Author Topic: In WinXP, AH seems to eat tons of memory.. (Read 414 times)

BigMax · « **on:** August 19, 2002, 07:17:31 PM »

I have WinXP Pro and am running a fairly modern system:
EPoX KT333 mobo
1Gb of PC2700 CL2
GF2 MX <-weak link

Anyway,
My problem is this, when I [ALT TAB] out to look at something outside of AH, nothing loads - or at least it loads EXCEPTIONALLY slow... I'd like some ideas on what to tweak to allow me to better utilize my resources..

Blank · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2002, 07:56:00 PM »

Same here Bigmax

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2002, 10:28:08 PM »

Bigmax,
Same here, too. I just launched and Alt Tabbed out . Free memory dropped ony 5% or 50MB. Doesn't seem like much to lose when ya stil have 760 MB free but everything is slow.

Seeker · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2002, 03:10:03 AM »

Same here.

However; I've not had many of the infamous CTD's.

Here's a pure supposition:

AH may have a mem leak; XP's mem mangement is good enough to hold on (albeit AH takes all you've got); Win 9X systems can't hold on (very different memory management) and crash. But that's a WAG on my part.

BigMax · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2002, 11:19:14 PM »

I have CTD'd on a few occasions... Not frequently, but every now and then. Usually after I've been flying awhile..

214thCavalier · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2002, 12:23:29 PM »

Win98SE very very few CTD's mebbe 1 a week, not enough to care about for sure.

Hussein · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2002, 08:33:53 AM »

BigMax everything loads slow because AH uses up 100% of your CPU resources. Nothing to do with memory.

BigMax · « **Reply #7 on:** August 25, 2002, 12:25:43 AM »

It hasn't done it with any other OS. I've run 98SE & 2K. Never had an issue with those.

Can you explain further?

minus · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2002, 11:46:45 AM »

are u use WIN XP PRO upgaradet from W2k ? ?
soemtime i writing DVD when playing AH and never runing out from resources, only geting power shortage , to much adon cards and have to use now 500 W power suply

Innominate · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2002, 06:38:49 PM »

It's not AH hogging memory, it's AH hogging the CPU. When you alt tab, It's like the game continues to render in the background.

BigMax · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2002, 12:32:02 AM »

Okay,
So why didn't it do it with Win98SE and 800Mhz processor? My current system is twice as fast with a state of the art MoBo? Only difference is WinXP Pro.

As far as power goes... My system is new. I bought an Antec SX-635 case, the 350Watt power supply & case is one of the highest rated cases @ a reasonable price. Also, I only run a NIC and a Video Card (GF2). Shouldn't be that either.

Still need help!

cobra427 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2002, 12:56:08 AM »

AH and XP work fine for me ..... i use messangers and surf the web with AH on ... when im bombing sometimes ill play an offline game and my comp isnt all that great the only thing that is really delayed is the start menu the first time i clik it after that its fine

AMD Duron 1000mhz
32 meg km 133 ProSavage vid card
224meg ram
and a 56k modem

BigMax · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2002, 11:59:08 PM »

AH is using 100% of the avaialble resources.... makes everything else super slow... Is there a way that it can be manually limited?

TY for all the info so far !

BM