JIttery/Stuttering gameplay in SWTOR

kristafis

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I just began playing SWTOR again and I noticed I get a weird game play stuttering or jittery frame rate. It doesn't seem like "normal" frame rate problems like in most games and I have tried every graphic settings from very high to low. It seems to get worse as I lower the graphics. Has anyone else had this problem?

i7-2600k
GTX 670
16gb DDR3

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fiercephoenix

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I am also Playing SWTOR.

My setup:
XFX nForce 680i LT mobo
Intel Core2Quad q6600 2.4 GHz
Nvidia 8600GTS 256MB video card
2x1024 DDR2 800MHz PC2 - 6400 RAM (expanding to 4 gig soon)
SATA II Seagate Barracuda 160GB main HDD (OS) (2nd gen)
SATA I Seagate Barracuda 40GB 2nd HDD (SWTOR) (1st gen)
Internet is 6Mbps down 1Mbps up DSL (I know only option)
Wireless N (optimised) (again only option)

Now I noticed that SWTOR and the Pagefile can not coexist on the same HDD its impossible If you install SWTOR on the C:\ drive you will need to move the pagefile system to another drive (not partition) another whole physical drive. And this will prevent the HDD from bottlenecking with all the access for normal read/writes and allow the game to basically dominate the drive. I have chosen the install SWTOR on the other drive entirely.

Beyond 4GB of DDR2 RAM page file can be cut off entirely. Disable readyboost for gaming. Check
Keep in mind SWTOR is multi-threaded and makes use of additional cores.
You can change the Physx to the cpu, as SWTOR doesn't use Nvidia Physx but another engine per (Matt Shaw and Bill Dalton from Bioware). Also DirectX 11 will be use in the future not DirectX9 anymore.

I hope this helps.
 

md1032

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I doubt it is a graphics issue. That game ran perfectly on my GTX 260. It could be one of many problems. Disable all overclocks before troubleshooting if applicable. Check the drivers on your memory controller and make sure you're using the intel drivers (I'm assuming you're running an Intel chipset). Ensure your drive is operating in RAID or AHCI mode and that the appropriate Intel Rapid Storage drivers are installed (there are separate ones for RAID and AHCI). Make sure your main drive is indeed plugged into an Intel port on your motherboard and not one of those Marvell or other crappy controllers. Disable page file as others have mentioned. Burn Memtest to a CD and boot to Memtest and let it run a couple times (this is unlikely to turn anything up IMO). Double check your RAM settings and make sure they are correct and that the correct latencies are being used. Follow an SSD optimization guide if you have one.

Update to the latest nvidia drivers and install Nvidia geforce experience to ensure that the graphics drivers stay up to date. Reset all of the settings in Nvidia's control panel to default. Launch the game, run at the correct setting (low, medium, high) for your hardware, and disable antialiasing and enable vertical sync.

Double check the audio drivers. If you are using the onboard sound with the universal drivers, try using the motherboard-specific drivers, or vice versa. Set your bitrate and sampling rate to 16-bit 48 kHz in Windows or 16-bit 44.1 kHz.

If you feel like you're at your wit's end, it seems like your hardware is squared, and it's still stuttering, it is definitely possible that it is the network connection. Try jacking directly in instead of using wireless or vice versa. Run line quality tests on different websites to test the connection. Some MMO's will literally stutter like your computer is bogged down when all it is is the internet.