V-sync/FPS problem

Miricha

I have a laptop with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 in it. I tried to set up v-sync through the Nvidia Control Panel, but it's not working, and my game is displaying FPS rates of 200-300.

In the Nvidia Control Panel, v-sync is turned to on (no Adaptive option) for TS3.exe - my game is patched to 1.69.

I've tried uninstalling then reinstalling the video card drivers and that didn't work.

Can anyone help? I don't know what else to try

igazor

Hi there. This is a common enough problem, but first just to be sure you are aware vsync as controlled by the Nvidia Control Panel only works in full screen mode. Also, GeForce Experience's Optimize function can make a mess of older games like TS3 and actually get in the way of vsync. If you use GeForce Experience and have invoked this, it would be best to hit the "Revert" button to undo that.

If the Control Panel is not going to lock things in to the refresh rate of your monitor, usually that's 60 Hz so 60 fps although some monitors can run higher, or if you require windowed mode, then we move on to a different tool called Nvidia Inspector.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/nvidia-profile-inspector-download.html
(note: The real download is 2/3 of the way down the page where the mirrored servers are listed. Do not use any "download" buttons that may appear in the upper right corner or elsewhere if you do not have an ad-blocker as these would be rogue advertising and not the actual program)

For a visual on Inspector's options, look under the 2nd spoiler here:
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/16122442/#Comment_16122442

The important ones are Vertical Sync > Force On (which may already be set that way because of the Control Panel) and Frame Rate Limiter above that in the same section set to 60 or whatever the refresh rate of your monitor is.

Miricha

I'm playing in fullscreen, and I've checked GeForce Experience and it says TS3 isn't optimized.

I will give Nvidia Inspector a go and report back. Thank you!

Miricha

It worked! Thank you so much I'm so glad I can play my game now!

igazor

Glad that did the trick.