NVIDIA video card(s) owners read here!

*Dwarden* · 06-28-2009, 02:01 PM

0.
You shall try first NVIDIA 195.xx beta drivers or later ! Up to 12% performance increase in ARMA 2

1.
NVIDIA videocard owners with newer cards and drivers supporting PhysX when disabling PhysX acceleration:
* this works mainly for 260 and newer GPU serie resulting into performance boost for NVIDIA users in ARMA 2 , yet some 9800/8800 users experiencing smoother gameplay

A. Control Panels > NVIDIA PhysX control panel > Settings > switch to NO PHysx acceleration ! > click on "OK"

B. Right click on desktop > NVIDIA Control Panel > Set Physx configuration > Select "Disabled" > Click on "Apply"

2. SLI profile should be part of latest drivers ,
so following applies for old drivers only

Spoiler:

3.
VISTA (64b) users may get way faster/smoother framerate in windowed mode with 186.18 drivers

4a.
force VSYNC off in drivers

4b.
Alter RenderFramesAhead in ARMA2.cfg

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please when posting feedback into this thread add what driver version of PhysX and NVIDIA (both are standalone packages) You have

NOTE:
following should be fixed already in 1.05
Spoiler:

wazandy · 06-28-2009, 02:05 PM

Thanks for the update.

Hope it helps....!

Zipper5 · 06-28-2009, 02:12 PM

Yes, I can confirm that it works. I have a single nVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 and I tried disabling it in the nVIDIA Control Panel. Worked like a charm. My FPS increased by about 10 to 20 FPS.

JohnyFrosty · 06-28-2009, 02:12 PM

Turn PhysX off? For real?

:O

I'm in for a try though, so thanks..
Also DLed the SLI enhancement, will try that later too.

thanks again

***EDIT***
Have now DLed the SLI enhancement. This made Nvidea control panel recognize the ARMA2.exe (which i renamed again from Crysis64.exe to Arma2.exe). With standard settings I started playing, which seems to work very good for me.
have yet to try SLI settings + turn PhysX off

***EDIT***
Have now tried using SLI ---> works great (about 36-38 fps)
With physX off I find video goes a little bit less though.

Still keep crashing, though not so much anymore (in MP). When I do get an answer about the origin of error, it's always nvidea..... So hopefully THEY will provide new driver (newer than 186.xx) soon

Lee_H._Oswald · 06-28-2009, 02:16 PM

GF8800GTX 768MB, turning PhysX off: 0 FPS more.

NV Driver: 186.18

PhysX: 9.09.0428

MfG Lee

*Dwarden* · 06-28-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee_H._Oswald

GF8800GTX 768MB, turning PhysX off: 0 FPS more.

MfG Lee

please add you NVIDIA and PHYSX driver build, thanks

Mc Speedfreak · 06-28-2009, 02:47 PM

NVIDIA System Information report created on: 06/28/2009 14:45:14
System name: TOASTER

[Display]
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz (2133 MHz)
Operating System: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium, 32-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version: 10.0
GPU processor: GeForce 8800 GTX
Driver version: 181.22
Stream processors: 128
Core clock: 552 MHz
Shader clock: 1331 MHz
Memory clock: 891 MHz (1782 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 384-bit
Total available graphics memory: 2047 MB
Dedicated video memory: 768 MB
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 1279 MB
Video BIOS version: 60.80.13.00.00
IRQ: 16
Bus: PCI Express x16

[Components]

nvCpl.cpl 2.2.360.00 NVIDIA Control Panel Applet
nvCplUI.exe 2.2.360.00 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvViTvS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Video and TV Server
NVMCTRAY.DLL 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Display Server
NVCPL.DLL 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Compatible Windows Vista Display driver, Version 181.22
PhysX 909.00.10 NVIDIA PhysX
nvGameS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

No noticeable increase in FPS with PhysX off.

Lee_H._Oswald · 06-28-2009, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwarden

please add your NVIDIA and PHYSX driver build, thanks

Added.

MfG Lee

*Dwarden* · 06-28-2009, 03:06 PM

adjusted sticky for less confusion

JohnyFrosty · 06-28-2009, 03:09 PM

WOW!

SLi works after downloading and installing the SLi Enhancement!

thanks Dwarden!

06-28-2009, 02:01 PM	#1
Dwarden Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 3,278	NVIDIA video card(s) owners read here! 0. You shall try first NVIDIA 195.xx beta drivers or later ! Up to 12% performance increase in ARMA 2 1. NVIDIA videocard owners with newer cards and drivers supporting PhysX when disabling PhysX acceleration: * this works mainly for 260 and newer GPU serie resulting into performance boost for NVIDIA users in ARMA 2 , yet some 9800/8800 users experiencing smoother gameplay A. Control Panels > NVIDIA PhysX control panel > Settings > switch to NO PHysx acceleration ! > click on "OK" B. Right click on desktop > NVIDIA Control Panel > Set Physx configuration > Select "Disabled" > Click on "Apply" 2. SLI profile should be part of latest drivers , so following applies for old drivers only Spoiler: 2a. NVIDIA SLI owners shall try use NVIDIA beta SLI profile ARMA 2 support for 186.18: http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/nvidi..._patch_uk.html Anyone who install nVidia's fix should deinstall/remove the EVGA fix before installing nVidia's, if its previously installed! 2b. NVIDIA SLI owners can gain additional performance by using EVGA SLI enhancer http://www.evga.com/articles/00463/Default.asp more info and feedback about EVGA SLI enhancer here: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=76369 3. VISTA (64b) users may get way faster/smoother framerate in windowed mode with 186.18 drivers 4a. force VSYNC off in drivers 4b. Alter RenderFramesAhead in ARMA2.cfg --- please when posting feedback into this thread add what driver version of PhysX and NVIDIA (both are standalone packages) You have NOTE: following should be fixed already in 1.05 Spoiler: on some OS (e.g. Vista64) with 4+> GB there is need to startup game with -winxp commandline paramater (arma2.exe -winxp) or/and limit windows memory in startup paramaters to <4GB memory this vary by driver builds and other system variables so please try first the commandline option fixes and improvements are in work ... __________________ RealTimeChat ~ArmA2 in Your browser (w/o Java), irc.GameSurge.net/#ArmA2 (external IRC clients) I support and game server browser Join ~6000 users @ ARMA 2's OfficialGameGroup + CommunityGroup on STEAM Join ~1000 users @ ARMA 2 : Operation Arrowhead & ARMA 2 community on XFIRE Last edited by Dwarden; 01-13-2010 at 01:25 PM.

06-28-2009, 02:05 PM	#2
wazandy Corporal Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 66	Thanks for the update. Hope it helps....! __________________ Intel CORE i7 920, Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Heatsink + 1366 Bolt-thru Kit + 120mm Fan, Asus P6T X58 DDR3, Kingston 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Kit, Vista Home Premium 64-Bit, Geforce GTX 295, Fatal1ty X-FI Platinum

06-28-2009, 02:12 PM	#4
JohnyFrosty Private First Class Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 21	Turn PhysX off? For real? :O I'm in for a try though, so thanks.. Also DLed the SLI enhancement, will try that later too. thanks again *EDIT* Have now DLed the SLI enhancement. This made Nvidea control panel recognize the ARMA2.exe (which i renamed again from Crysis64.exe to Arma2.exe). With standard settings I started playing, which seems to work very good for me. have yet to try SLI settings + turn PhysX off *EDIT* Have now tried using SLI ---> works great (about 36-38 fps) With physX off I find video goes a little bit less though. Still keep crashing, though not so much anymore (in MP). When I do get an answer about the origin of error, it's always nvidea..... So hopefully THEY will provide new driver (newer than 186.xx) soon __________________ windows7 64bit ---- XPS 730X 6 Gb mem----- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965@3.20GHz ----2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 mem 1Gb each -- Last edited by JohnyFrosty; 07-05-2009 at 06:57 PM.

06-28-2009, 02:16 PM	#5
Lee_H._Oswald Chief Warrant Officer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 3,183	GF8800GTX 768MB, turning PhysX off: 0 FPS more. NV Driver: 186.18 PhysX: 9.09.0428 MfG Lee __________________ Last edited by Lee_H._Oswald; 06-28-2009 at 03:00 PM.

06-28-2009, 03:06 PM	#9
Dwarden Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 3,278	adjusted sticky for less confusion __________________ RealTimeChat ~ArmA2 in Your browser (w/o Java), irc.GameSurge.net/#ArmA2 (external IRC clients) I support and game server browser Join ~6000 users @ ARMA 2's OfficialGameGroup + CommunityGroup on STEAM Join ~1000 users @ ARMA 2 : Operation Arrowhead & ARMA 2 community on XFIRE

06-28-2009, 02:12 PM	#3
Zipper5 Master Gunnery Sergeant Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,128	Yes, I can confirm that it works. I have a single nVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 and I tried disabling it in the nVIDIA Control Panel. Worked like a charm. My FPS increased by about 10 to 20 FPS.

06-28-2009, 02:47 PM	#7
Mc Speedfreak Sergeant Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 115	NVIDIA System Information report created on: 06/28/2009 14:45:14 System name: TOASTER [Display] Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz (2133 MHz) Operating System: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium, 32-bit (Service Pack 1) DirectX version: 10.0 GPU processor: GeForce 8800 GTX Driver version: 181.22 Stream processors: 128 Core clock: 552 MHz Shader clock: 1331 MHz Memory clock: 891 MHz (1782 MHz data rate) Memory interface: 384-bit Total available graphics memory: 2047 MB Dedicated video memory: 768 MB System video memory: 0 MB Shared system memory: 1279 MB Video BIOS version: 60.80.13.00.00 IRQ: 16 Bus: PCI Express x16 [Components] nvCpl.cpl 2.2.360.00 NVIDIA Control Panel Applet nvCplUI.exe 2.2.360.00 NVIDIA Control Panel nvViTvS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Video and TV Server NVMCTRAY.DLL 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Media Center Library nvDispS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Display Server NVCPL.DLL 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA Compatible Windows Vista Display driver, Version 181.22 PhysX 909.00.10 NVIDIA PhysX nvGameS.dll 7.15.11.8122 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server No noticeable increase in FPS with PhysX off.

06-28-2009, 03:09 PM	#10
JohnyFrosty Private First Class Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 21	WOW! SLi works after downloading and installing the SLi Enhancement! thanks Dwarden! __________________ windows7 64bit ---- XPS 730X 6 Gb mem----- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965@3.20GHz ----2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 mem 1Gb each --

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