Didn't see a thread on this, so here goes.
[quote]Everybody has experienced how FPS are going down the drain recently with TF2, however I believe I've found one of the sources (I'm pretty sure there many others) and found a way to fix it, so enough with the rambling I'm going straight to the point:
The folder:
[code]C:\Program Files\Steam\appcache\stats[/code]
Contains a file called:
[code]UserGameStats_####_#### (# = some numbers)[/code]
This file keeps records of god knows what about TF2, and it gets updated EXTREMELY frequently while playing.
The problem is that, most of us run high quality Anti-virus programs and they tend to scan all files that get updated in the system, and a lot of them tend to do so the instant it happens, clogging up the processor and making our FPSs die.
Apparently, having a multicore processor and fast hard drives (or a RAID 0 config) makes this even worse.[/quote]
Solution? Add a folder exception in your antivirus.
OT: [url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1093560[/url]
There was already a thread on this.
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=872332[/url]
In fact, it had the same exact title, too. A little search never hurts.
[QUOTE=Shugo;19676081]There was already a thread on this.
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=872332[/url]
In fact, it had the same exact title, too. A little search never hurts.[/QUOTE]
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Christ, 2 weeks late? I didn't even notice the date on the Steam Forums... I almost never go there. My apologies, gentlemen.
I've not seen it before.
Thanks for adding it.
Should I just add Steam as an exception and be done with it?
I seriously doubt I'm going to get a virus anywhere in Steam...
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