BF3 performing below expectations!?

[Shd0w2]

For some reason my current build has random lag spikes on BF3 which I just got today from origin.... I'm running ultra, which I think I should be able to, given my build?

CPU

AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ

GPU

EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Case

Cooler Master HAF XM - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Two External Drive Docks

Storage

SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AND Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

PSU

CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

[mvitkun]

 

For some reason my current build has random lag spikes on BF3 which I just got today from origin.... I'm running ultra, which I think I should be able to, given my build?

CPU

AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz

Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ

GPU

EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Case

Cooler Master HAF XM - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Two External Drive Docks

Storage

SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) AND Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

PSU

CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

 

Try lowering texture quality to high and msaa to 2x

[nsyedhasan]

What do you have running in the background?

[Shd0w2]

What do you have running in the background?

Skype, but thats it.

[Shd0w2]

Try lowering texture quality to high and msaa to 2x

But I don't want to D: THats my problem, I thought my rig could run ultra BF3, considering  Ican do ULTRA BF4 quite well.

[Ryan Leech]

Well something is wrong on the software side...my LAN system can run bf3 on ultra 45fps constant

[nsyedhasan]

Skype, but thats it.

What drivers are you using? Is your PC in power saving mode?

[Jeroen1322]

When i had a 270x i could run BF3 at 80FPS on High and 65+ on Ultra.. There is something wrong with BF3, not your hardware

[Shd0w2]

When i had a 270x i could run BF3 at 80FPS on High and 65+ on Ultra.. There is something wrong with BF3, not your hardware

So what are you saying  Ishould do?

 

What drivers are you using? Is your PC in power saving mode?

337.88

 

Well something is wrong on the software side...my LAN system can run bf3 on ultra 45fps constant

Hm, I don't know what to do then.

[nsyedhasan]

337.88

Maybe try going back to the older drivers?

[tugadude4]

most likely its the servers since bf3 is free for now

[Jeroen1322]

So what are you saying  Ishould do?

 

I don't know, i'm just saying that it isn't your hardware, if i had a solution i would tell you but i'm afraid in don't have one. Also maybe try running Battlefield in x64 mode or x86 mode. 

[tugadude4]

but idk could be something else

[Shd0w2]

I don't know, i'm just saying that it isn't your hardware, if i had a solution i would tell you but i'm afraid in don't have one. Also maybe try running Battlefield in x64 mode or x86 mode. 

How can I run it in that mode?

 

most likely its the servers since bf3 is free for now

Servers causing PC FPS LAG? Never heard of it

[Shd0w2]

I have tried running low on BF3 and I get over 120fps, then sometimes out of random things I drop to 40-30fps for 3+ seconds then it reverts. Should  Itry vsync?

[tugadude4]

How can I run it in that mode?

 

Servers causing PC FPS LAG? Never heard of it

derp sorry didnt see the fps part sorry my bad

[ColourShift]

That's odd, but your system seems good enough, although BF3 is a AMD optimized game it should run fine...

 

Check if your drivers are up to date.

 

You can check/download from here:

 

http://www.geforce.com/drivers

[TheGamingLawNL]

You should be able to get 80-100FPS easy on ultra with that Rig. So the stutters/drops are quite surprising as the game doesn't have issues anymore and has always been running well.

 

You might want to clean install a driver and check the actual install of BF3, repair through Origin (how weird it may sound) could also fix it. And also something weird, massive downloading on the servers of BF have been causing FPS lagg. When there is a new DLC or Patch the server are likely to be lagging the first 24 hours. Dunno how they managed that.

[LOST TALE]

Try lowering texture quality to high and msaa to 2x

2GB should definitly be enough. Oh and Bf3 runs like butter, espceially dat.. AA aaaahhh

[LOST TALE]

Check CPU and GPU usage then report back.

 

Check for the graph right after it spikes (you cna enlarge it so you dont have to hurry, also increase graph data polling rate)

[GamerDude]

That's odd, but your system seems good enough, although BF3 is a AMD optimized game it should run fine...

 

Check if your drivers are up to date.

 

You can check/download from here:

 

http://www.geforce.com/drivers

I don't think so, BF4 is AMD optimized but I don't believe BF3 is. I sort of recall that it ran better on nVidia hardware back when it was first released.

 

And yes, OP's driver is up to date, he has the latest beta driver......I have the same driver in both my nVidia GPU systems.

 

As for lag or framerate spikes, one explanation could be pings, I remember playing UT2004 back when it was release, and my net speed was crap......resulting in crappy gameplay.