RAID array driver
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olivierhacking
June 27, 2011 6:55:10 PM
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June 27, 2011 7:25:29 PM
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June 27, 2011 8:22:46 PM
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olivierhacking
June 28, 2011 7:33:05 AM
bigbang
June 28, 2011 9:33:50 AM
olivierhacking
June 28, 2011 10:57:33 AM
bigbang
June 28, 2011 3:38:24 PM
olivierhacking
June 28, 2011 4:58:09 PM
bigbang
June 28, 2011 5:21:31 PM
olivierhacking
June 28, 2011 6:39:33 PM
olivierhacking
June 30, 2011 8:43:14 AM
Hi guys, just before accepting the creation of the RAID array, I had my doubts. I really want to know: will a RAID setup help prevent stutter in the game Oblivion, while it is loading new areas of the map? Whenever I walk into a new area which needs to be loaded, the game stutters and I think this is due to the hard drive speed. Or is it not?
Thanks a lot for your replies
Thanks a lot for your replies
bigbang
June 30, 2011 3:51:49 PM
bigbang
June 30, 2011 4:21:38 PM
olivierhacking
July 1, 2011 10:45:02 AM
bigbang
July 1, 2011 12:18:50 PM
bigbang
July 1, 2011 12:20:01 PM
olivierhacking
July 1, 2011 2:31:44 PM
bigbang
July 1, 2011 5:13:00 PM
again its not the size of the ram, its the speed of it at which it is syncing with the cpu.
imagine that each time u take a step, the information about new graphics is read from the ram by the cpu and processed, it is then sent to the graphics card and the graphics card processes it such that it looks like the way humans see things, and then displays it in the graphics card. when the mission is being loaded all the possible places u can be is loaded in the ram, else the access time would be so high u would notice 1 second delays between each step you move.
in the realm of gaming this information is known as minimum FPS. if in the course of a game your framepersecond drops below some 30fps, u will notice the screen jittering. the minimum fps is in general independant of the average fps and depend on the things that are being processed at the time, but in general upgrading ur components (while making sure they are all at the same capability in processing terms) or decreasing your graphics details will reduce the chances of u noticing a stutter
imagine that each time u take a step, the information about new graphics is read from the ram by the cpu and processed, it is then sent to the graphics card and the graphics card processes it such that it looks like the way humans see things, and then displays it in the graphics card. when the mission is being loaded all the possible places u can be is loaded in the ram, else the access time would be so high u would notice 1 second delays between each step you move.
in the realm of gaming this information is known as minimum FPS. if in the course of a game your framepersecond drops below some 30fps, u will notice the screen jittering. the minimum fps is in general independant of the average fps and depend on the things that are being processed at the time, but in general upgrading ur components (while making sure they are all at the same capability in processing terms) or decreasing your graphics details will reduce the chances of u noticing a stutter
olivierhacking
July 1, 2011 6:40:27 PM
bigbang
July 1, 2011 7:00:47 PM
olivierhacking
July 1, 2011 7:52:25 PM
bigbang
July 1, 2011 8:04:59 PM
olivierhacking
July 1, 2011 8:12:08 PM
No, my processor is not scheduling on programs and I dont use a lot of background programs. The 'total paging file size for all drives' is 6135MB.
And I ONLY experience this with Oblivion, which I have loaded with many mods, one very demanding texture mod and a few other demanding mods. Maybe my gtx 260 cannot handle the game or my hdd's are too slow. What do you think?
And I ONLY experience this with Oblivion, which I have loaded with many mods, one very demanding texture mod and a few other demanding mods. Maybe my gtx 260 cannot handle the game or my hdd's are too slow. What do you think?
bigbang
July 1, 2011 8:58:48 PM
i think your original theory has some merit. firstly make sure ur scheduling in on programs. right click my computer -> properties -> advanced settings -> advanced tab -> performance -> advanced tab again -> set programs
make sure that ur page file is at least 4gb on the drive oblivion is installed.
then run oblivion, open task manager, set priority on oblivion to realtime.
there is a good chance that ur addons are reading and writing data thats causing this. it may also be that ur addons are bugged and constantly giving errors, chech the error logs.if thats the case disabling addons should stop it, and if it stops u know u have to get a better harddrive, possibly an ssd. I dont think ur gfx is that outdated, but just to make sure lower ur resolution and game detail to really small/low and see if this happens.
if none of these helps then it is possibly a syncing issue with ram/cpu. it could be that your cpu is losing ability of processing. confirm this with prime95.
if its none of these yet again i really odnt know! its a ghost stuck in ur pc or oblivion is just utterly ***, which is more likely ofc
make sure that ur page file is at least 4gb on the drive oblivion is installed.
then run oblivion, open task manager, set priority on oblivion to realtime.
there is a good chance that ur addons are reading and writing data thats causing this. it may also be that ur addons are bugged and constantly giving errors, chech the error logs.if thats the case disabling addons should stop it, and if it stops u know u have to get a better harddrive, possibly an ssd. I dont think ur gfx is that outdated, but just to make sure lower ur resolution and game detail to really small/low and see if this happens.
if none of these helps then it is possibly a syncing issue with ram/cpu. it could be that your cpu is losing ability of processing. confirm this with prime95.
if its none of these yet again i really odnt know! its a ghost stuck in ur pc or oblivion is just utterly ***, which is more likely ofc
bigbang
July 1, 2011 10:46:07 PM
olivierhacking
July 2, 2011 10:56:53 AM
bigbang
July 2, 2011 1:02:16 PM
bigbang
July 2, 2011 1:02:54 PM
olivierhacking
July 3, 2011 6:57:18 PM
bigbang
July 3, 2011 7:03:17 PM
, i believe in experiment and justified answers to problems. if you follow what i wrote above, you can pinpoint what exactly causes the problems. without the trial and error method, its really hard to pinpoint what exactly is the cause of the problem. I think if there an addon that does excessive logging of some sort, then it might cause this issue, putting that with the fact that u have a really old harddisc (guessed) with 5400rpm, then there might be an access rate issue. but this shouldnt really cause the screen to jitter unless the process is in conflict with the main game components. either way u can differentiate between the two by reducing ur graphics settings and resolution. if the system stops jittering, it means the problem is not related to hdd, as reducing the graphics has no effect on the amount of logging that may have caused the jitters. else it is the access time issue, and a raid will not realy help. you should in that case get a better hdd or ssd
olivierhacking
July 4, 2011 8:19:10 AM
olivierhacking
July 12, 2011 7:26:42 AM
Hi guys, I hope you are still around
I have decided to enable RAID, and when I enable the RAID from the BIOS, the Intel Matrix Storage Manager used to show up. Now the JMicron RAID setup shows up. I have to use the respective drivers, right? If I use JMicron RAID setup, I need to use JMicron drivers?
I have decided to enable RAID, and when I enable the RAID from the BIOS, the Intel Matrix Storage Manager used to show up. Now the JMicron RAID setup shows up. I have to use the respective drivers, right? If I use JMicron RAID setup, I need to use JMicron drivers?
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