I notice fps drops with explosions, joining other groups but then it quickly recovers. But when just in the inventory making builds the game will crash.
I can't even say it happens after a certain period of time because it's so random. Sometimes 5 mins sometimes after a couple of hours.
Deleting pagefile.sys made matters worse. I couldn't even get into the main menu. Post 1.7 even the game takes longer to load and has audio stutters and micro freezes in the snowdrop splash screen. My game is installed on a SSD which around 25GB free space separate from the main O/S which is on it's own SSD.
Now the issue is that we have been reporting high CPU usage and audio issues since Alpha, none of this has been properly resolved. The high cpu usage fix in Division 1 to disable one core cannot be used because your anti cheat doesn't allow it. Developers have said on stream "the team are aware of the issues" yet there hasn't been a fix for high CPU usge. Let me say this again I reported these since Alpha as did many others with systems much better than mine.
However when the game was released it was playable and I personally had 1 crash (not including those caused by the drone effects). Now come 1.7 it's several crashes a day, I cannot complete missions because the game will crash mid way through. By the time I reconnect I am removed from group.
DX12 - Gives better fps, smoother gameplay experience, lower frame time latency but hitches and crashes more than DX11.
DX11- Crashes can still occur but take longer until it rears it's ugly head but gameplay experience is not as good as DX12 post patch 1.7.
Now the issue could be system related but I've gone as far as:
- Reseating componets
- Reapplying thermal paste
- Removing overclocks and playing on defaults (CPU/GPU)
- Removed MSI AB overlays
- Lowering RAM speed, Increasing RAM latency
- Removing RAM sticks and playing on 8Gb instead of 16Gb
- 1 core EAC solution (which does not work)
- Installing latest GPU drivers and Audio drivers (which are MS default)
- Probably more but I've forgotten
Again post patch 1.7 this started happening.
DXDIAG -
https://pastebin.com/YARSMZ3t
I play with Uplay client's overlay disabled.
Edit - I can see that there is a new Windows update.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...date-kb4490481
I will install this and try to game again.