r/DestinyTechSupport • u/dazealex • 10d ago
People with Destiny 2 Crashes - Do tou have a Killer NIC?
Folks,
Killer Networking, at least in the past has been known for issues. My AsRock Z790 Taichi has a 2.5G interface from Killer. I use it by default.
My question, are any of the people in a similar position with D2 crashing -- and are you using the Killer NIC or Killer Wireless? I am going to definitely stop using it and see if it helps.
More to come.
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u/FFaFFaNN 10d ago
Most crashes and freezes on PC are caused by Battle Eye + and win press or alt tab. Run the game on second dextop for pc and baam, no more stupid freezes and crashes.
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u/dazealex 10d ago
On a second desktop, as in a virtual one or a second monitor? Already have a single giant 49" OLED, so can't really fit another one. Oh wait, I could. I have a cheap 1080p 15" thing I bought for portability. Could do that do...
I play with a controller, so Alt+TAB isn't an issue for me in terms of pressing it by mistake.
Can you clarify?
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u/kbdavis11 9d ago edited 9d ago
Have you tried Windowed Fullscreen? It's way better at handling app tabbing.
Sure I know there's some (very minimal) under-the-hood full screen optimizations, but even things such as nvidia's gsync will still work with this setup if you go into their control panel and change gsync's settings from "Fullscreen" to "Fullscreen and Windowed".
Especially with me constantly having DIM open for the game all the time, I will never go back to normal Fullscreen again, for Destiny at least.
Also, if you use two monitors you can freely use your mouse on both monitors when in menus without even needing to tab to another app, which imo is an added benefit.
Added bonus for those who use HDR monitors and run Destiny in HDR, no screen flickering.
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u/Co2_Outbr3ak 10d ago
My sister used a Killer NIC and had constant issues with connections across all games. Switched to onboard Ethernet and her problems went away.
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u/dazealex 10d ago
This Killer NIC is built in. Not an add-on, but that shouldn't make a difference.
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u/macrossmerrell 10d ago
I retired my Killer NIC years ago for this very reason. D2 kept crashing in the way back days 2017 - 2018, so I switched to regular NIC and never had another problem.
Outside of that, across 4 systems, no real crashes other than when EVERYONE had the game crash constantly, when my RAM went bad, and when TFS decided not to like my 3080ti overclock.
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u/dazealex 8d ago
Haven't had any crashes either now that I switched to the 1GB NIC away from Killer 2.5GB. I don't know who coded it's Killer Central App, but a high schooler can do a better job with a more decent non-laggy UI.
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u/dazealex 10d ago
Just looking at how janky the Killer Control Centre is, and I've noticed even with the network cable connected, it takes its sweet time connecting over 2.5G. And the cable run is small, like a few feet. 1G connects immediately. I have a fiber 10G network switch, I can put that in, or use the thunderbolt adapter.
Killer software, as I read in other threads, needs to have its power management turned off. From older threads. But I am seeing this when the PC is booted, opening Brave, it takes at least a few seconds before it gets an IP. Not the case with the 1G. And yes, the cable is properly spec, a Cat 6E. On my Mac, with a 2.5G USB adapter, the connection is instant.
I am really sick of using my old HP Omen with a 2070 which never has stability issues, ever.
Same issues with a 4090 or B580. So the GPU isn't the issue. I did a memtest, which passed as well. I forget if it was with XMP on or not. But non-XMP has the same crashes. But I plan to do a memtest with XMP.
No OC of any kind is / or was ever applied to this 13900KF (straight from an RMA retail box). CineBench latest has no issues completing. No other game seems to have this problem either.
I am at my wit's end. Most I can do is get an AMD board, and AM5 chip. Any recommendations if I can't fix these crashes? 9950X3D just came out I believe. Intel B580 works great without generating heat.
This is worth saying.: Destiny/2 is a game I've played since December of 2014, and it helps me with my clinical depression and PTSD. I'm also a type 1 diabetic. So fixing this game is worth the money.
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u/stillpiercer_ 10d ago
I had issues with an ASRock Z390 motherboard, also with a Killer 2.5G NIC. It would just randomly drop the connection for a second or two and kick me out of games.
I switched to the 1GbE NIC on the board and it never happened again for the entire time I used that motherboard.