Crysis and paging file

DJMONDY · 08-20-08, 03:21 AM

So, i was fed up of crysis crashing on me all the time and i remembered someone telling me once that if i have loads of ram (which i do) to turn the paging file off...so i did.

Crysis dont crash at all no more. played for hours lastnight and it ran perfect.

Why would turning that off cause the game to be stable?? It was on system managed so i just set it too no paging file.

I dont know if i should set my own one...i wouldnt know what to set it at. any advice appreciated :-)

Im running vista 64Bit and i have 4gig of ram.

Thanks

Dreamingawake · 08-20-08, 10:06 AM

it helps because once turned off the system no longer access the hard drive
to find the data it's seeking. instead it stores all the data in RAM or
cache memory which is much much faster in terms of access time than seeking
from a hard drive.

this is probably why Crysis doesn't crash now, and with 4gb and vista 64 you
could probably turn that paging file to about 200-500 megs.

DJMONDY · 08-20-08, 10:41 AM

Thanks matey.

Is it possible the the system managed setting was using most if not all my ram for a paging file and thats what was causing it to crash?

Ill set it too 500 i think. wont need anymore than that will i?

Lfctony · 08-20-08, 10:52 AM

What kind of crashes were you getting mate?

DJMONDY · 08-20-08, 11:28 AM

The game would play for about 5-10 mins then i would have to do a hard reset. i would have a constant looping sound otherwise. sometimes the game would crash right beore the next level or checkpoint...stuff like that.

I still have missing rear wheels on the cars too. im running version 1.2.1

Only thing im having trouble with now is the game sometimes resets back to minimsed screen. i have to set it to full screen now and again for some reason. maybe its my virus scanner or something

Ive stopped the crashes so im happy

i can finally play the game now.

On a side note what the best graphics mod out there? rygel's looks really nice...might give it a go.

Lfctony · 08-20-08, 11:40 AM

People like the CCC 2.2.1 one a lot. It looks decent, and has a small performance hit over high.

NiukNiuk · 08-20-08, 12:24 PM

Rygel's mod is really great but it freezes the game on certain parts of some levels in my system

maybe it's because I don't have enough video memory...
Rygel's mod can be used with CCC 2.21, Mster 3.01 or extreme quality mod.
I like CCC 2.21, it gives a cool warm lightning on some maps that I like (village, tank)

Lfctony · 08-20-08, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiukNiuk

Rygel's mod is really great but it freezes the game on certain parts of some levels in my system

maybe it's because I don't have enough video memory...
Rygel's mod can be used with CCC 2.21, Mster 3.01 or extreme quality mod.
I like CCC 2.21, it gives a cool warm lightning on some maps that I like (village, tank)

Well, it shouldn't crash the game. Maybe drive performance down due to the lack of texture space but to go as far as crash it... I don't know.

NiukNiuk · 08-20-08, 01:08 PM

Well the game doesn't crash, but freezes for several seconds, and my hdd works a lot during these freezes...that's why I guess that it is caused by the lack of video memory of my graphic card. I've read similar issues in rygel's thread in crymod's forum.

**nekrosoft13** · 08-20-08, 01:19 PM

my crysis only freezes for about a sec, when autosave happens

Igor Vitaly · 08-20-08, 06:15 PM

Only with Crysis? Otherwise data put in the pagefile may get corrupted leading to crashes.

Lfctony · 08-21-08, 12:59 AM

BTW Niuk, I understand your pain to install the S1283 on that board... I have a same cooling solution (same circupipe) on my board... It's a bitch!

08-20-08, 03:21 AM	#1
DJMONDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,050	Crysis and paging file So, i was fed up of crysis crashing on me all the time and i remembered someone telling me once that if i have loads of ram (which i do) to turn the paging file off...so i did. Crysis dont crash at all no more. played for hours lastnight and it ran perfect. Why would turning that off cause the game to be stable?? It was on system managed so i just set it too no paging file. I dont know if i should set my own one...i wouldnt know what to set it at. any advice appreciated :-) Im running vista 64Bit and i have 4gig of ram. Thanks

08-20-08, 10:06 AM	#2
Dreamingawake BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 806	Re: Crysis and paging file it helps because once turned off the system no longer access the hard drive to find the data it's seeking. instead it stores all the data in RAM or cache memory which is much much faster in terms of access time than seeking from a hard drive. this is probably why Crysis doesn't crash now, and with 4gb and vista 64 you could probably turn that paging file to about 200-500 megs.

08-20-08, 10:41 AM	#3
DJMONDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,050	Re: Crysis and paging file Thanks matey. Is it possible the the system managed setting was using most if not all my ram for a paging file and thats what was causing it to crash? Ill set it too 500 i think. wont need anymore than that will i?

08-20-08, 10:52 AM	#4
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Crysis and paging file What kind of crashes were you getting mate? __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

08-20-08, 11:28 AM	#5
DJMONDY Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,050	Re: Crysis and paging file The game would play for about 5-10 mins then i would have to do a hard reset. i would have a constant looping sound otherwise. sometimes the game would crash right beore the next level or checkpoint...stuff like that. I still have missing rear wheels on the cars too. im running version 1.2.1 Only thing im having trouble with now is the game sometimes resets back to minimsed screen. i have to set it to full screen now and again for some reason. maybe its my virus scanner or something Ive stopped the crashes so im happy i can finally play the game now. On a side note what the best graphics mod out there? rygel's looks really nice...might give it a go.

08-20-08, 11:40 AM	#6
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Crysis and paging file People like the CCC 2.2.1 one a lot. It looks decent, and has a small performance hit over high. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

08-20-08, 12:24 PM	#7
NiukNiuk The one and only Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France Posts: 301	Re: Crysis and paging file Rygel's mod is really great but it freezes the game on certain parts of some levels in my system maybe it's because I don't have enough video memory... Rygel's mod can be used with CCC 2.21, Mster 3.01 or extreme quality mod. I like CCC 2.21, it gives a cool warm lightning on some maps that I like (village, tank) __________________ Motherboard: MSI X48C Platinum CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 CPU Fan: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Red Scorpion (what a pain to install on this motherboard...) Ram: G.Skill Kit Extreme2 2 x 2 Go PC6400 PK Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512 Mo Sound Card: Asus Xonar D2 sound card Monitor: Iiyama ProLite B2403WS -B1

08-20-08, 01:08 PM	#9
NiukNiuk The one and only Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France Posts: 301	Re: Crysis and paging file Well the game doesn't crash, but freezes for several seconds, and my hdd works a lot during these freezes...that's why I guess that it is caused by the lack of video memory of my graphic card. I've read similar issues in rygel's thread in crymod's forum. __________________ Motherboard: MSI X48C Platinum CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 CPU Fan: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Red Scorpion (what a pain to install on this motherboard...) Ram: G.Skill Kit Extreme2 2 x 2 Go PC6400 PK Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512 Mo Sound Card: Asus Xonar D2 sound card Monitor: Iiyama ProLite B2403WS -B1

08-20-08, 01:19 PM	#10
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Crysis and paging file my crysis only freezes for about a sec, when autosave happens __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

08-20-08, 06:15 PM	#11
Igor Vitaly BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 210	Re: Crysis and paging file Only with Crysis? Otherwise data put in the pagefile may get corrupted leading to crashes.

08-21-08, 12:59 AM	#12
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Crysis and paging file BTW Niuk, I understand your pain to install the S1283 on that board... I have a same cooling solution (same circupipe) on my board... It's a bitch! __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?