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[fanboi]

So this stuttering issue.... is it the issue when the game frezeez for a few seconds and then gors back?

I have it

 

[Lime]

Does BF3 use as many CPU cores as possible? Meaning, does it take advantage of a Phenom II X6?

 

[vaelic]

FYI: Go here to see if your issue exists. Hit the +1 button in the post to bump priority.

http://getsatisfaction.com/battlefield3/problems/common

 

[ACE 1991]

Yeah depending on the map the game will chew up 1.2+.
But it generally hovers between 950 and 1100 for me.

Turn off Anti-Aliasing and hope for the best.

Yep, I have ultra textures on with MSAA off and anti-aliasing post (or whatever it's called) on high, with all other settings set to high. Seems to stay 40+ FPRS most of the time in large battles. Wish I could play with more of a mix of ultra/high settings, but we all knew this game was going to be a beast so I guess I shouldn't complain.

 

[EatChildren]

i5 2500K OC'd to 4.3GHz
8GB DDR3
GTX 570 Factory OC'd

Playing at 1920x1080 with 2xMSAA (I think, will need to double check) and everything set to Ultra. Campaign only at the moment, and performance has been incredibly smooth.

The game seems very well optimised so far, given the tech. Despite having a factory OC'd nVidia card, I'm not getting any black screens on boot, so yay for that.

Also, I'm running the drivers nVidia released for the beta, not the just released WHQL signed drivers. I'll install them tomorrow and see if there's any difference.

 

[vaelic]

FOV suggestions for a 42" monitor , 1920x1080 sitting 3 feet away?

 

[Dennis]

I wish there was a Super Duper Ultra setting. Getting 60 fps makes me a sad panda.


Any way to disable the HUD?

 

[Sanic]

Wish I could get this at a locked 60+ without lowering everything to medium, but I guess it wasn't meant to be :/ Only rocking a gtx 460 with a lower-end amd quad core.

 

[subversus]

Hmm? AA Deferred change MSAA. Maybe I missunderstand you, but you could just disable it there.

but Eurogamer quoted some presentation where Ultra = more tesselated ground and MSAA

 

[gray_fox224]

I can't even get the game to launch. Any one have this problem?

 

[Manager]

but Eurogamer quoted some presentation where Ultra = more tesselated ground and MSAA

Ultra preset yes. You can customize it yourself and disable MSAA, among other things (see Settings screen in OP).

I can't even get the game to launch. Any one have this problem?

You gotta be more specific than that! See the OP if any of the problems listed match yours.

 

[gray_fox224]

Ultra preset yes. You can customize it yourself and disable MSAA, among other things (see Settings screen in OP).



You gotta be more specific than that!

Orgin starts to launch the game, but then all I get is a black screen....

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I wish there was a Super Duper Ultra setting. Getting 60 fps makes me a sad panda.


Any way to disable the HUD?

Make your own texture pack!

 

[TouchMyBox]

So I upped my CPU to 3.36 GHz, and I'm now running Ultra with High Shadows and only 2x AA and it's pretty smooth now at 2560x1440.

For some reason, my CPU was actually underclocked to 2.5 GHz (sometimes my BIOS gets fuckitty)

 

[big_z]

Anyone playing this with a e8400 at stock and a 460/560gtx? If so how does it run and at what level of graphical setting?

 

[Mafro]

Runs great on my Dell XPS 17 laptop with a i7 2630QM, 6GB RAM, and Nvidia GT 555m. 1080p, everything defaulted to high apart from textures on ultra, SSAO and x2 MSAA (I think_. Not sure what the framerate is exactly, but it's definitely above 30.

 

[mr stroke]

quick suggestion-

My friends old rig-


AMD PII X3
4 gb RAM
ATI 4850
Windows Vista



is he better off buying the 360 version or running it on his old rig @720p res?

 

[Liberty4all]

I have everything set to high with the other extra options off (Antialising, etc) and I'm getting between 45 - 60 FPS depending on how much action is on the screen. It stays between 50 - 60 for the most part but will fall to high forty's if there's alot of action on the screen.

i5 2500k (overclocked to 4. something) MSI Twin Fozr II Nvidia 560ti factory OC to 880 mhz, and 8 gigs DDR3. Monitor is running at 1920X1080 native.

 

[MrCompletely]

I've got a Q6600 OC'd to 3.0ghz and the game runs splendidly with settings mixed between ultra and high. I have a gtx 560ti in it too.

I think the game is more graphics card dependent, as long as you have 4 cores you'r good on the proc.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

quick suggestion-

My friends old rig-


AMD PII X3
4 gb RAM
ATI 4850
Windows Vista



is he better off buying the 360 version or running it on his old rig @720p res?

AT 720P it may be worth it still. But 360 is table and like PC on medium settings

 

[piratepwnsninja]

So this stuttering issue.... is it the issue when the game frezeez for a few seconds and then gors back?

I have it

this is what I would like to know. I get 3-4 second freezes whenever the game auto-saves. Everything is fine otherwise. But it auto-saves so often in campaign that its annoying.

 

[Liberty4all]

AT 720P it may be worth it still. But 360 is table and like PC on medium settings

I think it's worth it just for the bigger player count alone, even if it means playing at medium ...

 

[Manager]

Orgin starts to launch the game, but then all I get is a black screen....

Nvidia card? It's in the OP, see Tips section.

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

Sorry to go a bit OT, as I haven't got BF3, but I figure the congregation of PC-GAF makes this a good place to ask; according to Nvidia's FAQ for their drivers you're not supposed to remove old drivers anymore. Since when has it been like this, and is this now the recommended practise?

Edit: Super, thanks.

 

[MikeE21286]

Sorry to go a bit OT, as I haven't got BF3, but I figure the congregation of PC-GAF makes this a good place to ask; according to Nvidia's FAQ for their drivers you're not supposed to remove old drivers anymore. Since when has it been like this, and is this now the recommended practise?

Almost a year I think. Their new installer does it for you IIRC

 

[gray_fox224]

Nvidia card? It's in the OP, see Tips section.

Yeah! Running a 540 M GT

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I think it's worth it just for the bigger player count alone, even if it means playing at medium ...

Yep, this too. Games like this are better with more players. Especially if the maps are big.

 

[Corky]

Getting 60 fps makes me a sad panda.

Sheesh :/, how did you even survive with your 4870 or w/e you had before upgrading. Did you even play/enjoy pc-games?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Sheesh :/, how did you even survive with your 4870 or w/e you had before upgrading. Did you even play/enjoy pc-games?

He certainly lives viscerally. What I recommend is running Crysis, Crysis 2, BFBC2, and BF3 all at once to stress his system enough for him to feel comfort knowing it's being fully utilized!

 

[butts]

What is the difference between the standard AA and post-process AA, and what gives better performance/image quality?

 

[Black_Stride]

So I upped my CPU to 3.36 GHz, and I'm now running Ultra with High Shadows and only 2x AA and it's pretty smooth now at 2560x1440.

For some reason, my CPU was actually underclocked to 2.5 GHz (sometimes my BIOS gets fuckitty)

Whats pretty smooth in FPS?

AT 720P it may be worth it still. But 360 is stable and like PC on low settings

Fixed.

but Eurogamer quoted some presentation where Ultra = more tesselated ground and MSAA

If you use presets yes, ULTRA just sets everything to the highest.
But if you use Custom you can mix and match the different options.

What is the difference between the standard AA and post-process AA, and what gives better performance/image quality?

Google MSAA...thats pretty much Deferred AA
Google FXAA...thats Post AA

Deferred will give much better visual quality, but also has a brutal hit on performance.
Post AA has a minimal affect on performance, and gives decent quality Anti-Aliasing.

If i had more VRam id hit up Deferred AA, but im already at 1100 of my 1280 card on some maps, i imagine Deferred will send that through the roof.

 

[la flama blanca]

Has anyone with stuttering or rubberbanding fixed their issues by rolling back to the beta drivers? GTX580 here.

 

[Arpeggio23]

On the Operation Firestorm map, my ground textures are all screwed up. Random white squares spread out over a mostly black (or very dark) surface. Other maps seem fine (I have only played 2 others, though). Any ideas?

Update: Ok, this is now happening on another map. Every texture above ground level is completely fine. But the ground is totally messed up. Anyone else with this problem?

 

[belvedere]

Has anyone with stuttering or rubberbanding fixed their issues by rolling back to the beta drivers? GTX580 here.

Is that server lag or a driver issue?

 

[Slayer-33]

FOV suggestions for a 42" monitor , 1920x1080 sitting 3 feet away?

FOV set to: Glasses in the near future.


3 feet? Jesus fuck.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

Is that server lag or a driver issue?

its cause he has a dual gfx card more likely. or is the dual the 590?

 

[KoruptData]

1080p, i7 2600s, hd 6850, 8 gb ram.

Textures ultra, shadows medium, everything else high. Msaa off, motion blur off, hb whatever on, 8x filter.

Getting a very playable 38 to 65 fps with the avg around 50.

 

[Nostalgia~4ever]

I wish there was a Super Duper Ultra setting. Getting 60 fps makes me a sad panda.


Any way to disable the HUD?

multiplayer is more demanding.

 

[AngryChinchilla]

I've gotten 2 blue screens because of this game now, and there is nothing I can do to make it run smooth. The beta was buttery compared to this.

5970 2GB
i7 @ 3.6
6GB ram

 

[LiquidMetal14]

FOV set to: Glasses in the near future.


3 feet? Jesus fuck.

You ever lived before?!?!?!!

 

[chrisisawesome]

I've got a Q6600 OC'd to 3.0ghz and the game runs splendidly with settings mixed between ultra and high. I have a gtx 560ti in it too.

I think the game is more graphics card dependent, as long as you have 4 cores you'r good on the proc.

Glad to hear that! Thats exactly what i have.
Good to know upgrading my graphics card allows me to run almost at highest on a game that just came out lol. I wonder how long it'll be before i'll need to upgrade again

 

[1-D_FTW]

Have the settings on Auto, but I'm getting the same massive lockups I was getting with the beta on Caspian. Must be a VRAM issue. Wish the auto-settings were smart enough to determine these things. First level that's given me any issues with those settings.

 

[nismogrendel]

Are all the servers laggy pieces of shit or am I just lucky?

FPS is fine, rubber banding everywhere.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I've gotten 2 blue screens because of this game now, and there is nothing I can do to make it run smooth. The beta was buttery compared to this.

5970 2GB
i7 @ 3.6
6GB ram

Which drivers?

 

[Corky]

Have the settings on Auto, but I'm getting the same massive lockups I was getting with the beta on Caspian. Must be a VRAM issue. Wish the auto-settings were smart enough to determine these things. First level that's given me any issues with those settings.

Game shouldn't lock up just because you run out of vram, it just stutters more because of lack of frame buffer.

 

[belvedere]

its cause he has a dual gfx card more likely. or is the dual the 590?

Yeah that was my next question.

 

[Flambe]

Has anyone with stuttering or rubberbanding fixed their issues by rolling back to the beta drivers? GTX580 here.

Graphical stuttering on 560Ti here, tried both the brand new drivers and previous beta ones, no go.

 

[LogicStep]

i7 2.8ghz
GTX 570
6gbs
1920x1200

All set to ultra, 8x af 2x msaa i think?

Runs and looks amazing.

 

[Black_Stride]

i7 2.8ghz
GTX 570
6gbs
1920x1200

All set to ultra, 8x af 2x msaa i think?

Runs and looks amazing.

Really?
Amazing as in above 30 or amazing as in 60s

Putting Deferred AA on always fucks with my FPS.

 

[AngryChinchilla]

Which drivers?

11.9

Right now it's a stuttery mess