momentary freezes issue

[Mhondoz]

A while back I had similar problems, and tracked it down to be sound related. I see that you say it is not related to radio speech, so it may not be the same problem, but maybe you could try to lower the audio settings just as a test.

The test I used was the track called "F4F vs G4M". When the planes are taking off from the carrier, I always got some freezes, even if I lowered my graphics settings quite a bit. I then realized that the freezes occured everytime an explosion sound was to be played. When I reduced the audio settings the freezes was gone.

At the time I was using a Soundblaster Live! card. I do now have a X-Fi sound card, and have maxed the sound settings again, with no freezes.

[bomath]

To quote x_Crash_x... The sound was always porked on IL2. It's a lottery: for some it's perfect (and when it is, one can hear quite nicely the sounds in 3D), and for some the sound stinks; trouble maker. Same for multicore support.
I guess the best thing that they can do is hire a professional sound engine programmer; of course, IL-2 is practically abandoned and we can hope for a code rewrite only for SoW:BoB.
Alternatively they can make a deal with the Creative Labs guys; they will lend a hand if SoW:BoB will sport AdvancedHD; at least there'll be a sure fire solution: get an X-Fi.

[x__CRASH__x]

Originally Posted by bomath

To quote x_Crash_x...

Did I say that? Man, I need to lay off the booze. But yeah, a lot of times freezes are caused by sound card issues... from what I've been told.

I've also heard good things from people who dropped an additional gig of RAM in their systems.

[bomath]

So the soundbanks could fit in that aditional GB? Or maybe that quad core was secretly conducting a plan for taking over our RAM... Maybe I am the one who needs to give a pause to the stout

And the quote was "That Mk108 is porked". I enjoyed your movie!

[Baghr]

LOL at bomath...

I personally saw a remarkable change in smoothness when upgrading from 1 gig of Ram to 2. On another note, I too have the SB LIVE! card that has caused other issues elsewhere, not IL-2 related. Hmmm, might be time to do an upgrade there....

[FAE_Cazador]

Originally Posted by Mhondoz

At the time I was using a Soundblaster Live! card. I do now have a X-Fi sound card, and have maxed the sound settings again, with no freezes.

I had sound-related freezes also, when I got a SB Live! (what a stupid name). Even with all updated drivers and patches from Creative webpage and VIA drivers (there was a bug about the VIA-chipsets MoBo,s at that time, IIRC)

They disappeared when I got rid of the dam***ed "Live!" and got a SB Audigy 2ZS.