Inconsistent framerates

[CybrSlydr]

I thought I had it licked, but no go apparently.

 

I'm flying DCS Liberation through the mission editor in the Caucuses. Almost exclusively the Viper.

 

I have an i7 8700k @ 4.3Ghz, a 1080 (non-Ti), and 16GB 2400Mhz RAM. Windows 10 at 1440p.

 

Originally I thought I fixed it by moving my pagefile to my SSD, but that has stopped working. I can usually run in the mid 40s, but every few seconds, it'll dip into the low teens and back up. Does this constantly.

 

I read elsewhere it might be Malware Bytes scanning my DCS folder, but I exited MB and Spybot and it still does it. I then added the DCS folder to the approved list and no go Liberation and DXS are the only programs running aside from the system tray ones.

 

System Monitor shows my RAM usage at around 13-15GB. Is this really my RAM maxing out or am I getting this issue from somewhere else?

 

Switching to LOW settings did nothing to help my framerates. What other system info do you folks need to help diagnose this? Thanks!

 

 

 

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[CybrSlydr]

I don't think it's just Liberation or too taxing on my system.

 

I'm flying the Black Sea campaign and have unit culling enabled.  I think it's Liberation because I just flew a ME created mission to destroy an EWR with a JSOW from Batumi and my frames were up into the 80s - but still had some dips down into the 30s.

[rubbra]

I have the same problem with Liberation missions. It’s RAM, I’m 99% certain, at least in my case. Paging to a fast device can mask the issue a little, but paging is still “I don’t have enough RAM for what I’m asking the computer to do”.

 

I didn’t have those issues when I had 32Gb ram (previous laptop system, rubbish GPU)

[CybrSlydr]

4 minutes ago, rubbra said:

I have the same problem with Liberation missions. It’s RAM, I’m 99% certain, at least in my case. Paging to a fast device can mask the issue a little, but paging is still “I don’t have enough RAM for what I’m asking the computer to do”.

 

I didn’t have those issues when I had 32Gb ram (previous laptop system, rubbish GPU)

I've been strongly considering getting some higher capacity and faster RAM (apparently even 2400 isn't so great for my CPU - lol).  But those Samsung B-dies are so expensive (like $300 for 32GB).  System monitor shows the CPU and GPU aren't even working that hard.  I just don't want to really spend that kind of money...  lol  Maybe when the 3d cache Ryzens come out I'll do a CPU/RAM/Mobo upgrade.

 

I did try a new campaign in the Persian Gulf, and in that one I'm getting consistent 40+ FPS.  Might be the Caucuses with all the trees and stuff too.

[rubbra]

I honestly wouldn’t worry about faster ram. I mean yes, faster is faster, but probably not measurable or noticeable by a human.

More is definitely better. Faster, not so much.


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