- Jan 3, 2014
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A few months ago, my pc started to perform worse than it ever had, in bf4. I went from about 120 fps on high in bf4, to around 30-70 fps(at the most) on low.
Problems
The problem is, that the frames drops so intensely, at any given time, i might go from 120 fps, to just 35 frames by moving to a base on maps like operation mortar. The frames will then rise again, as i move away from these areas.
I have also experience a lot of screen tearing, like trees beeing torn appart. This is very apparent, even with v sync enabled.
Another very apparent problem is the extreme stuttering which is more or less constant, at whatever frame rate the game is running at. The game just does no feel smooth, even at 120 fps.
The game also encounters random freeze up`s for about 1/2 a second, which will destroy any change of winning a firefight.
None of these problems are apparent on the test range
Hardware
GPU- Gigabyte 3gb oc (i have not overclocked the gpu at any point)
CPU- fx 6300
motherboard- asus m5a99x evo r2.0
RAM- 8GB Corsair xms 3 1600 mhz (2 x 4 gb)
Hard disc - Toshiba 7200 rpm 1tb
CPU Cooler - xtreme freeze r2.0
Case-Fractal design define r4
solutions tried
so I started to do some troubleshooting, as i was rather pissed off by the fact, that a reletary new computer could bug down as fast as my current build did. I have been trying for a couple of months to restore the computer, and i have tried everything that i could think of.
i have, as mentioned, tried many different things in order to restore the bad performance, but it seems like none of it has worked. The list goes as following:
software:
re install bf 4
hard drive check ( no errors after a benchmark using a program which i do not remember)
virus check (full scans) with both avast and antimallwware
update motherboard (i updated the sata driver, which improved performance significantly for a short time, untill it decided to restore the bad performance)
Display driver clean followed by an install of old gpu drivers (13.2)
display driver clean followed by an install of new gpu drivers (14.4)
full defragmentation of harddrive (from 60 to 0 %)
Complete re install of windows 8.1 pro followed by yet another reinstall of windows 8.1 pro (problems with activation which i have sorted out)
disableing any power regulating/power saving Technologies such as cool`quiet in bios
overclocking to 3.4 ghz (with safe temps under 60 degrees C)
restoring defualt mobo settings
check hard disc with command prompt (no faults]
checked temps and load with speedfan and control panel (windows)
checked gpu/cpu load in bf4 (perfoverlay.drawgraph 1) this was interesting, as it showed major load spikes, as the frames dropped. The load would spike out of the graph for both gpu and cpu, and the fps would drop dramatically
optimize the config file, according to rvalxfactors video about performance.
optimize ingame settings to defualt high without mantle and vsync.
Hardware check.
tested the rig with each memory stick for itself (so i took one out and played, after then changing them around once again to run the game once again) there was no difference by changing the memory sticks around.
checked temperatures (all fine for psu, mobo, gpu, cpu and harddrive)
please help a fellow gamer in trouble
I literally have no idea of what to do, as i think that i have done everything. I have litterally no idea, as to how a software problem as this could persist after a windows re-install where everything was to be deleted.
I think that there could be 2 problems, which are both hardware related:
Faulty / dying harddrive
Faulty memorysticks.
i Really hope that you can help me, as i am getting more and more frustrated (thinking about selling my computer and buying an xbox one to have a working gaming platform). I have not been able to have a smooth gaming experience for months and i really miss it.
Hope this awesome community can help me to solve my problem.
sincerely,
Dennis
Problems
The problem is, that the frames drops so intensely, at any given time, i might go from 120 fps, to just 35 frames by moving to a base on maps like operation mortar. The frames will then rise again, as i move away from these areas.
I have also experience a lot of screen tearing, like trees beeing torn appart. This is very apparent, even with v sync enabled.
Another very apparent problem is the extreme stuttering which is more or less constant, at whatever frame rate the game is running at. The game just does no feel smooth, even at 120 fps.
The game also encounters random freeze up`s for about 1/2 a second, which will destroy any change of winning a firefight.
None of these problems are apparent on the test range
Hardware
GPU- Gigabyte 3gb oc (i have not overclocked the gpu at any point)
CPU- fx 6300
motherboard- asus m5a99x evo r2.0
RAM- 8GB Corsair xms 3 1600 mhz (2 x 4 gb)
Hard disc - Toshiba 7200 rpm 1tb
CPU Cooler - xtreme freeze r2.0
Case-Fractal design define r4
solutions tried
so I started to do some troubleshooting, as i was rather pissed off by the fact, that a reletary new computer could bug down as fast as my current build did. I have been trying for a couple of months to restore the computer, and i have tried everything that i could think of.
i have, as mentioned, tried many different things in order to restore the bad performance, but it seems like none of it has worked. The list goes as following:
software:
re install bf 4
hard drive check ( no errors after a benchmark using a program which i do not remember)
virus check (full scans) with both avast and antimallwware
update motherboard (i updated the sata driver, which improved performance significantly for a short time, untill it decided to restore the bad performance)
Display driver clean followed by an install of old gpu drivers (13.2)
display driver clean followed by an install of new gpu drivers (14.4)
full defragmentation of harddrive (from 60 to 0 %)
Complete re install of windows 8.1 pro followed by yet another reinstall of windows 8.1 pro (problems with activation which i have sorted out)
disableing any power regulating/power saving Technologies such as cool`quiet in bios
overclocking to 3.4 ghz (with safe temps under 60 degrees C)
restoring defualt mobo settings
check hard disc with command prompt (no faults]
checked temps and load with speedfan and control panel (windows)
checked gpu/cpu load in bf4 (perfoverlay.drawgraph 1) this was interesting, as it showed major load spikes, as the frames dropped. The load would spike out of the graph for both gpu and cpu, and the fps would drop dramatically
optimize the config file, according to rvalxfactors video about performance.
optimize ingame settings to defualt high without mantle and vsync.
Hardware check.
tested the rig with each memory stick for itself (so i took one out and played, after then changing them around once again to run the game once again) there was no difference by changing the memory sticks around.
checked temperatures (all fine for psu, mobo, gpu, cpu and harddrive)
please help a fellow gamer in trouble
I literally have no idea of what to do, as i think that i have done everything. I have litterally no idea, as to how a software problem as this could persist after a windows re-install where everything was to be deleted.
I think that there could be 2 problems, which are both hardware related:
Faulty / dying harddrive
Faulty memorysticks.
i Really hope that you can help me, as i am getting more and more frustrated (thinking about selling my computer and buying an xbox one to have a working gaming platform). I have not been able to have a smooth gaming experience for months and i really miss it.
Hope this awesome community can help me to solve my problem.
sincerely,
Dennis
just forgot to mention it as it was no directly related to this specific set of problems.
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