Console player looking at biting the bullet

STRONTIUM DOG

STRONTIUM DOG
as much as you can afford on gpu( vram ) an psu and the fastest ram like (corsair) the board can handle imo
( get a fully umplugable leadwise psu that way it can be easilly replaced down the line if required and avoid hardwired ones if poss)

(if biting bullets a good dentist and bad primas also recommended :ROFLMAO:)
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the100thmonkey

the100thmonkey
DDR5 on AM5 has a sweet spot at about 6000MT/s. The fabric clock (fabric = the interconnect between the CCDs and the memory) on that platform can run in a 1:1 ratio with the RAM. It's good to about 3200MHz (so DDR5-6400), but after this it's necessary to introduce a divider to keep the FCLK running stably. The added latency of the divider and the reduced bandwidth it introduces actually reduce performance when you go faster than DDR5-6400. There's a new DDR5-8000 kit whose bandwidth does overcome this divider penalty, but it's really expensive.

Lower CAS latency also boosts performance. There's a new DDR5-6000 kit at CL26 which performs well at that frequency, but is again very expensive.

So get the fastest RAM you can afford, up to a point. DDR5-6000 CL30 is relatively cheap and offers a solid compromise. Its performance can be tweaked by manually tightening timings, but that is dark magicke indeed.
 
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angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Well I've gone and done it ended up with a PC and I'm going to say I'm a little disappointed.
I know everyone goes on about the PC master race but so far ( and these are just small niggles)
I'm on a shake out exploration tour
I can't save my keybinds they always revert back ( to the original hotas even after changing and saving , but it does recognise it as a custom keybinds.
My system I'm going to doesn't get saved after I finish the game
The map ?? It took me ages to find the correct menu to set my plot stars ?
I only use some of kgbfoam and I have to reinput that every time I restart the game ?
If I forget that before re inputting my destination I have to clear the destination and change my star routes then reinput my destination ?
I can't change my gamma input so it's darker ? ( It locks up the screen )
And the pop in is atrocious, it looks like blue icy and then bam , it's there on Console but definitely not a noticeable.
No wonder some PC gamers are grumpy.
Some undoubtedly I will have to get used to it all but Console just seemed to be more user friendly?

I will say I managed to finish the first on foot mission and was literally crying because it looked terrible and I thought what have I done but a friend got me to set my resolution and stuff to a better level .
 

Robert Maynard

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Robert Maynard
Regarding keybinds: make sure that all devices to which any game controls are bound are connected when launching the game.

Regarding graphics: it may need some further tweaking of graphics settings.
 

Untilting

Untilting
angusmadmac1 said:
I can't change my gamma input so it's darker ? ( It locks up the screen )
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That particular one's being fixed in tomorrow's patch.

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  • Fixed the Gamma settings window getting stuck on screen
 

angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Robert Maynard said:
Regarding keybinds: make sure that all devices to which any game controls are bound are connected when launching the game.

Regarding graphics: it may need some further tweaking of graphics settings.
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My hotas is always plugged in . I can change the keybinds save go back in and they are ok go back in again and they are back to presets ? I haven't got my controller sorted yet but that's one is down to me .
 

angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
To be fair I wasn't expecting groundbreaking miracles but it definitely feels like a step back, at least for me it's only a few more steps to go through to get the info I got almost immediately.
I haven't done any onfoot ( apart from the first mission, oh I bought an Artemis suit and a g3 dominator ) so I'm only going on first jump in, doing the stuff I always done .
I bought a Mk5 Python mk 2 and a Mandalay and the menus are.... well different ?
Bought sco for the 3 ships and my viper but my bright yellow viper Mk4 explorer isn't .
I'm sure over time I will find what I need and get less annoyed at some of the changes .
But thought I would share my thoughts if anyone had suggestions ?
 
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pvaljann

P
It's a bit of a learning curve, I realise.

First things first - PC is on a different version of the game engine, so settings, UI, and the graphics engine have had a few updates.

If you could confirm the PC and Graphics spec - I'm also hoping your friend had the good sense to advise you as to the issues around certain latest Nvidia drivers right now, and advised you on a stable version.

Graphics
The four most visually pleasing settings in graphics (for me, anyway) are draw distance, texture quality, antialiasing (try FXAA first, SMAA second,) and shadows. I've got those set to max/high.
You mention pop-in, and I'm assuming that is either mainly on-foot or flying over terrain - there is a "model draw distance" slider in the Video settings, based on your posted specs previously, you can extend that out to about 3/4 of the bar without too much trouble.

Graphics are always going to be personal preference, so I'd start by setting quality high and dialing back the things that cause you unacceptable performance issues. Also set the upscaler to "AMD FSR 1.0" for performance.
Oh! CTRL-F in game turns on a realtime FPS value. You probably want around 60. The only places mine tanks a bit is inside the concourse of stations where there are a lot of NPCs and transparent objects.

Bindings
With regards to input settings not being saved, the first thing you should do now is create a copy of your own bindings files, so updates will not break them.
There is a sticky thread at the top of the PC forums with info.

The files are in :-
C:\users\youruser\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings
(Obviously replace "youruser" with your user name)
What we're interested in right now, is the "BindingsError.log" file that should tell you why bindings you thought previously saved are now missing - it usually has messages like "cannot find device" when things it expected to be there have changed.
 
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angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Yeah it works and the settings are all set to high or ultra . Which made a difference but I pine for the plug in and play 🤣. I think you have to be an evil genius or something to get the settings just right.
 
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DeckerSolo

DeckerSolo
angusmadmac1 said:
Yeah it works and the settings are all set to high or ultra . Which made a difference but I pine for the plug in and play 🤣. I think you have to be an evil genius or something to get the settings just right.
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Its one of the evil pleasures of the PC world trying to find the best settings, given there are hundreds of possibilities between game, hardware and software settings.
 

angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Ok what the "insert swear words " is going on ? The odyssey control options aren't saving my preferences? I want to use hotas on ship and my wired Xbox controller on foot ( I would like driving as well but I've driven around on hotas for a long while so I can live with that ) also I'm trying to tone down the fsd charging NPC noise etc and I set this up and apply the changes and then it goes straight back to hotas setup and the sound back to normal when I go back in ? I've switched off steam controller settings .
I take it elite just does it's own thing ?
 

pvaljann

P
Caution Commander - we're into Windows territory here.

angusmadmac1 said:
I take it elite just does it's own thing ?
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Elite will be able to map controls it finds available on launch, and using a combination shouldn't be a problem.
If Steam Input is enabled for Elite, it may remap or change the availability of some controls, but they are usually the same every launch. Personally, I'd disable it for running Elite, just remember the act of disabling it the first time may change the inputs and confuse Elite, but after that it should be fine.

Check your binding files: -
C:\users\youruser\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings (Obviously replace "youruser" with your Windows user name)

If you changed from defaults, the drop down at the top should have changed to "Custom," and it should have created a file called "Custom.4.2.binds" in that location that was modified about the same time you made changes. Also have a look at "BindingsError.log" and see if it is complaining.

If the file is there, but the drop-down at the top has for some reason changed back to "default" or something else, then change it to "Custom" and you should have all the bindings back that you last set.
 

angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Okay I'm using steam , I have disabled steam input , I have both controllers plugged in ( hotas and a wired power a Xbox controller ) the game recognises both
When I log into the controls all is set up for hotas ( "custom "I have a few tweaks )
I change the onfoot to gamepad default and apply
I change the srv to gamepad default and apply come out of the menu go back into the menu and it's setup for hotas on everything not even my custom hotas ???
What bit am I missing??
If I disconnect my hotas everything is set to control pad but when I connect it back up it reverts back to hotas
So I know the game recognises the gamepad .
 
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Dougie

Dougie
angusmadmac1 said:
... go back into the menu and it's setup for hotas on everything ???
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Do you perchance have backups of your binds file in he same directory - the game has issues with this causing changes to not be saved.

also...

If you follow the pinned post at the top of this forum to rename your "custom" binds file to something else (remembering to also change the name inside the file) then the game will not overwrite that by mistake (it only messes with "custom").

(Yes the controls assignment system in Elite is a disgrace.)

good luck
 
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