Huge memory leak and black screen

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

When i try to run the game i have black screen and my pc freeze after a while because my RAM literally hits 100%.I try everything possible solution but nothing works.I make 3 times format 1) with windows 10 2) with windows 11 and 3) (and final) with windows 10 again.The problem persists and i don't know what's the problem.
My specs are this
Cpu : AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
RAM : Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32BG
GPU : Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12GB

[Idaho]

Are you only playing servers with 100 mods?

Does it do this on official vanilla servers?

Do you have 6 overlays and a ton of stuff running in background and also screen recording?

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

I play in a lot of servers with a lot or less mods and i never had this issue, and yes it does it on official servers too.I just try to run the game and nothing happens, plus that i said my computer is already formatted.

[mud]

PC's are a funny thing ya? i run Ryzen 3 3200/vega 8 graphics, yet have had no real issues playing, even though everything including my own PC say it can not play Dayz, yet here i have been playing it for years now.

i am nowhere near a PC fella and know little, but question i have is why run a second graphics also, when the ryzen can do it already on its own? do you think maybe there is where the problem might be?

[Idaho]

Originally posted by mud:

PC's are a funny thing ya? i run Ryzen 3 3200/vega 8 graphics, yet have had no real issues playing, even though everything including my own PC say it can not play Dayz, yet here i have been playing it for years now.

i am nowhere near a PC fella and know little, but question i have is why run a second graphics also, when the ryzen can do it already on its own? do you think maybe there is where the problem might be?

The 5950x doesn't have integrated graphics. a GPU is required.

[_KC76_]

Originally posted by SkillLawS ЭIЄ:

When i try to run the game i have black screen and my pc freeze after a while because my RAM literally hits 100%.I try everything possible solution but nothing works.I make 3 times format 1) with windows 10 2) with windows 11 and 3) (and final) with windows 10 again.The problem persists and i don't know what's the problem.
My specs are this
Cpu : AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
RAM : Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32BG
GPU : Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12GB

Have you tried starting the game in Buldozer mode yet? I read a few posts that recommend that, when you get a black screen. In the launcher, under Parameters, there is a box to check , I think near the bottom of the page.

[1337Dude]

The original post is vague. It seems to be making a series of false assumptions.

1) Games don't crash because RAM reaches 100%.
2) If your game crashed due to limited virtual memory, it would simply crash to the desktop with that exact reason. No black screen.
3) We have no idea what "awhile" means. 5 Minutes? 5 Hours? 5 Days?

You've done a lot of testing though, far more than what was needed, to start making better assumptions.

Try this assumption: if your PC fatally crashes on *any* game on a clean Windows installation, you have a serious hardware issue.

Could be overheating. Could be a PSU issue. Could be a mobo issue. Perhaps even a driver issue.

One thing is for sure: you're out of your depth. Your best bet is to find a local IT technician and hope he doesn't bend you over as badly as I would.

[Idaho]

Dayz rarely uses over 6GB of memory. Mine sits at ~5.4GB and never rises.

If RAM usage is ticking up, hits 100% and crashes your PC... You have issues far worse than gaming.

If your PC is freshly formatted, and you haven't acquired any malware, then yeah it's one of the problems 1337dude mentioned. But really... need far more detailed info.

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

Originally posted by _KC76_:

Originally posted by SkillLawS ЭIЄ:

When i try to run the game i have black screen and my pc freeze after a while because my RAM literally hits 100%.I try everything possible solution but nothing works.I make 3 times format 1) with windows 10 2) with windows 11 and 3) (and final) with windows 10 again.The problem persists and i don't know what's the problem.
My specs are this
Cpu : AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
RAM : Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32BG
GPU : Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12GB

Have you tried starting the game in Buldozer mode yet? I read a few posts that recommend that, when you get a black screen. In the launcher, under Parameters, there is a box to check , I think near the bottom of the page.

Yes i try it but nothing happens.

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

Originally posted by 1337Dude:

The original post is vague. It seems to be making a series of false assumptions.

1) Games don't crash because RAM reaches 100%.
2) If your game crashed due to limited virtual memory, it would simply crash to the desktop with that exact reason. No black screen.
3) We have no idea what "awhile" means. 5 Minutes? 5 Hours? 5 Days?

You've done a lot of testing though, far more than what was needed, to start making better assumptions.

Try this assumption: if your PC fatally crashes on *any* game on a clean Windows installation, you have a serious hardware issue.

Could be overheating. Could be a PSU issue. Could be a mobo issue. Perhaps even a driver issue.

One thing is for sure: you're out of your depth. Your best bet is to find a local IT technician and hope he doesn't bend you over as badly as I would.

My friend, I'm sorry, but I'm completely clear in what I said and I don't know where you found false assumptions. First of all, I'm a computer technician, so I happen to know how to test my hardware for any damage or malfunction. I inform you that everything works great and does not present the slightest problem.
1) If a game or a program uses 100% of the RAM, yes, it can crash the computer. With my old computer, I had this exact problem when with a simple game, Steam Webhelper overflowed my RAM and forced me to press the reset button.
2) My RAM is quite large and my virtual memory is also large and configured according to Microsoft's instructions.
3) The <for a while> is how long I wait for the game to respond, and the time is not standard.

So explain to me how you got the idea that my computer crashes fatally on a clean install of windows and in any game? And no, it's not overheating of the power supply or any other component.

I'm not gonna fell into the trick of looking for the problem in my computer when the problem suddenly appeared after a game update and even while ALL other games work perfectly.

So if there's one thing for sure, it's that you have no idea what you're talking about but you're still <sure>....

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

Originally posted by Idaho:

Dayz rarely uses over 6GB of memory. Mine sits at ~5.4GB and never rises.

If RAM usage is ticking up, hits 100% and crashes your PC... You have issues far worse than gaming.

If your PC is freshly formatted, and you haven't acquired any malware, then yeah it's one of the problems 1337dude mentioned. But really... need far more detailed info.

ALL other games WORKS PERFECTLY and there is no overheating or malfunctioning on my computer.
Did we solve this?

[firestorm]

Are you using the launcher that came with steam to launch the game or something like DZSA? DZSA launcher has had problems in the past with memory leaks.

Plenty of fixes for the black screen issue on youtube, I'd suggest you try a few.
This is another issue all together.

[SkillLawS ЭIЄ]

Originally posted by firestorm:

Are you using the launcher that came with steam to launch the game or something like DZSA? DZSA launcher has had problems in the past with memory leaks.

Plenty of fixes for the black screen issue on youtube, I'd suggest you try a few.
This is another issue all together.

Yes i use most the DZSA but this happens and with default launcher at any server, official or community.

[firestorm]

Only way a server will increase memory demands on your machine is via running mods, and a crap load of them to be hitting 32GB

Memory leak is when an offending program will not release used memory back to the system once the offending program is shut down, generally requiring a reboot to release it.

[shREDoperator]

What type of hard drive is your game installed on? HDD (god help you), SSD, or m.2 SSD?
I recently fixed all my issues by transferring all my data over to an M.2 and it fixed everything.

[1337Dude]

Originally posted by SkillLawS ЭIЄ:

Originally posted by 1337Dude:

The original post is vague. It seems to be making a series of false assumptions.

1) Games don't crash because RAM reaches 100%.
2) If your game crashed due to limited virtual memory, it would simply crash to the desktop with that exact reason. No black screen.
3) We have no idea what "awhile" means. 5 Minutes? 5 Hours? 5 Days?

You've done a lot of testing though, far more than what was needed, to start making better assumptions.

Try this assumption: if your PC fatally crashes on *any* game on a clean Windows installation, you have a serious hardware issue.

Could be overheating. Could be a PSU issue. Could be a mobo issue. Perhaps even a driver issue.

One thing is for sure: you're out of your depth. Your best bet is to find a local IT technician and hope he doesn't bend you over as badly as I would.

My friend, I'm sorry, but I'm completely clear in what I said and I don't know where you found false assumptions. First of all, I'm a computer technician, so I happen to know how to test my hardware for any damage or malfunction. I inform you that everything works great and does not present the slightest problem.
1) If a game or a program uses 100% of the RAM, yes, it can crash the computer. With my old computer, I had this exact problem when with a simple game, Steam Webhelper overflowed my RAM and forced me to press the reset button.
2) My RAM is quite large and my virtual memory is also large and configured according to Microsoft's instructions.
3) The <for a while> is how long I wait for the game to respond, and the time is not standard.

So explain to me how you got the idea that my computer crashes fatally on a clean install of windows and in any game? And no, it's not overheating of the power supply or any other component.

I'm not gonna fell into the trick of looking for the problem in my computer when the problem suddenly appeared after a game update and even while ALL other games work perfectly.

So if there's one thing for sure, it's that you have no idea what you're talking about but you're still <sure>....

No offense but you're not a very good computer technician if you have to turn to the internet to solve an easy problem like this. I actually ran an IT store as a lead technician and was responsible for who got hired or not. If you can't solve your own problems, how would anyone have confidence in you to solve their problems? In other words, I wouldn't hire you based on this post. Let's go over this point-by-point...

1) If a game or a program uses 100% of the RAM, yes, it can crash the computer. With my old computer, I had this exact problem when with a simple game, Steam Webhelper overflowed my RAM and forced me to press the reset button.

That doesn't represent a typical circumstance of a program running out of memory. What you're referring to here is a specific bug associated with some memory leak you ran into.

If there was a common memory leak for DayZ, you wouldn't be unique to experience it. Make sense?

But if you're uniquely experiencing crashes that nobody else is, then you're experiencing some sort of hardware issue. Perhaps even a driver issue.

In typical situations of low memory, programs in Windows can typically handle themselves. Running DayZ on a clean install would preclude you from running into bugs like this.

2) My RAM is quite large and my virtual memory is also large and configured according to Microsoft's instructions.

Again, further aligns with the premise that you're running into a fatal hardware error.

3) The <for a while> is how long I wait for the game to respond, and the time is not standard.

If you fixed computers for a living, you would expect someone to give you a specific range of time. For example, what's the quickest it happened? What's the longest it taken to happen?

So explain to me how you got the idea that my computer crashes fatally on a clean install of windows and in any game? And no, it's not overheating of the power supply or any other component.

I'd love to. Let's read your OP.

I try everything possible solution but nothing works.I make 3 times format 1) with windows 10 2) with windows 11 and 3) (and final) with windows 10 again.The problem persists and i don't know what's the problem.

You said you "clean installed" multiple times and ran into fatal crashes. So obviously I got the idea from you describing the exact circumstance I'm describing. If you're running into fatal crashes in *ANY* game consistently after clean installs, you have a fatal hardware issue.

First of all, I'm a computer technician, so I happen to know how to test my hardware for any damage or malfunction. I inform you that everything works great and does not present the slightest problem.

You don't present as a technician. More of a clown, to be honest. You presented a situation where your computer can't run DayZ off a fresh install. That's not "working great". That's "your computer is FUBAR".

Remember: Being a technician means reading the situation and determining the solution from there. Immediately determining that your PC has no hardware issues yet unable to actually run something specific without crashing would suggest that you don't understand how the process of problem solving works. You'll basically never solve your issue if this is how you think you can solve problems going about this the way you're going.

Here's another way to think of it: if you're running a clean Windows install, think of *any game* as a hardware test. If your PC fails any single test consistently, you have a hardware issue.

The only way you could contradict me here is if you're running a very specific set of mods or playing on a specific server with a broken mod and you keep trying to play the exact same server and keep replicating the same circumstances. For example, Hashima was causing crashing for users. If I couldn't find other people running into that exact issue, then I would assume my hardware has issues. Then again - if you were a technician you would've likely mentioned any of these circumstances.