There's probably a reason why Gitaroo Man/Guitar Hero/Ouendan (less noticeable but there)/PaRappa the Rapper/Rockband all have loading screens. I would prefer loading screens over lagging any day, plus, I'm entertained by animating loading screensmattyu007 wrote:
SB elements are cached during breaks to avoid superlong load times at the beginning of the map
RAM and defrag is never an issue; I run Sims 3 at full speed!strager wrote:
Make sure you have plenty of RAM available before starting osu!. (512 MB should be plenty.) Windows may be swapping stuff to the disk, causing major slowdowns.
If RAM isn't an issue, try defragmenting your disk.
Don't assume because one game doesn't lag no other game should lag.soradg123 wrote:
RAM and defrag is never an issue; I run Sims 3 at full speed!
Try disabling it.soradg123 wrote:
Avira AntiVir's running in the background
K, that should be enough.soradg123 wrote:
I have 1 GB of RAM to spare.
Uh, okay...soradg123 wrote:
As for defragging, I use PerfectDisk. I know how my own personal computer works so I'm confident when I say that it's not a problem on my end.
Hmm...soradg123 wrote:
Plus, the only factor that affects osu! for me is virtual memory.
It's odd you mention virtual memory (which I assume means swap) but you say you have plenty of RAM left.strager wrote:
Windows may be swapping stuff to the disk, causing major slowdowns.
This suggests I/O is blocking the process. For example, hard disk spins up after going into a low-power state at the start of a break. Check that you're in "performance mode" or whatever userland Windows calls it, so the HDD doesn't go into a low-power state as often.soradg123 wrote:
After a bit more studying of the problem I now say that osu! froze and not lagged. CPU usage for osu! went abruptly to 0 and lasted for more than 10 seconds before jumping back up to >40.
Definitely no need to have multi-core support. I mean, it would be nice, but it's really difficult to code.soradg123 wrote:
I also noticed that osu! prefers using only 1 of my 4 cores, multi-core support?
In OP. More detailed specs.peppy wrote:
Care to list off your PC specs (and whether it is desktop or laptop, and which manufacturer and if you have a clean windows install or preinstalled).
Looks like peppy solved the problem with a subtle hint. Comparing D3D and OGL, D3D takes advantage of multiple cores while OGL uses one to 100% constantly. Also, D3D...doesn't freeze on Without a Fightpeppy wrote:
osu! uses mutliple cores. If you are using Direct3D rendering, it will load textures in the background. What you are seeing is likely a slow disk as strager mentioned. If osu! is dropping to 0% cpu, then something else on your system is blocking the process. This is probably disk access.
, quite surprising but not unexpected since OGL was never really bug-free. Disk access isn't a problem cause I optimized it for performance.No change in performance. I did mention that I use Avira AntiVir Free, right? It's not like Norton which likes sucking your PC dry of resources.peppy wrote:
Try disabling your virus scanner. It will probably do wonders in this area.
...peppy wrote:
I don't think this is a problem btw. Noone else has complained. Care to list off your PC specs (and whether it is desktop or laptop, and which manufacturer and if you have a clean windows install or preinstalled).
Anyways, Resolvedsoradg123 wrote:
SPOILERManufacturer: Gateway
Model: GM5478
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz
Memory (RAM): 2.00 GB