UKGPL Season 31 (2017) Graduates Cup Privateers (67) - Monza - May 28

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Axel,
see my BIOS screenshot below.

Dave,
many thanks.
I'll check it tomorrow.

Cheers

fL

[Cookie]

OMG W10...

Not a good idea to run the SSD with IDE mode! Should be set to AHCI!

Set the DDR3 Voltage to 1.5V fixed.

Let C&Q and C1E enabled and first make the NV GPU settings.

[il_lupo_mannaro]

I'm really getting crazy...

First of all I modified from IDE to AHCI.

Even though all system seems quicker now, GPL is performing worster than before: now I have no more a solid 60FPS on Spa 67 offline.

Then I tried the Zandvoort OaO server and I got 40 FPS with D3D and 10÷20 FPS only with OGL!!

Enabling or disabling C1E has no impact on it.

I cannot enable C&Q: settings are auto or disabled.

I cannot decrease DDR3 voltage from 1,616 V: settings are auto or several increasing steps.

I'm using NVIDIA Profile Inspector since many years, I just modified the setting according to the "easy installation guide" by Stefan Roess but nothing changed.

Switching back to 36 FPS I'm solid rock with it, both offline and online.

Now I go to bed but I'm really frustrated.

Thans Axel for any other suggestion.

Cheers

fL

[Cookie]

Ok seems weird your sys is way more than needed...

First of all give the SSD the channel 0 master place and let it not share a port with the slowest DVD device !!!

I suggest for multiplayer to disable Cool+Quiet and C1E in bios and try 60fps to see if it's the CPU throttling.

When this works you may use the "phenom msr tweaker" to get the power saving switched on/off easier  

Ok started my PC Gigabyte + Phenom IIx2 555 @ x3 3600MHZ and shot the bios

Gigabyte allways sets the DRAM voltage to max Volt! you have to reduce it yourself...

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Ciao Axel,
I just modified my system as following:

SSD is connected to SATA2_0 port
HDD where GPL is saved to SATA2_1 (do you think I should move or fresh install it on the SSD?)
HDD for storing documents, pics, vids to SATA2_2
eSata HDD for storing to SATA2_3
DVD to SATA2_5 (I guess I should set back to IDE this port and SATA2_4 too, see BIOS pic)

both C1E and C&Q are now disabled

Unfortunately, in my BIOS I cannot set the exact RAM voltage as in yours: I can only increase it in +0,05 V step, see BIOS pic

Now it's time for some tests: I'll post the result later.

Again: thanks a lot for your great support and understanding.

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Some tests results:

Sebring 67
Direct 3D v2
60fpsv2newmod
carset FULL65
offline
in pits 60 FPS
all around 60 FPS

online on UKGPL8_60fps
first try (alone)
in pits 30 FPS
all around 25 FPS

second try (Axel was connected too)
in pits 48 FPS
all around 38 FPS

switched to LITE65
first & second try (Axel was connected too)
in pits 48 FPS
all around 38 FPS

switched to OGL v2
first try (Axel was connected too)
in pits 30 FPS
all around 25-15 FPS

second try (Axel was connected too)
in pits 20 FPS
all around 20-15 FPS

How is it possible?!?

 

[Cookie]

to find what is going on you must use openHardwareMonitor run it while racing and look into the plot to see wich device fails.

Here my plot of this session

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Ciao Axel,
finally tonight I had time to perform the test you suggested me.
Three laps at Spa '67 on a 36 FPS server (oAo): I had between 22 to 30 FPS mostly.
What do you think?
Cheers

fL

[Cookie]

Wich is the graph of the GPU Clocks ?  Seems to idle...

Have you made profiles for your GPU? Have you used NVinspector?
You must learn to use the phenommsrtweaker to set the Cool&quiet off.
Just test it with C&Q disabled in bios again.

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Ciao Axel,
that was with disabled C&Q...

GPU clock is not shown, as its range is from 135 (idle) to 1.400 (running)

l'll post a new test latyer on.

Thanks again for your understanding and support.

fL

[il_lupo_mannaro]

Test with C&Q auto from BIOS
Same track, car, server:
Three laps at Spa '67 on a 36 FPS server (oAo): today I had between 26 to 36 FPS!!!

CPU only


GPU only
the two nearly flat lines on load are GPU video engine and memory controller


Later on same test with separate graphs but with C&Q disabled from BIOS
Cheers

fL

[Cookie]

It seems the main problem is the CPU...
Too many cores and not a single constant Clock - when you disable C&Q and C1E it should show a constant flat line - that's the goal!

Disable the core performance boost and the turbo + set the "CPU clock ratio" manual to ~ 17.5 = 3500MHz
Set the "HT link frequency" to 2200 and the "CPU Northbridge frequency" to 2200 too.

Look for the Vcore voltage to be ~ 1.35 - 1.3750V

To learn about OC look here: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/596023-Dolk-s-Guide-to-the-Phenom-II

[il_lupo_mannaro]

I reached the goal... but the performance is now absolutely poor, with 19-27 FPS all along the track!

Only the Vcore is still 1,45 V as PC crashed when changed to 1,35 V

CPU


GPU

[Cookie]

You can see the GPU is idling! Now set the NVidia settings to the values of the guide!

Or
copy my NV settings from here and import it with the nvidiaInspector...

Try to lower the Vcore as much as possible, as they allways use too high voltages! Start with 1.4 V ...

[Samb]

Mod report published.