[swsuk]

After a post on this forum, I was contacted by R* Torronto

I sent them a lot of info, such as DXdiag reports, screenshots, FPS benchmarks and detailed descriptions of how I was getting a RESC10 error
even when using the games Auto Detect settings.

I just wanted to let you guys know that the PM sent back to me has worked, from regular crashes sometimes every 15 minutes
others it could take an hour however Ive just played for a solid 4 hours (including Alt Tabbing out to take some screenies for another post)

Note : I dont use ANY other command line options

-memrestrict 629145600
(for high texture)

-memrestrict 314572800
(for medium) * This is the one im using and so far so good


-memrestrict 209715200
(for low)

Im now enjoying the game, Framerate could be alittle better but ive found my settings sweet spot

2560X1600
Medium Textures
High Rendering
Everything else at 60
Except Shadow Density (not working on sli so I set to 0)

FPS can drop to mid 20's but the game is still smooth

The difference I notice is how they have formatted the values compared to other posts.

Please dont flame if it doesnt work for you guys, but it sure as hell did for me ! No more RESC10 crashes, infact no more crashes unless I push the graphics settings too high
Ive yet to see any textures disapear either... as a test I run the game without any settings (same level of detail) It lasted 20 mins
I restarted with the above settings and all was fine !

[-jr-]

Anyone else confirm if this stops the memory leak?
Is it possible that this restricts memory from going over the amount you have?

[swsuk]

QUOTE (-jr- @ Dec 16 2008, 02:35)

Anyone else confirm if this stops the memory leak? Is it possible that this restricts memory from going over the amount you have?

I asked R* for an explanation as to how they arrived at the values, unfortunatly not heard back yet

I would presume it restricts the memory as you say but I cant be sure exactly what it does.
Im also not sure if the value is related to my Ram, GPU VRam etc

But it sure looks different to how others are formatting these kind of command's

One more thing I did, I loaded Fraps, waited for it to rain zzzZZZ and found a spot where my frame rate was at its lowest (or close enough)
then tweaked my graphics settings so the frame rate was around 25.. Now in other areas altough very inconsistant Im getting an overall smooth ride.

This post has been edited by swsuk on Tuesday, Dec 16 2008, 02:47

[DVNT]

Sh*t That actually worked.... sort of!! I'm running it now on -memrestrict 209715200
(for low) and have been in the game now for the longest ever.

I'm still getting a slow down about every 10 seconds but not the full lock up I used to get. Its still not really playable but I can walk around and at least see the city for once. Its a start. (The game slows down to a couple of fps then goes back to normal for another 10 seconds and repeats).

Thanks to R* Toronto keep up the support keep it coming.

This post has been edited by DVNT on Tuesday, Dec 16 2008, 02:52

[JackQW]

I don't think you guys have memory leaks, I think you have bad memory...

[swsuk]

QUOTE (JackQW @ Dec 16 2008, 02:52)

I don't think you guys have memory leaks, I think you have bad memory...

Bad memory in terms of ? My 280GTX ram, my DDR3 ram or just my plain ol' brain lol ?

1. Theres nothing wrong with my Graphics Cards
2. Theres nothing wrong with my system ram
3. Theres nothing wrong with my drivers / system
4. So I guess it must be that overall i have a bad memory

[DVNT]

QUOTE (JackQW @ Dec 16 2008, 02:52)

I don't think you guys have memory leaks, I think you have bad memory...

Well I can run other games for hours no probs. COD4 for eg is as solid as a rock single and multiplay even if I've been using the computer all day with no reboot. Colin Mcrae Dirt, Crysis etc no probs

I've seen memory leak probs before with other games that were eventually fixed and its the same.

This post has been edited by DVNT on Thursday, Feb 5 2009, 14:32

[Vicetopia]

When he says "bad memory" he's referring to your system's main memory.


Anyway no, it's not caused by bad memory.

[swsuk]

QUOTE (Vicetopia @ Dec 16 2008, 02:58)

When he says "bad memory" he's referring to your system's main memory. Anyway no, it's not caused by bad memory.

He cant possible be saying everybody experiencing such memory leaks have bad memory lol... surely not

Besides that, if it was then why is GTA working fine now

[commanderz]

WOW!!!!!!!!!THX U VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!!!!!this really work!!! after of posting about 30+++ fxxking post in this useless forum!!! finaly u are the one who saved me from this memory leak problem....now my game work super fine... get 20-30 FPS on med + very high..everything els is 40 - 50 - 100....i really own u!!!!

[DragTom]

QUOTE (swsuk @ Dec 16 2008, 02:43)

I asked R* for an explanation as to how they arrived at the values, unfortunatly not heard back yet

Now, that's EXACTLY 200 MB, 300 MB and 600 MB

[Watinho]

Hmm I think that helped a little bit, the game is less choppy now, but fps is still pretty crap (over 30 in benchmark, in game I don't know)
I suppose it should run fine on medium detail textures, view distance 30, detail distance 50, vehicle distance 50, shadow density 0 on my GF 9600GT, Core 2 duo 2.4, 3 gb ddr2

This post has been edited by Watinho on Tuesday, Dec 16 2008, 19:10

[RodC]

Interesting.

[Simulated-AI]

I think all should try this, i believe my game is running better now.

I tried with medium.

I'm not sure, but i think the worst stutter is gone

[thuglife09]

I can't wait to try this

[gta4gta4gta4pc]

i tryed it worked for like 10 mins i think lol
but the memory leak still seems to be there
but sounds a good plan may work for some ppl

[g4mGunner]

works for me 1024 x 768 rest on low and i get 40 fps max, 28 min with an 8600 gt and quad core 2.4 ghz as well as 4 gigs of ram.

[Matija442IsBack]

gr8 now im not sure if i have a memory leak or what.....it didn't work for me and nothing else concerning memory leaks worked except windowed mode....

and its weird but i get more fps when in fullscreen than in windowed(in windowed it's between 18-31 while in fullscreen its between 21-35) but whenever i play in fullscreen after like 10mins i get send-don't send error.....WTF!?!?!

[swsuk]

Well Ive had many hours of playing... and I mean hours however !!!

I got a RESC10 error about 10 minutes ago, altough that was after doing a few missions, a few hefty police chases
oh and possible a good couple of hours, I lost track of time so it certainly wasnt 30 mins lol

Overall, its still not perfect, but its allowed me to get to 40% in the game whereas before it would crash during missions and really
wind me up to a point of not wanting to try again.


P.S Dont thank me... Thank R* if this works

[swsuk]

QUOTE (DragTom @ Dec 16 2008, 18:55)

QUOTE (swsuk @ Dec 16 2008, 02:43) I asked R* for an explanation as to how they arrived at the values, unfortunatly not heard back yet Now, that's EXACTLY 200 MB, 300 MB and 600 MB

Sorry guess I should have said in my post above :

I asked them how they arrived at that figure, meaning me limitting my memory to that value (300MB)

When I have 280GTX's (1gb)
DDR3 (4 gb )

Why 300Mb when I clearly have a lot more available (even if were talking just VRAM)