Memory Leak?

[tirin]

I've noticed that for me it most commonly occurs during PT draft tournaments when I'm picking cards

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by tirin

I've noticed that for me it most commonly occurs during PT draft tournaments when I'm picking cards

When you see this, have you typically been in PT the whole time the game's been running?

What other stuff would you have been doing before the draft where this starts?

[tirin]

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

When you see this, have you typically been in PT the whole time the game's been running?

Yeah If i'm playing PT and want to play franchise, I close my game and vice versa

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

What other stuff would you have been doing before the draft where this starts?

This I don't really have one answer for, sometimes I just boot up the game to draft, sometimes I've been adjusting my PT roster and then drafting.


I'll keep an eye out for when it happens more closly

[Lukas Berger]

Something else that might be helpful to us here. For those who see this, are you playing in fullscreen or windowed? What resolution?

And if you change from one to the other (fullscreen to windowed or vice-versa), does this still happen?

[Lukas Berger]

I mentioned in another thread just here, but based on some stuff we're seeing, it's possible there may be some screen re-draw related weirdness that may not be fullscreen vs widowed per say, but is generally better in fullscreen

The issue possibly being with standard vs non-standard (especially more widescreen) resolutions.

So if you're having the lag issues, you may want to try either using fullscreen, or using a more standard resolution (not one that's wide-screen adjacent), if possible.

[Keeks137]

I'm not super technical, but I found what I think is a pretty massive clue to the issue, at least for me.

I use OBS Studio to capture what is happening on my screen in a video. Frustratingly, I've never been able to capture the game going from regular to laggy. Yesterday, the lag occurred while I wasn't recording. I figured that I'd capture the lagginess via OBS anyhow just to provide something to the developers. As soon as I opened OBS, the problem resolved itself. Note, this is the first time I've seen the problem resolve without restarting my computer.

I've had an ongoing thread with ChatGPT about this issue and added this piece of information. The fact that opening OBS studio fixed it, and the fact I've never been able to capture it while recording via OBS studio may not be a coincidence.

Chat GPT thinks it's possible that OBS Studio may fix the issue:

When OBS launches, it:

Initializes your GPU (NVENC encoder on your GTX 1660 Super)
Engages hardware acceleration
Changes how GPU resources are prioritized

What this can fix:

GPU driver hiccups
Stuck render queues
UI lag where the mouse is smooth but clicks are delayed (very telling symptom)

Note that this would also mean that the issue is not memory bleed, but rather something else:

With Out of the Park Baseball 27, you’re not dealing with a GPU-heavy game—it’s more CPU/UI-driven.

That means your issue is likely:

UI thread blocking
Event queue delay
Something getting “stuck” in the app or OS

OBS kicking in could:

Change timing just enough to clear the backlog
🧩 5. Background process conflict

Another possibility:

A background app (overlay, driver service, etc.) is causing contention
OBS opening changes resource usage → conflict disappears

Common culprits:

NVIDIA overlays
Game bar
Input software
Browser hardware acceleration

It also recommended some debugging steps, but I have not tried any of them yet. See bottom of this conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/69dfcb13-2...4-1a90caa39570

I'd be interested to find out if anyone else can snap their laggy computer out of it by activating OBS Studio. If so, it could be an important clue to the root cause of the issue. It's a free app if you don't have it.

[BaseballATeam]

That's actually the same theory behind the unplug/replug HDMI method that fixes my second monitor issues. Reconnecting the monitor resets the gpu's handling of that monitor.

I think we're getting somewhere.

[tirin]

For me after playing in fullscreen for a few days I haven't had this happen again yet.

Will keep looking out for it but seems promising