Well you have 1 post but I like it as being a plausable cause.


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Date Posted: 3:55am Subject: RE: Everyone having issues with AC Client using alot of memory click here:

And indeed, in the absence of other information, this is an entirely plausible cause. There are plenty of ways to "leak" (in the coloquial sense) other than failing to delete memory from the free store. The DirectX objects are allocated in process, and will certainly contribute to the overall memory usage - failure to release will effectively be a leak.


These leaks can also occur not only within userland code, but within DirectX itself (it the Dec update fixes any, it would not be the first time it's happened). A good suspect are the D3DX libraries, which are effectively just consumers of the DirectX core interfaces, and deal with what always used to be application level problems; any flaws within these could certainly cause a leak within the client, and these flaws could be fixed with an SDK update.


Now, as it happens, it doesn't appear that this is the problem (the preponderance of evidence pointing in other directions). But this doesn't stop the original suggestion being valid, and worth exploring.


I'd make a comment about people in glass houses, but don't really want to start a flame war.


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You don't have to pull a HAZ to get your point across. Panties in a bunch is right. I was just trying to see if this could be a variable.

Well, in truth, I doubt it is the cause, but without more information I wouldn't like to make a diagnosis. The hard time people are having reproducing it makes me lean towards drivers, but as I don't see it myself, I can't say.


The main reason I posted is I'm not a big fan of rejecting any cause out of hand. That, and people coming in, on a high horse to dispense "knowledge" in the form of insults. Doubly so when that "knowledge" is not exactly right itself.

Regaurdless you were'nt an ASSCLOWN about it.

I'm just sick of you and your bloody feeble attempts at groping for a cause that is beyond your ken.


It's most likely a problem with ATI's drivers handling out of spec calls to copy managed or offscreen (sysmem) textures to default (vidmem) pool.


That's entirely different from the minor client leak that does not fully release certain objects, which happens for users of both major video card vendors. This leak is not really all that noticable.


And I can guarantee you that I know this TOD client better than anyone that isn't working for Turbine.

 

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Haz, I am not competing with you.


So get over yourself. No competition.


I can say, your very rude about how you present yourself and that is exactly why you can't get hired on at Turbine.


If you would present yourself better, and was'nt so aggressive about your story telling, you MIGHT get a chance working for them, since we all know this is your dream. There is no reason in anyones outright mind to know a client so well unless they have all intentions of working for the company creating it, or they are doing it for personal profit.


Have a fine day sir, I hope it gets better for you.

Someone's feeling omniscient today.

Hahahaha... what makes you think I want to be hired by Turbine?


This is a hobby. I have no interest in making AC my career.

 

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no memory leaks i noticed ... but i installing DX9c anyways

Hazridi, you miserable little $#!%, who do you think you are? Why do you find it necessary to insult people at every turn? I'll bet you don't talk to people like this in real life. Does the anonymity of a screen name give you courage that you don't possess in real life?

 

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No, I only insult people who repeatedly add nothing to a forum and only irritate me over and over again.


And actually, I talk to people however I wish in real life. If Blub was annoying me in real life, I would be vocal about it.

 

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