Hey guys. Recently I reinstalled BF3 on my computer and all of a sudden I am getting huge graphic lag spikes every 5-10 minutes or so. The ingame performance overlay shows my GPU and CPU spiking WAY up during the lag and my FPS goes WAY down. I haven't been able to diagnose the problem as of yet.
The game was running absolutely fine on ultra high a few months ago. Have since had to replace the mobo (with the same model), HDD and PSU.
EDIT: New information on the FPS drops. When the FPS decides to drop, the sound goes a bit wonky (some sounds cut out, while others are fine). I also saw a building go invisible and then back to normal during one of the drops.
I'm starting to suspect a failing mobo (which is stupid because I just bought it in December), bad mobo configuration (maybe I've got something plugged in the wrong spot though I doubt it, everything is where it was on the old board which was the exact same model), or a failing CPU/processor. The thing is it doesn't seem to do this with other games. Skyrim on Ultra High with HD textures/lots of mods, Far Cry 3 on Ultra High as well with no issues.
EDIT: Dead Island seems to do it now too. Also noticed CPU temp goes up to around 60-70c during gaming. I know it needs a fresh coat of thermal compound but I'm wondering if the damage has already been done. Prior to my motherboard failing (the first time), my CPU had gone up to 90c on numerous occasions. When I cleaned the fans, it'd normalize and run around 40-60c during gaming. It used to idle at 8c but is now idling at between 20-30c in a cold room.
What I've done to fix it (which didn't work):
1. Flashed GPU and Mobo BIOS to latest.
2. Updated GPU and audio drivers as well as DX11.
3. Reduced settings ingame.
4. Reinstalled/updated Punkbuster.
5. Cleaned out dust from fans/case/GPU.
6. Used Razer Game Booster.
7. Installed Shark007 Win7 audio codecs because of weird sound bugout during FPS drop.
8. Checked BIOS settings for anything strange; found nothing.
9. Disabled unnecessary non-Windows services.
10. Removed secondary HDD to see if it was causing too much strain on PSU; didn't help.
11. Ran full defrag twice.
12. Defragmented game files only.
13. Loaded optimized defaults for BIOS.
My computer specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (Latest updates installed)
AMD FX8150 3.6Ghz 8-core
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AM3+ Motherboard (Latest BIOS from manufacturer; F12c)
Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 2GB (2.5 factory OC) (13.2 CCC driver suite; DX11 up to date)
16GB DDR3 Adata RAM
Antec Earthwatts 750w PSU
WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA6.0Gb/s 7200RPM
Hitachi 500GB SATA Secondary HDD
DXDiag.txt (Pastebin link):
http://pastebin.com/WZvW6MEh
The game was running absolutely fine on ultra high a few months ago. Have since had to replace the mobo (with the same model), HDD and PSU.
EDIT: New information on the FPS drops. When the FPS decides to drop, the sound goes a bit wonky (some sounds cut out, while others are fine). I also saw a building go invisible and then back to normal during one of the drops.
I'm starting to suspect a failing mobo (which is stupid because I just bought it in December), bad mobo configuration (maybe I've got something plugged in the wrong spot though I doubt it, everything is where it was on the old board which was the exact same model), or a failing CPU/processor. The thing is it doesn't seem to do this with other games. Skyrim on Ultra High with HD textures/lots of mods, Far Cry 3 on Ultra High as well with no issues.
EDIT: Dead Island seems to do it now too. Also noticed CPU temp goes up to around 60-70c during gaming. I know it needs a fresh coat of thermal compound but I'm wondering if the damage has already been done. Prior to my motherboard failing (the first time), my CPU had gone up to 90c on numerous occasions. When I cleaned the fans, it'd normalize and run around 40-60c during gaming. It used to idle at 8c but is now idling at between 20-30c in a cold room.
What I've done to fix it (which didn't work):
1. Flashed GPU and Mobo BIOS to latest.
2. Updated GPU and audio drivers as well as DX11.
3. Reduced settings ingame.
4. Reinstalled/updated Punkbuster.
5. Cleaned out dust from fans/case/GPU.
6. Used Razer Game Booster.
7. Installed Shark007 Win7 audio codecs because of weird sound bugout during FPS drop.
8. Checked BIOS settings for anything strange; found nothing.
9. Disabled unnecessary non-Windows services.
10. Removed secondary HDD to see if it was causing too much strain on PSU; didn't help.
11. Ran full defrag twice.
12. Defragmented game files only.
13. Loaded optimized defaults for BIOS.
My computer specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit (Latest updates installed)
AMD FX8150 3.6Ghz 8-core
Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AM3+ Motherboard (Latest BIOS from manufacturer; F12c)
Gigabyte Radeon HD7850 2GB (2.5 factory OC) (13.2 CCC driver suite; DX11 up to date)
16GB DDR3 Adata RAM
Antec Earthwatts 750w PSU
WD Caviar Black 2TB SATA6.0Gb/s 7200RPM
Hitachi 500GB SATA Secondary HDD
DXDiag.txt (Pastebin link):
http://pastebin.com/WZvW6MEh