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@Duck4L Hey, I recommend playing in Windowed mode with the performance monitor running.
Then when you experience the dip you can check what resource is being taxed, and check for other programs that might be interfering.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-performance-monitor-windows-10
You might also try restarting with a Clean Boot, and see if you still get the same FPS drops.
https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc/
Thank you.
- EA_David8 years ago
Community Admin
Hey, if the Clean Boot helps, you can try turning your usual programs back on gradually and pinpoint exactly which program might be triggering this.
- 8 years agoFor cpu and gpu usage is ok, but i see when I get this drop i have 100% disk usage,(hdd 320gb, 120gb free) what can i do? Or i need to buy a new hard drive?
- EA_David8 years ago
Community Admin
Can you check if any other programs are running/sucking resources when this happens? The Clean Boot has discounted 3rd party programs but it's possible that Windows maintenance itself is a factor.
Story Time: A few years ago I had some damaged/corrupted updates in Windows, and I'd get harsh performance dips when windows was trying to force through the update at inopportune times. If I remember correctly the main strain was on the HDD. Anyway I isolated the problem file and got it resolved, but it was a good learning experience.
This was back during the XP era and things are usually a bit smoother now, but it's definitely something worth checking on.