Cant run Rome 2 Total War smoothly

KHADER87

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Hi,

My Rig:

i3 3210 @3.2Ghz
GTX 750 TI @GB DDR5 OC
6GB DDR3 @1333Mhz
400Watt PSU

as per the recommended req,

it need GTX 450 GPU which I know my GPU beats it and require i5 2500T which is not more powerfull than mine alot.

but when I play high settings a see significant FPS drop from like 45FPS to 20 FPS and I cant get more than 40 FPS in best cases??

why is that?

thanks.
 
Solution
Well, for one thing, your i3 is not the equal of the minimum i5 specified:
-- i3-3210: dual-core with Hyper-threading, 512kB L2 cache (256kB/core), 3MB L3 cache (shared)
-- i5-2500T: quad-core, 1024kB L2 cache (256kB/core), 6MB L3 cache (shared)

However, that only matters if the CPU is actually throttling your system. What you need to do is change your graphics settings. If you consistently get the same FPS no matter what setting you use (low/med/ultra/etc.), then your CPU is throttling your GPU.

Also, do you see the FPS drops constantly, or just in multiplayer maps, & if only in multiplayer does it vary depending on how many players there are? Again, if that's the symptom then 99% of the time the culprit is...

spdragoo

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Well, for one thing, your i3 is not the equal of the minimum i5 specified:
-- i3-3210: dual-core with Hyper-threading, 512kB L2 cache (256kB/core), 3MB L3 cache (shared)
-- i5-2500T: quad-core, 1024kB L2 cache (256kB/core), 6MB L3 cache (shared)

However, that only matters if the CPU is actually throttling your system. What you need to do is change your graphics settings. If you consistently get the same FPS no matter what setting you use (low/med/ultra/etc.), then your CPU is throttling your GPU.

Also, do you see the FPS drops constantly, or just in multiplayer maps, & if only in multiplayer does it vary depending on how many players there are? Again, if that's the symptom then 99% of the time the culprit is the CPU (because the CPU is what handles processing all of the data coming through your broadband connection).
 
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Sep 15, 2018
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Hi, this is such an old thread but I wonder if anyone could help me. I gave a fx8150 8gig ddr3 1333mhz and a gtx1050ti and it really struggles with the game. Can barely keep it above 30fps on low settling.