The release of Dead Space Remake has been met with much fanfare over the past few days. A hotly awaited game of 2023 with its survival theme amongst the many horrors present, players are having a blast taking it all in.
There are several great weapons to choose from as you take on the many bosses and clear the various levels for big rewards. Nevertheless, not everything has been so pleasant surrounding the game’s performance.
Several players have complained of stuttering video, lag, FPS drops, ad more issues that have hampered their gaming experience. In that regard, the following explains what solutions players can opt for in these situations.
Dead Space Remake: How to fix low FPS, performance issues, lagging and crashing
There are some methods that players can choose from when it comes to getting Dead Space Remake up and running again. Some of the most common and helpful ones are listed here:
Checking system requirements
The old favorite is where players must ensure their system is well-equipped to handle the load. The minimum requirements for Dead Space Remake are as follows:
- Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x/Core i5 8600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- OS: Windows 10 64-bits+
- DirectX 12
- Graphics card: AMD RX 5200/ GTX 1070
- 50GB SATA SSD
However, for the best gameplay, you should give a go for the following setup:
- Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x/Core i5 11600k
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- OS: Windows 10 64-bits+
- DirectX 12
- Graphics card: Radeon RX 5200 XT/Geforce RTX 2070
- 50GB SSD PCle compatible
Start the game on administrator mode
You can somewhat bypass the game’s permissions by entering administrator mode, which has far fewer restrictions. This can also help resolve the lagging issues you face while playing the game.
- Locate the Dead Space.exe file present inside the game’s folder after you have installed it
- Right-click on the file and choose Properties
- Open the Compatibility tab and tick the box marked running as an administrator.
- Select Apply and then exit
Stop VSync
The stoppage of VSync can help your GPU to run quicker as the rendering rate for frames gets quicker. Eventually, it helps resolve the low FPS and lagging problems since it can supersede the monitor’s refresh rate.
- Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by right-clicking on the Windows Desktop icon.
- Select Manage 3D Settings from the left-side section and find Vertical Sync from the list.
- Turn it off
Shut down background applications
As with any game, your system will lag if you have too many applications running in the background of your game. That is why it is always best to shut them down before launching Dead Space Remake, freeing up your RAM space.
- Select CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, which will start your Task Manager
- Clear the list of applications by choosing End task, and you will see the RAM usage freeing up
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Verifying the integrity of game files
Another standard solution is when players must repair the corrupted files to stop repeated crashing or stuttering problems. It will automatically improve the performance of Dead Space Remake dramatically, so you should try it out.
- Open your Steam Library and go to the game
- Right-click on it and choose Properties
- Open the Local Files tab and select Verify integrity of game files…
Getting the latest version of Windows
Players should always ensure that their Windows version is up-to-date with the most current on the records. This will increase the performance of your system overall, which impacts all applications, extending to Dead Space Remake as well as all other games.
- Open Settings by clicking on WIN+I together
- There is the Windows update tab, and select Check for updates
- After Windows finishes running its check, you will be able to Install it
Thus, that is all the information players will need to fix some of the most common performance issues that players have encountered in Dead Space Remake so far. Players should reach out to the game’s support center if they can still resolve their problems.
Last Updated on January 31, 2023
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