Battlefield 3 tips & tricks

WingZero30 · 8 Nov 2011 at 16:01

A[L]C;20513397 said:
Would my system run this? Its a q6600 @ 2.7ghz (dell so cant go any higher), 4gb ram and 768mb 8800gtx

Your gpu is the weak link. You could run it on low-medium settings.

Roeg1 · 8 Nov 2011 at 17:40

rjkoneill said:
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Once I have done this, how does one get his nice looking windows back ? After exiting the game Im left with a UI that looks like windows 3.1 :eek:

Your tip defiantly works and i get a bit of vram back, thank you very much.

infernox · 8 Nov 2011 at 18:28

Roeg1 said:
Once I have done this, how does one get his nice looking windows back ? After exiting the game Im left with a UI that looks like windows 3.1

Your tip defiantly works and i get a bit of vram back, thank you very much.

It resets itself on its own, give it time.

Roeg1 · 8 Nov 2011 at 18:42

infernox said:
It resets itself on its own, give it time.

I've given it about 3 hrs now

Teaf · 8 Nov 2011 at 18:45

Roeg1 said:
I've given it about 3 hrs now

I have to close the browser before it resets mine back to normal.

brakeinup · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:01

rjkoneill said:
a genuinely useful thread idea, ruined by pointless replies.

here's a tip

"Disable Desktop Composition"

hope that helps some of you

It certainly did - I recovered over 230MB of VRAM! Thanks

(single GTX470)

starmanwarz · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:03

A[L]C;20513397 said:
Would my system run this? Its a q6600 @ 2.7ghz (dell so cant go any higher), 4gb ram and 768mb 8800gtx

Same system with yours,cpu at 3.2 and I runs ok at low settings.

MoRT489 · 8 Nov 2011 at 20:32

Awesome thx rjk max on caspian border all ultra 1920x1080 was 1142MB at 2xAA now 1006MB so I can try going up to 4xAA or adding more post AA

Why dont all games do this automatically!!??

WingZero30 · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:19

creed said:
Awesome thx rjk max on caspian border all ultra 1920x1080 was 1142MB at 2xAA now 1006MB so I can try going up to 4xAA or adding more post AA

Why dont all games do this automatically!!??

I don't understand howcome people on the same res with more or less same graphical settings are getting different vram usage?

Acolyte · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:30

WingZero30 said:
I don't understand howcome people on the same res with more or less same graphical settings are getting different vram usage?

The game works around the max VRAM it can use, i.e GFX cards with 1 gig VRAM tend to max out about 980mb in BF3, 1.5gig cards use 1470mb e.t.c the game utilises as much as it can and does the best with what it can temporarily store.

khare · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:48

Once I have done this, how does one get his nice looking windows back ? After exiting the game Im left with a UI that looks like windows 3.1

I'm on the same boat. Closed all windows, event ended explorer and restarted it, but my windows theme is still basic

setter · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:52

creed said:
Awesome thx rjk max on caspian border all ultra 1920x1080 was 1142MB at 2xAA now 1006MB so I can try going up to 4xAA or adding more post AA

Why dont all games do this automatically!!??

Yep, just upped post to high, no noticeable performance hit so far, everything on ultra, blur off and hbao off.

mmj_uk · 8 Nov 2011 at 21:56

800x600 with all details at lowest is sadly the most effective way to gain an advantage at multiplayer FPS games, I prefer to play with all the graphics up but half the time I get killed by people before I can even see them.

WingZero30 · 8 Nov 2011 at 22:02

Acolyte said:
The game works around the max VRAM it can use, i.e GFX cards with 1 gig VRAM tend to max out about 980mb in BF3, 1.5gig cards use 1470mb e.t.c the game utilises as much as it can and does the best with what it can temporarily store.

So does that mean that gameplay/visuals will be more smooth with more usage of vram?

Also more assets will be seen with more vram ?

HaggisUK · 8 Nov 2011 at 22:12

For those of you who enjoy the Metro or Bazaar Conquest servers, instead of equipping RPG or m320 to rack up kills try out the USAS-12 shotgun with frag rounds + IRNV on the Assault class. Then watch as both your kills and points soar compared to noob tubing it up.

I fully expect the USAS and frag combo to get a severe nerf at some point.

~>Dg<~ · 8 Nov 2011 at 22:23

get a f2000 and never lose

gun so deadly you become terminator.

setter · 8 Nov 2011 at 22:26

~>Dg<~ said:
get a f2000 and never lose gun so deadly you become terminator.

Id hazard a guess that thats the gun that has killed me the most. Also tried the irnv scope, makes the game so easy i actually felt guilty using it.

Id say though that it does need to be nerfed for daylight use.

~>Dg<~ · 8 Nov 2011 at 22:30

no joke the tdm you joined me and massy on i unlocked it and went 6 7 straight maps with like 20+ for 4 deaths every round. so easy with that gun.

probably get nerfed once all the whiners get on it.

infernox · 9 Nov 2011 at 03:17

IR is stupidly good on a sv98 with straight pull on hardcore.

MoRT489 · 9 Nov 2011 at 07:04

WingZero30 said:
I don't understand howcome people on the same res with more or less same graphical settings are getting different vram usage?

Acolyte said:
The game works around the max VRAM it can use, i.e GFX cards with 1 gig VRAM tend to max out about 980mb in BF3, 1.5gig cards use 1470mb e.t.c the game utilises as much as it can and does the best with what it can temporarily store.

I expect it will also depend on what is being rendered on the screen at the time and is affected by amount of AA applied. The very brief 5 min test I did was spawning at the Antenna on Caspian and driving the tank around the rocks and then running around a bit.

My GTX570 is the 1280MB version.