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The Evil Within PC Performance Thread
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Yeah definitely setting a much lower resolution (I would say settings too but there aren't really that many) would be nice to see if that separates things out a little more. There does seem to be this growing trend of performing 'real world' tests for CPUs. Sure fine when you're comparing GPUs but I'd rather see that overhead taken out of the equation when seeing what a nice broad batch on CPUs can do.
Are you guys at PCGH doing any benches for this?
TheFNEffecT
Member
I knew it! But wait how is crossfire working if this is the case??? I thought anything except a real fullscreen disables a second gpu???
It finally showed up.
Yeah, as of 17 minutes ago it's available worldwide.
The Cowboy
Member
I think you may have misunderstood what he/she suggested, after doing those NVidia CP settings you need to set your in game resolution to 2560x1440 not 2560x10802560x1080 without scaling
i just played more of this game and wow its a stunner. it CAN def be enjoyed at 30fps and its smooth. instead of watching the fps counter in the top right i actually played the game and after about 5mins its very playable so give it a chance. im happy that the fps is a solid 30fps and im playing at 1440p. looks gorgeous.
GTX970 4GB
i7 2600K 4.5Ghz
now back to the game
GTX970 4GB
i7 2600K 4.5Ghz
now back to the game
i just played more of this game and wow its a stunner. it CAN def be enjoyed at 30fps and its smooth. instead of watching the fps counter in the top right i actually played the game and after about 5mins its very playable so give it a chance. im happy that the fps is a solid 30fps and im playing at 1440p. looks gorgeous.
GTX970 4GB
i7 2600K 4.5Ghz
now back to the game
Well, speaking from experience you could run it unlocked and get a pretty stable 60 at 1440p. Does drop to 50 once in a while.
2560x1080 without scaling
Sorry if it wasn't clear, you were supposed to set the rendering resolution to 2560x1440 with no scaling.
Yep!
I know games have gone off the deep end with requirements as of late, but should the game run okay on a 2GB 770 GTX/I5-4670K OC'd to 4ghz and 8 gigs of ram? I am not trying to unlock the fps due to not caring about that. I just want to play the game at reasonable performance.
It's ok. You held out for a while, and now when you upgrade, you'll be able to play everything you experienced on that machine in a whole new light. It's one of the best things about PC gaming, IMO.
You'll be fine. The VRAM requirement was overblown, surprisingly so.
Yeah, there will be benchmarks (probably the day after twomorrow) - I'll have to do them anyways because I got myself grabbed by our sister-magazine. Might as well just do it right. I will also try to do some CPU-benches, but I got a lot of work coming towards me... Some Intels and AMDs should be possible however, I think the CPU might actually have a bigger impact than the GPU (at least on 1080p), even if you unlock the framerate.
I would love to try my i7-920 @3,6 GHz. However, I have to download this sucker again although I did bring the files on a portable HDD. GPU-wise, I should be better off than the Titan, maybe something around 70 fps, but I'd wager I'll be more like 40-50 fps because of my CPU. That's just a wild guess of course, but that's what I'm expecting from id-tech5. Maybe I'll be pleasantly supprised, but I don't think so.
Johnny Ryall
Member
I've got the same card as you and a 3570k and I'm getting 30fps at 1080 just fine.
plagiarize
Banned
Are you sure crossfire is working? I know idTech5 doesn't work with SLI and I was pretty sure it was the same with crossfire setups.
That sounds reassuring! Thanks.
The Cowboy
Member
So far so good, 1080p max settings and a solid 30fps (had to turn the film grain down to 75% though, far to bluish at 100%) - running a PII X3 450 unlocked @ X4 3.8ghz along with a super clocked GTX480 with 1.5gb ram. Is there no way to set anything manually regarding textures?, i was wondering is it possible to force a higher level on them.
There there,
This game doesn't need your miserable sale.
By the way, your post history is fucking weird dude.
I mean, I understand you like "60 fps" yadda yadda, but that's insanity.
Go get some fresh air.
TheFNEffecT
Member
I don't believe it is because I've disabled it and I get the same performance on my 295x2.....what a shame, at least it is still performing at 60fps.
My OC'd Qnix am cry 
CyberPunked
Member
Why is idTech 5 so bad? Why would they choose to use an engine that makes a game with awful graphics have performance equal to games like Crysis 3.
As weird as this port is, making a modern game engine is such a massive undertaking. idTech 5 is what they had.
Corpsepyre
Banned
In simple words, GAF, should I remove the black bars? Does it fuck with the aspect ratio or anything? Will my experience get dulled if i do so or should I stick to the regular aspect ratio the game comes with?
I tried a GTX 770 with 2 Gigs and it ran just fine, getting slightly less than 60 fps in the opening scene, which seems like it is rather demanding compared to the rest. Your CPU should be pretty good as well.
Personally, I'd go for 60 fps. Just put +set com_allowConsole 1 in your Steam-launch-options and once ingame, hit insert and put r_swapinterval -1 in the console, then hit insert again and have fun. You should be okay form what I gathered. That might break some in-game physics, but the developers said, they would optimize the PC-version for 60 fps after release (there seems to be a patch loading just now).
old manatee
Banned
This game runs great on my pc. I was worried after some of the negative buzz I heard about the port. Huge black bars and capped framerate notwithstanding.
i5 3.2 GHz
32 GB memory
Nvidia gtx 760
i5 3.2 GHz
32 GB memory
Nvidia gtx 760
Maybe through a config file? It worked for Rage and Wolfenstein, so why not here?
Create a new file (newconfig.cfg) in the base folder and add these commands to it:
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly2 8192
vt_pageimagesizeuniquediffuseonly 8192
vt_pageimagesizeunique 8192
vt_pageimagesizevmtr 8192
vt_restart
You can double (16384) or halve (4096) the values if you want.
Open the console and type "exec newconfig.cfg" without the quotes and hit enter. I doubt this will work, but it's worth a shot.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Krusenstern
Banned
Removing the bars crops the image on the sides. Less visible area.
Wider FOV with bars:
Narrower FOV without:
Haha, now in Chapter 4. 1440p/30fps locked is no longer a realityBah, back down to 1080 I suppose.
Is that the woods, mayhaps? That might be a good benchmark.
I'd have to play to that point tonight though (C'mon download faster you SoB...).
plagiarize
Banned
So I benchmarked hyper threading on VS off. All settings at their highest. Framerate unlocked. Vsync on. Display at 144 Hz. Benchmark was the entire opening cutscene followed by one lap around the rainy courtyard.
1080p HT On: Avg: 87.634 - Min: 45 - Max: 142
1080p HT Off: Avg: 72.174 - Min: 46 - Max: 137
4K HT On: Avg: 34.641 - Min: 25 - Max: 51
4K HT Off: Avg: 34.214 - Min: 23 - Max: 50
So yeah, hyper threading definitely helps unless you're running at high resolutions like 4K where you're definitely going to be GPU limited.
1080p HT On: Avg: 87.634 - Min: 45 - Max: 142
1080p HT Off: Avg: 72.174 - Min: 46 - Max: 137
4K HT On: Avg: 34.641 - Min: 25 - Max: 51
4K HT Off: Avg: 34.214 - Min: 23 - Max: 50
So yeah, hyper threading definitely helps unless you're running at high resolutions like 4K where you're definitely going to be GPU limited.
Works! Thanks, man!
That's actually a thing id-tech5 does well. So with the results I got with an GTX Titan @1080p (~65fps) I guess those guys really are GPU-bound somewhat
They should've dropped the resolution. I was getting more than a hundred fps @720p with an oc'd 4790K and that Titan... though the engine had some CPU-hickups here and there, dropping the fps quite a bit for a slit-second if you'd force it...
Eh, its not so bad from a Japanese developer's first go at a PC port.
Game looks cool. I'd buy it already but I'm still playing some other stuff. Will get it soon, though. Certainly not gonna deprive myself just cuz its not a fantastic port.
Embrace the evil within Sean. You know you want to.
N1ghtW4lk3R
Member
Do u know a solution for kill this crappy DoF?
doughEATER
Member
If it is what i think go to "SteamApps\common\TheEvilWithin" > right click on EvilWithin.exe > Properties > switch to "Compatibility" tab > "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings"
SuperEpicGuy
Banned
Aww, why can't I get games at a solid 60 with a 780ti these days? I really need a gsync monitor. Anyone with a 780ti and 3570k or something similar get a solid 60?That's actually a thing id-tech5 does well. So with the results I got with an GTX Titan @1080p (~65fps) I guess those guys really are GPU-bound somewhat
Corpsepyre
Banned
Thanks. I guess I'll be experimenting with this a lot then to see what works and looks better. Sucks that this is the case though.
Yeah, I'm actually looking forward trying this one out. Performance and graphics aren't everything - and I'm a tech-guy.
I actually felt bad dissing Bethesda/Machine Games for the miserable performance Wolfenstein delivered...while really loving that game. It's like telling a person you really like that (s)he's looking ugly as hell. And afterwards having to listen to all their complaints about your shallowness and also their mothers because
So yeah, The Evil Within might have some technical flaws. It just might be a pretty awesome game non-the-less. And from what I've seen and tried myself (PS4) it's not too bad from a technical perspective - certainly not with 60 Fps unlocked and promised to be supported by the developer. Now we just have to get rid of those stupid black bars and I might actually be happy with the port - PS4 and Xbox One are certainly not better off than a half-way decent PC.
DarkChronic
Member
Yeah, it's a bummer. I've found that setting the bars at "2" in the debug menu is a pretty good medium. The bars are still there, but not as crazy as they are at default, and you can still keep a somewhat decent FOV.
No word from Bethesda on changing FOV, huh?
plumpblumpkin
Member
Is everyone here playing with Controller or KB/M? I don't have a controller right now so I'm worried I won't be able to enjoy it...
Moff
Member
Is everyone here playing with Controller or KB/M? I don't have a controller right now so I'm worried I won't be able to enjoy it...
well IF you need a gun, its gotta be fast and precise, so I dont see why I wouldnt play this with mouse and keyboard. I have a 360 pad and prefer it in many genres, just finished mordor with it. but evil within is a clear M/K game for me.