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    FPS help with Battlefield 3 !!! Envy 17 2101ea

    Discussion in 'HP' started by philmo, Apr 9, 2012.

  1. philmo

    philmo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have also posted this the lounge, sorry for duplication - wanted to get best exposure to ongoing issue. Really frustrating.

    My machine is:

    HP Envy 17 notebook 2101ea with the following specs:
    Windows 7 64-bit S.Pack 1
    Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 CPUs)
    6144MB RAM
    HD6850M 1GB
    Driver: 8.911.1.0

    I am afraid trying to play Battlefield 3, and not getting good FPS at all.
    (I know it is a laptop!! - as I have been told elsewhere).
    I am only getting an average of 30fps on low settings and low resolution.

    When via the console I check the graph showing live CPU/GPU usage, and the CPU seems to constantly rising in the graph. Is it likely the CPU is the problem, not the GPU.

    Am a tech noob, so not sure how to check temps etc...please help - as really friustrating - has been going on for ages.

    Not sure if I have to look at my graphics drivers, bios or give up !!!.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    philmo, Apr 9, 2012
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    darxide_sorcerer Notebook Deity

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    download HWMonitor to check your temperatures. anything below 85C is okay (the cooler, the better). also, make a file named user.cfg in the same folder as bf3.exe and put the following line in it:
    WorldRender.DxDeferredCsPathEnable 0

    what are your Battlefield 3 settings and resolution?
    what is the fps you're getting? you can see that by pressing the ~ key and typing the following command in the in-game console: Render.DrawFps 1
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Apr 10, 2012
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    philmo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I will try your first suggestion tonight, with regards to FPS i am running a 1280 x 720, low setting - AA off. Getting around 32 FPS average.

    Out of interest what does user.cfg tweek do ?.
     
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    Check your power plan options - if you are running on either HP Recommended or Power Saver, it might be throttling your CPU.

    Try adjusting More Power Options:

    High Performance setting -> Maximum Processor State 100%

    ATI Powerplay Settings -> Maximize Performance when Plugged In

    Also you might try overclocking your GPU. Not sure about the Envy 17 3XXX models, but the E15 1XXX can be overclocked quite a bit. ( This is the one I use, you probably need to use a different overclocking tool for the 6850m, or perhaps MSI Afterburner )
     
    moviemarketing, Apr 14, 2012
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