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What is my bottleneck for ZK?

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7/17/2013 7:49:57 PMUSrank[AOF]AgentE382 before revert after revert
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1 It's likely your graphics card. Check here: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+520 1 It's likely your graphics card. Check here: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+520
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3 Bottom line: If a video card isn't on the high range chart, it won't cut it for gaming nowadays. 3 Bottom line: If a video card isn't on the high range chart, it won't cut it for gaming nowadays.
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5 I suggest the following to de-lag: 5 I suggest the following to de-lag:
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7 1. Go to the Settings tab at the top right, then click the "Minimal" button and check the "Safe mode" check box. 7 1. Go to the Settings tab at the top right, then click the "Minimal" button and check the "Safe mode" check box.
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9 2. Try disabling every widget that you can spare. (I always disable some, especially the map category widgets that make the pretty grid past the map edges. That normally saves me 20-70 FPS.) 9 2. Try disabling every widget that you can spare. (I always disable some, especially the map category widgets that make the pretty grid past the map edges. That normally saves me 20-70 FPS.)
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11 3. Enable hardware cursor in the Settings tab so you won't feel any lag on your mouse. 11 3. Enable hardware cursor in the Settings tab so you won't feel any lag on your mouse.
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13 My graphics card benchmarks about twice as powerful as yours and I get around 300-400 FPS with those settings. 13 My graphics card benchmarks about twice as powerful as yours and I get around 300-400 FPS with those settings.
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15 Processor: AMD Phenom 2 965 BE (4 cores @ 3.4GHz each) 15 Processor: AMD Phenom 2 965 BE (4 cores @ 3.4GHz each)
16 Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 430 (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+430) 16 Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 430 (http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=GeForce+GT+430)
17 Ram: 8 GB DDR2-800 ( 400MHz) 17 RAM: 8 GB DDR2-800 ( 400MHz)
18 HDD: SATA II, 7200 RPM 18 HDD: SATA II, 7200 RPM