maniacvvv   For BF3 the 301.42 set is just the best released yet.
Are you using Precision or Afterburner? if so, completely uninstall it and reinstall the "latest" version.
*(and do NOT use the OSD overlay functions)
The driver is 100% awesome for BF3, if your seeing a studdering issue (with the same exact settings) then its something else thats causing it....

maniacvvv What does the below mean?
"yesterday I disassembled my HAF 912 case to clean up the dust filter - I had to get off the DVD drive and after cleaning I get it back. This was the only unusual thing I did..."

You had to get "what" off the DVD? The OS or the Game?

joaodj7

maniacvvv What does the below mean?
"yesterday I disassembled my HAF 912 case to clean up the dust filter - I had to get off the DVD drive and after cleaning I get it back. This was the only unusual thing I did..."

You had to get "what" off the DVD? The OS or the Game?

My bad... sorry for my poor english : I meant I removed the DVD reader unit to clean up the dust filter - just that

immune2u

Has anybody seen an fps increase with the 301.42 drivers. I have gotten about 10fps with the new drivers, which I am happy about. Didn't know if anybody saw the same results

Dooms87

Maniac Question I have a G35 Headset that i need to use at late night when i can't game using my speakers whats the best settings for those Hi Fi or Headphones ?

joaodj7

maniacvvvI suggest that you try uninstalling 301.42 and Custom/Clean install your previous driver (296.10) that you report was working fine.
Please do so and report back if it starts working properly again -or- its still stuttering.

If your older driver also has the same issue, then we will need to look over your config/software very carefully to determine what is going on

I just REWRITED 296.10 OVER 301.42 and I still have issues...
If I must UNINSTAL 1st, which componentes should I uninstal?? ALL OF THEM?? Is there an order to do that??

joaodj7

Thank you maniac

BTW, how do I know for sure that my video card's going good? Is there someway to measure its performance?

I think assessing performance may be subjective because I feel some stuttering in HEAT moments (explosions and etc) which is normal sometimes, but I think they were less evident before...

Thank you again for your time

joaodj7

maniacvvvThe "standard" for judging videocard performance is Benchmark testing.
The ones I suggest are both free for the basic versions and run the tests you want

3DMark 11 ---->http://www.3dmark.com/3dmark11/download/
Heaven -------->http://unigine.com/products/heaven/download/

is this REALLY good?

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TigerDeath

Hey Maniac,
I *just* got a GTX 670SC card from EVGA on Thursday. I isntalled it along with a better-than-stock cooler for my CPU because it was getting to around 90 degrees while folding (YIKES)!

Anyways, I played BF3 for a bit after installing the recommended driver and tweaking the settings to your recommendations above and am only getting about 60FPS still. Is this normal/expected given my current hardware, or is there a way to improve that (I've got friends that are in the 100+ range)?
If you'd like more info, feel free to ask. The system in my Mods Rigs is the one I'm using (updating it now).
Thanks dude!
-TD

EDIT:
Also, would it be benneficial to also put my GTX 260SC in this machine? I believe it's possible since I have the EVGA SLI III mainboard... Would it help if I moved cuda over to that card in any way (or something similar)?
TY!

EDIT2: Mods Rigs update complete.

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Prokill

Hey guys hope someone can help i have been having this issue since before the patch but have just been avoiding it by using the one and only Nvidia Drivers that don't cause it (285.62)

Most of the time when i Alt-Tab out a game of BF3 it crashes with the following error:


But i want to update my drivers as Max Payne 3 needs newer drivers and i don't feel like installing, uninstalling over and over. I have tested about 20 different Nvidia drivers and all newest hen the above seem to have this error.

I am running 2x EVGA GTX580 Hydro coppers.

I have confirmed
1.) If i remove SLI i don't get this issue.
2.) Used multiple Drivers
3.) Cards are factory OCed and ive tried down clocking
4.) Happens 8 out of 10 times i alt-tab

Now another issue i am having is on EVERY 1st load of a game the game crashed with a "something went wrong" battlelog. On the 2nd load it works 100% but its quite annoying and would like a fix. I again have tried all the mentioned fixes i have seen
If someone could help me that would be AWESOME