BF3 Low FPS

IanSammiches · 3 May 2012 at 18:56

Is there any way for me to increase my FPS on my rig until I upgrade my CPU (Which might be a long time away),

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6600 3.06GHz
Nvidia GTX 560
8GB DDR3 RAM

I know nothing about overclocking, so that isn't an option. My FPS doesn't increase by much by putting all settings to low.
Any help would be appreciated

nitram100 · 3 May 2012 at 19:06

Lower resolution?

IanSammiches · 3 May 2012 at 19:11

nitram100 said:
Lower resolution?

I run at 1280x720, but lower than that doesn't make much difference

weyland yutani · 3 May 2012 at 20:07

I always had good fps in BF3 according to fps monitors but it always felt choppy to me . . . meh uninstalled that crapfest a while back

MrH · 3 May 2012 at 22:14

weyland yutani said:
I always had good fps in BF3 according to fps monitors but it always felt choppy to me . . . meh uninstalled that crapfest a while back

I got the game today and I kinda get the same feeling, it's running at over 100fps on ultra but it doesn't feel smooth like CoD does, which despite its faults does run like butter.

Sin_Chase · 3 May 2012 at 22:16

Overclocking is your only real option to be honest, it's clearly your bottleneck.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 3 May 2012 at 22:59

My fps are fine but I honestly can't remember the last time I played the game it it didn't feel like I was been shot around corners. Well its not a feeling it happens constantly and the death screen often shows my body a meter around a corner from where i was shot.

I briefly had a good connection and it was so much easier

So not always about fps.

Solz · 3 May 2012 at 23:28

i just upgraded from e6750 to ivy and didnt notice much increase in frame rates but then im still using my 4870 but looking to change to a 7970!! i would say spend money on a new gfx!!

Sin_Chase · 3 May 2012 at 23:56

Solz said:
i just upgraded from e6750 to ivy and didnt notice much increase in frame rates but then im still using my 4870 but looking to change to a 7970!! i would say spend money on a new gfx!!

He has a 560 ffs!

The bottleneck is clearly his CPU. His GPU is fine.

PGdude · 4 May 2012 at 03:05

CPU bottleneck, might be worth finding a Kentsfield or Yorkfield C2Q if your motherboard supports it. It'd be a good way to get the FPS up if you can find one on the cheap. BF3 is fairly CPU intensive.

DooMeR · 4 May 2012 at 07:32

That cpu should goto about 3.8-4.0 ghz with a decent cooler.

But with no over clocking and no upgrades your options are limited.

One tip i picked on the these forums if you right click your bf3.exe properties/compatabilty then tick disable desktop compsition cant see it making a big difference though.

Make sure nothing is running in the background ofc.

And avoid servers with a lot of people on, squad deathmatch is quite fun and normally a 16 player limit on servers