Dropping fps every minute

Laach15

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Aug 29, 2015
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Hello! So recently my friend bought Dirt Rally on steam and he has a problem in which the longer he plays the lower fps. In the start he has about 70fps and in the end - max 20. So i thought it's pretty strange, asked him to check his temps while playing and they were good. So I tried to play it as well and I have the same problem. 100fps to 40fps. I used fraps FPS counter to see how the frames are going lower. Even in the mainscreen they are dropping all the time. He has the steamed version, i got non-steam ( sorry, lul ) So it's really strange.
Checked my temps and they are good also. I also ran Windows Memory Diagnostic and 0 problems.
What could be the case? He got amd cpu and gpu, i've got intel and nvidia. So 2 different systems.
Also this didnt happen when he had non-steam and neither to me like half a year ago. It's only in Dirt Rally, no other game.
 
Solution
So far the only potential fix is to disable Compatibilty Mode, or change it to your version.

Someone had the same issue and Compatibility (right-click the game EXE file) was set to "Windows XP" which apparently caused the issue. Not sure why, but perhaps it set a MEMORY CAP somehow.
So far the only potential fix is to disable Compatibilty Mode, or change it to your version.

Someone had the same issue and Compatibility (right-click the game EXE file) was set to "Windows XP" which apparently caused the issue. Not sure why, but perhaps it set a MEMORY CAP somehow.
 
Solution


not blind. I'd never heard of such an issue, and frankly probably would have been lucky to stumble across it if someone else hadn't done so already