Tell me how to upgrade my toaster

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Throw money at your problem,. then lower your fps to 30. wtf this is terrible advice.
The titanium client is from 2006 not 1999 despite when the original client/game was released.

For anyone else I'm not saying an SSD is a bad choice. But if the OP doesn't already have one then a ramdisk is an above viable solution.

Yes a Ramdisk is a viable solution but why not get a solution that will help many things then just a solution that helps 1 thing? "Throwing your money" at something like a SSD that most computers should have by now really shouldnt be a issue.

[Baler]

Originally Posted by Thulack [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes a Ramdisk is a viable solution but why not get a solution that will help many things then just a solution that helps 1 thing? "Throwing your money" at something like a SSD that most computers should have by now really shouldnt be a issue.

You don't have to say it,. You've never used a ramdisk. I can tell.
a ramdisk is not just a solution for 1 thing. Learn about your computer and how it operates. I see you posting in Technical Dissuasion often. You do help people but you also re-enforce things that are un-true. Just because you believe so.

The OP asked how they can improve their load times and reduce choppiness. I gave them the most free and optimal answer possible. You told them to spend money and lower their fps.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't have to say it,. You've never used a ramdisk. I can tell.
a ramdisk is not just a solution for 1 thing. Learn about your computer and how it operates. I see you posting in Technical Dissuasion often. You do help people but you also re-enforce things that are un-true. Just because you believe so.

The OP asked how they can improve their load times and reduce choppiness. I gave them the most free and optimal answer possible. You told them to spend money and lower their fps.

You are correct i have never used a ramdisk but i also know a ramdisk is just using ram as a disk drive. None of this helps your system run better just whatever you store on the ramdisk. A SSD will help your whole system run better. Thats my point. Considering OP said he needed to buy more ram just to do a RAMdisk i doubt he is going to able to afford enough ram to put his whole OS on the Ramdisk to improve its overall performace where he could a SSD.

[CmaN]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is because of the client and server not necessarily the person's hardware. A ramdisk would ensure that the information is being read at the maximum potential speed. After that it's up to the client to dictate how quickly it proceeds and the server to pass back and forth information.

I think you are confusing the date the client and server are exchanging with the raw zone and model data. A ramdisk isn't going to do anything to make network data process any faster. That data would still be housed in normal ram. A slow, fragmented hard drive, or say a very large, very full hard drive with EQ installed late in it's life, may benefit. It is also why I asked for his OS - to see if hard drive defragmentation was a default schedule enable or background process.

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Throw money at your problem,. then lower your fps to 30. wtf this is terrible advice.

He's actually right about the FPS there, it does go unstable at higher settings at least with some video cards/firmware. That was what I found out after smacking into that black hole issue. Once I turned down the FPS (not as low as 30) the issues were resolved. Even WinEQ2 was unable to resolve the issue.

But as for SSD, true it is a huuuuge performance boost, though it could be possible this system is too old to take full advantage of it. I can't really give much of a recommendation without some idea of the hardware for this bad dog (unless I mised it posted..). If that were the case, then other improvements may be possible, and likely. It could even be a case of severe HD fragmentation, or spyware/viruses killing performance. Even outdated sound or video drivers clunking to the current operating system version.

If other games work properly, I'd suggest getting WinEQ 2 Lite edition (free), it solves a host of impossible issues.

[Baler]

@CmaN - I too wonder what OS he is using. and the additional specs of this system. cpu for example.

I just wanted to restate that when it comes to Reading files ramdisk is 10x faster then an SSD. (depending on what type of ram you have)

Originally Posted by CmaN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It is also why I asked for his OS - to see if hard drive defragmentation was a default schedule enable or background process.

If this is the case then he has bigger problems then hardware/software. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

PS. wasn't confusing anything. Ramdisk makes loading faster up to the point where the client and server kick in. I never said a ramdisk would fix choppiness,. but if there are other factors like background programs or scheduled events the ramdisk would still be better then if it was on a hdd or ssd what windows was installed onto.

[CmaN]

I completely agree. We will have to wait for them to reply to get some more information about their hardware to help further!

[EQBallzz]

I can't speak to the RAMDISK suggestion but I was also having performance issues on my fairly beefy system (stuttering/hitching and abysmal loading times). I had EQ installed on a separate SATA drive (with all my other games) from my W10 install which is on an SSD. After trying many suggestions I moved my EQ directory to my SSD drive and my performance issues disappeared. I also had to turn my FPS way down because at 2k resolution I couldn't even turn.

[CmaN]

The problem is, I think you've lost sight of OPs problem. They are stuttering in certain zones. He said nothing of loading time, and you continue to pitch spending money on an SSD. I think that's irresponsible advice. I am waiting to hear back details regarding the hardware being used, and will continue then.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by CmaN [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The problem is, I think you've lost sight of OPs problem. They are stuttering in certain zones. He said nothing of loading time, and you continue to pitch spending money on an SSD. I think that's irresponsible advice. I am waiting to hear back details regarding the hardware being used, and will continue then.

Originally Posted by Videri [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hi folks. I zone slowly, drop quickly when levitating (even with FPS set to 100%), and experience very laggy and choppy gameplay in zones like Emerald Jungle, Trakanon's Teeth, and the Wakening Land. What aspect of my computer should I look at upgrading? RAM, internet connection, hard drive (as in get a SSD), something else?