fortnite help (clueless)

[Rage85]

My monitor is

BenQ GW2780 27 Inch 1080p Eye Care LED IPS Monitor, Anti-Glare, HDMI​

and my pc specs are

GTX 1660 SUPER

Device name WINDOWS-T3Q0BIM
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.85 GB usable)
Device ID 671F0105-C6CE-4853-A12E-6E8C95BF9BFD
Product ID 00325-97280-96376-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

my question is, what frame rate should I be playing the game on? from 30fps to 360 fps.

also is there anyway of making the game run a little smoother?

thanks

 

[throwaway4372]

Never played Fortnite, but the general advice for gaming on a 60hz monitor is to turn on VSync which should syncronise the game's FPS to match the monitor's refresh rate to eliminate tearing.

Reasons for that still not being a good experience are:
- graphics quality settings too high (test it on medium settings to see if it makes a difference)
- 60hz is not smooth, get a 144hz+ gsync-compatible monitor (although your midrange hardware might not deliver all 144fps)
- probably worth upgrading to 16gb ram (use task manager to see if your ram is being used up)

 

[Rage85]

Never played Fortnite, but the general advice for gaming on a 60hz monitor is to turn on VSync which should syncronise the game's FPS to match the monitor's refresh rate to eliminate tearing.

Reasons for that still not being a good experience are:
- graphics quality settings too high (test it on medium settings to see if it makes a difference)
- 60hz is not smooth, get a 144hz+ gsync-compatible monitor (although your midrange hardware might not deliver all 144fps)
- probably worth upgrading to 16gb ram (use task manager to see if your ram is being used up)

Never played Fortnite, but the general advice for gaming on a 60hz monitor is to turn on VSync which should syncronise the game's FPS to match the monitor's refresh rate to eliminate tearing.

Reasons for that still not being a good experience are:
- graphics quality settings too high (test it on medium settings to see if it makes a difference)
- 60hz is not smooth, get a 144hz+ gsync-compatible monitor (although your midrange hardware might not deliver all 144fps)
- probably worth upgrading to 16gb ram (use task manager to see if your ram is being used up)

are there any monitors you would suggest to buy? needs to be 27 inch.

 

[throwaway4372]

27" monitors normally have 1440p resolution, but it sounds like you want 27" 1080p for a reason, in which case I'd pick this:

ASUS 27" TUF Gaming VG279QM 1920x1080 IPS 280Hz 1ms HDR400 FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor

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A couple of alternatives:

Gigabyte 27" G27F 1920x1080 IPS 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Widescreen LED Backlit Gamin

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[Haz123]

Your PC is pretty decent and should be able to play Fortnite to a more than acceptable level. The thing that stands out about your PC, and what may be giving you performance issues, is the 8gb of ram. You really need to tell us what the name of your PC is because I suspect you may have that 8gb running in single channel and that will seriously impact performance. If my suspicions are correct then upgrading to 16gb of ram is a relatively cheap improvement you can make. We really need to know what your PC is or know what mobo you are using, cpuz is a good program to give you all the info you could need.

I fell like I am playing Guess Who but here goes. Is your PC a HP Pavillion desktop ?

 

[Rage85]

Your PC is pretty decent and should be able to play Fortnite to a more than acceptable level. The thing that stands out about your PC, and what may be giving you performance issues, is the 8gb of ram. You really need to tell us what the name of your PC is because I suspect you may have that 8gb running in single channel and that will seriously impact performance. If my suspicions are correct then upgrading to 16gb of ram is a relatively cheap improvement you can make. We really need to know what your PC is or know what mobo you are using, cpuz is a good program to give you all the info you could need.

I fell like I am playing Guess Who but here goes. Is your PC a HP Pavillion desktop ?

Thank you for your your reply, this is my pc.


The only real problem I have is when im looking up and down on fortnite you get a kind of judder on the screen.

 

[Armageus]

My monitor is

BenQ GW2780 27 Inch 1080p Eye Care LED IPS Monitor, Anti-Glare, HDMI​

and my pc specs are

GTX 1660 SUPER

Device name WINDOWS-T3Q0BIM
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.85 GB usable)
Device ID 671F0105-C6CE-4853-A12E-6E8C95BF9BFD
Product ID 00325-97280-96376-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

my question is, what frame rate should I be playing the game on? from 30fps to 360 fps.

also is there anyway of making the game run a little smoother?

thanks

With the specs you have, you should easily be able to run at a consistent 60fps at 1080P (My Kids for example manage 60fps 1080P on older CPU/GPU setups with some compromise on graphics quality)

Can you post some screenshots of your in game settings?

 

[Haz123]

Thank you for your your reply, this is my pc.

(System Integrator PC from competitor)

The only real problem I have is when im looking up and down on fortnite you get a kind of judder on the screen.

Firstly , not your fault as you may not know but you should remove the link to a competitor.

I would suggest you look in the side window and see how many sticks of ram you have plugged into the motherboard. I think you have just the 1 stick and it will be impacting performance a lot.

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If you download cpuz and run it then you will be able to tell us what motherboard and memory you currently have installed. This is the information we need to properly advise.

 

[OldKitMan]

turn off shadows - they really kill the frame rate.

 

[Armageus]

Firstly , not your fault as you may not know but you should remove the link to a competitor.

I would suggest you look in the side window and see how many sticks of ram you have plugged into the motherboard. I think you have just the 1 stick and it will be impacting performance a lot.

CPU-Z | Softwares | CPUID

CPU-Z for Windows® x86/x64 is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system : Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels. Mainboard and chipset. Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD). Real time...

www.cpuid.com

If you download cpuz and run it then you will be able to tell us what motherboard and memory you currently have installed. This is the information we need to properly advise.

It's unlikely to be a hardware issue, as fortnite will run on almost anything (including 10 year old CPUs like a Haswell i5, and similar age graphics cards e.g. 7950) - sounds more like a game setting issue.


With this hardware you should easily be able to run 1080P/60fps at Medium/High settings, one of my Kids has a 1660/Ryzen 3600 and can achieve a fairly consistent 1080P/144fps with the settings around Low/Medium.


On Fortnite the main settings are:

Setting Name	Recommended Option	Notes
Window Mode	Full Screen
Display Resolution	1920x1080	Should be your monitor resolution
Frame Rate Limit	Unlimited
3D Resolution	1920x1080 (100%)	Should be your monitor resolution
View Distance	Epic
Shadows	Off	(Can turn up to medium later)
Anti-Aliasing	Off	(Can turn up to low/medium later)
Textures	Low/Medium	Doesn't normally make much difference
Effects	Low
Post-Processing	Low
V-Sync	Off
Motion Blur	Off
Rendering Mode	DirectX11
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency	On+Boost
Ray Tracing	Off	Will definitely hurt performance

There's some further information here:

Best Fortnite PC settings: How to boost FPS, performance & visibility - Charlie INTEL

These are the best Fortnite PC settings to avoid stuttering issues and lag and get high FPS and stunning visuals in Chapter 5 Season 2.

charlieintel.com

Best Graphics Setting For Fortnite | GPCB

Fortnite Overview Released in 2017, Fortnite is the most popular battle-royale game on PC. Built on a customized Unreal Engine 4, the game provides dozen of graphical options to customize which makes the game scale well on older systems. The developers released the December 2020 update which...

www.gamingpcbuilder.com

 

[Rage85]

Firstly , not your fault as you may not know but you should remove the link to a competitor.

I would suggest you look in the side window and see how many sticks of ram you have plugged into the motherboard. I think you have just the 1 stick and it will be impacting performance a lot.

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www.cpuid.com

If you download cpuz and run it then you will be able to tell us what motherboard and memory you currently have installed. This is the information we need to properly advise.

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[Rage85]

It's unlikely to be a hardware issue, as fortnite will run on almost anything (including 10 year old CPUs like a Haswell i5, and similar age graphics cards e.g. 7950) - sounds more like a game setting issue.


With this hardware you should easily be able to run 1080P/60fps at Medium/High settings, one of my Kids has a 1660/Ryzen 3600 and can achieve a fairly consistent 1080P/144fps with the settings around Low/Medium.


On Fortnite the main settings are:

Setting Name	Recommended Option	Notes
Window Mode	Full Screen
Display Resolution	1920x1080	Should be your monitor resolution
Frame Rate Limit	Unlimited
3D Resolution	1920x1080 (100%)	Should be your monitor resolution
View Distance	Epic
Shadows	Off	(Can turn up to medium later)
Anti-Aliasing	Off	(Can turn up to low/medium later)
Textures	Low/Medium	Doesn't normally make much difference
Effects	Low
Post-Processing	Low
V-Sync	Off
Motion Blur	Off
Rendering Mode	DirectX11
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency	On+Boost
Ray Tracing	Off	Will definitely hurt performance

There's some further information here:

Best Fortnite PC settings: How to boost FPS, performance & visibility - Charlie INTEL

These are the best Fortnite PC settings to avoid stuttering issues and lag and get high FPS and stunning visuals in Chapter 5 Season 2.

charlieintel.com

Best Graphics Setting For Fortnite | GPCB

Fortnite Overview Released in 2017, Fortnite is the most popular battle-royale game on PC. Built on a customized Unreal Engine 4, the game provides dozen of graphical options to customize which makes the game scale well on older systems. The developers released the December 2020 update which...

www.gamingpcbuilder.com

Thanks ill give it a go.

 

[Haz123]

Your hardware configuration looks good. Like Armageus is saying it is most likely an odd setting causing the issue because it should be running very well on your PC. Like said above make sure vsync is turned off and look at all the other settings as well.

You do not need to do this but an upgrade to 2x8gb of ram is cheap and easy to do.

 

[Rage85]

Your hardware configuration looks good. Like Armageus is saying it is most likely an odd setting causing the issue because it should be running very well on your PC. Like said above make sure vsync is turned off and look at all the other settings as well.

You do not need to do this but an upgrade to 2x8gb of ram is cheap and easy to do.

Nice one mate, sent you a pm.

 

[Rage85]

Oh and should VSync be turned on or off? 1 person has said on and one has said off.

 

[Armageus]

Oh and should VSync be turned on or off? 1 person has said on and one has said off.

Off for starters as you will then see how high your FPS can go.

If you experience visual tearing then turn it on

 

[Rage85]

edit: ignore

 

[Donnie Fisher]

Does the line stay in the same place ? move with the scrolling ? Random?

 

[Tetras]

The only real problem I have is when im looking up and down on fortnite you get a kind of judder on the screen.

Hmm, that sounds strange, I have never played fortnite so I don't know what's normal, but that doesn't seem like it is normal. By the way, does your PC have an SSD?

 

[Rage85]

Can anyone advice how well destiny 2 would play on my PC? Or would I be best using ps5?