Upgraded from laptop to desktop, game stutters

[axytho]

Hi!

I recently moved from playing Project Reality on a 2015 laptop (w/ GTX 960M) to a 2020 desktop which was originally designed more for flight-sims than gaming. As such it uses a Quadro P2200 rather than a normal gaming GPU. Nonetheless, most (modern) games run much smoother and at higher graphics settings on this PC. The one exception is PR. Whereas previously I've never had any problems with stuttering or any type of processor-related lag, it has now become a regular occurrence, even on medium graphics settings.

I know there are no ready answers for this question, but maybe you have suggestions why PR runs so poorly.

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System Information
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    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (10.0.19042)
        Architecture: 64-bit
     Current Culture: English (United States)
         Motherboard: LENOVO 1036
           Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2123 CPU @ 3.60GHz (Physical: 4, Logical: 8)
              Memory: 16.00 GB
        DIMM Modules: CPU1_DIMM_2: 16.00 GB @ 2666 MHz
           Page File: 2.38 GB
      .NET Framework: 4.6+ Release Build: 528372, Runtime: 4.0.30319.42000

Display Information
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   Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA Quadro P2200
     Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
      Driver Version: 26.21.14.4112 (441.12)
      Display Memory: 4.00 GB
       Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
                 DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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    Primary Playback: Microsoft Sound Mapper
   Primary Recording: Microphone (2- Legion H500 Pro 
    Open AL Renderer: Software
                 EAX: True
             EAX 1.0: False
             EAX 2.0: True
             EAX 3.0: False
             EAX 4.0: False
             EAX 5.0: False
               X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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        Install Path: D:\JONASPROGRAMS\ProjectReality
                      Free: 684.76 GB, Total: 1.82 TB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
            Mod Path: D:\JONASPROGRAMS\ProjectReality\mods\pr
                      Free: 684.76 GB, Total: 1.82 TB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
       Profiles Path: C:\Users\Jonas\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                      Free: 162.34 GB, Total: 237.23 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
      Update DL Path: C:\Users\Jonas\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                      Free: 162.34 GB, Total: 237.23 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True
     Update Log Path: C:\Users\Jonas\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                      Free: 162.34 GB, Total: 237.23 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: True

Game Information
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      Installed Mods: pr
         Current Mod: pr
             Version: Standalone - 1.0
          PR Version: 1.6.7.0
            Language: english
     Debug Available: False
       Large Address: True
  Supported Hardware: None
Missing dependencies: None
Ignored dependencies: None

Profile Information
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        Profile 0001: PR|2LTaxytho
                Type: Online
   Last Used Profile: True
          View Intro: False
          Fullscreen: True
        Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
  Display Mode Valid: True
     Graphics Scheme: Medium
       Multisampling: 4x
               VSync: False
     Terrain Quality: Low
     Effects Quality: High
    Geometry Quality: Low
     Texture Quality: Medium
    Lighting Quality: Low
     Dynamic Shadows: Medium
      Dynamic Lights: Medium
   Texture Filtering: Medium
      NoLods Statics: False
   NoLods Overgrowth: False
      NoLods Terrain: False
      Audio Provider: Software
      Provider Valid: True
       Audio Quality: High
                 EAX: True

[AlonTavor]

Is it consisten low FPS or random stuttering?

[axytho]

Is it consisten low FPS or random stuttering?

Random stuttering.

I think putting power settings to ultimate performance may have fixed it, but I'll need time to tell.

[AlonTavor]

Disable bitdefender

[axytho]

Disable bitdefender

I don't have bitdefender. I'm thinking it's definitely connection related though, stutter is unaffected by power settings, but seems to come in waves. Occasionally there's a little bit, occasionally there's a lot, and sometimes it gives connection problems. The problem seems to be independent of which server is played on.

It might very well be related to the fact that there's another user on the desktop which connects via a VNC at random moments. Either way, I'm pretty sure the stutters are related to this specific setup, so this thread can be closed as the solution is simply to go back to my laptop for PR.