Performance question

Bonestorm · 31st August 2010, 02:41

Would upgrading to the 64-bit of Windows 7 over my 32 bit version help my in-game performance? I can run the game on max settings with very little lag.. and I did for the first few hours. Since then I get Virtual Memory crashes whenever I turn the graphics up. (I tried the tweaks)

yutty · 31st August 2010, 04:22

Honestley not sure if the bit upgrade would help u or not. Theoratically it should but does MO support it? donno. Upgrading my ram helped me out alot. This game has been plagued with memory leaks for awhile now. If u noticed ur fps dropping after a few hours of play just close client n restart, it should be back to normal fps n run smoothly again for awhile. Sometimes it'll go for the longest time without leaks other times it'll happen every hour or so. Personnaly i would just wait for better optimization n for em to fix the leaks instead of upgrading cuz the restarting method works fine for me. u shouldn't have even bothered with 32 bit version at all cuz the 64 bit comes with it too.

Bonestorm · 31st August 2010, 05:09

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Originally Posted by yutty

Honestley not sure if the bit upgrade would help u or not. Theoratically it should but does MO support it? donno. Upgrading my ram helped me out alot. This game has been plagued with memory leaks for awhile now. If u noticed ur fps dropping after a few hours of play just close client n restart, it should be back to normal fps n run smoothly again for awhile. Sometimes it'll go for the longest time without leaks other times it'll happen every hour or so. Personnaly i would just wait for better optimization n for em to fix the leaks instead of upgrading cuz the restarting method works fine for me. u shouldn't have even bothered with 32 bit version at all cuz the 64 bit comes with it too.

Yeah, I just wasn't paying attention and didn't feel like reinstalling. My FPS doesn't drop at all after playing I just get a virtual memory crash after about 2 minutes of ingame activity.

It runs perfect up till that point (on high settings) and then crashes abruptly. It's worth a shot at least.

Dean478 · 31st August 2010, 05:18

Depends on the rest of your system really. How much RAM do you currently how now. Both memory and video card memory.

Upgrading to 64-bit will allow your PC to utilise all of it.

Bonestorm · 31st August 2010, 06:54

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Originally Posted by Dean478

Depends on the rest of your system really. How much RAM do you currently how now. Both memory and video card memory.

Upgrading to 64-bit will allow your PC to utilise all of it.

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
1GB GTS 250, GDDR3

I'm upgrading video card probably within the month.

Dean478 · 31st August 2010, 09:37

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Originally Posted by Bonestorm

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
1GB GTS 250, GDDR3

I'm upgrading video card probably within the month.

In general, then I'd say yes. I'm pretty sure Windows 32-bit has a 3 or 4 GB RAM limit. So if your video card is using 1 GB, then your PC can only use 2-3 GB.

yutty · 31st August 2010, 09:53

i believe what he said about the 3 gb limit is true. Also heard a rumor that if u are using different rams you bio downclocks them to the slowest one. its what i've been told.

Nataraya · 31st August 2010, 12:13

32 bit OS = 3.5 gig RAM max , no matter how much you have pluged.

Bonestorm · 31st August 2010, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Nataraya

32 bit OS = 3.5 gig RAM max , no matter how much you have pluged.

Yeah, and I only have ~2.5gb phys ram available. I had no idea that was because of my video card.

So I should see a performance increase. Maybe it'll be enough to let me play on high again.

Dean478 · 1st September 2010, 03:03

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Originally Posted by Bonestorm

Yeah, and I only have ~2.5gb phys ram available. I had no idea that was because of my video card.

So I should see a performance increase. Maybe it'll be enough to let me play on high again.

You should, yes. 64-bit gives your processor a little to work with too. But now you'll be able to utilise all of your memory before using virtual.

Bonestorm · 1st September 2010, 08:12

Fixed my problem entirely. No more virtual memory crashes.

Dean478 · 1st September 2010, 10:18

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Originally Posted by Bonestorm

Fixed my problem entirely. No more virtual memory crashes.

So you upgraded Windows to 64-bit?

Bonestorm · 1st September 2010, 19:43

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Originally Posted by Dean478

So you upgraded Windows to 64-bit?

Yes and I'm playing on max with no memory crashes now.

Dean478 · 2nd September 2010, 03:01

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Originally Posted by Bonestorm

Yes and I'm playing on max with no memory crashes now.

Awesome, glad to hear it worked out.

31st August 2010, 02:41	#1 (permalink)
Bonestorm Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0	Performance question Would upgrading to the 64-bit of Windows 7 over my 32 bit version help my in-game performance? I can run the game on max settings with very little lag.. and I did for the first few hours. Since then I get Virtual Memory crashes whenever I turn the graphics up. (I tried the tweaks)

31st August 2010, 04:22	#2 (permalink)
yutty Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 553 Rep Power: 0	Honestley not sure if the bit upgrade would help u or not. Theoratically it should but does MO support it? donno. Upgrading my ram helped me out alot. This game has been plagued with memory leaks for awhile now. If u noticed ur fps dropping after a few hours of play just close client n restart, it should be back to normal fps n run smoothly again for awhile. Sometimes it'll go for the longest time without leaks other times it'll happen every hour or so. Personnaly i would just wait for better optimization n for em to fix the leaks instead of upgrading cuz the restarting method works fine for me. u shouldn't have even bothered with 32 bit version at all cuz the 64 bit comes with it too.

31st August 2010, 05:18	#4 (permalink)
Dean478 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 461 Rep Power: 0	Depends on the rest of your system really. How much RAM do you currently how now. Both memory and video card memory. Upgrading to 64-bit will allow your PC to utilise all of it.

31st August 2010, 09:53	#7 (permalink)
yutty Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 553 Rep Power: 0	i believe what he said about the 3 gb limit is true. Also heard a rumor that if u are using different rams you bio downclocks them to the slowest one. its what i've been told.

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Nataraya Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Paradise Posts: 124 Rep Power: 0	32 bit OS = 3.5 gig RAM max , no matter how much you have pluged.

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Bonestorm Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0	Fixed my problem entirely. No more virtual memory crashes.

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