Fps drops with Sapphire HD 7870 in BF3

ayecee · 27th June 2012, 7:56 PM

I've had my computer up and running for about 3 weeks now, and not had a single problem with it. However today whilst playing battlefield 3 I started getting bad fps drops for 1-2 seconds at a time. I play at 1680x1050 and on the ultra pre-set. I usually get a solid 50+ fps all the time, which I still get, except for the drops which go down to ~5-15fps. I tried changing settings to the low pre-set, however it just made the drops less frequent.

I have restarted computer, And in catalyst It says I'm running latest software, however I'm not sure if that is the driver or not...

Any thoughts and suggestions or other troubleshooting tips would be appreciated

-Adrian

EDIT: also its the non-overclocked card, still at stock clocks; always has been.

Hood · 27th June 2012, 8:22 PM

give us your system specs

ayecee · 27th June 2012, 8:29 PM

3570k, msi z77 gd55, crucial 120g, WD CB 1TB, sapphire 7870 non OC, silverstone strider 750W.

Hood · 27th June 2012, 8:46 PM

ram? 10char

ni9ht_5ta1k3r · 27th June 2012, 8:55 PM

over clock the gpu maybe?

Ghoatman · 27th June 2012, 9:00 PM

There's currently an issue with BF3, from what I've been reading it's to do with Punkbuster. I'm getting the same thing, usually on a constant 60FPS (2x6970 and 2500k @ 4.6ghz)

Apparently they're working on it, obviously there's no ETA....

ayecee · 27th June 2012, 9:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hood

ram? 10char

Really shouldnt matter, but its vengeance 8GB

ayecee · 27th June 2012, 9:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghoatman

There's currently an issue with BF3, from what I've been reading it's to do with Punkbuster. I'm getting the same thing, usually on a constant 60FPS (2x6970 and 2500k @ 4.6ghz)

Apparently they're working on it, obviously there's no ETA....

Oh ok, thats a relief haha. can you maybe post a link?

Ghoatman · 27th June 2012, 9:19 PM

Heaps on their twitter feeed. http://twitter.com/#!/Battlefield

White_Ice · 27th June 2012, 9:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ayecee

Oh ok, thats a relief haha. can you maybe post a link?

Is it all Servers or just some ? ? Single and multi player ? ? Some servers are having issues atm also. Big 3FL server ? Iv had massive issues with my AMD cards previously also, but have it pretty good now with new cards until the next stupid update comes along.

Bf3 is buggy as all @#$%^ Major fail from Origin and Dice, forums are full of issues and problems of all kinds.. They should have left it like the previous versions but thats another story. I don't expect it to run properly ever..

BUT Yes, there is a msg on the board about the LAG issues so its not you most likely!

RB Snake · 27th June 2012, 9:35 PM

I'm pretty sure it's on Dice/EA end. Today I've been getting bad spikes in BF3 as well.

27th June 2012, 7:56 PM	#1
ayecee Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 56	Fps drops with Sapphire HD 7870 in BF3 I've had my computer up and running for about 3 weeks now, and not had a single problem with it. However today whilst playing battlefield 3 I started getting bad fps drops for 1-2 seconds at a time. I play at 1680x1050 and on the ultra pre-set. I usually get a solid 50+ fps all the time, which I still get, except for the drops which go down to ~5-15fps. I tried changing settings to the low pre-set, however it just made the drops less frequent. I have restarted computer, And in catalyst It says I'm running latest software, however I'm not sure if that is the driver or not... Any thoughts and suggestions or other troubleshooting tips would be appreciated -Adrian EDIT: also its the non-overclocked card, still at stock clocks; always has been. Last edited by ayecee; 27th June 2012 at 8:07 PM.

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27th June 2012, 9:35 PM	#11
RB Snake Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Perth Posts: 91	I'm pretty sure it's on Dice/EA end. Today I've been getting bad spikes in BF3 as well. __________________ Rig: i7 3770k, Asus P8Z68-V/gen3, H100i, 16GB Ripjaws X, GTX 680, HX-750w V2, Corsair C70, Logitech Z623's

27th June 2012, 8:29 PM	#3
ayecee Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 56	3570k, msi z77 gd55, crucial 120g, WD CB 1TB, sapphire 7870 non OC, silverstone strider 750W.

27th June 2012, 9:00 PM	#6
Ghoatman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sunshine Coast, 4558 Posts: 1,364	There's currently an issue with BF3, from what I've been reading it's to do with Punkbuster. I'm getting the same thing, usually on a constant 60FPS (2x6970 and 2500k @ 4.6ghz) Apparently they're working on it, obviously there's no ETA....

27th June 2012, 9:19 PM	#9
Ghoatman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sunshine Coast, 4558 Posts: 1,364	Heaps on their twitter feeed. http://twitter.com/#!/Battlefield