What settings should I use at 1920x1080?
 
2500K@4.4
8gb sys ram
Corsair 64gb SSD with Bf3 installed on it. 1tb WD black drive as storage
Galaxy 560 2GB X 2 SLI
XFX pro850 psu.
 
Running all high with high fxaa, no blur, no msaa, no ssao or hbao. Sound on hifi.
 
So far the settings are ok with a min fps of about 70. Would enabling HBAO kick it below 60? Is there a setting I could change to allow for hbao? Say use all medium + hbao? Thanks

davidandrewway

What settings should I use at 1920x1080?

2500K@4.4
8gb sys ram
Corsair 64gb SSD with Bf3 installed on it. 1tb WD black drive as storage
Galaxy 560 2GB X 2 SLI
XFX pro850 psu.

Running all high with high fxaa, no blur, no msaa, no ssao or hbao. Sound on hifi.

So far the settings are ok with a min fps of about 70. Would enabling HBAO kick it below 60? Is there a setting I could change to allow for hbao? Say use all medium + hbao? Thanks

Test with the below settings

The FPS performance hit using HBAO will be for you to decide. Use the above settings and see what it like...
Then just turn OFF HBAO and go test again.... its up to you bro

Try the -exact- settings I posted for you bro
 
*and dont forget.. you MUST make the changes then save them, then completely close the game and then restart it for the settings changes to take effect and the shaders to rebuild at the new settings. 

Maniac, just something you may not know, AntiAliasing Post on High sucks, it blurs out the textures and whole image way too much.
 
I recommend using Medium instead, as it looks sharper and clearer. Other than that I agree with the settings you gave him.

It is quite noticeable even at 23" TN 1080p monitors, I have seen many people complain about this, not just me. :P

Yeah right now I use MSAAx4 and leave FXAA disabled, big performance hit but having 2x GTX680's I can afford it and still average 90-120fps at 2560x1440 with some drops to 70s. 

joaodj7

Maniac,

how I do run BF3 on 1080p 3D at 60 Hz? Do I need a 120 Hz 3D monitor??
I can run 1080 just at 24Hz on my plasma tv...

Your config-->GTX 560 Ti SC + Phenom X4 965 BE 3,4 Ghz + 4Gb RAM
 
Please post the -exact- make and model number of the monitor you are using
 
running 3D requires special glasses, a emitter and a monitor that supports 120hz
*It also requires some serious graphics horsepower to run properly 

I don't think the changes I make are actually happening. I was driving along on caspian and the damn fence was being drawn almost right beside me? That is on your rec settings! Also, there is blur like HBAO is not enabled? Weird...
 
Game looks like it is stuck on medium or low settings to me.

draconoth

well im back to crashing again since this new patch nothing that you told me to change has been changed back so thats all good i keep having random crashes when rockets blow up or jets explode and just random explosions cause it never have had this issue before and game will be running great before something goes boom

Try dropping the in-game "Effects" setting a notch and TURN OFF HBAO...
Test and see what the results are 

Game disconnected: you were kicked by PunkBuster. Stated reason: PunkBuster kicked player 'kcuestag' (for 2 minutes) ... Violation (IGNORING QUERIES) #9006
 
Any idea why did I just get banned from PB for 2 minutes from my own server? I playeds fine few hours ago and nothing has changed in my computer.

My connection is fine, I updated PB and it updated from v2.291 to v2.292, if it happens again I'll reboot and see. :P
 
Thanks!
 
PS: You should update your guide with driver recommended, latest WHQL on GTX580's worked fantastic on my 3-Way SLI and latest WHQL for GTX680 are awesome too! :P

stickyg

Would you recommend changing any of the settings now with the 301 driver?

At this time no changes are suggested
It appears that 301.24 is working in BF3 as well as or better than 285.79 or 296.10 

immune2u

Maniac when will you post the tweaking options up for sli configurations, I'm waiting eagerly. And what driver do you reccommend for gtx 460s in sli clocked to 810/2000?

I recommend Nvidia 301.24 beta 
 
The only tweak for SLI is you keep a very close eye on the VRAM use
While higher in-game "Texture Quality" settings can be used (as noted in my guide) each setting has a defined texture pool size. If you set texture quality too high, you will increase the texture streaming load.
 
If you have 1gig 460's... "try" and use the HIGH setting... but if you see it say over 985mb, drop it a notch. 
if you have 768mb versions... use MEDIUM

robmp11

Maniac I need your  recommend settings for A Single GTX 680 @1920x1080 on a Samsung 27" SyncMaster P2770H/P2770FH  running
i7 3960X @4.3Ghz,
32GB CORSAIR CMP16GX3M4X1866C9
Asus P9X79 Deluxe Motherboard Bios(1009)
Bf3 installed on a OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-240
Silent Pro Gold 1200 Watt ATX
and soon to be GTX680 sli  but stuck @ 65 in que for a while .

Crank it

 
FXAA is shown maxed, with MSAA off... this is a personal choice.
Your 680 can do either setting maxed or even both (I do not suggest running both maxed, due to the haze effect.)
Test and see what you like best! 
 
the 680 is a perfect card for BF3 at 1080p, enjoy bro
 
 

kcuestag

Hey Maniac,

What settings would you recommend for my system?

i7 2600k @ 5GHz + 8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X 1600MHz CL7 + 2x GTX680 SLI.

I play at 1920x1080 and 2560x1440, vram is not an issue on either resolutions even with MSAAx4.

Should I be using FXAA High instead of MSAA? can you post a screen of what settings I should use? 

Thank you in advance.

Sure bro, one question... whats with the 2 different screen res?