Stuttering & pauses

[ikilby]

Hi

 

just come back to DCS after a while away.

 

Firstly I upgraded my SSD that DCS is installed on to a 1TB SSD. I copied the files from my old SSD onto a removable HDrive and then removed the old SSD, and added the new one. This then has the same drive letter as the previous one and I copied my files back on.

 

Then updated to the latest version of DCS and install my modules.

 

When running DCS even just on a single F18 free flight, I am seeing occasional stutters and pauses. I was running 16GB or ram, and this morning upgraded to 32GB of RAM. The issue is still there.

 

I don't have a bad system:

Intel Core i& 6700 @4GHz

32GB Ram @3000MHz

Window 10 Pro 64-bit

Geforce GTX 1080 8Mb Ram

DCS installed on SSD

Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle & Joystiq

SAitek Rudder Pedals

screen Samsung 3440 x 1440 75Hz

Geforce driver 431.60

 

I have switched on the FPS counter in DCS and I average between 107 down to 70 FPS.

 

I have uploaded a capture showing the stutter then pause to google drive and the link is below. These I am seeing at varying times during the flight. Also posted my in game settings

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bjzue_uqv4E1OjlJXjfUIfG4eT2JJ0av

[30mikemike]

Have you deleted your FXO & Metashaders 2 folders?

[ikilby]

No i have not.

 

Do i delete the folders and everything in them or just delete the contents?

 

Where are they located

[Snakedoc]

Delete the entire folder, they will be regenerated once you launch DCS. They are located in your Saved Games folder.

 

Also, try to roll back your drivers to 425.31. For my setup (gtx 1080) these driver are the best and they do not cause any stutters. Tried the 43x.xx and rolled back immediately

 

Link to useful thread:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3938720&postcount=18

[Pikey]

saved games\DCS\

 

 

both those entire folders. They will get rebuilt the first time and will also slow loading the first time a new texture is found, but it's good practice to remove them after a series of updates or any time something graphically has been changed.

[GPatricks]

Delete the entire folder, they will be regenerated once you launch DCS. They are located in your Saved Games folder.

 

Also, try to roll back your drivers to 425.31. For my setup (gtx 1080) these driver are the best and they do not cause any stutters. Tried the 43x.xx and rolled back immediately

 

Link to useful thread:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3938720&postcount=18

 

Win64 version is here - https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/145872/en-us , I would use DDU to uninstall what you have first (in Safe Mode), then reboot with no internet (so windows doesn't try to grab new drivers) and install the 425.31 set..

Edited August 5, 2019 by GaryR

[ikilby]

well done the deletion of the folders and rolled back the driver.

 

FPS are actually a bit faster up from 60-100 to 90-120.

 

However, the stutters are still there.

 

Why doe DCS not create these save games and folders on the drive where i installed the program.

The program is installed on a brand new 1TB SSD and my C drive is still and SSD but an older and smaller unit.

[BitMaster]

You can try this too:

 

Set your Pagefile to 32768MB lower and upper limit, aka fixed size, on the new 1TB SSD.

 

You can try both SSD's, see if it helps. It cured some stutter for others.