Good cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate VS Good ping... wich is better?

[Caio Augusto]

I know that your cl_cmdrate should be as close as possible to your FPS average and that you should set cl_updaterate as high as possible without generating loss/choke.

Basically, higher these settings are, smoother the game runs (tell me if i'm wrong).

My hardware can take both cmdrate and updaterate in 100 at most servers, but i heard (and confirmed by test) that as you take these settings higher, you get worse ping.


That's why i'm here to ask you guys...


You preffer:

//cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate lower with better ping

OR

//cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate at max with some ping loss ????



(In my case, it's both settings at 100 with ping at 55-80 VS both settings at 20 with ping at 10-30)

[SantaClaws]

imo make it like this if possible -
cl_cmdrate >61
cl_updaterate >61
rate >20000
fps_max >90
ping <40

In other words. your ping should not cross over the limit of 40, your frame rate should be over 90 and the rest as high as possible. That should work well.

[Mr.Bob]

My default settings:

cl_updaterate "20"
cl_cmdrate "30"

I ping 10-15 and fps is always above 200, most of the time fps is above 300, depends on the map and how many players. I would change this but I don't need to, I never lag, I have great fps, and loss/choke is always 0. Either I set up the server right or default settings on this machine are just what it needs. I haven't played on my new Vista machine much so I can't tell you how that one is.

[Caio Augusto]

Fps above 200?

Isn't it 100 max even if you set it as 99999999999999?



You get smooth play with updaterate 20 and cmdrate 30? Play nicely?

[Mr.Bob]

The max is what ever the server allows, we have a 500fps server, I believe. As far as game play, my game is as smooth as a babies ass. And no, I do not play nice, it is after all a shooting game!!

[CaRnAgE!]

meh... i get about 60 fps =D

[Caio Augusto]

Bob, is it in Cs 1.6 or CS Source?