Update 2: Well the freezes are coming back. Don't know why. I played offline. I guess my PC is not powerful enough. Lower the graphics setting lower than Performance preset and the freezes seem to go away.

Update 1: Playing the game again and have some freezes in the corridor to the darkroom.

So, I finally able to play the full game today. After trying the demo I have high hopes that when Resident Evil 2 Remake released, I can play it on my budget Dell 790 + GT 1030 PC. But to my disappointment, the game has very annoying stuttering, lag, freeze and FPS drop. I’m starting to think the full game is not as optimized as the demo. Trying to lower all the setting to their lowest value (off or low), but the problem still exists.

After many failed attempt and thinking about not playing the game until I have a better computer, I find a solution worth trying. Just play the game offline. So, I change Steam to offline mode and disconnect the internet for my PC. And behold, now the game run as smooth as the demo. If not better.

Granted if you see my video it still have lag, freeze, fps drop etc, but that mostly because I am recording the game. If you are not recording, you will have a better Resident Evil 2 Remake gameplay experience. But in case you still want to increase your fps, here are some of my recommendations. Set the texture to low, disable motion blur, depth of field, bloom and maybe some other effect. And if you still want more of those fps, lower the resolution. I play at 720p, but if I lower it to 1024x576 and set it to full screen, I hardly notice the difference with 720p fullscreen.

This is not the first case I have to be offline in order to get a better gaming experience with this budget PC setup. Borderlands 2 is another game with a worse case of freezing and fps drop when I play it while my PC is online even though the in-game setting is set to be offline. Don’t know why though. I guess from now on, playing a game offline is one way to increase my fps. I wonder if I will get a better fps if I play Monster Hunter World offline?

PC Spec:
Dell 790
i3-2120
Inno 3D GT 1030 2 GB DDR5 fanless
6 GB ram

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