YABF3T -- need some advice

[DaTT]

Gameplay is somewhat choppy, the sound repeats itself (eg. "Flank them on the right" "Flank them on the right"), and sometime my gun and other players will disappear during online play. Here's my question, is this solely an issue with my video card causing these hiccups.

My Specs:

Core 2 Duo 2.66GHZ
4GB RAM
Vista 32 bit
GTX 280 w/1GB RAM

I plan on getting a GTX560Ti soon, will/should that correct my problems?

 

[NoSoup4You]

I gave my old pc to my nephew, identical specs but a 3.0Ghz C2D and a GTX260. It runs BF3 on medium @ 1680x1050 at an unexceptable (for me at least) framerate. Annoying.

Not sure if it's the DX10 or dual core processor holding things back...

 

[GoStumpy]

What resolution do you play at, DaTT? Lowest graphical settings?

 

[Dankk]

Odd... I can't imagine a video card causing problems like that.

Does Origin have some sort of "Integrity Check", like Steam does? See if there's a way you can check for corrupted or missing files, so parts of the game can be re-downloaded if necessary.

If that doesn't work, have you updated your video drivers to the newest version? It should be obvious, but I know there are tons of people who go for months without ever updating their graphics drivers. If you haven't, then you really need to.

I would also check your audio drivers as well. Who knows, outdated audio drivers have been known to cause issues in some cases. *shrug*

Oh, and more importantly: What programs/utilities do you have running in the background? If you have a ton of bloatware that auto-starts with your computer and runs 24/7, hogging memory and system resources, then that may be the culprit. 4GB of memory is good, but considering how demanding BF3 is, your system could easily be brought to it's knees with enough extra unnecessary crap that may be running on your computer.

I see you're still using Vista. And 32-bit Vista at that; so you don't even have 4GB of memory, but rather 3.5GB. I'm not saying you should upgrade your OS, BUT if it's been a long time since you've formatted anything, and you never do much maintenance, then maybe some kind of cleansing is in order.

 

[DaTT]

What resolution do you play at, DaTT? Lowest graphical settings?

1600x1050 and low graphics

 

[DaTT]

Odd... I can't imagine a video card causing problems like that.

Does Origin have some sort of "Integrity Check", like Steam does? See if there's a way you can check for corrupted or missing files, so parts of the game can be re-downloaded if necessary.

If that doesn't work, have you updated your video drivers to the newest version? It should be obvious, but I know there are tons of people who go for months without ever updating their graphics drivers. If you haven't, then you really need to.

I would also check your audio drivers as well. Who knows, outdated audio drivers have been known to cause issues in some cases. *shrug*

Oh, and more importantly: What programs/utilities do you have running in the background? If you have a ton of bloatware that auto-starts with your computer and runs 24/7, hogging memory and system resources, then that may be the culprit. 4GB of memory is good, but considering how demanding BF3 is, your system could easily be brought to it's knees with enough extra unnecessary crap that may be running on your computer.

I see you're still using Vista. And 32-bit Vista at that; so you don't even have 4GB of memory, but rather 3.5GB. I'm not saying you should upgrade your OS, BUT if it's been a long time since you've formatted anything, and you never do much maintenance, then maybe some kind of cleansing is in order.

It's a fresh OS install. All drivers are up to date. Re formatted on the weekend to try and fix this issue.

 

[pontifex]

how many bf 3 performance threads do we need?

 

[DaTT]

how many bf 3 performance threads do we need?

Glad you came in to post this....has the PC Gaming forum turned into OT now?

 

[pontifex]

Glad you came in to post this....has the PC Gaming forum turned into OT now?

must be since you didn't bother to search or look before you posted. have you not noticed that the mods are locking up/deleting all the extraneous BF3 threads?

 

[StormSide]

how many bf 3 performance threads do we need?

Working on that jr moderator badge?

 

[DaTT]

must be since you didn't bother to search or look before you posted. have you not noticed that the mods are locking up/deleting all the extraneous BF3 threads?

So there's a thread out there with the exact issue I am having? If you're not going to offer a solution, stay out?

 

[Dankk]

Out of curiosity - as I asked earlier - does Origin have some sort of "verify file integrity" feature? You know, just to make sure the game itself isn't corrupted.

 

[NoSoup4You]

Repeating audio used to happen in the BF3 demo on Caspian Border. Haven't had that issue in the final release.

You're running the latest drivers I assume...

 

[DaTT]

Out of curiosity - as I asked earlier - does Origin have some sort of "verify file integrity" feature? You know, just to make sure the game itself isn't corrupted.

I will check. I think it has but I don't suspect that being the problem as I have d/l and installed it 3 times all with the same issue.

 

[DaTT]

Repeating audio used to happen in the BF3 demo on Caspian Border. Haven't had that issue in the final release.

You're running the latest drivers I assume...

Yes, latest drivers.

 

[DaTT]

Seems my CPU is running at 100%. That normal when playing a game? Would a better GPU relieve some stress from my CPU and thus correct my issues?

 

[Dankk]

Seems my CPU is running at 100%. That normal when playing a game? Would a better GPU relieve some stress from my CPU and thus correct my issues?

Is it both cores, or just one?

Oh shit, I didn't realize until just now that you're running an old C2D processor. That's gonna be a huge bottleneck. Battlefield 3 is actually quite CPU-intensive. A CPU upgrade should be a far higher priority for you than a GPU upgrade, IMO. That GTX 560 Ti isn't going to do much if you still plan on gaming with that processor.

You should have at least a decent quad-core if you want to play BF3 on reasonable settings. BF3 can, and WILL eat up 8 cores if it can find them.

Still probably doesn't explain your weapons and other players disappearing though...

 

[DaTT]

Is it both cores, or just one?

Oh shit, I didn't realize until just now that you're running an old C2D processor. That's gonna be a huge bottleneck. Battlefield 3 is actually quite CPU-intensive. A CPU upgrade should be a far higher priority for you than a GPU upgrade, IMO. That GTX 560 Ti isn't going to do much if you still plan on gaming with that processor.

You should have at least a decent quad-core if you want to play BF3 on reasonable settings. BF3 can, and WILL eat up 8 cores if it can find them.

Still probably doesn't explain your weapons and other players disappearing though...

Just had a quick look online at some computer shops in town, can't find a socket 775 quad core processors anymore .

Also, the gun disappearing thing is happening to other people too, so it's not just me. People with better setups than me.