ouseler Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I have been experiencing random pauses during gameplay and it has been driving me crazy. I have just read on the EVGA forum that the new NVidia Hotfix 451.85 "Might cause random pauses up to a couple seconds during game play in some games" Well, I am experiencing this very thing and have been pulling my hair out trying to troubleshoot it. Can someone tell what is a stable Nvidia driver version for DCS? System Specs: AMD 5950X (liquid-cooled), Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro Motherboard, 32 GB RAM DDR4 3200MHz, Samsung Evo 970 Plus 2 TB, Seagate 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 4080 GPU, Rosewill Glacier 1000W Power Supply, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS (Stick, Throttle), Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals, NaturalPoint TrackIR 5 w/ProClip, (1) Vizio 40" 4K Monitor, TPLink Dual Band Wireless Card, Window 11 OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 i have 451.67 AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 i have 451.67 what I'm using as well... MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falby Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'm using 442.40 with TrackIR and have no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) GeForce 451.85 hotfix driver here - the change note fix 'Some games may exhibit random freezes that lasts for a few seconds during gameplay.' was a deciding factor. https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/geforce-451-85-hotfix-driver-download.html Edited August 5, 2020 by Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouseler Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thanks guys. I suppose the GPU drivers aren't the problem. System Specs: AMD 5950X (liquid-cooled), Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro Motherboard, 32 GB RAM DDR4 3200MHz, Samsung Evo 970 Plus 2 TB, Seagate 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 4080 GPU, Rosewill Glacier 1000W Power Supply, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS (Stick, Throttle), Thrustmaster TPR Rudder Pedals, NaturalPoint TrackIR 5 w/ProClip, (1) Vizio 40" 4K Monitor, TPLink Dual Band Wireless Card, Window 11 OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Sabot Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 i have 451.67 Ditto. No issues "There is an art … to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy https://www.cag-51.org/contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splash Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 451.67. No problems so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrusty Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 451.67. No problems so far. Same here (VR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splash Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 451.67. No problems so far. I've just installed 451.85 (and standard instead of DCH as previous) and no differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gierasimov Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) The best driver is the one that works for you. I have seen some drivers to cause issues for some people, I once had to revert driver update due to performance loss. ED seem to always recommend 'latest' but that is not always good. Also, nVidia drivers updates are often related to tighter security and that alone can cause issues. My rule is don't fix something that ain't broken... but considering other games, workloads and security concerns. That said, I am on the latest available today (451.67) No problems. Edited August 5, 2020 by Gierasimov Intel i7-13700KF :: ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 :: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB :: MSI RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio :: VKB Gunfighter MK.III MCG Ultimate :: VPC MongoosT-50 CM3 :: non-VR :: single player :: open beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOPR Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 I have been experiencing random pauses during gameplay and it has been driving me crazy. I have just read on the EVGA forum that the new NVidia Hotfix 451.85 "Might cause random pauses up to a couple seconds during game play in some games" Well, I am experiencing this very thing and have been pulling my hair out trying to troubleshoot it. Can someone tell what is a stable Nvidia driver version for DCS? A common cause for this is your AV randomly scanning the ED directory. If you tell your AV software to ignore the DCS directory, the pauses will likely go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris P Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 I found that finally moving DCS to a SSD got rid of my little intermittent pauses. Chris P 'Nascar' Raleigh NC [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz667 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I'm using 442.19 version, any newer version will give a heavy fps drop when turning the radar on in the mig 21. Spoiler Modules: FC3, KA-50, MIG-21, F-18, F-14, UH-1H, Spitfire, F-5E, A-10c II, A-4E, SC, F-16, CA, M2000c, BF-109K-4, Mi-24P Terrains:Nevada, Persian gulf, Normandy + Asset pack, Syria PC setup:I7 8700k, 32g ram, m2 ssd, gtx 1080ti, Warthog TM, MFG crosswind, Playseat Air Force, Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 442.59 here Strangely, on later versions, image sharpening isn't working anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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