Stuttering

[Nikiforos]

Ok I need help please I cant take it anymore with this annoying microstuttering in the game. I have a new computer my FPS are very good except this stuttering experiencing in game.

I would like to know what people with similar problems did to solve this problem.

Please help im desperate

[Kremator]

Search is your friend. However, as you are desperate make sure that you have defragged your hard drive containing the install. Moreover get contig.exe and run it in your arma2 directory.

Those are you first steps on the way to sorting microstuttering.

[Nikiforos]

Does it matter if I have installed AO in a own directory instead of merging it with ARMA 2 directory?

I have to different directories under Bohemia Interactive
- Arma 2
- Operation Arrowhead

[Leon86]

have you defragmented the drive yet?

dunno about different dir's maybe they're relatively "far apart" on the harddrive but in that case you should only have stutter when having a mission with combined oa and arma2 units. so that's easy to test.

[Nikiforos]

I already defraged with with Game Booster and I still have sudden drops in FPS and stuttering. I have high FPS but not stable at all.

I will try to install both games in the same map and see what happens.

[Sevenz]

I already defraged with with Game Booster and I still have sudden drops in FPS and stuttering. I have high FPS but not stable at all.

I will try to install both games in the same map and see what happens.

I have a similar system 2600k/gtx580 on a ssd and im experiencing fps drop too which lead to "mini freezes" but i have no stutter when video memory is set on default.
You could try that if its not done yet.

[Nikiforos]

Well I installed Arma 2 and OA in the same map directory after a fresh install and untill now I have no more stuttering in the game. There is a lot of testing left but it looks better right now.

[Nikiforos]

Well the problem is back and now Im very close to shut down the project Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead forever. This is the only game I really love but I guess I have to accept that nothing can make this love happen.

Well guys thank for some interesting years and I hope you will be able to enjoy games for many years to come.

I spent money in hardware but in vain .

I guess its destiny

[MadDogX]

Did you defragment again after installing? The files will have become fragmented again after patching and all that.

Also, what did you change between the game running smoothly and starting to stutter? Obviously it worked smoothly for a short while, so something must have changed in the mean time to make it stutter again. Find the cause and you will be able to solve it.

[Nikiforos]

I defraged the game so its not a question of defrag anymore.
I also changed video memory but makes no difference.
I experience stuttering when driving in cities especially.
I dont know maybe its my harddrive? maybe its not working good with the game. I have no problems with other games I tested though.

Should I overclock? Should I buy a new HD?
My God im getting crazy

I also tryied to run with Vsync on and off no difference.