Terrible FPS

Hey, I tried to understand what you actually did in oder to speed the game up but I'm totally out of my zone here. XD I read the thread you posed the link to, but I have NO idea what you guys are talking about. Can you please guide me through the steps? I've been "playing" for days and I don't think I can handle the 5 fps anymore .. Thanks!

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@ScorchingRage wrote:

UPDATE:

I have 2-3 posts under this topic.Just a reminder, I have a high-end PC with GTX 980 SLI and i5 3570k with 4.3ghz

As I mentioned before no matter which settings I use game was always between 40-80 FPS bouncing all over the place, lowering the DETAILS didnt help, it just stayed at same FPS range with lesser load on GPUs.

Today I installed WINDOWS 8.1 (I hate it honestly, but wanted to give it one more try) The performance difference is HUGE, I never dip below 70 FPS now everything at ULTRA at 2560x1440 resolution.

 

I am no windows fan boy, honestly I really hate windows 8.1 but if you are a WIN7 user and have a win 8.1 disc around just like me, give it a try. You will see the huge performance gain with almost no stutter. At least until it gets fixed on win7.

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Hi guys,

I have the following rig:

i7 3820 at 4.3ghz

R9 295x2 stock

32GB G skill ares

840 evo SSD

Getting a solid 60 FPS every where except towns with lots of NPCs (crossroads, redcliffe, val royeaux etc) where FPS drops like a b!tch and causes massive slowdown.

Just wanted to say that I decided to take the advice and install win 8.1 on a separate partition and the game runs like an absolute dream and never drops below 60 now. They must have stuffed something up royally with their win 7 optimisations.

Before anyone asks why I don't run mantle, I've tried extensively with mantle but it gives me CPU spikes every 10 seconds that cause really bad stuttering - I just can't play even with it even though FPS is at 60 99% of the time. Oh and the loading times are ridiculous with mantle.

Windows 8.1 did the trick - following this thread due to similar problems.  Running a moderate system

GeForce GT 640, Intel Core i3-2120 CPU @3.30 ghz, 4 GB ram

With Widows 8.1, Razer Cortex (disables systems for game boost) and medium graphics the game loads quicker and is more stable then when I was using windows 7.  Using 7 I had to play with a book in hand for something to read during the loading time (4-5 minutes) between maps and it would always crash upon exit (hang up at menu screen).  Windows 8.1 made the game playable.  In the process of upgrading an older computer with an 8 core processor and a gtx 970 so I can play the game correctly.

Windows 8.1 indeed increases my performance tremendously.

Went from 25-45 fps on ultra with MSAA off and No Blue

To 60fps almost everywhere.

Specs

FX8350 4.2ghz
GPU r9 295X2
8 Gig Ram
now Windows 8.1

I have wanted to play this game so badly, that  I willing just spent $120 On windows 8.1 just to see if it would work.

I was skeptical at first, but its so buttery smooth now, the experiance has truly changeed. Its unfortunate that i have to pay for 8.1 and Win7 wasnt as optimized for Frostbite3. I think frostbite and win7 dont get along. 

My micro stuter is gone, the game was obsolutely unplayable with it. My frames are now stable. Its like playing a different game. Incredible.

I suggest people with Win 7 who have strong rigs to try updating. I hate windows 8.1 though lol.

I just bought it too.  The good thing is that I really like Windows 8.1 but was keeping it off my gaming rig.  I love this game.  I'm willing to try anything to play it.

can you confirm the fps increase?

I can confirm without a doubt that my Dragon Age Inquisition game runs a whole lot better on Windows 8.1.  After reading these comments about people switc hing over from Win 7 to Win 8.1 and getting better frame rates, I decided I would try that as well.  The game is now smooth all around, no more microstuttering or frame rate drops.  Honestly, I absolutely hate Windows 8.1, no joke.  I feel like I have to posses a f-ing roadmap in order to find anything in that mess.  But I have a feeling that from this point forward, games are probably going to run just a little better in general on Win 8 vs. Win 7.  Oh well.

Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Intel i7-4790k @ 4.6

32 GB Ram

EVGA GTX 980

Finished my upgrade to an 8 core processor and a gtx 970 - OMG the difference is amazing.  I feel like I am playing dragon age but with better graphics and a cool story.

OMFG - Yes, I can confirm that too, I installed Windows 8.1 Pro for the first time now (bought it months ago very cheap) and I gained ~20 fps in towns and... holy **bleep** 60 or more fps in open world with my GTX690. But still, I get slowdowns now from 150fps to 30 randomly. Any tips?

Edit:

Just tested how far I can go:

All Ultra now, 4xMSAA -> Stable 60 fps outside of towns, 50 fps in redcliff.

Edit 2: 

Probably fixed my slowdowns, related to Ultra textures, switched now to high textures (2GB VRAM only...) 

I am glad to hear people are having success with this, good to know it is an option. I am going to hope a patch is released that fixed the problem for me because I am not super keen to spend more money on a game that (currently) does not work. Cheering for those who can finally play on Win 8 though! 🙂