Extreme Framerate Drops (Down To 5 Or So Fps) During Live Match
#1
Posted 23 September 2017 - 01:10 PM
#2
Posted 23 September 2017 - 02:16 PM
Could you give us your sys specs?
And do I get this right ?
You have 25 frames standart ?
Isn't that already unplayable ?
#3
Posted 23 September 2017 - 04:44 PM
Can of compressed air and blow out heatsinks. Exceeding a specific heat threshold will cause the CPU and/or GPU to throttle itself.
Windows updates, especially Windows 10, by default also updates drivers which can cause its own issues.
#4
Posted 24 September 2017 - 05:44 AM
Computer Model: TOSHIBA Qosmio X775
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00 GHz
Memory: ~8GB RAM
Direct X 12
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Disk Drive: Seagate ST95005620AS (Solid State Hybrid according to Newegg)
#5
Posted 24 September 2017 - 11:52 AM
Also exclude MWO directory and C:\Users\windows user namel\Saved Games\MechWarrior Online from active antivirus scanning.
#6
Posted 10 October 2017 - 07:30 AM
I don't have a can of compressed air, and it'd be a bit of a hassle to get my dad to purchase one (yes I'm a dependent, 16 years of age), so I'll simply see how hot it's running; that alone should determine whether overheat throttling is an issue.
I did notice that it seemed like multiple processes of Google Chrome were running; I almost always have it open when playing any game, but made sure there was only one instance of it on all my desktops. I have no idea why multiple Chrome processes would be appearing in resource monitor, and they don't take up a lot of energy but can add up if left alone (though still not nearly as bad as the crap that pagefile.sys has pulled).
I attempted to use Razer Cortex to boost the game, but it only stopped a few processes by default and ultimately had no effect on my experience. Truth is, there's not a lot of extra stuff that I'm running to begin with. I don't even want to get started on what Windows 10 could be screwing up, but my gut tells me that that's not the origin of the issue, as I don't think I've had any major 10 updates for a while.
I'm aware the GTX 560M is an outdated card and not ideal for running a barely-optimized CryEngine game, but you think it would at least be able to run semi-decently. It has been (at least in my book, cuz I'm used to games running under 30fps) up until this stupid presumably disk-write issue popped up. The biggest mystery at this point is whether it's a game-triggered issue or a PC issue.
Asriel "About to Chaos Buster This Potato" Dreemur
PS: I don't think it's necessarily exclusive to live matches. It seems to happen most when I play online though: in training grounds it didn't occur at all, though maybe this is just coincedence. I think it happened in the MechLab a couple times, though it's been weeks since I last played. The same day I ditched MWO for an old Doom engine FPS by the name of Hexen (
Edited by Asriel Dreemur, 10 October 2017 - 07:43 AM.
#7
Posted 10 October 2017 - 09:32 AM
if you cant get a can of compressed air, you might want to try using one or two vacuums on those air vents ...
Edited by NARC BAIT, 10 October 2017 - 09:43 AM.
#8
Posted 11 October 2017 - 02:24 AM
- Overclock fan settings for higher power at lower temperatures
- Use a framerate limiter to ease the load on my GPU (30fps is fine)
And finally,
- Go to the control panel for your graphics drivers (e.g. nVidia control panel) and under manage settings, change the program-specific settings for MWO with a focus on improving performance
#9
Posted 12 October 2017 - 06:26 AM
NARC BAIT, on 10 October 2017 - 09:32 AM, said:
if you cant get a can of compressed air, you might want to try using one or two vacuums on those air vents ...
This might seem like a noob's question, but how can I increase my available memory? I would think getting less background processes to run, and simply trying to restart my computer, but would there be anything else I could do to try to alleviate that problem? Restarting the game has done pretty much nothing to remedy it.
Edited by Asriel Dreemur, 12 October 2017 - 06:27 AM.
#10
Posted 14 October 2017 - 01:58 PM
set your power plan to never turn off your ethernet/wifi to conserve power
turn most of your in game advanced video settings to low
if you have a couple games that dont run down, then it slows redo the shader cach clearing.
#11
Posted 15 October 2017 - 08:52 AM
Gorantir, on 14 October 2017 - 01:58 PM, said:
I run the Steam version of the game, so I can't use the repair tool. I'm verifying the integrity of the game files instead.
#12
Posted 15 October 2017 - 11:10 AM
As you get older, once you have opened up the side cases of a desktop you will see what thick dusk can build up and become quite solid if not cleaned regularly. And the more humid the air the worse it becomes.
This is a pic of a laptop's fan/heatsink full of dust buildup.
Edited by Tarl Cabot, 15 October 2017 - 11:12 AM.
#13
Posted 15 October 2017 - 09:29 PM
in an ideal situation, you might take it apart ... but beware, usually laptops become nightmarish quickly .... if your really lucky, someone will have done a tear down on youtube or something, and they will tell you about tricks to watch out for .... most don't require many tools, but they do tend to require a lot of finesse ... for instance, some have plastic clips, that if you happen to break, will never go back together again ...
#14
Posted 18 October 2017 - 11:30 AM
NARC BAIT, on 15 October 2017 - 09:29 PM, said:
in an ideal situation, you might take it apart ... but beware, usually laptops become nightmarish quickly .... if your really lucky, someone will have done a tear down on youtube or something, and they will tell you about tricks to watch out for .... most don't require many tools, but they do tend to require a lot of finesse ... for instance, some have plastic clips, that if you happen to break, will never go back together again ...
Yeah I've heard about that. The last thing I want to do is break my machine, so I'm definitely not going there.
Perhaps fan cleaning will go a long way towards fixing the problem, as it seems like practically all memory usage is by apps I want up/I'm not willing to take down. MWO itself, for example, uses about 500MB of memory.
The main offenders seem to be Chrome, Discord, MWO, and the System itself, all of which can't really be closed either because I don't want to or I simply can't. The strange thing is that I've never seen all these processes combined go far above 1GB of usage, so they shouldn't be affecting my machine that much when I have 8 at my disposal. I think there's something going on in the background that's screwing with my machine's ability to work.
Edited by Asriel Dreemur, 18 October 2017 - 11:41 AM.
#15
Posted 26 October 2017 - 07:06 AM
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