Custom resolution causing lagg?

31 replies [Last post]
22. July 2011 - 16:57
khaz'
Clan/TS Moderator
Offline
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts:

Hey.

Today I've spotted one thing. I have this notebook since year and the game on it was a bit laggy.
My graphic settings are custom because it's 1366x768, 15,6".

I am using those screen settings to play:

r_mode -1
r_customwidth 1366
r_customheight 768

On this setting in the most of the public servers I've couldn't hit a single shot directly to a body, I had to aim to the place where enemy was about 0,2-0,5 sec ago. In the private servers like asphyxland all was ok. Till the few days ago when my game became laggy in every e+ server.

Today I was experimenting with settings and I discovered that after changing mode to normal like 800x600 or 1024x768 the problem is gone, my game became stable and finally I can hit something.

Is it normal? Does custom settings like above are causing lag? Custom screen settings shouldn't be used at all? Or maybe I did something wrong? Any ideas or reflections about that?

_= edit:
One more thing, do anyone of you who is using custom graphic settings have a problems with it? Or maybe you don't have any problems at all?

Thanks for the answers!

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."
- Mark Twain

Top
22. July 2011 - 17:16
#1
rUnThEoN?!
Site administrator
Skullheadq3's picture
Offline
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts:
DE Germany
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

which graphic card you have?

btw: never recognised a problem running custom resolutions ever.

hurrenson: "This idiot is apparently not familiar with a rail/sniper style."

Top
22. July 2011 - 17:32
#2
D3L1GH7
TanaKa's picture
Offline
Joined: May 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

Sure a higher resolution will cause a higher gpu use, like a higher fov...

edit : with my old netbook, I couldnt have more than 80fps, and that was never stable. FPS drops cause packet losses, so it can be linked. How high is your frame rate?

"Skill is when luck becomes a habit".

Top
22. July 2011 - 17:37
#3
epsiplayer
THE ONE AND ONLY
intact-epsilon's picture
Offline
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

what settings you have for
r_swapInterval (vsync)
r_displayrefresh (refresh rate)
in your config when you use that custom resolution?
__________
epsislow


Top
22. July 2011 - 17:48
#4
0MS
Offline
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

I have same resolution(1366x768) and I can't make normal screenshots.

Top
22. July 2011 - 18:02
#5
POPE * R5QT
Offline
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?
0MS wrote:

I have same resolution(1366x768) and I can't make normal screenshots.

lower the screensize what monitor you got ?

>RSQT<CLAN TEAMSPEAK
173.199.64.246:9270
TS 3 Info
Default Channel
private

Top
22. July 2011 - 18:07
#6
eu.jeff
jeffrey's picture
Offline
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

expirienced the same on custom resolutions, alway's when you hit on youre monitor then you didnt hit on server, but when you use a standard quake 3 resolution all is fine and hits are hits..

Top
22. July 2011 - 18:12
#7
POPE * R5QT
Offline
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?
khaz' wrote:

Hey.

Today I've spotted one thing. I have this notebook since year and the game on it was a bit laggy.
My graphic settings are custom because it's 1366x768, 15,6".

I am using those screen settings to play:

r_mode -1
r_customwidth 1366
r_customheight 768

On this setting in the most of the public servers I've couldn't hit a single shot directly to a body, I had to aim to the place where enemy was about 0,2-0,5 sec ago. In the private servers like asphyxland all was ok. Till the few days ago when my game became laggy in every e+ server.

Today I was experimenting with settings and I discovered that after changing mode to normal like 800x600 or 1024x768 the problem is gone, my game became stable and finally I can hit something.

Is it normal? Does custom settings like above are causing lag? Custom screen settings shouldn't be used at all? Or maybe I did something wrong? Any ideas or reflections about that?

_= edit:
One more thing, do anyone of you who is using custom graphic settings have a problems with it? Or maybe you don't have any problems at all?

Thanks for the answers!

i use custom settings and have had no problems with lag
r_mode -1

r_customwidth 1920

r_customheight 1080

>RSQT<CLAN TEAMSPEAK
173.199.64.246:9270
TS 3 Info
Default Channel
private

Top
22. July 2011 - 18:32
#8
DR*DIABLO
EL-D1ABL0's picture
Offline
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

how many fps u got? do u use com_maxfps 125? i think that maybe ur graphic card goes under stress with that resolution so ur fps drops too much then u got lag, but it's strange that happened only from new year, maybe when u changed xp verision u touched something in cfg...let us know more..

Top
22. July 2011 - 19:57
#9
BASTEK
Bastek's picture
Offline
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

i use this same settings on graphic and for me works everything clear..what card you use ?

- Rail Squad Team
- BNG Team
- Referee Team


eu.jeff wrote:
OR I HIGHER LAYWJER SHADY CHARAKT0R TO DO DEEP ANAL SEARCH INTO LIGHTDEVEL UND TRIVSTaR !!!

Top
22. July 2011 - 20:26
#10
0MS
Offline
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts:
Re: Custom resolution causing lagg?

I found solution. Only .jpeg screenshots can be made properly on high
custom resolution. .tga probably uses to much memory. Earlier, when I
had another config, game automatically made screenshot(tga) at the end of match and I noticed that it always slows down the game for ~10 seconds, sometimes game even crashes. Unfortunately, it can't be fixed because renderer is located in quake3.exe

Top