Advice on rig for BF4..

[SlacKKing]

Currently my rig fluctuate from 30-120 fps..
i have set my setting at medium and not high at all any reason for my rig to do so? i have check and ask around in bf4 forum as well and still no answer to this..
my Rig setup:
ProcessorEdit Value
Intel(R) CORE(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz 4GHz OC with Noctua NH-U12P
MainboardEdit Value
Gigabyte P55A-UD3
Graphics CardEdit Value
PowerColor HD7970 3GB GDDD5
MemoryEdit Value
[VENGEANCE] CORSAIR (4GBX2) ,[ Ripjaws ] F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM (2Gx2) both running at 1600GHZ
Storage DriveEdit Value
Crucial 64GB SSD, OCZ 120 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD WD 7500rpm, 1TB HDD WD 7500rpm
DisplayEdit Value
23 inch 3D LED Monitor Series 9 (S23A950) X2
AudioEdit Value
Onboard 7.1, Logitech Z110 and Logitech G930 headset
Optical DriveEdit Value
HP dvd1270 DVD/RW LightScribe
Power Supply UnitEdit Value
Axe Power Deluxe 650W
CasingEdit Value
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced side Window version
Operating SystemEdit Value
WINDOW 7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT

 

[zenniz]

Did you download the latest graphic driver?

There are alot of difference between the older and newer generation of graphic driver when playing BF4. I experienced it before. Previously was in window vista. New driver doesn't not support vista and my fps flatulent between 10 ~ 80fps @ med. After reformatting to window 8 and new driver, my fps become stable at 70fps @ med.

 

[SlacKKing]

Did you download the latest graphic driver?

There are alot of difference between the older and newer generation of graphic driver when playing BF4. I experienced it before. Previously was in window vista. New driver doesn't not support vista and my fps flatulent between 10 ~ 80fps @ med. After reformatting to window 8 and new driver, my fps become stable at 70fps @ med.

i did the latest 1 already need windows 8?
graphic driver already at Ver 14.4

 

[firezero10]

Do you have good connection to the server you are playing in?

 

[royfrosty]

Im thinking that your card has some throttling issues.

Monitor it with MSI Afterburner.

Play BF4 on SINGLE player for about 10mins. There should be a fluctuate in gpu rendering. But it should not drop till 0% gpu usage. If it does, check the temperature at the point where it hits 0% while playing.

If temps are scorching 90+ deg, please bring the card back to distro for a clean up or thermal paste renewal.

 

[SlacKKing]

Do you have good connection to the server you are playing in?

yup i only play on servers with low ping mostly sg (5- 40+) to japan ( 80-180+)
tried on all it will have that low fps issue again..

 

[SlacKKing]

Im thinking that your card has some throttling issues.

Monitor it with MSI Afterburner.

Play BF4 on SINGLE player for about 10mins. There should be a fluctuate in gpu rendering. But it should not drop till 0% gpu usage. If it does, check the temperature at the point where it hits 0% while playing.

If temps are scorching 90+ deg, please bring the card back to distro for a clean up or thermal paste renewal.

i been playing bf4 single mode for about 30 mins seems fine
Play on floodzone multiplayer it core clock max out at 925 MHz (i guess cos nv overclock?) the fps flying.. 40- 100 fps..nv constant..the temp.. nv go over 66 deg cos i use actic cool cooler for the gpu..which supposely be a better cooling unit right?

 

[SlacKKing]

can i just guess if in the MSI afterburner all seems find except for the cpu going at 90+% in all 8 cores? is it the problem for it?

 

[royfrosty]

90+ is kinda high for a quad core 8 thread CPU oced, but it should not cause your gpu to throttle.

Take out the Noctua cooler for your CPU and clean off and reapply thermal paste see if it helps. Also remove or clean off the dust.

Next is GPU, since the temps arent high, my only suspect is could be the drivers.

Your 7970 should fair well and hover around 40fps to high 70fps range on BF4 multiplayer depending on the maps you play.

Download DDU to totally remove the AMD drivers and try reinstalling it.

 

[SlacKKing]

90+ is kinda high for a quad core 8 thread CPU oced, but it should not cause your gpu to throttle.

Take out the Noctua cooler for your CPU and clean off and reapply thermal paste see if it helps. Also remove or clean off the dust.

Next is GPU, since the temps arent high, my only suspect is could be the drivers.

Your 7970 should fair well and hover around 40fps to high 70fps range on BF4 multiplayer depending on the maps you play.

Download DDU to totally remove the AMD drivers and try reinstalling it.

icic..okay.. well for the gpu driver should be the lastest as
i just reformat..i guess only problem is the thermal paste.. i will try do something about it later..thanks..

 

[SlacKKing]

or should i look in to getting AIO water cooling unit?

 

[deepblue_82]

u can try the older drivers.... could be better for u...

 

[SlacKKing]

weird le.. i upgrade to windows 8.1 i got lesser still any solution??