BF3 Running disasterously with gtx 680s SLI

jfizzle4321

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Systm specs

16 Gb Ram
Asus Rampage iv Extreme
i73820
3 monitors 5760X1080 total res
2 GTX680s in SLI

I originally built a new rig specifically to play BF3 in triple screen. After building, I always got 50+ FPS on every level with no AA in Ultra. Now when I play the game, it dips as low as 29 FPS. I'm using precision x to monitor usage and I am only using 50% of each card. When I first installed it, I was getting no less than 90%. My system does the same thing once in Boston in AC3 but on F1 2012 and even Arma 3, my system utilizes the cards entirely. Any suggestions?
 

jfizzle4321

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Again, other software is maxxing the cards out (f1 2012, arma3). The only difference from last summer are the driver versions and the hard drive. I used to run it on my OS drive which is a SSD but now I have it on the auxiliary drive which s a 7200 HDD. I ordered another SSD just in case because I'm wondering if that is what is bottlenecking. As far as OC-ing the CPU? I never had to before and BF3 doesn't use all of the 3820. And the highest temp I've seen is 69 degrees.