NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 AH Pauses and Stutters

[Mol]

This is related to a driver issue running under Directx 11 API at the OS kernel level and I still get these to date running on the current box in sig below using the latest graphics drivers.

Hi Pudgie

Thanks for the detailed response, but I have always run the game with the DX9 version, so for me at least I don't think it is related to DX11.

I'm pretty sure the pauses and stalls I'm seeing are related to the variance in delay, because the spikes and pauses correlate almost 100%.

That can't be a coincidence, and I'm guessing may be related to the way the game code responds to players with poor connections.

Mol

[The Fugitive]

Hi Pudgie

Thanks for the detailed response, but I have always run the game with the DX9 version, so for me at least I don't think it is related to DX11.

I'm pretty sure the pauses and stalls I'm seeing are related to the variance in delay, because the spikes and pauses correlate almost 100%.

That can't be a coincidence, and I'm guessing may be related to the way the game code responds to players with poor connections.

Mol

You do know that the game defaults to DX11. You have to either change where the icon is pointed or make a new icon to start in DX9

[Bizman]

I'm pretty sure the pauses and stalls I'm seeing are related to the variance in delay, because the spikes and pauses correlate almost 100%.

That can't be a coincidence, and I'm guessing may be related to the way the game code responds to players with poor connections.

Mol

There was some discussion about that when the issue started. If memory serves me right Skuzzy told that the spikes in variance is another symptom rather than the cause.

[Mol]

You do know that the game defaults to DX11. You have to either change where the icon is pointed or make a new icon to start in DX9

Hi Fugitive

The icon points to the "aceshigh9.exe" and not the "aceshigh11.exe" so I assume that's it.

Thanks for helping.

Mol

[Mol]

There was some discussion about that when the issue started. If memory serves me right Skuzzy told that the spikes in variance is another symptom rather than the cause.

Hi Bizman

Must admit I never thought of that, and probably wouldn't have.

I would gladly concede to Skuzzy's superior knowledge but at the moment all kind of alarm bells and bullschit alerts are being triggered by that idea cause I've never heard of graphics issues impacting on network functions before.

Can that even happen?

Anyone seen graphics impact on networking before?

Mol

[Wiley]

Hi Bizman

Must admit I never thought of that, and probably wouldn't have.

I would gladly concede to Skuzzy's superior knowledge but at the moment all kind of alarm bells and bullschit alerts are being triggered by that idea cause I've never heard of graphics issues impacting on network functions before.

Can that even happen?

Anyone seen graphics impact on networking before?

Mol

I would expect the logic to be whatever's causing the hitch is affecting other parts of the system as well as graphics specifically.  Just as an example, if it were halting the CPU, not saying it does just using it as an example, everything the system is doing would hitch.

Wiley.

[Mol]

There was some discussion about that when the issue started. If memory serves me right Skuzzy told that the spikes in variance is another symptom rather than the cause.

Ok, I spoke to the IT guy in work and it seems I'm not just wrong, I'm also stupid.

Well, whichever way the symptoms work, its pretty frustrating and I wish it would get fixed soon cause it spoils my sense of emersion in the game, big time.

Mol

[TequilaChaser]

Hey MOL,

Noticed that you are using Windows 10 while looking at your DXDIAG report....

Have you went through your Windows 10 OS and tweaked the settings/services that Skuzzy has previously posted in the stickied threads at the top of the Tech support forum? If not, I highly recommend that you do this

Hope this helps

TC

[Max]

Hiya TC! Please provide a link to the specific thread you're referring to. Skuzzy's got a bunch of Win 10 posts in Tech forum. Thanks 

[TequilaChaser]

Hiya TC! Please provide a link to the specific thread you're referring to. Skuzzy's got a bunch of Win 10 posts in Tech forum. Thanks 

Hey Max, I went to copy and paste the link to the specific thread and noticed that Skuzzy had went back and edited it to not include or be specific towards Windows 10....

iirc, he did that because of the ways Windows 10 updates itself (and keeps resetting things back to default etc), that it becomes more difficult to make changes to Windows 10 and they permanently stay/stick....

The thread I was referring to is the first top stickied thread in the Tech support forum....you will notice that it has an edited in acknowledgement regarding Windows 10 OS at the beginning of the post


Outside of that, the only other place to look up on how to setup/tweak Windows 10 OS, that I feel comfortable telling others to check out is www.blackviper.com .....but his website has gone offline a few times over the past few years....


Hope this helps


Max, does any of your hotas setup or other components you are using in your USB powered hub require or need USB 3.0 ? If not, have you tried using it in a regular 2.0 USB port?

You saying that it doesn't respond if not used for say 20 minutes, sounds like your power settings for USB to be always on has defaulted back to go into power interrupt mode..... Windows 10 updates will cause that sometimes

(saw your other thread, figure I would respond to both this one as well as that one here in this one reply)

Hope this helps

 TC

[Mol]

Hope this helps
TC

Thanks, I'll work my way through it all in the hope something will resolve it.

Mol

[lunaticfringe]

IF YOU ARE NOT USING VR GEAR: EXAM: OCLULAS RIFT OR VIVE OR SOME OTHER VR GEAR USE DX9. THAT SHOULD FIX YOUR PROBLEM-I RUN  A GTX670 ON WINDOWS 7 AND NO PROBLEMS WITH MOST CANDY TURNED DOWN.

[TequilaChaser]

IF YOU ARE NOT USING VR GEAR: EXAM: OCLULAS RIFT OR VIVE OR SOME OTHER VR GEAR USE DX9. THAT SHOULD FIX YOUR PROBLEM-I RUN  A GTX670 ON WINDOWS 7 AND NO PROBLEMS WITH MOST CANDY TURNED DOWN.

I have always run the game with the DX9 version

Mol

Hi Fugitive

The icon points to the "aceshigh9.exe" and not the "aceshigh11.exe" so I assume that's it.

Thanks for helping.

Mol

BigMOL had already posted that he only uses the aceshigh9.exe version of the game which uses DX9

That was my reasoning for suggesting that he tweak and clean up his Windows 10 OS, to make sure that he doesn't have any processes and services starting up and running in the background

Things such as "data telemetry processes" , "Windows Updates", "Antivirus software", etc.....

[Mister Fork]

Hey Mol - I had a Asus 970GTX with the stuttering.  Question - what sound card do you have or are you using the on-board sound?

I too am running a i7 with 16Gb ram, Win10, and had terrible stuttering...however, I discovered it was 100% caused by my sound card.

I had an older Sound Blaster and it was 99.9999% causing my pauses and stuttering. I put in a brand new SoundBlaster and issue went away...