are some steps that you can go through to help you get the best FPS you can
out of N4.
Most of you know already, but let me cover it again in case you do not.
FSAA slows down your graphics. If you are getting bad FPS, try turning off
your FSAA if you have it on. This makes a WORLD of difference. On my 64meg
Geforce2 my frame rates went from 45 down to about 15 when I turned on 2x2
FSAA.
If you have a GeForce card.. use OpenGL. Some people think that Direct3D
looks better, but then again there are alot of people like me that can not
tell the difference no matter how hard we try to :) OpenGL will get you
alot better FPS using a GeForce card.
Also realize that unlike previous versions, you can pause the game, go into
options, change a graphic setting and go back to the game.. immediately
seeing the results. (with the exception of changing resolution and switching
from OpenGL to Direct3D and vice versa).
Use this ability to help you decide if making a change helps your frame
rate. Pause the game, change lighting or change world detail etc and see
how it effects you immediately.
One thing though that alot of people probably are not doing is using the
Help menu to try different things. While you are in the game, hit H for
help and you will see some things you can toggle. M for Mirror Detail,
etc.. I know that just changing my Mirror detail picked up my FPS by about
18fps. Maxed out it was at 42, Medium it was at 51 and Low it was at 60.
To me, that 18fps is More than worth the extra detail in the mirror.
There are alot of things you can change to help with FPS, the graphics are
very customizable to meet your tastes.