TemplaerDude
Member
I've had zero issues.
Dark Souls 3 PC performance thread
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I've had zero issues.
Game's been running pretty good for me so far. I get occasional stutter, which might be auto-save related based on what other people are saying.
My biggest issue so far is an annoying audio glitch that happens more or less constantly. Any time I stand still, the ambient audio gets louder. Then it cuts down to zero when I move or open a menu, etc. Pretty strange.
My biggest issue so far is an annoying audio glitch that happens more or less constantly. Any time I stand still, the ambient audio gets louder. Then it cuts down to zero when I move or open a menu, etc. Pretty strange.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
For some people it's buggy, for some it's perfect, and for some it's crashing constantly. Good luck.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Game keeps crashing for me due to a not enough memory error. I tried other games on Steam and they all run fine. Does anybody else have this problem?
roadrunn3r
Member
Played quite a bit already..So far not even a single issue performance wise, no crashes at all and no audio issues. I can't be this lucky based on what I'm reading around.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I did and it was solved by increasing my virtual memory allocation to minimum 2048 and maximum 4093. I don't know why it's 4093 and not 4096 but I just did what the post told me.
I tried playing again at lunch for about 30 min. I had my computer in sleep mode from last night when I was getting 60fps consistently. I tried using my steam controller and I was getting 30 fps with a lot of studder. I would exit the game a start over, same issue. I tried switching to Xbox controller still the same issue. I finally restarted my computer and used the Xbox controller and I was back to 60fps smooth as silk. I getting about 70% on each of my cards with the default crossfire profile.
I will try one card in a bit.
Magic Mushroom
Member
It worked. Thanks man.
Burgess_101
Member
My 390 has been hard crashing my PC recently. As soon as it hits around 85c it just dies. Have spoken to MSI about an RMA. In the meantime just picked up a 390x and I'll send it back when my 390 is back.
Such a shame I was really enjoying the 30 odd minutes I managed to play.
Such a shame I was really enjoying the 30 odd minutes I managed to play.
roadrunn3r
Member
What's the cpu and gpu usage? Are the drivers updated? Check the temps as well, your cpu or gpu might be throttling.
irfaanator
Banned
using a 7950 w/ a i5 4670 3.4 ghz on 1080p. Seems to run fine at medium setting/low everything else. Not quite 60 fps at all times, so if anybody got any further tweaks. I'd appreciate it
Maybe not typical GPU artifacts, but it still sounds like GPU artifacts more than anything else.
It worked well for a 5 hour session for me and the 2 friends I play with just now. You can apparently get unlucky and get crashes, but it's still not clear what exactly the cause is.
Started it up and played for 6 hours straight, no problems, silky smooth aside from 0.1sec stutter when saving (pretty rare, so i guess not every time). Default Herald attire.
Fresh Win10 x64 install
GTX 980 364.72
2500K locked @ 4.5
8GB
Game on SSD
Didn't touch the graphics options at all, think it set them on High
Fresh Win10 x64 install
GTX 980 364.72
2500K locked @ 4.5
8GB
Game on SSD
Didn't touch the graphics options at all, think it set them on High
camequipped
Member
i7 6700
GTX 970
16gb RAM
Have been working flawlessly and haven't encountered any crashes or hiccups apart from the minor stutter during saving. It's good thou since its my first game so when I die its the stutter's fault..
GTX 970
16gb RAM
Have been working flawlessly and haven't encountered any crashes or hiccups apart from the minor stutter during saving. It's good thou since its my first game so when I die its the stutter's fault..
Poimandres
Member
Gtx670 (2gb), 8 gig ram, i5 3570K. I'm super pleased with performance so far! Everything on high (except lighting on low) and I'm getting 45-50fps average, with occasional dips.
I'm not experiencing the save stuttering, no audio issues, no issues of any kind really! I did change the lighting from low to high, and the game crashed maybe 2 minutes later heh. Changed it back, no issues since.
I'm so happy I went with PC over console for this game!
I'm not experiencing the save stuttering, no audio issues, no issues of any kind really! I did change the lighting from low to high, and the game crashed maybe 2 minutes later heh. Changed it back, no issues since.
I'm so happy I went with PC over console for this game!
i5 4670k
GTX 970
8gb RAM
Using Steam Controller
It all works great. Game has been perfect running with no crashes in 5 hours of play with max settings. It's truly amazing to see this engine at 60 fps. If only we could have Bloodborne. Looks so much better than DS1 and DS2 to me but I'm still early so not sure how all the areas compare to the other games.
GTX 970
8gb RAM
Using Steam Controller
It all works great. Game has been perfect running with no crashes in 5 hours of play with max settings. It's truly amazing to see this engine at 60 fps. If only we could have Bloodborne. Looks so much better than DS1 and DS2 to me but I'm still early so not sure how all the areas compare to the other games.
ItWillGetBetter
Banned
980m
1080p, Max settings, 60fps.
No issues whatsoever.
1080p, Max settings, 60fps.
No issues whatsoever.
ShadowkillXNA
Member
Has anyone using a ds4 with a bluetooth adapter had issues with the controller becoming non-responsive ? I am about 4.5 hours in and the controller has stopped responding on 3 occasions.
Each time it happened I closed the game and restarted it and the issue was fixed.
This makes me think it may be the game and not the bluetooth adapter but I am not sure.
The bluetooth adapter is a Broadcom BCM20702.
Each time it happened I closed the game and restarted it and the issue was fixed.
This makes me think it may be the game and not the bluetooth adapter but I am not sure.
The bluetooth adapter is a Broadcom BCM20702.
johnnydrama
Banned
I have a 980Ti and performance goes to fucktown during the third boss fight.
OKAY. This sounds ridiculous and it's a wall of text, but bare with me. If you're using an Xbox controller and are getting stuttering and lag, try this. I tried to put it in as layman's terms as possible.
Go into your Device Manager and scroll to the bottom. Update your Xbox 360 Controller drivers, and click "Browse my computer for driver software." On the next screen, click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer." You should see three options of "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Version:" Click on the bottom one (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1394 [8/13/2009]) and click Next. If you get a "This Operation Requires an Interactive Window Station" error, keep reading. Otherwise, reboot your computer and you're good.
If you got that error, you'll need to make sure you're signed in as an administrator, and go to your File Explorer. Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32" and right click on the folder called 'drivers', then click 'Properties'. In the Properties window, go to the 'Security' tab and click 'Advanced'. Where it says "Owner", click 'Change' and in the big text box, type your user name (your account name, e.g. mine's Duncan) and click the "Check Names" box. Then click OK. Check the box "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" and then click OK. Back in the Properties window, click "Edit..." and in the new window that popped up, click "Add...". Type your user name in the box again, click "Check Names", then click OK. Find your name in the 'Permissions' window, under "Group or user names:" and click on it. In the "Permissions for (your user name)" box, check the "Full Control" box and click OK. Click OK again. Now repeat this process for the folder called 'DriverStore'. Once that's finally finished, go back and go into your Device Manager and try again. It should work this time. If it doesn't, reboot and try updating the drivers again. If it still doesn't work, then let me know and I'll try to help you.
So, long story short, Dark Souls 3 doesn't like the latest Xbox 360 Controller for Windows drivers, and makes the game unplayable if they're active. So for some reason, the ones from 2009 are fine. You can't make this shit up, and it makes literally no god damn sense, but it really does fix it.
Go into your Device Manager and scroll to the bottom. Update your Xbox 360 Controller drivers, and click "Browse my computer for driver software." On the next screen, click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer." You should see three options of "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Version:" Click on the bottom one (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1394 [8/13/2009]) and click Next. If you get a "This Operation Requires an Interactive Window Station" error, keep reading. Otherwise, reboot your computer and you're good.
If you got that error, you'll need to make sure you're signed in as an administrator, and go to your File Explorer. Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32" and right click on the folder called 'drivers', then click 'Properties'. In the Properties window, go to the 'Security' tab and click 'Advanced'. Where it says "Owner", click 'Change' and in the big text box, type your user name (your account name, e.g. mine's Duncan) and click the "Check Names" box. Then click OK. Check the box "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" and then click OK. Back in the Properties window, click "Edit..." and in the new window that popped up, click "Add...". Type your user name in the box again, click "Check Names", then click OK. Find your name in the 'Permissions' window, under "Group or user names:" and click on it. In the "Permissions for (your user name)" box, check the "Full Control" box and click OK. Click OK again. Now repeat this process for the folder called 'DriverStore'. Once that's finally finished, go back and go into your Device Manager and try again. It should work this time. If it doesn't, reboot and try updating the drivers again. If it still doesn't work, then let me know and I'll try to help you.
So, long story short, Dark Souls 3 doesn't like the latest Xbox 360 Controller for Windows drivers, and makes the game unplayable if they're active. So for some reason, the ones from 2009 are fine. You can't make this shit up, and it makes literally no god damn sense, but it really does fix it.
I updated the drivers and the performance is still the same no matter what settings I use.
Running pretty good here with an i7 4770, 16GB RAM, R9 270 (2GB VRAM), and an SSD (waiting at least until Pascal/Polaris are out to even consider getting a new GPU). No crashes or anything, the only issue I've had is the ocassional small stutter when it autosaves. I'm using the high preset and the average FPS is in the low 40s, with it varying from 35-50 (I tried lower settings, but the best I could do is get the average up to the high 40s, and I like shadows and SSAO too much to just turn them off). Normally when I play a game where I can't reach 60 FPS I'll cap it to 30, but I gave leaving it uncapped a shot, and for whatever reason it doesn't bother me in this game.
TheCongressman1
Member
Running fairly smooth on 660 ti after drivers. Playing on a mix of low-high settings at 1080. Seems to be staying around 50fps most of the time. Only issues are: I had two crashes at the
bonfire.
gives me the worst framerate out of any area so far. Not really sure what's going on there.
I really hope something happens to help out performance though, patch or mod. It's a pretty game, but I still don't feel like this should be as resource intensive as it is.
second undead settlement
Firelink
I really hope something happens to help out performance though, patch or mod. It's a pretty game, but I still don't feel like this should be as resource intensive as it is.
Put about 6 hours in since yesterday, all with a DS4, no issues.
paperspace
Member
The low FOV makes this really uncomfortable to play. I wonder why they changed it so drastically (since DS1 & DS2)?
UnrealEck
Member
Sucks so many people are having problems. The only problem I've noticed on my machine is very very short (like half a second) pauses when there's data being saved and it's not all the time. I've played 13+ hours so far.
Performance is at 60 FPS all the time max settings (Motionblur off) at 1440p with a 980 Ti and an i7 6700.
I still think the game's underperforming a bit though going by the utilisation of the hardware resources.
I noticed this too when I started playing but I must have gotten used to it now.
Performance is at 60 FPS all the time max settings (Motionblur off) at 1440p with a 980 Ti and an i7 6700.
I still think the game's underperforming a bit though going by the utilisation of the hardware resources.
I noticed this too when I started playing but I must have gotten used to it now.
Man the first few areas were so good. No dropped frames. Then this area right before
I was dropping frames like crazy. Doesn't matter if I am on low or high either, drops in the same spots.
I have a GTX 770 which I know isn't super strong, but still. Not being able to get solid 60fps with no drops on low with this card seems kinda crazy. Is there anything I can do?
Vordt
I have a GTX 770 which I know isn't super strong, but still. Not being able to get solid 60fps with no drops on low with this card seems kinda crazy. Is there anything I can do?
Oh so that's the problem I have. Just tried playing with kb and mouse and game runs fine. I'll try this tomorrow.
I know it''s different on WIndows 10 though as you can no longer select driver versions from the device manager for whatever reason.
edit: seems like reinstalling the drivers fixed this so nvm.
Chilli_Axe
Member
Running on i5-4460 and gtx 760, I'm getting 50 to 60fps with everything on low to medium and textures on high. Encountering some really weird framerate drops and stutters though
Markoff_Chaney
Member
I've put in ~9 hours and have experienced 0 crashes or other issues with no tweaks done on my side. I've played with DS4 (wired and using DS4Windows) and my wired 360 pad (showing as HID-compliant game controller in Device Manager) and all has been flawless, except for dips whilst saving. Otherwise, I'm running Ultra @ 1920x1080@60 FPS.
i5-4690k @ 3.5
Win 10 Pro
16GB DDR
970 GTX (364.72)
SSD
It's the best launch experience I've had with a Souls game, and it's better than a lot of other PC games are, even after they get quite a few patches.
Seems like some people have no problems at all and others have issues ranging from bugs like having the character frozen in the character creator or missing floor textures to having crashes or constant stutter.
Many people complains about issues so I guess that there is definitively something wrong and they will need to patch the issues. Anyway even with those issues I would still go for the PC version. Fixes always find a way, officially or not.
Night Angel
Member
Running at a constant 60fps after updating my drivers and using the optimal settings (seems to be a mix it high and max) on my 970/2500k combo.
Only annoyance is the hitching while saving, grabbing items, etc.
Very solid performance for a souls game, imo. 60fps, you have been missed.
Only annoyance is the hitching while saving, grabbing items, etc.
Very solid performance for a souls game, imo. 60fps, you have been missed.
Don't think so, I got 60fps on high except no DOF and low blur. Yours should be similar.
I5-4690
290X
16GB RAM
850 EVO.
Is the 980ti able to do 4k @60 fps in modern detailed games? (I really don't know, would be surprised if it is able)
The Division (playing with settings), Company of Heroes 2, Dota 2, CS, Spintires.
Those are the game I play the most and they all go to 60.
Beerman462
Member
Are the crashes an Nvidia thing or both?
For people having abnormal performance issues I would suggest uninstalling drivers, booting safe mode and using DDU(Display Driver Uninstaller) especially with AMD cards. I think it was suggested when the crimson drivers came out. It can't hurt at any rate.
For people having abnormal performance issues I would suggest uninstalling drivers, booting safe mode and using DDU(Display Driver Uninstaller) especially with AMD cards. I think it was suggested when the crimson drivers came out. It can't hurt at any rate.
FX 8320 R9 380 4gb here. After the game crashing to a black screen forcing me to hard reset the computer some dozen times, i uninstalled the latest Crimsom drivers, and rolled back to the last Catalyst driver thera was, 15.11. Been playing for 4 hours straight with no issues (Except the lower framerate because of outdated drivers).
Just throwing this out here in case someone was crashing like crazy like me.
Just throwing this out here in case someone was crashing like crazy like me.
It's on my list of things to try this afternoon. Thanks for the reminder.
Orthogonal
Member
Outside of the auto-save stutter, the game had run flawless until just now. All of the sudden the camera went crazy and spun around my character at high speed. Ended up getting killed because of it.