Hardware plug in/out notification sound anyone?

[Zero]

There's a hardware plug in/out notification sound when I launch the game and the EAC thing shows up. Like when you plug a USB drive into the computer. When this happens my PC will freeze for ~10 seconds. And this stutter happens in game from time to time as well.

I am suspecting EAC is somehow plugging my graphic card in and out or something like that. Anyone else has the same problem?

[Zero]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

This thread is about freezing in game but could maybe be related, worth a check.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/3183486320470304139/

Doesn't work for me. The hardware change is still happening.
I guess I need some kind of hardware change tracker to see what's going on

[RaccoonDog]

I think looking into your on-board graphics might help. Its hard for me cause i run msi and amd lol. I feel like the freezing is the hardware change like you said. Your game ends up loading and running ok though?

[Zero]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

It's the Armory Crate thing setting. But I guess you're right, that's not good. I will check the Armory Crate settings.

I haven't dealt with Armoury crate before but i pulled up the website, what setting are you currently using?

Seems like it is the Armoury Crate problem. I switched to Ultimate mode (dedicated GPU only) now and the stutter is gone, no hardware change. But I don't want to use ultimate mode because it kills battery life faster. Even web browsing or anything are forced to use dedicated GPU in this mode. I am trying to figure a way.

Thank you very much for helping me to diagnose

[RaccoonDog]

Might be able to set it so it auto changes profiles depending if its charging or not, should be in your Armoury Settings.

[Zero]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

Might be able to set it so it auto changes profiles depending if its charging or not, should be in your Armoury Settings.

The auto mode is what makes the freeze/stutter happens. I am guessing EAC is somehow changing which GPU to use or something like that, If I allow both

[RaccoonDog]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

I haven't dealt with Armoury crate before but i pulled up the website, what setting are you currently using?

Seems like it is the Armoury Crate problem. I switched to Ultimate mode (dedicated GPU only) now and the stutter is gone, no hardware change. But I don't want to use ultimate mode because it kills battery life faster. Even web browsing or anything are forced to use dedicated GPU in this mode. I am trying to figure a way.

Thank you very much for helping me to diagnose

No problem lol. Had to teach myself how to computer :P haha. So i try to be helpful, spread the knowledge. Enjoy your gaming!

[RaccoonDog]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

Might be able to set it so it auto changes profiles depending if its charging or not, should be in your Armoury Settings.

The auto mode is what makes the freeze/stutter happens

Interesting, maybe try it on a higher profile. I feel it auto switches to Perfomance mode?

Edit: If it goes to silent try setting it to perfomance instead and load your game?

[RaccoonDog]

One or more of the profiles causes it to change to on-board when on low usage. I guarantee it.

[RaccoonDog]

Your last option and the hardest one is to make a custom overclock, that would be the best idea but the hardest if your not familiar.

Edit: If you do make sure you have a steep fan curve! (Speaking from experience, thermal death lol)

[Zero]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

One or more of the profiles causes it to change to on-board when on low usage. I guarantee it.

For now my only work around is to force disable the iGPU everytime I wants to play Elden Ring. The EAC will change my hardware for whatever BS reason if I allow any sort of auto change. Guess I am stuck with this Armoury Crate trash (the laptop was a great deal at the time. GREAT deal.) until I buy a desktop.

[RaccoonDog]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

One or more of the profiles causes it to change to on-board when on low usage. I guarantee it.

For now my only work around is to force disable the iGPU everytime I wants to play Elden Ring. The EAC will change my hardware for whatever BS reason if I allow any sort of auto change. Guess I am stuck with this Armoury Crate trash (the laptop was a great deal at the time. GREAT deal.) until I buy a desktop.

Well its seems like a decent system to be fair. You can create your own profile in it too. EAC also stand for Easy Anti Cheat which is why i was initially confused lol. Just leave iGpu off that probably stands for Internal GPU. Your graphics card should be able to handle constant use its what they're made for lol. It will auto adjust depending on load so you wont be overusing it play youtube videos, etc. Is it too loud, maybe?

[Zero]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

For now my only work around is to force disable the iGPU everytime I wants to play Elden Ring. The EAC will change my hardware for whatever BS reason if I allow any sort of auto change. Guess I am stuck with this Armoury Crate trash (the laptop was a great deal at the time. GREAT deal.) until I buy a desktop.

Well its seems like a decent system to be fair. You can create your own profile in it too. EAC also stand for Easy Anti Cheat which is why i was initially confused lol. Just leave iGpu off that probably stands for Internal GPU. Your graphics card should be able to handle constant use its what they're made for lol. It will auto adjust depending on load so you wont be overusing it play youtube videos, etc. Is it too loud, maybe?

The nvidia GPU is definitely capable of being on constantly. It's just the batter life thing. It drains more power and lowers max battery capacity faster

[RaccoonDog]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zero:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย RaccoonDog:

Well its seems like a decent system to be fair. You can create your own profile in it too. EAC also stand for Easy Anti Cheat which is why i was initially confused lol. Just leave iGpu off that probably stands for Internal GPU. Your graphics card should be able to handle constant use its what they're made for lol. It will auto adjust depending on load so you wont be overusing it play youtube videos, etc. Is it too loud, maybe?

The nvidia GPU is definitely capable of being on constantly. It's just the batter life thing. It drains more power and lowers max battery capacity faster

Im assuming you move/travel a lot with your laptop? I'd say just for odd times you do move if its not often switch it on. If your just moving somewhere else with power there then, turn it off instead of sleep mode to save more battery. Like i said its harder with a laptop for sure haha. I just run everything at the max it can safely/comfortably, since im using a desktop pc.

[nfinite.recursion]

It's not the GPU switching. That CPU's iGPU is absolute garbage and you would 100% know if it switched mid-game. Additionally, switching mid-game is literally impossible.

Asus has had issues with their internal USB hubs for awhile. This issue has more recently come to light after a driver update that breaks USB selective suspend. Go into Windows' Advanced Power Settings and disable USB selective suspend there.

One final note: whenever I buy a new laptop, my first action is to test it out a bit. If all seems well, my second action is to completely wipe the preinstalled copy of Windows and all the bloatware the manufacturer included and reinstall a completely fresh copy. This involves downloading the latest Windows ISO directly from Microsoft, making a bootable USB stick, booting into Windows Setup, deleting ALL partitions, and creating new ones (the defaults are usually fine). This puts the laptop or prebuilt desktop into a base state free from any strange behavior caused by any of the preinstalled nonsense. Of course, you need to configure Windows to your liking and download all the necessary drivers too.