battlefield 3 lags again...!!

K

Hey guys i need ur help again..!!
i dont know how to express my gratitude for ur all quick and crrect responses u made on my issues previously..!!
My problem has started again and i am just too much depressed coz of this problem..
battlefield on my PC has started lagging again and this time my FPS is dropping to 10-12 randomly from 65-70
What the hell is happening i dont know whether its my Hardware problem or some sort of softwares. but it lags too much and i am forced to close the game as it cant be played in that situation(10-12 FPS,u can imagine!!). this issue occured previously but u guys helped me & it was sorted out & now its back again. My PC Specs are as follows:-
Motherboard- Foxconn H55MXV-AH
Ram- 6 gb
Processor- intel core i3-530
Graphics- Asus ENGTX 560Ti Direct CUII
Although formatting my PC didnt helped and game's fps dropped to 15-20 on newly installed windows too..
Previously when i had issues i tried removing my RAM's and Reinserting 'em again and it was fixed but this time i tried everything:
Removing and reinserting rams..!!
Formatted my windows..!!
ran a memory test from BOOT menu..
updated my drivers..
and bla bla..
plz help me fix it as i am going to bangalore this month and i would be unable to play it for nearly 1.5 months..
thanx in advance..!! :cry:

you're running Battlefield 3 on an i3?! :O

K

why?? as i told earlier i was gettin playing FPS of nearly 60-65 on AUTO..

oh alrite. But i wouldn't suggest an i3 for battlefield 3, its way too weak to handle such a game.
btw, tried updating the video drivers?

K

yeah i did that my current version is 296.10!!

N

N00b tip : never update graphics card drivers when game is working fine :-D

is there any antivirus/internet security installed ? and what is your internet speed and is it being shared ?

do you have the same problem in single player and multiplayer ? and what about other games ?

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K

ya am using avast internet security 7..
i use 3g card as there is no speed packs available at my locality..
Aircel 3g and get speed of 350-400kbps..
no my network is not shared..

i dont know abt other games as i have no any other games installed excpet bf3..

3g is not reliable for gaming. ping will spike which will result in fps drops.

kaspersky internet security gave me some problems with battlefield and origin so I uninstalled it. after that I dont get many connection errors.

check whether you have the problem while playing bf3 campaign and other single player games.

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K

single player is also having lags..!!

^^ try using gameboster to shut down background apps

K

i used dat before..!!
it increases lags..!!

I face frame drops in the following cases..
1. high ping.
2. when I run on ultra settings..
3. if there are more background apps
4. Lag spikes from server end.

I noticed this recently..

I was playing campaign two days ago.. I set the resolution to 1080p, ultra , the game play was smooth.. but dropped to <30 during explosions.. so I reduced the resolution a little and it was fine..

Later I joined a low ping server.. and the game lagged heavily.. changing the setting in game didnt work.. though it reflected in the options/setting.

I had to go back to SP and change the settings there..

try at 720p resolution and check ..

also take backup of PROF_SAVE_profile and delete it from C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings\

this holds all the settings.. when you start the game again it will be recreated and will have default values, then chose custom and set all values to medium/high and start with 720P and go up.. leave AA and other setting to low/off.. you can tweak with them later.

check this things.. ill get back to you on the other points in a couple of minutes

K

thanx charan.. Power Failure has occured and i will check those things u mentioned once a power comes..!! Get back to me on other points too..!!thanx!!

I get Ninja lag everytime. I think something changed for the worse.

coming to lag.. I recently spoke to a Admin of a BF3 server.. he said there is something called lag spikes which occur in the server end.. this is due to the fact that the server is now able to process the information coming from the clients(i.e., you guys) .. this occurs even on low ping server. in this case the server is not powerfull enough to host the games.

Next is ping.. I get good gameplay even with a 200ms+ servers... I was very reluctant in joining those server, but now a days .. its not a problem.. most of the European servers are good.

next is the internet connection.. this plays a huge role in the experience.. I feel that currently your connection might have a problem, this might be a temporary problem with your ISP.. check with Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and Pingtest.net - The Global Broadband Quality Test

also if you have a secondary 3G connection then check with that also.

K

Charan said:
coming to lag.. I recently spoke to a Admin of a BF3 server.. he said there is something called lag spikes which occur in the server end.. this is due to the fact that the server is now able to process the information coming from the clients(i.e., you guys) .. this occurs even on low ping server. in this case the server is not powerfull enough to host the games.

Next is ping.. I get good gameplay even with a 200ms+ servers... I was very reluctant in joining those server, but now a days .. its not a problem.. most of the European servers are good.

next is the internet connection.. this plays a huge role in the experience.. I feel that currently your connection might have a problem, this might be a temporary problem with your ISP.. check with Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and Pingtest.net - The Global Broadband Quality Test

also if you have a secondary 3G connection then check with that also.

My Speedtest.net results...
*www.speedtest.net/result/1956305687.png

Krishna said:
My Speedtest.net results...
*www.speedtest.net/result/1956305687.png

ping test?

K

*www.pingtest.net/result/62956740.png

K

Charan i have added my screenshots showing memory benchmark form CPU-Z..
Plz can u see that there is any modifications in the clock timings?
awaiting Reply!!

the line is bad but that should not cause stuttering in single player. if single player is also lagging, then it's probably gfx issue. do you have any other games ?

search in battlelog forums. other ppl also have similar stuttering with GTX 560Ti
GTX 560Ti problem FI - Forums - Battlelog / Battlefield 3

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K

i have downgraded my drivers to 295.73 but lags are still there..!!

please answer foll q's:

* did you do this ?

NLAmbushNL
Enlisted: 27/10/2011
28/10/2011 12:36AM
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to people who have the graphics card gtx 560ti from asus: just remove smart doctor and gamer OSD. then reinstall the newest driver and everything will work!

* did you check if there is new bios for your gfx card in asus website ?

* did you check whether you have the same problem with any other game or just battlefield 3 ?

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K

1.ya i havent installed smartdoctor and gamer OSD
2.there is no bios update available for the card
3.BFBC2 and crysis 2 are running fine..!!

i have downclocked my GC engine to 800 Mhz and lags are reduced but still its unplayable..!!

K

hey guys plzz tell me what to do...!!! i am playing the games with so many lags..

today i opened my cabinet again and took out graphic card, and i saw something strange.. two golden fingers of my GC were broken partially... is this causing issue?
Would my GC get replaced in this scenario?? plz reply..!!

I dont know it ll help you but worked for me.i was using avast and it showd no virus and games were laggy.so i downloaded kaspersky trial and it found too many viruses and aftr removing it was ok.maybe you should download kaspersky and scan ur system and try playing after removing..hope it helps

Krishna said:
hey guys plzz tell me what to do...!!! i am playing the games with so many lags..

today i opened my cabinet again and took out graphic card, and i saw something strange.. two golden fingers of my GC were broken partially... is this causing issue?
Would my GC get replaced in this scenario?? plz reply..!!

can you post a picture of the same?

Krishna said:
hey guys plzz tell me what to do...!!! i am playing the games with so many lags..

today i opened my cabinet again and took out graphic card, and i saw something strange.. two golden fingers of my GC were broken partially... is this causing issue?
Would my GC get replaced in this scenario?? plz reply..!!

who could have thunk this would come to such an obscure thing :-D

take it to service centre.

most probably this might be the case. or if you are still apprehensive if possible borrow a friends gfx card and try in your system. before that have a good look at your pcie slot itself :wink:

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K

From 3 days am searching for asus service centre for gc's near my locality but the shopkeeper says that i have to send it outside india (probably china)
One more question that reducing the core clock helped me getting out some clock.. i reduced my GC's core clock from 830 to 730..
I just wanna ask that is it okay to play with core clock reduced... please tell

Krishna said:
From 3 days am searching for asus service centre for gc's near my locality but the shopkeeper says that i have to send it outside india (probably china)
One more question that reducing the core clock helped me getting out some clock.. i reduced my GC's core clock from 830 to 730..
I just wanna ask that is it okay to play with core clock reduced... please tell

reduced clocks are not a prob.

search for the service centre in asus website ? ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Service Center

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