My system specs:
 
2 GTX 580's PNY
i7 960 processor @ 3.2 GHz
12GB ram
 
 
 

If I had an i7 3770k processor.....or waited for the haswell generation, would my minimum frame rates in battlefield 3 on maximum settings be significantly better?

I don't think i can overclock my cpu because I made the stupid mistake of buying an alienware a while back. I don't think it will let me into bios properly.

TigerDeath

Hey Maniac,
I've got a question for you. :)
I've posted previously, but never mentioned this issue. I have a GTX 670 running a 1920 X 1080 resolution to my 46" Sony Bravia TV to play BF3. While I love this setup, I came to realize something recently. My FOV moved to 85 - and I never touched it. I think this is causing a "pixlation" issue with certain aspects of the game. Specifically the text chat window is not at optimum resolution and sometimes it is very difficult to read what this text box says. I'm sure this is effecting other aspects of the game and visuals too, and probably having a performance impact for me as well since I assume that my FOV is set too high. The reason I can tell something is wrong is because when I ALT+TAB out of the game and BF3 goes into Windowed mode, everything looks fine and the text box looks normal.

My question to you Maniac, what should my FOV be set at for my resolution?

Thanks so much for everything you do bro!
-GvnrRick

 
For 1920x1080 the FOV should be set at--> 70 

Hi maniacvvv, im new in the forum, but I've read your posts and I was hopping you'd might be able to help me out:

I have an ASUS G53JW Gamming Notebook with the following specs:
 
___________________________________________________
Time of this report: 12/5/2012, 15:11:43       
Machine name: ASUS-PC   
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121023-1503)           
Language: Portuguese (Regional Setting: Portuguese)System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.       
System Model: G53JW               
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/30/09 15:13:23 Ver: 08.00.10          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU  Q 740  @ 1.73GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.7GHz             
 
Memory: 8192MB RAMAvailable
OS Memory: 8116MB RAM         
Page File: 4972MB used, 11336MB available       
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS   
DirectX Version: DirectX 11DX Setup Parameters: Not found   User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent) System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode
 
 
 ---------------Display Devices---------------         
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M           
Manufacturer: NVIDIA         
Chip type: GeForce GTX 460M           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC       
Device Type: Full Device         
Display Memory: 4048 MB   Dedicated Memory: 1488 MB      Shared Memory: 2560 MB       
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)       
Monitor Name: SyncMaster P2370(G)/P23700(G),Magic P2370G(Analog)      Monitor Model: SyncMaster         Monitor Id: SAM0529        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)        Output Type: HD15       
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umDriver File Version: 9.18.0013.0697 (English)     Driver Version: 9.18.13.697        DDI Version: 11     Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1       Driver Model: WDDM 1.2Graphics Preemption: DMA Compute Preemption: DMA  Driver Attributes: Final Retail   Driver Date/Size: 10/2/2012 19:21:00, 18252136 bytes       
WHQL Logo'd: Yes    WHQL Date Stamp:   Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4E91-11CF-4A71-4E001CC2C435}          Vendor ID: 0x10DE          Device ID: 0x0DD1          SubSys ID: 0x20431043        Revision ID: 0x00A1 Driver Strong Name: oem11.inf:0f066de37533510b:Section118:9.18.13.697:pci\ven_10de&dev_0dd1&subsys_20431043     Rank Of Driver: 00E00001        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C         DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  

_________________________________________________
 
I'm a huge BF fan and specially since the last DLC It has become impossible for me to play with anything above 25fps :/

I followed your guide (which, btw, is amazingly done), however I could not reach optimal 'playable' performance. (at least 40fps)

I was hoping you could advise me on some solution or tweak for my graph settings or - if that's the case - overclocking.

Thanks, and great job! 

tlira

Hi maniacvvv, im new in the forum, but I've read your posts and I was hopping you'd might be able to help me out:

I have an ASUS G53JW Gamming Notebook with the following specs:

___________________________________________________
Time of this report: 12/5/2012, 15:11:43       
Machine name: ASUS-PC   
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121023-1503)           
Language: Portuguese (Regional Setting: Portuguese)System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.       
System Model: G53JW               
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/30/09 15:13:23 Ver: 08.00.10          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU  Q 740  @ 1.73GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.7GHz             

Memory: 8192MB RAMAvailable
OS Memory: 8116MB RAM         
Page File: 4972MB used, 11336MB available       
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS   
DirectX Version: DirectX 11DX Setup Parameters: Not found   User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent) System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode


---------------Display Devices---------------         
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M           
Manufacturer: NVIDIA         
Chip type: GeForce GTX 460M           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC       
Device Type: Full Device         
Display Memory: 4048 MB   Dedicated Memory: 1488 MB      Shared Memory: 2560 MB       
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)       
Monitor Name: SyncMaster P2370(G)/P23700(G),Magic P2370G(Analog)      Monitor Model: SyncMaster         Monitor Id: SAM0529        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)        Output Type: HD15       
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umDriver File Version: 9.18.0013.0697 (English)     Driver Version: 9.18.13.697        DDI Version: 11     Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1       Driver Model: WDDM 1.2Graphics Preemption: DMA Compute Preemption: DMA  Driver Attributes: Final Retail   Driver Date/Size: 10/2/2012 19:21:00, 18252136 bytes       
WHQL Logo'd: Yes    WHQL Date Stamp:   Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4E91-11CF-4A71-4E001CC2C435}          Vendor ID: 0x10DE          Device ID: 0x0DD1          SubSys ID: 0x20431043        Revision ID: 0x00A1 Driver Strong Name: oem11.inf:0f066de37533510b:Section118:9.18.13.697:pci\ven_10de&dev_0dd1&subsys_20431043     Rank Of Driver: 00E00001        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C         DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  

_________________________________________________

I'm a huge BF fan and specially since the last DLC It has become impossible for me to play with anything above 25fps :/

I followed your guide (which, btw, is amazingly done), however I could not reach optimal 'playable' performance. (at least 40fps)

I was hoping you could advise me on some solution or tweak for my graph settings or - if that's the case - overclocking.

Thanks, and great job! 

 
Welcome to the EVGA forums
 
Running a laptop with a 1.7GHz Quad and 460M your just really underpowered.
Since there is no way to get any higher CPU clocks, the best you can do is adjust in-game settings.
The NVCP should be completely at defaults.
 
Please post what Nvidia driver you are currently using.
Also, please post your exact BF3 in-game settings for review, and we will see if there is anything more we can do to improve your framerates.
 

maniacvvv

tlira

Hi maniacvvv, im new in the forum, but I've read your posts and I was hopping you'd might be able to help me out:

I have an ASUS G53JW Gamming Notebook with the following specs:

___________________________________________________
Time of this report: 12/5/2012, 15:11:43       
Machine name: ASUS-PC   
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121023-1503)           
Language: Portuguese (Regional Setting: Portuguese)System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.       
System Model: G53JW               
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/30/09 15:13:23 Ver: 08.00.10          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU  Q 740  @ 1.73GHz (8 CPUs), ~1.7GHz             

Memory: 8192MB RAMAvailable
OS Memory: 8116MB RAM         
Page File: 4972MB used, 11336MB available       
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS   
DirectX Version: DirectX 11DX Setup Parameters: Not found   User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent) System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode


---------------Display Devices---------------         
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M           
Manufacturer: NVIDIA         
Chip type: GeForce GTX 460M           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC       
Device Type: Full Device         
Display Memory: 4048 MB   Dedicated Memory: 1488 MB      Shared Memory: 2560 MB       
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)       
Monitor Name: SyncMaster P2370(G)/P23700(G),Magic P2370G(Analog)      Monitor Model: SyncMaster         Monitor Id: SAM0529        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)        Output Type: HD15       
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umDriver File Version: 9.18.0013.0697 (English)     Driver Version: 9.18.13.697        DDI Version: 11     Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1       Driver Model: WDDM 1.2Graphics Preemption: DMA Compute Preemption: DMA  Driver Attributes: Final Retail   Driver Date/Size: 10/2/2012 19:21:00, 18252136 bytes       
WHQL Logo'd: Yes    WHQL Date Stamp:   Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4E91-11CF-4A71-4E001CC2C435}          Vendor ID: 0x10DE          Device ID: 0x0DD1          SubSys ID: 0x20431043        Revision ID: 0x00A1 Driver Strong Name: oem11.inf:0f066de37533510b:Section118:9.18.13.697:pci\ven_10de&dev_0dd1&subsys_20431043     Rank Of Driver: 00E00001        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C         DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  

_________________________________________________

I'm a huge BF fan and specially since the last DLC It has become impossible for me to play with anything above 25fps :/

I followed your guide (which, btw, is amazingly done), however I could not reach optimal 'playable' performance. (at least 40fps)

I was hoping you could advise me on some solution or tweak for my graph settings or - if that's the case - overclocking.

Thanks, and great job! 

Welcome to the EVGA forums

Running a laptop with a 1.7GHz Quad and 460M your just really underpowered.
Since there is no way to get any higher CPU clocks, the best you can do is adjust in-game settings.
The NVCP should be completely at defaults.

Please post what Nvidia driver you are currently using.
Also, please post your exact BF3 in-game settings for review, and we will see if there is anything more we can do to improve your framerates.

 
 
Hi there again,
 
I'm using the 306.97 - WHQL. 
Before reading ur graphics walkthrough, I had everything on LOW - 1920x1080, but right now, went that way:

Texture: High
Shadow: Low
Effects: Low
Mesh: Low
Terrain quality: Low
Terrain decoration: Medium
AA deferred: OFF
Post AA:Low
Motion BLur: Off
Anistropic Filtering: 8x
Ambient Oclusion: Off
 
Now, I've just reset Nvidia Settings to default, pre-setting it to performance.
 
I'd like to know whther or not should I mess with the "RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit" BF3 function.
Those are the pre-rendered frames by the CPU, right?

Well, I thank you in advance for your help!  

AlgyTRG

maniac im in the ts3, i cant send u a pm cuz the restrictions of new user

 
Understood
I will check TS3 now
 
Late evenings after 9pm PST and early mornings are when I am most likely to be found bro

The game use to stutter and freeze for me all the time. I run everything on ultimate and maxed all other settings with a GTX 570 super clocked I found it has nothing to do with on board Vram, I was running 4GB of system memory with windows 7 64bit and I did not think it was system memory because I always had about 1 GB free in system memory, however I could see the stalls and freezes were in sync with my HDD access, so I just purchased 8 GB of ram and have not had a single stall or freeze since and it only uses 500MB more ram that windows reports.
 
I have another problem if I don't down clock my supper clock GTX 570 the game crashes to desktop after 30-60 minutes, so long as my card is running GPU 732mhz and memory 1900 the game wont crash, has anyone seen this on the GTX 5XX cards?

maniacvvv

wingman99

The game use to stutter and freeze for me all the time. I run everything on ultimate and maxed all other settings with a GTX 570 super clocked I found it has nothing to do with on board Vram, I was running 4GB of system memory with windows 7 64bit and I did not think it was system memory because I always had about 1 GB free in system memory, however I could see the stalls and freezes were in sync with my HDD access, so I just purchased 8 GB of ram and have not had a single stall or freeze since and it only uses 500MB more ram that windows reports.

I have another problem if I don't down clock my supper clock GTX 570 the game crashes to desktop after 30-60 minutes, so long as my card is running GPU 732mhz and memory 1900 the game wont crash, has anyone seen this on the GTX 5XX cards?

Many 500 series cards with "factory overclocks" exibit the crashing issue with BF3
Nvidia has put a "fix" into later driversets they say works, so what driver version are you using?

For factory OC'd cards, running at downclocked stock speeds -or- adding voltage is the KNOWN fix for such crashing in BF3 (after other issues are ruled out)

306.97-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql
What other issues should I try. I formatted my hard drive reinstalled everything. How much voltage should I try?

I've asked a few questions here before but now i'm curious about something else, What SHOULD the average min fps be with my setup?
 
i7 3770k @ 4.7
16GB DDR3-1333
SLI GTX 670 2GB's
 
Running everything on Ultra minus Texture and Mesh and no MSAA
 
I've seen it dip as low as 67 on 1920x180 on the aftermath maps, is that normal? 

AlgyTRG

hey maniac, i really enjoy our meet last night in ts3. i just want to say u that all the tweaks u gave me makes the game almost with out stuttering, is just great. in the hole match, 1 to 3 stutters at most.

but i would like to help me ones more :p .. the mouse movement feels fluid and smooth, but some times when i look at specific areas around my player, the feels is sluggish and every time above the 60fps, weird.


edit: im gonna be on the ts3 in a few moments, hope u came up :p

 
i quote my self.
 
last nigh i was on the ts3, but u didnt come :p, no problem at all :)
 
im searching for the best experience in game, to make a final solution for that sluggish movements on a specific areas (the wave of the cpu start going up and down, no spikes, but the waves has more frecuency and amplitude)
 
so what would u recommend me to do?
-put on high,instead of ultra, the terrain quality that u set me the other night
-i saw that tripple buffering is on by default in game, i need to turn it off? should i force it from the nvidia CP? remember i dont use vsync
-tweaking the forceaheadlimit of the frames? should i touch it from the nvidia CP?
- and another question about HPET, u suggest that i turn in on or off in bios?
 
thanks maniac ;)

AlgyTRG

AlgyTRG

hey maniac, i really enjoy our meet last night in ts3. i just want to say u that all the tweaks u gave me makes the game almost with out stuttering, is just great. in the hole match, 1 to 3 stutters at most.

but i would like to help me ones more :p .. the mouse movement feels fluid and smooth, but some times when i look at specific areas around my player, the feels is sluggish and every time above the 60fps, weird.


edit: im gonna be on the ts3 in a few moments, hope u came up :p

i quote my self.

last nigh i was on the ts3, but u didnt come :p, no problem at all :)

im searching for the best experience in game, to make a final solution for that sluggish movements on a specific areas (the wave of the cpu start going up and down, no spikes, but the waves has more frecuency and amplitude)

so what would u recommend me to do?
-put on high,instead of ultra, the terrain quality that u set me the other night
-i saw that tripple buffering is on by default in game, i need to turn it off? should i force it from the nvidia CP? remember i dont use vsync
-tweaking the forceaheadlimit of the frames? should i touch it from the nvidia CP?
- and another question about HPET, u suggest that i turn in on or off in bios?

thanks maniac ;)

 
so what would u recommend me to do? 
-put on high,instead of ultra, the terrain quality that u set me the other night  YES 
-i saw that tripple buffering is on by default in game, i need to turn it off? should i force it from the nvidia CP? remember i dont use vsync LEAVE IT ALONE 
-tweaking the forceaheadlimit of the frames? should i touch it from the nvidia CP? LEAVE THE SETTING AT DEFAULT 
- and another question about HPET, u suggest that i turn in on or off in bios? You can test the setting to see what the results are for your system
 
 

Leopard_st

Hello all, maniacvvv already knows and i already opened thread about my problem, but i will post here too, maybe more people looks here.

Anyway i am having problem with cpu spike, and according to google, i am not only one.

GPU line is flat solid, almost always at 15-20ms, but cpu randomly jumps to 30-35ms, even on all setting on low and 800x600 res.

I tried ton of fixes, like max prerendering frames, others Nvdia drivers, even deleting entire game and dowloading it again(this seemed to helped, before there was spike to up to 60ms, now to about 30-35ms, same setting) updating DX files, running gpu on stock, lowering ram speed to 1600 Mhz.

It happens both in single and multiplayer, others games/benches works fine.
Only thing i have left is OS reinstall.

Please if anyone can help me/give me more suggestions i will greatly appreciate, this problem suddenly appeared.
All temps are normal, cpu at about 60-65C, GPU at 65C.
Best regards.

System specs:

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.5 GHz
G Skill sniper 2133 MHz
Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
Gigabyte GTX 670 WF3
Intel 320 160GB SSD
SilverStone Strider 1000W Gold
Samsung P2370.

 
As we troubleshooted in your other thread http://forums.evga.com/fb.ashx?m=1810873
 
Your performance issues almost vanished when the correct settings were used.
 
Turn OFF the in game performance monitor.
This is used as a DEV tool to indicate engine overhead and graphics performance.
*No matter what config or graphics card, you WILL see CPU spikes all the time as this is what is required to run the game. As you describe the spikes, they are completely normal.
 
Your primary issue appears now to be the nature of online multiplayer and the effects server performance, your internet connection and the connections/framerates of other players.

maniacvvv

wingman99

maniacvvv

wingman99

The game use to stutter and freeze for me all the time. I run everything on ultimate and maxed all other settings with a GTX 570 super clocked I found it has nothing to do with on board Vram, I was running 4GB of system memory with windows 7 64bit and I did not think it was system memory because I always had about 1 GB free in system memory, however I could see the stalls and freezes were in sync with my HDD access, so I just purchased 8 GB of ram and have not had a single stall or freeze since and it only uses 500MB more ram that windows reports.

I have another problem if I don't down clock my supper clock GTX 570 the game crashes to desktop after 30-60 minutes, so long as my card is running GPU 732mhz and memory 1900 the game wont crash, has anyone seen this on the GTX 5XX cards?

Many 500 series cards with "factory overclocks" exibit the crashing issue with BF3
Nvidia has put a "fix" into later driversets they say works, so what driver version are you using?

For factory OC'd cards, running at downclocked stock speeds -or- adding voltage is the KNOWN fix for such crashing in BF3 (after other issues are ruled out)

306.97-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql
What other issues should I try. I formatted my hard drive reinstalled everything. How much voltage should I try.

As you appear to be running your GTX 570 at the Ultra preset and max settings, this is most likley the cause of the crashing....

I suggest--> you adjust your settings to match your GTX 570 hardware performance levels. 

*Using the above settings should make your card MUCH less likely to crash

Before I would add any voltage I would test with the above settings.
If it still crashes, I would try a Custom install of 310.54 using the "Clean" install option.

I'm still running the Ultra preset and max settings and stock super clocked settings. I updated with the Beta drivers 310.70 and it has not crashed in 5 nights of playing thanks maniacvvv.