Battlefield 3

i overclocked my GPU (560m) so now on everything medium except texture is on ultra i get 35-40 fps outside while looking at the map not the sky or a wall. Average temp was 65 c

 

I fixed it today and now i'm getting 25-35 outside on ultra-high everything 2x AA and 35-40 inside. I get a screenshot with fps

I wonder how good and smooth the game will run when its done?

PS: I overclocked the 560m

 

Where can I download 11.10 preview mobility drivers for B3?

 

You can get them here, the ATI site link seems to be broken atm.

 

You know what pisses me off!? I went on to "Can I Run This" to check the G74's capabilities with Battlefield 3. Well, it came back with just above minimum requirements and NO WHERE CLOSE to Maximum! This system came out this summer and i payed good money for it and this game completely ruins it! Even Crysis wasn't as demanding

 

But this drivers works with 5870m or are just for desktop?

 

Ah yeah it doesn't say well here is a modded uploaded version instead these will work for ya they are universal, im using them and they are perfect

 

Ok thanks!

 

Battlefield 3 Beta Character Bug - YouTube

My video about character glitch, LOL

 

Nice!

I've basically quit playing already, got tired of all the server crashes, falling through maps, etc

 

yeah few bugs , also if your outside in metro and you prone allot you would notice you go under ground you can basically shoot people though the ground without them seeing you, i even got stuck under the ground once lol

but sure it will be fixed.

 

LOl if i go underground, the gun would be shaked to death, can't aim a thing.
Noticed in several severs.
But sever crash is so dumb. You go 30-5 and then sever crashes

 

Exactly! I've only finished like 3 games out of the 12 I joined, ugh.

 

I don't even bother to touch BF3 right now because beside glitchy gameplays are noobs, who never rush, camp at base and do stupid things

 

Will the finished product be more optimized for PC or end up like GTA IV did. I hope i can get high FPS with the G74

 

anyone experienced the new nvidia beta driver crash? i played fine for the first day, then crashed at the second day....

 

Some screens, from my short "rendezvous" with BF3 on Caspian Border:


getting between 25-40fps, at those settings:

 

In other words: it runs like crap on the G73. Have we met the maximum capabilities of our laptops with this game or is there hope that the final release will be optimized so we could at least run it at 50 FPS on low? Changing resolution doesn't seem to increase my FPS either.

 

G74, 6 gig ram, slightly overclocked. Im running resolution 1504x846. Textures ULTRA, Shadows LOW, SSAO (instead of HBAO), 2xMSAA, Post AA LOW. The rest is on HIGH.

Outside running around the park I get 35-45(sometimes 50), Down the tunnels im getting 45-60+. And its really smooth...

side note. First time i played it the performance was crap no matter what I did. Turned out I had the laptop on battery saving! haha turned on High performance and swoosh back on track..

I say its well playable. Maybe not in 1080. but somewhere between 720 and 1080 its real smooth and enjoyable.

 

Same here on G74 , really depends on games. For ex , first game on the laptop , the plays awefully slow and unsmooth.

Then the game restart, and bam 60 FPS ! Then it becomes lower and lower as the game start, the rocket goes and players connect. I'm pretty sure that the solo campaign will run twice better than the multiplayer @ 32 players.
Anyway , not that much change on a 17' from low to high , i'd rather put to low , use AA to reduce visual imperfections and play really smoothly. Smaller map will probably plays well better

 

I'm guessing is on Metro map (I got similar fps there). Caspian is more demanding (bigger, more players, vehicles, planes etc.), so it wont be that smooth experience.

 

Well I played alot caspian with my gaming overclock.
The experience was good and it's strange to see such huge map never fall below 28fps even in bad circumstances.

900p,ultra,2xMsaa+post AA medium,16xAf,HBAO: average 32fps,max 42
1080p,ultra,no AA no post AA,16xAf,SSAO: average 32fps, max 36

I can't explain why park is more demanding than caspian.

 

Hey guys, what temps are you getting on OCed 460M? I´ve got 850/1700/1600 around 86 in load, which makes my PC shuting down.. Lesser OC on 830/1660/1600 is doing the same.. What do you reccomend me?.. I dont wanna havr stock clocks and run game on medium

 

85c under load at 840/1680/1600, no shutdowns here, and i keep thottlestop always running btw.

 

Hm.. I´ve got 86 and shut down After 10-20 min of gameplay.. I dont know what to do.. :/ Throttle stop is running all the time..

 

Dunno, have you tried to dust off the laptop? Using compressed air, shoot in the vents, below, above the keyboard. Maybe something is clogging it up?

 

I have just recorded my mad experience with BF3.
Rendering now, post on YouTube Later.
with 1280x768 Res, in Subway, you have pretty stable frame rate,even with Fraps on. <= this make me thinking.
I think BF3 is not optimized for Multiple Cores of CPU yet, or the game doesn't use all 4 cores of the 720QM, maybe it use only 2, that why i still had 2 cores to do Fraps job and keep my frame rate really nice.

 

When even Battlefield fan has to be mad...ASUS G73JH - BF3 Gameplay - YouTube

Here we go boys.

1280x768
All High, no AA AF

 

Well, the SW series (GTX 460M) should be better, because of the new drivers. (on DX11)

 

What resolution are you guys finding to work the best? I own a g74sx.

 

On mine , every resolution under 1920*1080 looks blurry and ugly.

I'm playing at this native resolution with settings on low ( put some AA if you want ) cause it looks way better than 1600*900 with ultra for same fps.

The game is kinda fluid that way , and not that ugly

 

Yeah I noticed that also that's why I asked. I hate the thought of having to run somthing on low I just got this laptop few days ago I thought it was slot more capable...

 

I'm using GTX 460m not OC'ed and no Throttlestop. Although after comparison between the screen resolution, I found out that the 1080p is really my taste so I did try tweaking my settings a bit.
Texture, Terrain - Ultra
The rest is on low (Shadow, Terrain, Mesh, Terrain Decoration)
No AA, Post AA, AF, Motion Blur and Ambient Occlusion

This one is playable in Metro outside the map I'm having 28 - 30+ FPS while inside is much higher (around 40+). Good thing I find on this settings is that my GPU temp is only reaching maximum 76C. Can't wait for the future optimization of this game on release.

 

Was thinking exactly the same , but after a while , think that graphic drivers are still in beta , the game is in Beta, and all other games runs great.

Look at Dead Island for exemple , you can get 60 FPS on High on my M11X , just look at the specs in my sign ...

Was also disapointed that a high end laptop cannot handle it ( i know that there is even higher like Alienware and 6990 X2 , but 1400€ is STILL a high end ) , but you don't have to be disapointed of your product because some developpers aren't able to optimize their game

 

I had to resort to playing on 720p so i can get 40+ fps for a smooth gameplay. I hate playing on anything less than 40 fps. I really hope they optimizes this game, because this is a $1500 gaming laptop (G74) and i should be able play everything no problem on at the most high! If not then i might get an Alienware or just a desktop.


PS: Why does windows give the sandy bridge processor such a low rating?

 

You're right ... But honestly , i just don't care now. I was disapointed at the begining , but now i'm just like " i won't buy BF3 and your optimisation , i'll go on MW3 or even Diablo 3 cause the game WILL be optimize ... maximum players = maximum profit

 

I have already had my hand on MW3, i was at XP.

 

I did Max all settings, FHD, NO o.c and NO Throttlestop. 85C like 15min after I started, around the 25FPS.

 

I'm going to buy BF3 until some sorry SOB buys it first and most likely concludes that BF3 is NOT optimized for PC and certainly not for the G73 and G74. Because of this....I'm buying MW3

 

I AM !.....buying both... I'll make it run on mine!

 

I had a gx640 with the i7 720qm upgrade and 5850m flashed to a 5870m vbios and clocked to 810 core. I was still unsatisfied even on bc2 so i cant imagine how bad bf3 wud b on that laptop. So glad i spent the extra bit of cash and bought my desktop. I hate playing multiplayer games at <60fps.

 

Oh Cool. My G73 plays BC2 perfectly though. 1080p, all on high except shadows, and HSAO off and I get a min. fps of 25 (during heavy smoke zoomed in with a sniper), 46 avg., and 88 max. on oasis, with 32 players.

Pretty sure they'll get it fixed though (eventually), with some good drivers and updates.

 

I'd like to know how to set up a custom resolution so it doesn't look all blurry when I go below the native 1080p . That is defiantly what is causing my fps issue trying to run it at 1080p . Also I notice some games I join it runs fine with no video lag then others I join it runs like complete . And my CPU is not throttling because iv logged everytime iv played and it stays a constant 2600.00. I really do think alot of the problems people are having is between the beta game and beta drivers.

 

The problem here is the game itself, not the beta drivers. The beta build is only 2 months old, so i guess the final game which is weeks away it can be just more polished and optimized than this piece of crap lol.

Anyway you can setup a custom res in nvidia control panel assuming you have an nvidia gpu. Just manage resolutions and add 1600x900. That doesnt look blurry since the actual pixel ratio is just the nearest to fullhd, and it gives you a nice performance boost.

And i get stupid lag as well, sometimes, but nothing else. These are the settings im using:

1080p
All Ultra exept Shadows to Medium and Terrain Detail to Medium
Post AA Medium
AA Disabled
16XAF filerting
Blur ON
Ambient Occlusion: SSAO

Outside is 30-36, inside almost 40 stable, if not higher.

Whoa i thought ATI could do better with an Havok powered game engine such BFBC2.
I never thought that nvidia could run this game better than amd.
Currently im running BC2 at 45fps of average with maxed out details, 1080p, dx11 but no AA, and yes HBAO on.
This at least is the fps i get when benching maps such Heavy Metal. The lowest it goes is 36-38 on a 32man server, other than that, performance is stellar.

 

BF BC2 benchies: Forgot to mention I had 4x AA on . With your settings (no AA, but HBAO on) I get an avg of 42 fps., minimum was 29. I just hope bf3 will be a blast on our G series ! Ive waited so long ...

 

Damn boys , that game sux.

64 Player map : look at my desktop specs on signature, using gamebooster with no virus or else , can't get above 20-25 FPS MAX ! On 1920*1080 with EVERYTHING on low.

All lower resolution looks ing ugly ( i mean , REALLY ugly ! A friend of mine play the game on a Acer cheap notebook , with a cool resolution of 1366*768 ( max for him ) and the game plays great ...

Won't buy it , optimisation : 0.

 

If your not running native resolution it will never look as good as native.

Nothing you can really do about this. Hardware issue. Some people can
tolerate non native res better than others.

73JH My settings.

11.10 ati drivers - 1600x900

Everything Ultra except the following

Shadows = low
Occlusion=off
AA= 2x
AF=16x

Caspian w/64
28-32 fps

Metro
28-32 fps outside
35-40 fps inside

Definitely playable. I expect when ati has some time with the BF3 release
they will tweak 11.10 a little more.

Also expect ea will tweak BF3 a little as time goes on.

I will probably be lowering all settings to high and lower AF a little to
boost this a little.

 

The Amazing thing about optimisation is that the game run at 15 FPS with everything on Ultra on Caspian and 20-22 when watching far with everything on low ... :/

The game was playable without problem on 32P Metro

 

Funny thing is i bought this laptop for bf3! But like i said when i can play games like RAGE and DEAD ISLAND without a damn issue and the graphics are about 10x more complex its a ashame. I dont have 5 grand to dump into a desktop for one game! Im aggravated and hope the non beta isnt like this or im going to be pissed!

 

This is still the beta and the drivers and the game code had not been optimized yet...Im sure the final product will be a lot better for everyone.