STALKER Clear Sky + Complete Mod

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Recently completed Shadow of Chernobyl with the excellent Complete mod and picked up Clear Sky to have a go at the prequel. Having installed the Clear Sky Complete mod, I've been unable to get the game running smoothly on my machine, specs are as follows:

Asus Rampage II Extreme
i7 920 @ 4Ghz
6GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600Mhz
Asus Xonar D2X
2 x 5870 C/F with 11.1 Catalyst + latest Application Profiles

Granted, I maxed every setting, which makes the game look amazing, but I'm averaging between 30-60 FPS and feel like I should be getting better performance with my setup. Even when I lower the settings to perfectly reasonable levels, it doesn't run smoothly, and maxes GPU usage to 99% on both cards. Anyone else having this kind of trouble? Would be nice to know there are others in the same boat.

P.S was getting 240+FPS on Shadow of Chernobyl Complete with everything maxed.
 
It was the same for me, SOC ran great and CS required a few things turning down slightly.

I did find that the fps rocketed up after leaving the CS base. I think its something to do with all the cool sun beam effects they used in the first area. I managed to turn most things up after that initial bit.
 
Mark A said:
It was the same for me, SOC ran great and CS required a few things turning down slightly.

I did find that the fps rocketed up after leaving the CS base. I think its something to do with all the cool sun beam effects they used in the first area. I managed to turn most things up after that initial bit.
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+1

Yeah, with everything cranked up (bearing in mind iirc CS is demanding anyway without any mods) the fps in the CS base was a struggle even for my old 4870x2.

One thing I will add is that this in fact was the last title I played with the X2, and although I had played through CS+Complete before, this time I installed the newer patched version which might have had something to do with mega corruption. (It was fine before I modded it).

When I found a game a little too taxing I always dropped the AA down first. It's about the only thing I'll concede on when dealing with multiple titles.
 
arc@css said:
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Yeah, with everything cranked up (bearing in mind iirc CS is demanding anyway without any mods) the fps in the CS base was a struggle even for my old 4870x2.

One thing I will add is that this in fact was the last title I played with the X2, and although I had played through CS+Complete before, this time I installed the newer patched version which might have had something to do with mega corruption. (It was fine before I modded it).

When I found a game a little too taxing I always dropped the AA down first. It's about the only thing I'll concede on when dealing with multiple titles.
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I'm pretty much the same, I'll drop AA before I'll drop the other shiny stuff. Then again, if there are too many jagged edges I can't stand it!

Tefal said:
CS is the best looking of the three tbh.

http://www.tweakguides.com/ClearSky_1.html

^ very useful for getting the best performance or looks or balance.

he does em for most games.
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Thanks, Tefal, never thought to check Mr Ghazi's site for a Clear Sky Tweak guide, I'll have a go at this when I get home from college this evening.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions guys!
 
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