Hotfix 3 stuttering

[Exorcet]

Testing the new hotfix, I'm seeing a negative hit to FPS. On average, the FPS is fairly good (numbers similar to before the patch), but I keep getting stuttering. With the FPS counter on, it looks like I occasionally drop about 10 FPS (from 40-60 max average). Sometimes it's much worse and my frames can be cut in half.

 

It is not the window mode issue, as the stuttering persists whether I alt Enter or not. I'm flying missions I made previously in 1.5 as well.

 

Track attached, computer in sig.

FPS.trk

[danilop]

I'm capped to 60 FPS, both in autoexec.cfg and adaptive sync in NVidia CP, and have solid 60 FPS (couple of dips in to 55-57 range when GPU is switching textures as my beta installation is not on SSD) throughout the track you've posted, with max GPU utilization of 52% running Mustang no tree shadows mod, depth of field and civ traffic off, everything else on HIGH with MSAA at 8x, and Anisotropic Filtering at 16x. Smooth!

 

And my system is far, far away from high end - it is even under recommended spec level for DCS 1.5 (GTX780 or better, 16GB RAM):

 

I5-4670K @ 4.4, GTX 770 2GB @ 1920x1200 and 8GB RAM

 

I know that you don't want to hear this, but your GPU is a little bit on the weak side. 660M chipset is not going to cut it in DCS 1.5(2.0), if smooth game play at decent eye candy level is desired.

Edited October 27, 2015 by danilop

[Mainstay]

What helped me alot is setting :

 

CIV traffic to OFF

Display res 512

 

I was having huge FPS dips when i had Display res on 1024 and civ traffic on. Especially in the Blackshark when using the display and shooting the Vikhr missiles. After setting both options to the above settings no more stutterings.

 

I havent changed anything in my nvidiacontrol settings. Only thing that bothers me is that hotfix 3 seem to bring fps down in areas where hotfix 2 didnt have these issues at all. Also SLI is still not working like it should.

[theropod]

Testing the new hotfix, I'm seeing a negative hit to FPS. On average, the FPS is fairly good (numbers similar to before the patch), but I keep getting stuttering. With the FPS counter on, it looks like I occasionally drop about 10 FPS (from 40-60 max average). Sometimes it's much worse and my frames can be cut in half.

 

It is not the window mode issue, as the stuttering persists whether I alt Enter or not. I'm flying missions I made previously in 1.5 as well.

 

Track attached, computer in sig.

 

hotfix 2 was awesome for me but with hotfix 3, despite my high fps, again stutters makes me feel like flying with lower fps like as the first 1.5 release.

my graphic setting are same, i didnt change anything.

[Czar66]

670 GTX here and huge problems with fps after hotfix 3. :\

 

@theropod, yeah, maybe I'm having the same as you.

 

CPU and GPU load averaging lower than 70%

 

i5 4590, 8gb ram

 

Attatchment green for GPU load, blue green ish for CPU load.

 

Tested whole computer after throttling. No throttling on GPU neither on CPU. All other games fine. Problem started after hotfix 3.

Edited October 27, 2015 by Czar66
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[Exorcet]

I know that you don't want to hear this, but your GPU is a little bit on the weak side. 660M chipset is not going to cut it in DCS 1.5(2.0), if smooth game play at decent eye candy level is desired.

 

Don't worry, I plan to upgrade. I know I can't get monster performance on my laptop, the main concern was loss of performance compared to previous patch.

 

What helped me alot is setting :

 

CIV traffic to OFF

Display res 512

 

I was having huge FPS dips when i had Display res on 1024 and civ traffic on. Especially in the Blackshark when using the display and shooting the Vikhr missiles. After setting both options to the above settings no more stutterings.

 

I havent changed anything in my nvidiacontrol settings. Only thing that bothers me is that hotfix 3 seem to bring fps down in areas where hotfix 2 didnt have these issues at all. Also SLI is still not working like it should.

Traffic is off and displays are 512.

 

This may have been a false alarm as I think some program was hogging RAM in the background. Today, I'm getting better FPS.

[Sporg]

I don't know if it helps, but I basically removed my stutters in DCS by forcing HPET timer on Windows 7.

Using i7 2600K @ 4.4 GHz and GTX 670.

 

Even with hotfix 3 I have no stutters, albeit it still cost me FPS especially in Mig 21.

 

Dsecription in my post here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2526575&postcount=22

 

PS I also use Alt-Enter to force fullscreen, that helps a bit too.

[Ocelottr]

I have the same exact experiences after Hotfix 3.

I've tried the patch before Hotfix 3, and it works smoothly without any hitching or stuttering.

 

Hotfix 3 made my framerate tank down a lot, and at the same time causes a lot of stuttering and input lag (which delays input by 0.2-0.5 seconds).

 

i7 4770K + GTX970SLI - Win 10

[Ocelottr]

I don't know if it helps, but I basically removed my stutters in DCS by forcing HPET timer on Windows 7.

Using i7 2600K @ 4.4 GHz and GTX 670.

 

Even with hotfix 3 I have no stutters, albeit it still cost me FPS especially in Mig 21.

 

Dsecription in my post here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2526575&postcount=22

 

PS I also use Alt-Enter to force fullscreen, that helps a bit too.

 

I tried this, but found no difference at all.

[BitMaster]

dunno if it fits to you but I have 1/3 fps if I forget to ALT-ENTER to FullScreen.

 

apart from that, fps are superb evren with all damn shadows at high/on :)

 

...it's slowly getting there

[howie87]

Weirdly I get stuttering too after the update. FPS counter says 80-90 FPS but it feels like 15 FPS for a reason I can't explain. It just doesn't make any sense but looks awful.

[Shaman]

I don't know if it helps, but I basically removed my stutters in DCS by forcing HPET timer on Windows 7.

Using i7 2600K @ 4.4 GHz and GTX 670.

 

Even with hotfix 3 I have no stutters, albeit it still cost me FPS especially in Mig 21.

 

Dsecription in my post here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2526575&postcount=22

 

PS I also use Alt-Enter to force fullscreen, that helps a bit too.

 

I am on i7 2600K @ 4.6 GHz and GTX580 1.5GB on ROG board with 16GB of RAM and can't report I experience this issue, however my squad-mates on 8GB configs are reporting stutters.

[howie87]

I'm on a 2500K @ 4.0 GHz with 8GB of ram with a a GTX 770 and am getting pretty bad stuttering even at 1440x900 resolution and with a high 'reported' frame rate in game. It isn't smooth though. Worst in the MiG-21.

[Allesmor Obranna]

+1. GTX 660Ti. With Hotfx 2: no problem, with Hotfix 3: shuttering.

[Ocelottr]

I am on i7 2600K @ 4.6 GHz and GTX580 1.5GB on ROG board with 16GB of RAM and can't report I experience this issue, however my squad-mates on 8GB configs are reporting stutters.

 

I have 16GB DDR3 and it doesn't seem to help.

[BitMaster]

strange, we all somehow are way above 4GHz, have plenty RAM and some have stutter and some dont with similar setups.

 

HPET on or off might be it for some but I guess the problem is somewhere else in the machine/driver mix.

 

Freakin' happy I run this Gsync setup and stutter is a thing of the past.

 

 

Latency and Interrupts misfiring seem to be the culprit, just what causes it... I dunno

[nigelmcelwee]

I concur. On another thread I posted same thing. Stutters post-patch. Pre-patch, everything smooth as silk running 60 FPS at high settings no issue. Post-patch, not a slideshow...just intermittent stutters and framerate fluctuations dropping up and down for a split second which causes the stutters.

[BitMaster]

as a note, I run Win10 Pro 64bit Fast Ring, so I might have a newer built than most others in here. If that matters, HECK..I dunno

 

The newest built doesnt show the build number anymore, so that's where my Win10 is right now.

[Allesmor Obranna]

Trees visibility preload distance is far less than the set up and going much slower. Something is wrong with the object preload.

[theropod]

stutters gone with the 1.5.1 update 1, now game runs smooth at general.:)

thank you ED!

[nigelmcelwee]

stutters gone with the 1.5.1 update 1, now game runs smooth at general.:)

thank you ED!

 

+1

 

no more for more. maybe a bit at first game load but after a minute...smooth sailing.