High memory consumption and significant frame reductions occur in numerous games.
High memory consumption and significant frame reductions occur in numerous games.
Hello everyone,
I’ve observed significant frame drops after about 1.5 to 2 hours in most games. Checking the task manager shows my CPU stays around 30-40% and my GPU at 50-70%. During these periods, my memory usage is between 90-98%. Could it be that my 8GB RAM at 2133Mhz is the issue? I’ve seen these drops in GTAV (especially FiveM), The Division 2, and sometimes in Squad. I didn’t notice texture loss, and these games usually run at 100+ FPS, so I’m unsure what’s causing the problem. I’ve closed all other programs except iCue, Discord, Steam, the game, and Voicemeeter. Thanks for your help!
-My Specs-
GTX 1050 Ti FTW Edition
8gb DDR4 2133Mhz (overclocked to 3000Mhz stable, no noticeable impact on frame drops)
240gb PNY SSD (frame drops occurred on the SSD)
500gb HDD
Ryzen 5 1600
Yes, your problem is causing memory overload. This leads to files being moved from RAM to the hard drive as caching, which is significantly slower. You might want to consider upgrading your memory to 16gb.