Lately i hava had many problems with minecraft but today i've just reached the point where if i don't get some kind of help i won't be able to play any more.
Today i noted my computer was very slow while i used minecraft so i decided to check my ram both phisical and virtual before and during play. Here's what i remember seeing.
------------------- - use of phisical memory
Before Playing - 500mb
Starting Minecraft - 600mb
selecting world - 800mb
playing - 900mb
playing a few seconds later - 1.1gb
few seconds later - 1.5gb
around a minute of play time- 2.0gb (my actual amount of ram)
meanwhile, java seemed to constantly use about 250mb~ of virtual memory
Also, i use a .bat file to run minecraft and i checked it before closing minecraft and it said over and over
"########## GL ERROR ##########
@ Post Render
1285 Out of Memory"
Any ideas? I made another thread before but not only did it not get any useful answer after a few days but this is an entirely different problem I think... or at least different symptoms
EDIT: now i noticed it also eats up my cpu, uses like 80% (i can't remember how much it used before but like i have said in comments, it used to run smoothly)
I haven't really ran into this problem personally, but there are a few things that might help.
Try using Optifine, which should improve performance. Also, are you using any mods, and if so, which ones and how many?
I haven't really ran into this problem personally, but there are a few things that might help.
Try using Optifine, which should improve performance. Also, are you using any mods, and if so, which ones and how many?
full vanilla, also optifine doesn't solve the problem at all
id like to beleive that if you have 2 gb, and that you cant use all of it, because widows, or wht ever os you have needs at least 720 megs, so i think you should get some more memory. You can also limit java andd how much it uses.
Minecraft is a game running on java with lwjgl... it likes to use memory.
id like to beleive that if you have 2 gb, and that you cant use all of it, because widows, or wht ever os you have needs at least 720 megs, so i think you should get some more memory. You can also limit java andd how much it uses.
Minecraft is a game running on java with lwjgl... it likes to use memory.
actually... if you actually read my post you'd see that before playing minecraft i had 1.5gb free (i was using only 500mb before opening minecraft) and the problem is not that it runs slow, but that it ends up taking more and more ram the longer i play at an anormal rate until my computer almost freezes
yes is see. if yo have windows vista or higher you can use ready boost, wich takes any old thmbdrive and makes it act as extru ram. you can also tell java in the command line to use less memory to prevent the memory loss.
yes is see. if yo have windows vista or higher you can use ready boost, wich takes any old thmbdrive and makes it act as extru ram. you can also tell java in the command line to use less memory to prevent the memory loss.
actually i run minecraft with set ram (768mb) and i DO use 4gb of ready boost (trough a third party program, i use WinXP) and i have more virtual memory dedicated than normal in the hard drive, but like i said java itself uses 250mb of virtual memory (which i have like...6gb?) so i don't really get why this happens
(also my graphics card has 1gb DDR3) this all just seems weird seing how i can play skyrim in ultra without problems
What version of java are you running? There may be a memory leak that's present.
If you have more than one version, uninstall both and reinstall the latest, if you have a newer version, try the older version.
Readyboost won't solve an issue like this. It's not intended as a RAM replacement for working memory.
As for virtual memory usage, that's not really a concern, it's when your physical ram and maxed out and you're Vmem starts climbing you start to see issues as then you're attempting to use the harddrive to work as RAM, which is thousands of times slower than ram. Think nanoseconds versus milliseconds.
Are you passing any memory flags to Java to increase available ram? If so, does this happen if you don't use those?
What version of java are you running? There may be a memory leak that's present.
If you have more than one version, uninstall both and reinstall the latest, if you have a newer version, try the older version.
Readyboost won't solve an issue like this. It's not intended as a RAM replacement for working memory.
As for virtual memory usage, that's not really a concern, it's when your physical ram and maxed out and you're Vmem starts climbing you start to see issues as then you're attempting to use the harddrive to work as RAM, which is thousands of times slower than ram. Think nanoseconds versus milliseconds.
Are you passing any memory flags to Java to increase available ram? If so, does this happen if you don't use those?
i've tried running minecraft normally AND telling it how much ram it should use, no change
also i tried reinstalling an older version of java (6) since this problem started after i changed to 7, the problem still persists
My experiences with mine craft is that it uses more and more ram regardless of what you do, the solution: notch fixes all the memory leeks. However, something you can do would be to upgrade your computers ram, (Ready boost and page files aren't nearly as fast as actual RAM. And Flash drives (And SSD, And SD cards) also have A maximum write, so using it as RAM (I think) Isn't a particularly good idea. HDD's don't have this (well, they do, but compared too how long they will live, its irrelevant))
My experiences with mine craft is that it uses more and more ram regardless of what you do, the solution: notch fixes all the memory leeks. However, something you can do would be to upgrade your computers ram, (Ready boost and page files aren't nearly as fast as actual RAM. And Flash drives (And SSD, And SD cards) also have A maximum write, so using it as RAM (I think) Isn't a particularly good idea. HDD's don't have this (well, they do, but compared too how long they will live, its irrelevant))
His issue is far to quick though. I can leave MC running for 8 hours (addicted, yes) and not have problems. There's something deeper causing him to hit the issues he's having as quick as he's talking.
I also don't assign any more RAM to java, I just run the base exe.
His issue is far to quick though. I can leave MC running for 8 hours (addicted, yes) and not have problems. There's something deeper causing him to hit the issues he's having as quick as he's talking.
I also don't assign any more RAM to java, I just run the base exe.
Well, after re-reading his first post, and looking at his pictures I noticed something: 128x128 texture pack. That would definitively increase ram usage. Also, What mods are installed, as they can also increase memory usage. But if you change you texture pack to the default, that will defiantly decrease ram usage and allow you to play longer.
Well, after re-reading his first post, and looking at his pictures I noticed something: 128x128 texture pack. That would definitively increase ram usage. Also, What mods are installed, as they can also increase memory usage. But if you change you texture pack to the default, that will defiantly decrease ram usage and allow you to play longer.
I must be blind, no matter how many times I read it I can't find 128x128 texture pack or any pictures, are you sure you're in the right thread?
Also, later he mentioned it does it with vanilla and with optifine, so that rules out mods or texture packs.
Well, after re-reading his first post, and looking at his pictures I noticed something: 128x128 texture pack. That would definitively increase ram usage. Also, What mods are installed, as they can also increase memory usage. But if you change you texture pack to the default, that will defiantly decrease ram usage and allow you to play longer.
actually it's a 256x256 and it was to show that before it used to run a lot better (read the whole spoiler)
Do you actually got an IDEA of how much a RAM costs?
~40-50 USD for 4gig DDR3.
However, throwing more RAM will not fix this issue. There is a memory leak somewhere that will still appear if you have 4gig or 48gigs of ram.
You say it used to run a lot better? Did anything at all change? Driver update? Windows update? Anything, something had to change as memory leaks don't just appear in a system working normally? Did you add/remove a mod?
However, throwing more RAM will not fix this issue. There is a memory leak somewhere that will still appear if you have 4gig or 48gigs of ram.
You say it used to run a lot better? Did anything at all change? Driver update? Windows update? Anything, something had to change as memory leaks don't just appear in a system working normally? Did you add/remove a mod?
I haven't done anything that i think might have cause this, i only updated drivers and made major changes in my computer after this problem started, as i had no reason to do it before
Today i noted my computer was very slow while i used minecraft so i decided to check my ram both phisical and virtual before and during play. Here's what i remember seeing.
------------------- - use of phisical memory
Before Playing - 500mb
Starting Minecraft - 600mb
selecting world - 800mb
playing - 900mb
playing a few seconds later - 1.1gb
few seconds later - 1.5gb
around a minute of play time- 2.0gb (my actual amount of ram)
meanwhile, java seemed to constantly use about 250mb~ of virtual memory
Also, i use a .bat file to run minecraft and i checked it before closing minecraft and it said over and over
"########## GL ERROR ##########
@ Post Render
1285 Out of Memory"
Any ideas? I made another thread before but not only did it not get any useful answer after a few days but this is an entirely different problem I think... or at least different symptoms
EDIT: now i noticed it also eats up my cpu, uses like 80% (i can't remember how much it used before but like i have said in comments, it used to run smoothly)
Try using Optifine, which should improve performance. Also, are you using any mods, and if so, which ones and how many?
full vanilla, also optifine doesn't solve the problem at all
as time passes minecraft runs slower, i don't think it's the ram...
in 1.5 it used to run like this...
in the image i'm playing in SMP and that is a 256x256 texture pack by the way...
Minecraft is a game running on java with lwjgl... it likes to use memory.
(also my graphics card has 1gb DDR3) this all just seems weird seing how i can play skyrim in ultra without problems
If you have more than one version, uninstall both and reinstall the latest, if you have a newer version, try the older version.
Readyboost won't solve an issue like this. It's not intended as a RAM replacement for working memory.
As for virtual memory usage, that's not really a concern, it's when your physical ram and maxed out and you're Vmem starts climbing you start to see issues as then you're attempting to use the harddrive to work as RAM, which is thousands of times slower than ram. Think nanoseconds versus milliseconds.
Are you passing any memory flags to Java to increase available ram? If so, does this happen if you don't use those?
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i've tried running minecraft normally AND telling it how much ram it should use, no change
also i tried reinstalling an older version of java (6) since this problem started after i changed to 7, the problem still persists
tried doing that, minecraft stopped running, going to try again with a tutorial
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His issue is far to quick though. I can leave MC running for 8 hours (addicted, yes) and not have problems. There's something deeper causing him to hit the issues he's having as quick as he's talking.
I also don't assign any more RAM to java, I just run the base exe.
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Advanced Guide to server-ip and server-port settings.
Well, after re-reading his first post, and looking at his pictures I noticed something: 128x128 texture pack. That would definitively increase ram usage. Also, What mods are installed, as they can also increase memory usage. But if you change you texture pack to the default, that will defiantly decrease ram usage and allow you to play longer.
I must be blind, no matter how many times I read it I can't find 128x128 texture pack or any pictures, are you sure you're in the right thread?
Also, later he mentioned it does it with vanilla and with optifine, so that rules out mods or texture packs.
I think this is a java issue.
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Advanced Guide to server-ip and server-port settings.
actually it's a 256x256 and it was to show that before it used to run a lot better (read the whole spoiler)
Do you actually got an IDEA of how much a RAM costs?
~40-50 USD for 4gig DDR3.
However, throwing more RAM will not fix this issue. There is a memory leak somewhere that will still appear if you have 4gig or 48gigs of ram.
You say it used to run a lot better? Did anything at all change? Driver update? Windows update? Anything, something had to change as memory leaks don't just appear in a system working normally? Did you add/remove a mod?
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Advanced Guide to server-ip and server-port settings.
I haven't done anything that i think might have cause this, i only updated drivers and made major changes in my computer after this problem started, as i had no reason to do it before