Hey Everyone,
Battlefield 3 was on sale for $10, and I decided it was time I upgraded my gaming standards. The only game I’ve ever played consistently is Counter-Strike 1.6. I’ve played since 2002, but considering I just bought a Gigabyte GTX 670, I figured it was a good time to buy a more graphic intensive game to see where all that hard earned money went. Naturally, I ran into a lot of questions when playing BF3 for the first, so I decided to make a thread with A LOT of questions. Hopefully these will be answered, and who knows this might become a nice reference thread for future searchers. Let’s begin with my computer specs:
MB: ASUS P8P67-PRO (Rev 3.1)
CPU: i5-2500k (4.5ghz)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 670
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb (2x4gb)
PSU: Antec 620w
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 240gb
HS: Hyper 212+ (Artic Silver 5 thermal compound)
2x120mm mounted on Hyper 212+ (Push/Pull)
1x200mm, 1x120mm ( Intake)
1x200mm, 1x120mm ( out)
Push/Pull Configuration
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
Monitor: BenQ XL2410T 120hz (1920x1080)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Questions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. What kind of benefit will I receive in-game by having my CPU overclocked?
2. What kind of benefit will I receive in-game by having my GPU overclocked?
3. What are the optimal 3D settings (in NVIDIA drivers)?
4 . What are the optimal settings within BF3?
5. I have the digital version of BF3, is the only way to play via the launch website/origin?
6. Is there anyway to load a pre-made config like in 1.6 to get better registration/ other player key bindings?
7. How can I see my FPS in-game?
8. Is there a specific resolution that gives you better bullet registration in-game, like in counter-strike?
9. Are there certain commands that I can input into the BF3 console to give me better registration/FPS/smoother game play such as in counter-strike? (Example: rate 25000, cl_cmdrate 101, cl_updaterate 101)
10. Is there an optimal mouse DPI that tends to do better in-game?
11. While playing BF3 on a GTX 670 on Ultra settings, is it normal to see tearing and occasional lag in-game?
Battlefield 3 was on sale for $10, and I decided it was time I upgraded my gaming standards. The only game I’ve ever played consistently is Counter-Strike 1.6. I’ve played since 2002, but considering I just bought a Gigabyte GTX 670, I figured it was a good time to buy a more graphic intensive game to see where all that hard earned money went. Naturally, I ran into a lot of questions when playing BF3 for the first, so I decided to make a thread with A LOT of questions. Hopefully these will be answered, and who knows this might become a nice reference thread for future searchers. Let’s begin with my computer specs:
MB: ASUS P8P67-PRO (Rev 3.1)
CPU: i5-2500k (4.5ghz)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 670
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb (2x4gb)
PSU: Antec 620w
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 240gb
HS: Hyper 212+ (Artic Silver 5 thermal compound)
2x120mm mounted on Hyper 212+ (Push/Pull)
1x200mm, 1x120mm ( Intake)
1x200mm, 1x120mm ( out)
Push/Pull Configuration
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3500dpi
Monitor: BenQ XL2410T 120hz (1920x1080)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Questions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. What kind of benefit will I receive in-game by having my CPU overclocked?
2. What kind of benefit will I receive in-game by having my GPU overclocked?
3. What are the optimal 3D settings (in NVIDIA drivers)?
4 . What are the optimal settings within BF3?
5. I have the digital version of BF3, is the only way to play via the launch website/origin?
6. Is there anyway to load a pre-made config like in 1.6 to get better registration/ other player key bindings?
7. How can I see my FPS in-game?
8. Is there a specific resolution that gives you better bullet registration in-game, like in counter-strike?
9. Are there certain commands that I can input into the BF3 console to give me better registration/FPS/smoother game play such as in counter-strike? (Example: rate 25000, cl_cmdrate 101, cl_updaterate 101)
10. Is there an optimal mouse DPI that tends to do better in-game?
11. While playing BF3 on a GTX 670 on Ultra settings, is it normal to see tearing and occasional lag in-game?