Valorant experienced crashes and freezing problems during gameplay.
Valorant experienced crashes and freezing problems during gameplay.
Valorant often experiences crashes when launching with MSI Afterburner and Discord. This might be due to system strain or driver conflicts. The specs show a Ryzen 7 7700 with updated drivers, an RX 7600 GPU, and a 16GB RAM setup running Windows 11. The memory usage spikes to high levels during gameplay, which could trigger instability. It’s not uncommon for such issues to arise under heavy load.
The term refers to how much memory the system uses beyond physical RAM, often involving virtual memory techniques. It’s not directly about RAM or GPU VRAM but about managing available resources efficiently.
Launch the task manager to check your RAM consumption while playing. Virtual memory depends on the system page file. A page file issue could be causing problems, especially if you have limited RAM and the game plus background processes are exhausting both physical and virtual memory. Try stopping all background tasks, run the game alone, reset your page file, and consider upgrading to a dual-channel RAM kit if you only have one 16GB stick.
You have a 16GB RAM stick with an SSD and HDD. You can check which storage is being used for virtual memory by using system tools or monitoring software.
Virtual memory is typically stored in the drive where Windows is set up. If it's on an SSD, that's where the cache resides. Watch a YouTube tutorial on resetting the page file. Interesting question—how much space is available on your SSD?