Your Specs, Settings and FPS

**Allane** · 10-08-13, 02:52 PM

It's all about instructions per clock these days. AMD barked up the wrong tree when they lengthened the pipeline so higher core clocks could be achieved. At the same time they reduced the efficiency everywhere else. That's why 4 Piledriver cores will never be as proficient as even 4 Nehalem cores, which are for generations behind.

Even with shadows turned low, player animations eat up CPU cycles. Given Frostbite's elaborate animations, compounded by high player count, it's no surprise even the FX-8350 struggles where a humble i5 does not.

Personally, with an i5-4670k and a 7870, I suffer from highly variable frame rates (read: not frame times), especially when going from between buildings to looking out over the peninsula. ie I'm going from 70 fps to 40 in an instant.

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**PowerCock** · 10-08-13, 03:28 PM

Well disregard my post about it running better. It was running well when I made that post then I get on today and it runs worse than it ever has. I can't even move in game even with everything at low.

**WileECyte** · 10-08-13, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Mr_Blonde_OPS

This with the new Beta update and I'm pretty solid. There is still lag and stuttering, but I'm playing on Auto settings with mostly high and ultra settings. On the loading screen it says that the performance issues are from PunkBuster. So don't be quick to assume it's our computers that are not performing as they should.

Tell me then why 2 PCs run differently when all that differs is the CPU. The biggest number of complaints here and on other forums is coming from owners of AMD processors. We're talking probably a 3:1 ratio here. It's not just a coincidence.

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**Kanati** · 10-08-13, 04:37 PM

SOME lag is almost certainly the punkbuster thing. I was on one server where it was almost unbearable. But as soon as I switched servers everything was ok again.

**deputyfestus** · 10-08-13, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

except festus. He can run it on an AMD 486DX2-66.

Ha ha I could put one together for you if you'd like, I have enough spare parts for it although it would be more work locating them than I care to exert at this time but for a nominal fee I'll be glad to build one for ya.

**maximusboomus** · 10-08-13, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by WileECyte

More and more I'm reading that Windows 8 is getting better performance compared to Windows 7. May be the time for folks to make the jump. Windows 8.1 comes out before BF4.

Ugh I may... I wish it was a better price to upgrade to - sucks to buy it only to find the game plays like shit still..

**Adretheon** · 10-08-13, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by maximusboomus

Ugh I may... I wish it was a better price to upgrade to - sucks to buy it only to find the game plays like shit still..

Sounds like someone should have got it when it was 24$ haha

**maximusboomus** · 10-08-13, 06:16 PM

As the french would say Adre ... Fuckez vous !

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**deputyfestus** · 10-08-13, 06:18 PM

I used this for Planetside2 and it helped quite a bit. Coder Bag: Disable CPU Core Parking Utility

**WileECyte** · 10-08-13, 06:32 PM

No need for the utility if you have the 2 patches installed Festus. The patches fix the issue at the OS level rather than trying to work around it.

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