HOW TO FIX PROBLEM WITH DIABLO IV’S STUTTER/FREEZES AND UNPLAYABILITY AFTER VoH DLC. HOW TO FIX HIGH CPU USAGE.

[Mr.SkuLL]

Your problem may vary of course, but after the patch I found out that basically the main problem is the PAGEFILE and RAM causing a huge 100% CPU usage and stutters/freezes that i did not have before. (everything ran super smooth)

What is pagefile?
Pagefile: Windows whenever it needs more RAM in a process uses a small amount of storage of one of your drives, I DID NOT KNOW about this.

Now. Each problem lead to another one. So here’s the explanation to you guys of what was happening to me:
Diablo 4 VoH update needs a lot of ram = System uses pagefile because ran out of ram.
My pagefile was set to = one of my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ HDDS that I use for old games by default
Why do I have 100% or very high cpu usage = Because system is currently using pagefile, having to work sort of like a ram on the side + using the extra space on your disk that pagefile set, thus having more CPU usage.

Free Solution: Set pagefile to your fastest disk (or second fastest if it’s still a NVME), your system will still have bad CPU usage, BUT, there will be no hiccups/freezes/stutters.
Actual Solution: Buy more ram :c and also set your pagefile correctly!

How to change pagefile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSehQBqKjBQ&t=165s (2:45)

Now you may be asking, but I have 16gb? DIABLO’s new dlc says F NO, and asks for 32 minimun and I PLAY AT 1080P without ULTRA textures WHICH IS UNREAL. But anyway, buy more ram to at least have less utilization on your proccessor.