@dentfaceah It's good that you cleared some space, but I don't think 9 GB on C is enough either. It's certainly not enough to say for sure that the problem is somewhere else. I would feel better seeing 15-20 GB free. You're right that having TS3 on D cuts down on the free storage necessary on C, but Windows itself will generate temp files and clog itself up, and it can slow down everything else with it.
If your fps is locked in while in fullscreen mode, and you're fine playing that way, that works. But if you'd prefer windowed (or Windowed Borderless), you could try RivaTuner Statistics Server instead. I use RTSS, and it works great. Unlike the other tools, it does have to be running in the background. Be sure to set the profile using TS3.exe, not TS3W.exe or the launcher executables. The real download, as opposed to any ads you might see, is about halfway down the page.
https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html
If that doesn't help though, it's a good idea to get some data on how your hardware is performing. You can download hwinfo (free) and run it while you play. The portable version doesn't even require installation; just unzip it and launch it directly from Downloads if you want. (If you do want to install, be sure to click the green button, not the orange one.) The portable version is 8 MB on my computer, so it won't cut into the space you've made on C.
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
Restart your computer, then open hwinfo and run sensors only. Then press the file icon in the lower right corner of the window to start logging. Wait five minutes, open Origin and then TS3, start a new game, play around in CAS for five minutes, then go to live mode and play for five minutes, or until you get a crash. Then end logging. You can upload the log to a free filehosting site and link it here. And please let me know if the game crashes, or if there's anything else weird going on during the test.
I'll take a look at the log, and if I don't see anything, I'll ask someone else to look as well.
Thank you so much again, @puzzlezaddict! Seriously. It means a lot.
I've freed up the C drive much more by moving one of my larger games. I now have 47 GB free on the C drive. Still no change with TS3.
I've downloaded both hwinfo and RTSS and will try them out tomorrow.
Again, thanks a million!
