Bf3 Lag CPU or GPU?[Screenshots]

TheEVGAMan

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Hey guys,

On certain maps on Battlefield 3(mainly 64 player maps with lots of players) I've been experiencing some lag spikes. I enabled the "render.perfoverlayvisible 1" command in the console and I'm not too sure how to interpert it. I have a few screenshots. My main question is, is the lag I'm experiencing GPU or CPU lag? Also I must note that when this lag occurs my CPU ussage is maxed out at 100% and my GPU usage is at 70-80%. Any imput would be greatly apperciated.

Screenshots-
http://i50.tinypic.com/25ftxg1.png
http://i48.tinypic.com/2rh5xc9.png
http://i50.tinypic.com/dcl8o.png
http://i46.tinypic.com/2610u35.png


Specs-(Gaming is running at 1920x1080 with all low settings avg. FPS- 40-50 on most maps)
AMD Athlon x2 250 @3.0 Ghz(what I think the lag is coming from)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB DDR5
7GB DDR3 @1066Mhz
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
Cooler Master Elite 460Watt PSU
500 GB Kingston HD
 
Solution
even good intel cpus can bottleneck high end cards but since you have a mid level card a phenom x4 965 would not bottleneck if moderately overclocked.

TheEVGAMan

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If I where to upgrade to a quad core CPU would my FPS increase and my lag disappear?
 

TheEVGAMan

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Thanks for the reply, I'll look into getting a Phenom x4.