Why is my gaming frames per second crippled?

[greenneedle]

I can rarely get Battlefield 3 to push past 60 FPS- it typically sits at 48. Settings are all high except shadows on LOW.

CPU: Intel i5-2500k
MOBO: ASUSTek P8P67 EVO
MEMORY: 8GB DDR3 at DRAM Frequency 824.3 MHz (1600)
GPU: Radeon HD 6870

 

[Sunius]

That's normal for your GPU.

 

[stickg1]

Sounds about right. That is what your GPU is capable of.

 

[Deemo13]

That seems about right.

 

[dudewitbow]

did you leave anti aliasing on?

 

[jemm]

Have you overclocked the CPU? Which is your PSU?