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Source Engine Games Randomly Dropping FPS
Taciturn:
I need some help sorting out a problem if any of you can.
Sometimes, seemingly at random (I haven't detected a pattern, anyway) games on source engine are dropping FPS down to 1-3 on launch. From that point, any source engine game will also have the same problem until I log off of my account and log back in (or restart my computer or whatever, you get the idea).
Anyone know what might be behind this? I've been messing with my settings a little bit but so far it hasn't been so difficult to log out and back in when it happens.
Master Matthew²:
That's because Source engine sucks, and it was never really reliable in the first place. Besides source engine was originally made in 2004, and that was before dual core processors. so the source engine really isn't well optimized for multi-core rendering, and while some games with source can utilize it, that doesn't mean it does it well.
Trogtor:
--- Quote from: Master Matthew² on March 05, 2017, 09:07:53 PM ---That's because Source engine sucks, and it was never really reliable in the first place. Besides source engine was originally made in 2004, and that was before dual core processors. so the source engine really isn't well optimized for multi-core rendering, and while some games with source can utilize it, that doesn't mean it does it well.
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fake news bucko
Master Matthew²:
--- Quote from: Trogtor on March 05, 2017, 09:11:29 PM ---fake news bucko
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That's where you're wrong cucko
https://www.google.com/#q=when+was+the+first+dual+core+cpu+released&*
https://www.google.com/#q=when+was+half+life+2+released&*
https://www.google.com/#q=when+was+gmod+released&*
Foxscotch:
--- Quote from: Master Matthew² on March 05, 2017, 09:07:53 PM ---That's because Source engine sucks, and it was never really reliable in the first place. Besides source engine was originally made in 2004, and that was before dual core processors. so the source engine really isn't well optimized for multi-core rendering, and while some games with source can utilize it, that doesn't mean it does it well.
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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POWER4
2. rendering is done on the GPU
3. you're an idiot