inf25th 10 Posted August 10, 2010 After I running the game in Multi for about an hour or so I get the following error and then CTD. Out of Memory (requested 3 kb). footprint 538113582 KB pages 16384 KB I am running Alienware CPU_Name: Intel® Core i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz Video_Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Video_AdapterRAM: 1792MB 12 GB Ram Any suggestions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeterNorth 10 Posted August 10, 2010 I had the same problem, but I seem to have done a few things to have resolved it....for now. If I am running antivirus in the background (it is not scanning drives, just lying in wait), I disable it. I also cntrl alt delete, enter the task manager and end processes for things I don't need (ipod services, mediaplayer sharing, diskeeper etc). I went to this webpage and disabled features (ended services) that were recommended to free up some resources http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm. I also made sure I had a small paging file (2gbs). It seems you have plenty of RAM (12gbs??) and that seems like overkill to me...I wonder if one or a few of your memory sticks are "inop". Perhaps there is memory testing software that you can run. I'd be interested in hearing what the rest of the community has to say. Win7 64 bit 4gb ddr2 800 speed memory nvidia gx285 video card E8400dual core processor 3.0 ghz overclocked to 3.6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inf25th 10 Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The error is a ARMA II error --- not a Windows error. I am running Windows 7 - (64) I ran the "Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool" and it did not detect any problems. I run WeBroot Anti Virus - I put it into Gaming Mode so for the most part is disabled. I have a logitech G12 key board that has a small screen that monitors both CPU and RAM usage. When in game it indicates that I am only using 23% to 32% of my RAM which is what I would expect. I just can't imagine that I would have memory problems with 12 GB of RAM. I can play for around 30 minutes to an hour before I get the error and crash. Edited August 10, 2010 by inf25th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwarden 1103 Posted August 10, 2010 please try latest public beta build if you have out of memory errors ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inf25th 10 Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) please try latest public beta build if you have out of memory errors ... I did that yesterday but I will try it again.. My current build is 1.52.71816 Thanks REVISED: Updated to Latest beta patch: ARMA2_OA_Build_72418.zip and still have the memory error. Edited August 10, 2010 by inf25th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inf25th 10 Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Hold on.... finally figured how to install and run the public beta... I will get back to you. Well that fixed it.... You have to run the patch as Admin if your running Win 7.. Dwarden, Thanks for your help. Edited August 12, 2010 by inf25th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildFire8 10 Posted August 13, 2010 I have been playing this for a week and Ive almost lost my patience. That never happens. If I wait more than 3-5 minutes to save, instant crash to desktop and memory error.... the exact one you have at the top there. Out of memory, footprint... so on.. I have been experimenting with different graphic settings and view distances. It seems I have no problem running almost everything at max but I'll only get a minute or two to save or I wont be able to save again. The settings I like give me about 5 mins- maybe 10 are; 3-5 Km view, Normal text, High objects, post proc low or off, terrain very high, shadow normal anistripic normal and antialiasing normal or high. Setting viewing distance to 5KM means I have to save sooner, much sooner, 3500 gives me about 5-10 more minutes. 10K runs fine but I'll never be able to save it... Also I love the sounds with 128 samples but it seems that has an extreme effect on my ability to save without crashing. 32 seems to work the longest, which I dont like at all. Been reading this problem quite a lot in the past couple days. Seems everyone has it. I built this computer to eat games up. It runs microsoft flight sim on full everything and max viewing/cloud distance, no problem. This is the only game ive seen hit this card/computer so far. Im amazed. Its truly amazing. But this, this is killin me. Anyhow love your game. Great buy, unless this never gets fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inf25th 10 Posted August 13, 2010 please try latest public beta build if you have out of memory errors ... This worked for me. Just follow directions for installation then run as Administrator. Latest beta patch: ARMA2_OA_Build_72716.zip http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildFire8 10 Posted August 14, 2010 I have an update. I will try the new better tomorrow though. I found the forum where testing was done specifically with Win7 machines and seen their settings so I matched that. About 2Km distance, increased my paging size to 20Gb, disable hyperthread and tried that. It worked for the most part. I used shift z a lot too. But apparently that works. Just sad I cant get it out further than that. Again I will try the new beta and let ya know. Thanks- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildFire8 10 Posted August 15, 2010 Yeah so good deal, that beta is good, the only error I get occasionally is the one where it crashes and then your saves are gone and you have to revert to the beginning. But luckily that doesnt happen too often and compared to what I had I am happy now. Im up to 3km and ill be experimenting with 5k soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
