My current rig is:
6700xt
1600AF
32 giggle bits of DDR4
1TB NVME storage
I didn't think it was a bad rig but steam games take forever to load, it spins on the steam logo for what feels like an eternity. I use Arch btw.
My current rig is:
6700xt
1600AF
32 giggle bits of DDR4
1TB NVME storage
I didn't think it was a bad rig but steam games take forever to load, it spins on the steam logo for what feels like an eternity. I use Arch btw.
11 Comments
MNByChoice@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
Specific timing would be helpful. Hard to know if things are improving without.
With arch, open a terminal and watch in htop and iotop for hardware contention issues.
bizzle@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
I actually always call them giggle bits, because I'm silly as heck 😎
downhomechunk@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
Be like me! Upgrade all of it and pretend that it makes you happy and that you might actually have more time to game!
vikingtons@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I suppose the CPU but it could help to understand which exact disk and which DIMMs (including latencies) you're using.
Bear in mind you can easily drop a 5800 X3D into practically any AM4 system. The large L3 somewhat lowers the significance faster DDR4 with tight timings (though it still doesn't hurt to have that too).
bizzle@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
Samsung EVO 840 I think but I could be misremembering, and my RAM runs like 2333 if that makes sense. I think a 5800X3D is definitely in my future
vikingtons@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
I believe the sweet spot for Matisse and Vermeer (zen 2 and 3 chiplet design CPUs) memory wise is 3600 CL16. Later batches of these CPUs may have better luck with stability at 3800 MT/s (due to process maturity) but that would be at a point of diminishing returns (especially with the X3D).
You might improve the performance of your current CPU by tuning your memory, but I won't know how far you can get with your kit unless we have the exact model number.
The 1600AF seems to be zen+ based (characteristically similar to the Ryzen 5 2600). For zen+, something like 3200 MT/s CL14 would be optimal if you can achieve it, 3200 CL16 would be good too.
InevitableWaffles@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
Wayland helps launch times for me as long as your system doesn't balk at it. If you are using X, give that a shot?
bizzle@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
I've tried Wayland before but had issues with various things that I can't enumerate right now. I'll give it another shot if you think it'll really help
Sentau@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 2y
Does steam take an eternity to launch or is it the game after steam has launched¿?
bizzle@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
Definitely the game, my PC auto starts steam in big picture and it hardly takes any time at all
the_q@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
bizzle@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y
Both, I was on the flatpak but it wasn't syncing my cloud saves so I went native. Same issue with both installations.