BF4 Performance, possible Bottlenecks?

k0k0z

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Hi

I am running BF4 on ultra settings on this:

Intel Core i5-3570K | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX |
Corsair XMS3 8GB DDR3-1600 | Plextor PX128-M5S | Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 3GB
Windforce | Cooler Master HAF XB | XFX 550W 80 PLUS

The game itself runs flawless and once it loads I have no graphic lag issues of FPS drops, however the loading time of the game itself plus new levels is quite long compared to a similar PC with the difference of a HD7970 instead of HD7950.

Also once the level loads for a good few seconds the UI is not fully loaded (weapons are not visible and there is no corsair) and I have no sound but I can move freely.

Any Ideas how I can correct that? Should I look for a RAM upgrade or OC the card and CPU, or maybe it is software issues, please advise.
 

k0k0z

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Plextor PX 128-M5S, both system and BF4 (and Origin) run from the SSD.

Additional to that a 1TBHDD 7200 Seagate (ST1000DM003) it does not run if I only use the SSD, starts up at acess to data only.

Never before had any compatibility issues, the same setup runs for a year already, only thing that changed recently is the new MVP Virtu app.
 

k0k0z

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Nothing else is as demanding as BF4 and everything else loads from the HDD. I am not sure what happened as before it did run correct, I do not have the new Mantle beta drivers as they have mixed reviews and some people claimed they have a FPS drop on the non-R series cards, maybe I should try that?