What should I upgrade to make steam games launch faster? - eviltoast

My current rig is:

6700xt

1600AF

32 giggle bits of DDR4

1TB NVME storage

I didn’t think it was a bad rig but steam games take forever to load, it spins on the steam logo for what feels like an eternity. I use Arch btw.

  • MNByChoice@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Specific timing would be helpful. Hard to know if things are improving without.

    With arch, open a terminal and watch in htop and iotop for hardware contention issues.

    32 giggle bits of DDR4 That is just a funny autocorrect. 😁

  • Vik@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I suppose the CPU but it could help to understand which exact disk and which DIMMs (including latencies) you’re using.

    Bear in mind you can easily drop a 5800 X3D into practically any AM4 system. The large L3 somewhat lowers the significance faster DDR4 with tight timings (though it still doesn’t hurt to have that too).

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        1 year ago

        I believe the sweet spot for Matisse and Vermeer (zen 2 and 3 chiplet design CPUs) memory wise is 3600 CL16. Later batches of these CPUs may have better luck with stability at 3800 MT/s (due to process maturity) but that would be at a point of diminishing returns (especially with the X3D).

        You might improve the performance of your current CPU by tuning your memory, but I won’t know how far you can get with your kit unless we have the exact model number.

        The 1600AF seems to be zen+ based (characteristically similar to the Ryzen 5 2600). For zen+, something like 3200 MT/s CL14 would be optimal if you can achieve it, 3200 CL16 would be good too.

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    1 year ago

    CPU. Have the same setup, just with a 3060ti and ryzen 9 5900X (Arch btw). More processing power is key. Made my sister upgrade to ryzen 7 5800 and she’s loading much faster. Hope that helps.

    *Will also note that they go on sale quite often and can snag a good one for less than 300 USD.

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    1 year ago

    Does steam take an eternity to launch or is it the game after steam has launched¿?