Hello,Asking for help after looking everywhere for a solution.I've been having some issues since the begining with my fps and I've discovered recently that my disk usage is always high while playing or in the menu.This happens only on bf2042 and no other games.My setup is AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12core; 128Go memory, SSD, RTX 3090.Thanks for any help !PoneyClub

@PoneyClub try a cleanboot, it will not startup any programs in background , then test your game again!

Hi @PoneyClub, It using Disk is not an inherent bad thing as long its not maxing out. Is your ram set up correctly with Dual mode (A1 B1)?/Atic

Hello @EA_Atic , thanks for the quick reply !Disk is maxing while playing, but not on the menu.Every time it max, I see a fps drop in game.Ram is set up correctly and shouldnt be an issue, I have 4 x 32Gb.PoneyClub

My disc usage is real high just hanging out in menus too.Not always.Something is wrong with this game.I see it constantly writing to cache in user docs and in steam docs and in shared files. I forget but several locations.sometimes a dx12 file other times a tmp file ad an install file or something.Not gonna be bothered to go look now but it is BUSY.

@PoneyClub Can you add a Dxdiag so we can see what hardware and drivers you have? /Atic

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EA_Atic
DICE Team
3 years ago
Hi @PoneyClub, It using Disk is not an inherent bad thing as long its not maxing out.

Is your ram set up correctly with Dual mode (A1 B1)?

/Atic
PoneyClub
3 years ago
Hello @EA_Atic , thanks for the quick reply !

Disk is maxing while playing, but not on the menu.
Every time it max, I see a fps drop in game.
Ram is set up correctly and shouldnt be an issue, I have 4 x 32Gb.

PoneyClub
Smoke-Monster-G
3 years ago
My disc usage is real high just hanging out in menus too.
Not always.

Something is wrong with this game.

I see it constantly writing to cache in user docs and in steam docs and in shared files. I forget but several locations.
sometimes a dx12 file other times a tmp file ad an install file or something.
Not gonna be bothered to go look now but it is BUSY.
EA_Atic
DICE Team
3 years ago
@PoneyClub Can you add a Dxdiag so we can see what hardware and drivers you have?

/Atic
PoneyClub
3 years ago
@EA_Atic thanks for replying back. Attached the Dxdiag.
Thanks,
PoneyClub
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EA_Atic
DICE Team
3 years ago
Hi @PoneyClub, do you use One-Drive or dropbox or any other similar programs?

If my own memory serves me right when disk usage is high while playing most of the time means the ram can't keep up. But seeing as you only use 8% of ram, that can't be it. What speed is the ram?

Could you move the 2042 document folder to the desktop and then start the game back up, load a new map play a bit. The game will now cache each map again once it's done that, does it still use the SSD a lot?

/Atic
PoneyClub
3 years ago
Hi @EA_Atic , I own One Drive but it's never running while playing. Tried disconnecting it aswell.
I tried removing the document folder but it seems even worse. Even after a few maps.
I still see alot of reading on the SSD.
Not sure if it's related but the settings folder inside the bf2042 folder (document) will sometimes reset itself. This happends 1 every 3-4 launches.
RAM speed is 2133 MHz.
Thanks !
PoneyClub
Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@PoneyClub try a cleanboot, it will not startup any programs in background , then test your game again!
Flakstar
3 years ago
@PoneyClub Head into UEFI/Bios and make sure to use DCOP/XMP profile of your RAM. DRAM speed of 2133MHz equals to InternalFabric speed of just 2133 MHz https://www.techpowerup.com/231585/amd-ryzen-infinity-fabric-ticks-at-memory-speed?cp=3 ). 3200MHz is the officially supported DRAM speed of the Ryzen 5900, 3600 MHz the performance sweet spot.
PoneyClub
3 years ago
Hello @Flakstar thanks for the tip, was running below specs for so long... I can see an increase in overall fps and that's great. Unfortunately, I still have massive spike randomly due to the SSD usage.
@Rokebo73 I tried a cleanboot but it didn't change anything.
Thanks all for your help!
PoneyClub