Slow BF3 Map Load times since changing graphics card

Have the settings definitely stayed the same since you changed cards, could be something like the game detected more VRAM, so increased the texture size which in turn would hit load times.
 
HangTime said:
Have the settings definitely stayed the same since you changed cards, could be something like the game detected more VRAM, so increased the texture size which in turn would hit load times.
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I've been thinking about the settings myself. I think I may try and delete the Battlefield 3 folder, and reset the settings back to auto. Perhaps this could 'recalibrate' things.
 
I had fast loads in the beta but they're slow as hell now. The only change I've made to my PC is the graphics drivers (beta bf3-specific ones previously, now I'm on 11.10).

I suspect it's a driver issue, much like the ati/bfbc2 issues that existed at one point.
 
Just an update: It seems that by closing firefox before the first map loads, the rest of the maps will also load a bit quicker than what they would. I think this is because of my lack of RAM.
 
I suppose an obvious question is: have you turned up your graphics settings since installing your new card? The game takes a significantly higher time to load levels on Ultra than it does on Medium - this is just part and parcel of the game's detail. Upgrading your graphics card, then, doesn't just mean more in-game FPS... it can mean slower loading times, for all of that eyecandy!

Though, hardware wise, I found upgrading from 4->8Gb of RAM helped nicely to give me a nice memory overhead. I think RAM and hard-drive speed are the two most important pieces of hardware in loading a map.
 
InKursion said:
I suppose an obvious question is: have you turned up your graphics settings since installing your new card? The game takes a significantly higher time to load levels on Ultra than it does on Medium - this is just part and parcel of the game's detail. Upgrading your graphics card, then, doesn't just mean more in-game FPS... it can mean slower loading times, for all of that eyecandy!

Though, hardware wise, I found upgrading from 4->8Gb of RAM helped nicely to give me a nice memory overhead. I think RAM and hard-drive speed are the two most important pieces of hardware in loading a map.
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Yeah, I've put some things on Ultra, turned up the AA and put everything else on high.
 
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ive always found more settings you put on seem to make map load longer

whether others agree or not thats what i think. maybe give it a try on lower settings and see if load is same or less
 
Not quite sure what happened for me between the beta and retail -- I was impressed with the loading times in the beta, was like 5-10 seconds, barely got to see the loading screen. In retail my load times have been 30+ seconds, not even consistent, I can load a map one day in 30 seconds and the same map the next day in like a minute.
 
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