shouldn't have assumed they weren't passionate about their work. Right now I'm just kind of angry that I paid for something that doesn't run at good performance despite me having above the recommended specs.
prag16
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What are you basing that last point on (other than Ubi's misleading passmark comment)?
Has anyone done comparisons? Skimming through the thread, it doesn't seem like i5's are being pissbeaten all that badly by i7's.
I do and its on a AMD 7770. Not sure why this happens though. I did notice that if i change my setting alot during the game, the studdering gets bad, forcing me to restart the game to get rid of the studdering. Im guessing people who are getting all the studdering are the ones that changed thier settings during the game alot.
mynameismyname
Banned
Thanks, but I already did all these "obvious" things. I am well above 30fps at all time.
Do I need to do some manual overrides in the Nvidia Control Panel?
ArthurHucksake
Banned
I think it is pretty much the same thing, or similar. From what I gather it prevents a selection of pre-imposed limitations judging by pagefile size. They are always over conservative, because everyone has a decent pagefile nowadays.
Did you do a pause trick for that DOF effect?
Dog Problems
Banned
Has anyone played this with a 570? Curious about the results.
The smartphone trick, pull out the smartphone and take a screenshot. You must be really fast and get the timing right.
That sounds even worse.
Might do it though.@ stock ?
EroticSushi
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EDIT: Linked to the 2014 High-Res thread
cripterion
Member
That sounds even worse.
It's not really difficult, i use Afterrburner to take my screenshots and i pretty much hit (x) on the pad and then F12 after about 1/4 of second so it's like two fast consecutive button hit.
You must be faster to get rid of the lines, like this:
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