BF3 Help

[Jacko121]

Hi im currently getting rather annoyed with BF3, not cuz im bad at it or cuz i dont like FPS.

Its because i'm getting low FPS and i can't figure out why..
When i first purchased BF3 i ran at 60fps all times this was when there were no updates.

Since then i have upgraded my GPU, PSU, And monitor.. (Not cuz of the Low FPS)
Every other game i have i can run Ultra graphics and still get 60fps minimum.. E.G MOH, Sleeping Dogs,....

I have also seen some other people have had similar problems, the reason i post this is to see if anyone
has a solution my Specs are below just for reference.

CPU
AMD Bulldozer 4100 Quad Core
Motherboard
Asus M5A78L-M
Memory
16gb
Storage
2 x Seagate 500gb
Graphics Card
Gigabyte Radeon 7950 Windforce
PSU
XFX 650w Core Edition
Case
Antec 300
Operating System
Windows 7
Monitor(s)
iiyama X2377HDS ProLite 23"
Internet
Virgin Media Fiber Optic 30mb

Any help i would really appreciate

[outwar6010]

what settings are you trying and what fps are you getting? ps i know its an annoying question but do you have the right/ latest drivers for your new gpu?

[big_hairy_rob]

Do you get low frame rate when playing solo, or just when you play online? If it's the latter then the problem is most likely with your internet provider, or something else (such as AV/firewall) or even picking a high "ping" server.

[Jacko121]

what settings are you trying and what fps are you getting? ps i know its an annoying question but do you have the right/ latest drivers for your new gpu?

Tried with medium and low and still drop even on low to about 40fps which is i know still playable but annoying wheni have a high end card, and yeah have all latest drivers.

[Jacko121]

Do you get low frame rate when playing solo, or just when you play online? If it's the latter then the problem is most likely with your internet provider, or something else (such as AV/firewall) or even picking a high "ping" server.

This is multiplayer i actually have not tried the solo with it yet ill give that ago and see if it is just multiplayer. Also my ping is usually really low about 30 and i have not tried switching my firewall to gaming mode but ill see if that helps at all cheers.

[Marenghi]

do you play any other demanding games?

[Phage]

I think your CPU is the problem, It's the weakest part of your system.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ks,3314-6.html

[Jacko121]

do you play any other demanding games?

Yeah a few all in maximum and all fine, :/

[Jacko121]

I think your CPU is the problem, It's the weakest part of your system.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ks,3314-6.html

This is the thing though that benchmark is in ultra and getting 40fps, i can run in medium and still jump to 40fps.
I will give dirt 3 ago tonight and it i get similar result then its my cpu if not then at least ill know its the game

[scott1541]

The CPU might be your problem, it could be causing a bottleneck in your system. BF3 multiplayer is apparently really CPU intensive. When you are playing lower your resolution to something like 1024x768 and see what happens to your framerate. If it increases quite a bit then the CPU probably isn't your problem but if the fps stays the same then your CPU is creating a bottleneck.

Before I upgraded to an i5-3570K I was using an AMD Athlon X4 and even at a very low resolution at the lowest settings my framerate in BF3 was around 20-60 fps, after the upgrade it got much better.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

This is the thing though that benchmark is in ultra and getting 40fps, i can run in medium and still jump to 40fps.
I will give dirt 3 ago tonight and it i get similar result then its my cpu if not then at least ill know its the game

Open up MSI Afterburner and the Windows Task Manager. That should give you an indication of whether the graphics card is not being used fully.

Also,I would check if you CPU is throttling,ie,whether it is not running at its full clockspeed.

However,if say it is just your CPU being slower,the cheapest upgrade for you will be an FX6300 for around £100.

Its around half between a Core i3 and Core i5 in BF3 MP performance,IIRC.

[ToyBox]

V-sync => off

[Jacko121]

The CPU might be your problem, it could be causing a bottleneck in your system. BF3 multiplayer is apparently really CPU intensive. When you are playing lower your resolution to something like 1024x768 and see what happens to your framerate. If it increases quite a bit then the CPU probably isn't your problem but if the fps stays the same then your CPU is creating a bottleneck.

Before I upgraded to an i5-3570K I was using an AMD Athlon X4 and even at a very low resolution at the lowest settings my framerate in BF3 was around 20-60 fps, after the upgrade it got much better.

Yeah i had a bit of a read, i shall invest in an i5 but wont be till later in the year so for now gonna just have to lower the resolution, because when i play with lower i can get 60fps all the time :/ just a bit of a pain

[Jacko121]

Open up MSI Afterburner and the Windows Task Manager. That should give you an indication of whether the graphics card is not being used fully.

Also,I would check if you CPU is throttling,ie,whether it is not running at its full clockspeed.

However,if say it is just your CPU being slower,the cheapest upgrade for you will be an FX6300 for around £100.

Its around half between a Core i3 and Core i5 in BF3 MP performance,IIRC.

Thanks pal i think i will get a friend to overclock it for now and get new CPU in the year

[Inceington]

This article suggests that BF3 is not CPU intensive, in fact it doesn't seem to care at all what CPU you have. From my experience I got little difference from a really old 1.8 dual core to a 3.3 6 core.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...e,3063-13.html

[Inceington]

This article suggests that BF3 is not CPU intensive, in fact it doesn't seem to care at all what CPU you have. From my experience I got little difference from a really old 1.8 dual core to a 3.3 6 core.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...e,3063-13.html