Use a RAM drive to reduce stuttering

[senseispcc]

Hello,

I have tried every thing, Ramdisk, the config.ini modifications (both of them), to empty the memory. It does not work after one and a half day of testing.

I hope the patch shall work better. Waitting...

Have a nice day.

Win7 64b
I7 975 3.7ghz
12 Gb memory
Geforce gtx 295 1.5Gb
Trackir5
Saitek X52

[Space Communist]

I think it is perfectly clear at this point that all of the stuttering problems are caused by overflowing vram. Get the settings adjusted so that you aren't running out and the game will run fine.

Hopefully further patching will allow more details on a smaller vram footprint. But I think the number one thing the game needs is estimation of vram use in the setup screen so that you can tweak settings to keep it under your limit.

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by Space Communist

I think it is perfectly clear at this point that all of the stuttering problems are caused by overflowing vram.

Is there any vram usage statistics on the forums?

Can anyone advise a program to monitor vram usage on an ATI card?

[Komrad]

In my opinion this software is not hardware limited at all (either CPU or GPU) but code limited.

I'm sure Luthier himself would acknowledge that. This software was rushed out of the door with very little, if any at all code optimisation and I would caution anybody from running out and buying the latest and greatest hardware to try and get this game running smoothly over land.

The best thing to do is wait until all the core patches have been released and then take stock on wether any hardware upgrades are needed.


Bryan.

[Fall_Pink?]

I don't think there's a quick solution right now (even 2 or 4 Gb GPU will not fix this baby) and nothing will really help unless they fix the game code. I have a very fast system and lot's of ram and a fast gpu and still it stutters. I cannot imagine my system will not be enough to run this game (come on, an i7-2600 and 8 Gb ddr3-1600..).

The game engine seems to be the root cause and we can only wait. It has potential, but in its current state it's very bad....

Rgs,
FP

edit: added 'not'...

[15JG52_Brauer]

To check VRAM usag use GPU Z

[Ataros]

Originally Posted by 15JG52_Brauer

To check VRAM usag use GPU Z

It does not show vram usage for ATI.

Any other program?

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by Ataros

Is there any vram usage statistics on the forums?

Can anyone advise a program to monitor vram usage on an ATI card?

Try AIDA64, there's a 30-day demo available.

[jimbop]

Originally Posted by Space Communist

I think it is perfectly clear at this point that all of the stuttering problems are caused by overflowing vram. Get the settings adjusted so that you aren't running out and the game will run fine.

Hopefully further patching will allow more details on a smaller vram footprint. But I think the number one thing the game needs is estimation of vram use in the setup screen so that you can tweak settings to keep it under your limit.

Both... As Komrad says I think it is, in a practical sense, code-limited. I still get occasional stutters either over fast, low flight in London or when there are multiple planes in sight. On these occasions the GPU use drops from 99% to 50% (memory not full) but the CPU spikes. See posts on this page for discussion.

I think we just have to wait for the patch...