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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:09:00 -
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We've been seeing several people reporting that EVE is using too much memory, in some cases upwards of 700mb.
If you find that EVE is using too much memory, or your system is running too poorly there is a very simple solution
- Hit esc and go to the "Display & Graphics"
- Under the "Graphic Content Settings" header set "Cache Size" to "low" or "off".
If you try this and it does not work, please file a bug report so we can investigate (info is in my signature) ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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TerrorWOLF
PURE Legion Pure.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:11:00 -
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I put it to Extreme and it still only using 300MB even after a few jumps. Is it working as intended ??
May Your Death Be Slow And Painful
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SnakeByte86
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:13:00 -
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Edited by: SnakeByte86 on 06/12/2007 11:13:59 I put it on normal, and it was using over 1 gig. Yay
EDIT. Though it was using so much, i wasnt lagging at all. Since i do have 2 gigs of ram. But i figured normal would not be that high.
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Grimpak
Gallente Trinity Nova
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:27:00 -
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Originally by: Tanis. We've been seeing several people reporting that EVE is using too much memory, in some cases upwards of 700mb.
If you find that EVE is using too much memory, or your system is running too poorly there is a very simple solution
- Hit esc and go to the "Display & Graphics"
- Under the "Graphic Content Settings" header set "Cache Size" to "low" or "off".
If you try this and it does not work, please file a bug report so we can investigate (info is in my signature)
what are the values for each option btw?
(considering that off is zero and extreme is "all your mem are belong to us") ---
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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:29:00 -
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Memory usage of the client has changed a bit with this patch. I'll try to briefly explain how it works now, hopefully that will help.
With the updated graphics engine some assets are pre-loaded that previously were not. This should not effect people too drastically if they set their cache size to "off".
"normal", or expected memory usage of the client, with the cache turned off should be between 200mb and 500mb, depending upon what the graphics engine is loading (models, effects, etc.). You will find that the client will use more memory in systems that have a large number of different station types.
The cache size being set to anything other than "off" will cause the client to allow itself to allocate more memory to store graphical assets for faster loading. Depending upon your location and what is going on around you this can be filled up very quickly, or possibly never filled.
So basically, in short, because of the new cache setting, it can look like EVE has a memory leak, when in fact it is just being told to keep more assets in cache than it was before the patch. Again, this setting can be changed to "off" which should give you memory usage similar to pre-patch clients.
If you are finding EVE is using more memory than your system can handle definitely try setting the cache size to "off" first. If the issue persists we definitely want information, in a bug report, so that we can get any other issues fixed. ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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NeoPulsation
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:37:00 -
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I get it to extreme and it laods everything realllly quicjkly now, should help in big battles maybe. Only time will tell ive got 3gig of physical memory anyway as I increased it on purpose, only used 500k memory so far though
Tis all good
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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:43:00 -
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Yes, it should help quite a bit in fleet fights, IF you have enough RAM. I would suggest the following guidelines for cache settings:
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- 500mb of RAM = off 1GB of RAM = Low 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB of RAM = High 3+GB of RAM = Extreme ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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Shionoya Risa
Caldari The Xenodus Initiative.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 11:53:00 -
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Originally by: Tanis. Yes, it should help quite a bit in fleet fights, IF you have enough RAM. I would suggest the following guidelines for cache settings:
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- 500mb of RAM = off 1GB of RAM = Low 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB of RAM = High 3+GB of RAM = Extreme
So, for 2Gb of ram, and 2 clients open, low/off? Right? -----
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Alitea Berbelek
Caldari Intenso Company
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Posted - 2007.12.06 12:16:00 -
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Originally by: Tanis.
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB of RAM = High
What's the difference?
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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 12:18:00 -
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Originally by: Alitea Berbelek
Originally by: Tanis.
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB of RAM = High
What's the difference?
Means you should be ok using either setting. ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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Iva Soreass
Personal Vendetta
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Posted - 2007.12.06 12:35:00 -
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I take it this is for the new gfx//premium content only ? cause i don't see that options (low//med//high//extreme) in my display + graphics options.
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Archer79
Caldari MacroIntel United Corporations Against Macros
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Posted - 2007.12.06 12:41:00 -
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@Shionoya Risa:
I've been standing in front of a mission hub with two clients set to normal caching now... after fifteen minutes, the processes have a working set of ~ 512MB and a virtual size of ~ 770MB -- OP: "I don't know how to f*ck!" Reply: "rtfm!" |
Chancer
Minmatar Blueprint Haus Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.06 13:46:00 -
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Originally by: Tanis.
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- <500mb of RAM = off 500MB to 1GB of RAM = Low 1GB to 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB to 3GB of RAM = High 3+GB of RAM = Extreme
I'm guessing that that is how it should read.
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KISOGOKU
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Posted - 2007.12.06 13:54:00 -
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Edited by: KISOGOKU on 06/12/2007 13:55:49 No it is not ,i set it to high at classic version.Look at the Display&graphics at right side youll see graphing content setting and cache size.
Originally by: Iva Soreass I take it this is for the new gfx//premium content only ?
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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 13:58:00 -
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Originally by: Chancer
Originally by: Tanis.
Amount of system memory | Cache Setting ------------------------------------------------------- <500mb of RAM = off 500MB to 1GB of RAM = Low 1GB to 2GB of RAM = Medium 2GB to 3GB of RAM = High 3+GB of RAM = Extreme
I'm guessing that that is how it should read.
Nope, it's written correctly in my post.
Just means that if you've got 2GB of RAM you can choose which to use. ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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Chancer
Minmatar Blueprint Haus Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:10:00 -
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I guessed wrong.
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Sharless
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:12:00 -
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Is this RAM settig stuf what keeps freezing my comp up if i run two accounts at once? Cuz its getting irritating.
I could run 3 at once, now i cant run 2 for more than 10 minuts.
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bobtheminer
Seven. Enuma Elish.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:15:00 -
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Edited by: bobtheminer on 06/12/2007 14:16:10 dunno if this is at all related to the new way the engine handles content, but i can run 2 clients fine with prem content till it comes to quiting, then 1 client ussaly bugs out on me, almost completly locks the system up have to use the kboard to manually close it down through task manager to get my pc back to life, i orginaly though it was just preimum content or how high id iset the cache but running classic and no cache ive run into the same problem. also thats with shadows turned off and neither hdr or aa turned on
my pc is a dual core amd 5600+ 8800 gts and 2 gig of performance ram so i shouldent be running into problems through lack of power so woundering if any 1 has any ideas
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Bimjo
Caldari SKULLDOGS
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:18:00 -
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Originally by: Sharless Is this RAM settig stuf what keeps freezing my comp up if i run two accounts at once? Cuz its getting irritating.
I could run 3 at once, now i cant run 2 for more than 10 minuts.
set both caches to off and test, if all ok, then try low, rinse, repeat
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Sharless
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:19:00 -
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Edited by: Sharless on 06/12/2007 14:23:24 My comp just freezzes completely. I cant do anything but hard-reset. A single account however, runs smooth and brilliant - no probs whatsoever
I have: Pentium 4 3.08 Ghz 1024 RAM x1600 pro Sapphire RAdeon with 256mb
Got the shadows all off and Cache and off as well. WHat is freezing me up?
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Bo Bojangles
Minmatar High4Life SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:31:00 -
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How will clients react to the new cache selector switch where users have manually gone into their prefs.ini file located in x:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\settings folder and manually set the buffersize and/or added the advancedDevice=1 as was suggested for performance improvements on the old client. I've looked at my prefs.ini file and while there are new items such as HDR and bloom now, those settings mentioned are still what I'd manually set them to before the patch.
Thank you!
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RogueAnt
Minmatar R.U.S.T. Phalanx Alliance
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:32:00 -
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Originally by: Sharless Edited by: Sharless on 06/12/2007 14:23:24 My comp just freezzes completely. I cant do anything but hard-reset. A single account however, runs smooth and brilliant - no probs whatsoever
I have: Pentium 4 3.08 Ghz 1024 RAM x1600 pro Sapphire RAdeon with 256mb
Got the shadows all off and Cache and off as well. WHat is freezing me up?
check that other processes on your computer are not using all your memory :)
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Valrandir
Gallente Slacker Industries Cult of War
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:33:00 -
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Originally by: Sharless Edited by: Sharless on 06/12/2007 14:23:24 My comp just freezzes completely. I cant do anything but hard-reset. A single account however, runs smooth and brilliant - no probs whatsoever
I have: Pentium 4 3.08 Ghz 1024 RAM x1600 pro Sapphire RAdeon with 256mb
Got the shadows all off and Cache and off as well. WHat is freezing me up?
ATI
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Sharless
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:38:00 -
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Originally by: Valrandir
ATI
Bullocks. Anyway, i doubt that ATI is responsible for the freezes. I can run other pretty tense games without issues.
Id like to know what makes me bug out? It runs smoothly UNTIL it just crashes... odd. No signals that oher stuff goes bad...
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Tanis.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:44:00 -
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Originally by: bobtheminer Edited by: bobtheminer on 06/12/2007 14:16:10 dunno if this is at all related to the new way the engine handles content, but i can run 2 clients fine with prem content till it comes to quiting, then 1 client ussaly bugs out on me, almost completly locks the system up have to use the kboard to manually close it down through task manager to get my pc back to life, i orginaly though it was just preimum content or how high id iset the cache but running classic and no cache ive run into the same problem. also thats with shadows turned off and neither hdr or aa turned on
my pc is a dual core amd 5600+ 8800 gts and 2 gig of performance ram so i shouldent be running into problems through lack of power so woundering if any 1 has any ideas
Can you please submit a BR with a logfile and dxdiag.. we'd love to get that info so we can look into your issue and get it fixed. ____________________________ I break things.
Tanis. Testing Lead EVE Online CCP Games
GM Voodoo > That plan really straddles the fine line between genius and idiocy. Tanis. > And that differs from everything else I do how?
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bobtheminer
Seven. Enuma Elish.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 14:52:00 -
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i appear to of fixed it, belive it may of just been an unreleated issue with using my browser at the same time as eve in windowed mode i updated my browser opera btw to the latest version and have thus far been problem free again
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Sharless
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Posted - 2007.12.06 15:07:00 -
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Edited by: Sharless on 06/12/2007 15:08:41 any clues on how to fix my issue? I see now that my comp uses like 934mb of memory when i run eve and firefox together.. One client, Cache low this time...
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bobtheminer
Seven. Enuma Elish.
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Posted - 2007.12.06 15:15:00 -
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i thought id solved this updating my browser but came back to get me after some ratting so running log sever now while doing some ratting see if it holds anything usefull for ccp
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Iva Soreass
Personal Vendetta
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Posted - 2007.12.06 15:52:00 -
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Edited by: Iva Soreass on 06/12/2007 15:54:18
Originally by: KISOGOKU Edited by: KISOGOKU on 06/12/2007 13:55:49 No it is not ,i set it to high at classic version.Look at the Display&graphics at right side youll see graphing content setting and cache size.
Originally by: Iva Soreass I take it this is for the new gfx//premium content only ?
/shrugs
Here is what i see on my laptop (not the greatest but runs eve ok) im not at home now and wont be untill monday but this looked exacly the same on my pc - Display And Graphics content settings with NO options to chose cache. As you can see no options :s
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peroxide chase
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Posted - 2007.12.06 15:57:00 -
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is there any way to ensure eve is loaded 100% into ram ?
i have 8gb of ram on my workstation with a xeon 3230 and would like to be as lag free as posible, can a INI file be edited to go into uber extreme mode ?
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