Battlefield 3 tweaks and fixes

Canis-X — 2011-12-12T15:18:52 -05.00

Looking around for a fix.....check out the following:

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*Source: Crusader-NZ on Sons of Valour's forum*
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http://sonsofvalour.forumotion...eld-3-tweaks-and-fixes

Battlefield 3 (Retail) Tweaks + Fixes:

Sons of Valour takes NO responsibility for damages, loss of data or other issues that any suggested fixes may cause. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

We recommend the use of CTRL + F to help you find your problem in the extensive list

Tweaks & Fixes Index:

1 - Network / Connection Issues.
2 - Gameplay Tweaks. (BF3 weapons database included in this section)
3 - Game Crash / Install / Stability Issues. (Many fixes for crashes / lockups have been found)
4 - Frame Rate & Performance.
5 - Punkbuster & Kick Issues.
6 - Server Tweaks & Fixes for Admins.
7 - November 22 Patch Issues & Fixes.

1: Network Tweaks / Connection Issues.

Fix Disconnections: (Disconnections immediate or every 10-20 mins)

UPnP - Router:

1. Log into your modem / router.
2. Turn OFF UPNP.

Turn off PC UPnP Service:

1. Press: Windows-button (the one between lAlt and lCtrl) + R, a window should pop up.
2. Write: "services.msc" (without the ") then press enter.
3. In the list of services, scroll down to "UPnP Device Host", click it and press "Stop service".
4. Now do the same thing but with the service "SSDP Discovery".
5. Exit the window and go to control panel-> Network and Internet-> Network and Sharing Centre-> Change advanced sharing settings (to the left)-> Under "network discovery" select to turn off network discovery
6. SAVE CHANGE

Firewall Blocking / etc

- Boot MSconfig in start. Disable your Firewall and Anti Virus if its a windows based one. Disable any other process there that might affect you and reboot.
-If game works fine. This means there is some issue with your firewall or Anti virus setup.

ECN Packets has been enabled by a Net Speed Tool

To fix this :
1. open a CMD prompt AS ADMINISTRATOR
2. type "netsh"
3. type "int tcp set global ecncapability=disabled"

ECN packets are Refused by EA. These are FAKE packets to fool the connection.

Set BF3 PC in DMZ on your router.

-Note will expose the computer, and the PC will not be protected by the routers firewall.
-Make sure you have your windows firewall enabled.
-This should be a "last resort" measure.

How to play BF3 with multiple PCs on a LAN with UPnP disabled?

*Credit goes to P1nchedNerve
(Just a note, I didnt think you could do this with origin like you can with steam, but apparently you can!)

eg) Edit each computers BF3 executable to include the " -port XXXXX" (as long as each PC uses a different port)

Computer A = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe -port 10000"

Computer B = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe -port 10001"

Computer C = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe" -port 10002"

Stuck on Joining Server / Long map load times:

Cause: Bug with x64 OS
Fix: Open / Run regedit.

Navigate to: HKEY LOCAL MACHINE/SOFTWARE/WoW6432Node/EA Games

Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)Origin GamesBattlefield 3

Try to launch the game and join game servers, and it should work.

Battlefield 3 Ports: (may help connection issues)

-If you need help with making exceptions on your firewall(s). Consult the manufacturer.

-If you need help with portforwarding. Please visit www.portforward.com
If you have problems or other issues portforwarding, contact your router manufacturer.

PC Ports:
TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 20000-20100, 22990, 17502, 42127
UDP: 3659, 14000-14016, 22990-23006, 25200-25300

PS3 Ports:
TCP: 80, 443, 9988, 10000-10100, 17502, 42127
UDP: 3659, 14000-14016

Xbox 360 Ports:
TCP: 53, 88, 3074
UDP: 53, 88, 3074

Servers Lag:

-Either caused by EA or hosting datacenter. No fix currently.

Update: Developers are working on the issue.

Battlelog Error: "ERR_LOGIN_DISPLAYTOS"

Cause: A few players are experiencing this. It is a server related issue. There is no fix.
Have to wait for the developers..

2: Gameplay Tweaks.

Contrast & Lighting too bright !!!!

Fix: Open PROF_SAVE_profile in notepad++
\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings\PROF_SAVE_profile

Change: GstRender.Contrast 0.500000

*Lower the setting to whatever feels right.

Mouse is lagging:

Fix: Turn Origin Off in game.
Settings > In Game > Enable Origin In Game.

Sluggish / Unresponsive Mouse:

1. Go here: C:\Users\YOU\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings
2. Open PROF_SAVE_profile with notepad++ (can download for free)
3. Change the following variables:

GstInput.MouseSensitivity 0.050000

1st one is the normal mouse sens. USE whatever you like, or keep it the way it is.

These can be edited and it may solve the problem.

GstInput.Scheme0Sensitivity 0.000000
GstInput.Scheme1Sensitivity 0.000000
GstInput.Scheme2Sensitivity 0.000000

Battlefield 3 Weapons Database:

-We are unsure of its validity, but if correct, it may be incredibly useful for players.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ag42gMGK9WrwdHRfa0JhdW9TR1E0bjBueWVSQjc0V0E&f=true&noheader=true&gid=0

How can I play Battlefield 3 using my Steam overlay?

- Disable Origin's overlay (click the gear/cog and go to the "in game" settings tab).
- In Steam, add Origin.exe as a non-steam game to your library.
- Launch the Origin shortcut from your Steam library, then launch BF3.

Long Map Load Times?

-Is affecting many users, even those with HDDs in raid 0.

Fix:

Try:

Open / Run: regedit.

Navigate to: HKEY LOCAL MACHINE/SOFTWARE/WoW6432Node/EA Games

Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)Origin GamesBattlefield 3

Try to launch the game and join game servers, and it should work.

Alternate Fix: Buy a SSD drive, install BF3 & origin on there.

3: Game Crash / Install / Stability Issues.

Realtek Audio Bug:

1) Rigth Click on the Speaker icon.
2) Right click "Speakers" and select properties.
3) Advanced tab (far right)
4) Uncheck "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device".

BF3 PC Lockup / Freeze - with looping audio:

Cause: BF3 bug with onboard (motherboard) audio.

Fix: Install a separate soundcard & use that. Disable onboard audio in BIOS.
*Note users on EA UK forums have had success with Creative X-FI cards. (No game freezes)

Nvidia 560/570 Freezing / Graphics Issues Fix:

1) Update to LATEST Nvidia Drivers
2) Turn OFF - AA - DEFERED
3) Turn OFF - VSYNC
4) Turn OFF - Motion Blur

Nvidia 560 Ti Lockup / Freeze:

1.Go to your card manufacturers website. (E.g. Gigabyte, MSI, Asus etc)
2.Select your card type (E.g. GTX 560Ti)
3.Download the latest BIOS for the card
4.Flash it (Install, it's usually an .exe file)
5.Reboot (Most will prompt you to do it automatically)
6.Frag away.

AMD/ATI 6770m Game Crash with BF3 still running in background (possibly other AMD gfx cards too)

-Load up single player.
-Under options disable Anti Aliasing ( AA deferred )
*Best to disable AA post as well.

-Download the LATEST drivers from your laptops manufacturers site.

-Save & exit.
-Multiplayer should now work. The game shouldnt crash to desktop.

*Can confirm this works as I discovered it while trying to solve the issue with a laptop running BF3.

ASUS G73 Radeon HD58XX Users:

Source: http://battlelog.battlefield.c...ew/2832654624706495348

I found the solution for the problem with G73 from ASUS with ATI RADEON HD5series.
In fact you need to get a proper drivers from ASUS web site and not from AMD ....

Flash you graphics with "93vBIOSa.rar" .... find it on google.
Then deinstall ATI CATALYST preview install. CCLEANER DRIVER SWEEPER.

Install this release of CATALYST:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/do...3cf6646e7f5f947e9c49ee {downloads.guru3d.com}

And for info:
http://forums.amd.com/game/mes...id=264&threadid=149301

Graphics Cards Crashing:

-This is common with graphics cards that are factory overclocked or have been overclocked by the user.

-Simple fix is to turn down the MHz (underclock).
*Estimate 40-100 MHz.

-Try turning the frequency down, until you hit a setting where the game runs nicely without lockups/crashes.

ASUS Cards - End of round crash issue:

-All credit to MrPaulieC http://battlelog.battlefield.c...w/2832654624702875874/

PROBLEM: Crashing at the end of every round (BF3.exe has stopped working) just before the scores come up and not being able to play single player.

SOLUTION: If you own an ASUS card (ATi or NV) and you installed the 'Smart Doctor' and/or 'ASUS Gamer' software then this is what's VERY likely causing you end of round crashes. All you need to do is uninstall Smart Doctor and ASUS Gamer, restart your computer and reinstall your video card drivers - that's it!!!

New Graphics Settings Not Displaying After Change?

Press the Windows Key to force the game to Window Mode, click on the game window to go back into the game. New settings should now be applied.
If this doesnt work. Try exiting the game and starting it again.

If you are experiencing Battlefield 3 black screen issues:

Method 1 (AMD & Nvidia Cards): Update to the latest video card drivers.

Method 2 (If method1 fails):

Nvidia Users: Revert to driver used during BF3 beta.

ATI users:

C:\Users\your user name\Documents\Battlefield 3\settings
PROF_SAVE_profile > open in wordpad
Edit to read: GstRender.FullscreenEnabled 0
Edit to read: GstRender.FullscreenScreen 1

Save and set file as read only

Start BF3, should start in windowed mode
Go to options > video > change undefined monitor number to "1"
Adjust screen resolution to a resolution LOWER than your default Eyefinity resolution (The one that works for me is 2760x1600) [default is 3308x1920]
Select full screen
Hit apply

ORIGIN FIX - "Could Not Activate"

Possible workaround is to delete the BF3 license file to to force a license update.

1. Exit Origin completely. You can do this by right-clicking Origin in your system tray (near the clock) and selecting "Exit"
2. Open Internet Explorer (this will only work with Internet Explorer, not other browsers). Enter the following address into your address bar and press "Enter/Return"

C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EA Services\License

3. Delete the file named either 71067.dlf or 70619 or 71069.dlf
4. Restart your machine.
5. Launch Origin and login to your Origin account.
6. Attempt to launch Battlefield 3
Second Workaround
1. Exit Origin completely. You can do this by right-clicking Origin in your system tray (near the clock) and selecting "Exit"
2. Open Internet Explorer (this will only work with Internet Explorer, not other browsers). Enter the following address into your address bar and press "Enter/Return"

C:\ProgramData\Origin\DownloadCache

3. Delete the files in this directory
4. Restart your machine.
5. Launch Origin and login to your Origin account.
6. Attempt to launch Battlefield 3

Crashing:

Try setting the Origin.exe, BF3.exe and youe web browser .exe to "Run As Administrator".

Battlefield 3 Crashes Upon Launch:

1. Repair your Battlefield 3 installation. To do this, go into your Origin Client, right-click Battlefield 3, and finally click "Repair Install".
2. Disable SLI or Crossfire (I know you arent going to like that !)
3. Disable anti-aliasing and filtering
4. Disable V-sync
5. Disable background apps, and turn off your anti-virus software

Battlelog Issues:

Cause: Plugins / Network settings affecting Battlelogs operation.

Fix(es): Disable Adblocker, NoScript, Lower Firewall Settings, Open closed Ports, Enable / Disable uPnP.
Also disable any unnessesary plugins for your browser.

If all fails. Try a new browser.

Update: Users have reported lots of success with IE9

http://windows.microsoft.com/e...-explorer/downloads/ie

Battlefield 3 Install Error: "Battlefield 3 (BF3) Install Fails, Cannot Install"

Cause: C++ bug.

FIX: Uninstall both instances (if present) of Micrsoft C++ files on your system.
*These can be reinstalled later after BF3 is installed on the system.

Constant Crashing - Partial Fix (high level of success) 32 bit Operating Systems ONLY.

*All credit goes to striker475
http://battlelog.battlefield.c...2832654489420350764/1/

What does it help with?
This is not the solution for all crashes. It deals primarily with the crash to desktop that is caused by lack of virtual address space.Due to the unique nature of how addresses are mapped differently on each machine this crash may happen at different places and times of the game, even loading a map, menu or waiting on an AI turn. If you try this fix, and you follow directions properly, and it doesn't help you then your crash is due to something else.

How do I do it?
Follow directions explicitly. I have seen people consistently skip steps or not read the directions properly so it doesn't work for them whne they don't do what it says. it's not as complicated as it sounds, I'm just being thorough.

APPLY THE WORKAROUND (juicy caramel center)

Requirements

Only real requirements is that you have atleast 2GB RAM. You don't need beyond that even though we are allowing addressing up to 2.5 GB. Also following instructions and being somewhat familiar with working with files in windows is required. Make sure you are using Vista SP1 or later. If not then you need this hotfix that fixes a major blunder with Vista address space - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105 [support.microsoft.com]
That's all, follow the 3 steps.

1) Prepare the operating system to be able to use beyone 2GB address space with a userva of 2.5GB (only 32 bit OS's need to do this): I am purposely using only 2500 for userva for specific reasons and any more will likely not be needed, as a result the kernel will have plenty of space to play in.

Windows 7/Windows Vista

SUMMARY
We extended the user virtual address space in XP, Vista and 7 to 2500MB, so now applications can utilize up to that much if they are set to be Large Address Aware. While some 32 bit games/applications are set, Empire is not.

2) Now reboot the PC because Windows needs to set the userva at 2500 which only happens after startup.

If you skip any step it will not work. When you have rebooted you should be good to go. Run the game as normal with the original game shortcut.

TO UNDO THE CHANGES:

For Vista 32 Open command prompt as administrator and type: bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva. That deletes the entry.
Reboot and you are back to normal.

4: Frame Rate & Performance.

Game Stuttering:

-Open your console in BF3 " ~ " key.
-Enter:

RenderDevice.ForceRenderAheadLimit 1
RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0

Speed Up Map Loading Times:

Nvidia Cards:

1) Open up Nvidia Control Panel
2) Click on Manage 3D Settings
3) Click on Program SettingsSelect Battlefield 3 in the drop down box (
**If it's not there click add and find bf3.exe located C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 3)
4) Find Threaded optimization
5) Turn On
6) Click Apply

AMD/ATI Cards:

1) Download ATT {Missing}
2) Install
3) Right click on the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen
4) Click on Tweaks
5) Click on Advanced Tweaks
6) In the drop down box select Multi Threaded SupportChange to 2 or 4
(Depending on how many cores you have on your CPU)
7) Make sure the radio box above is ticked
8 ) Click apply

Maps should now load faster.

Sluggish Performance With Smooth Frames?

-Disable VSYNC.
*Ensure it is set to off on your graphics card.

Green Flicker Issue:

-People say that the issue is caused by lack of VRAM.
-BF3 is a VRAM *****.
-Try turning down AA to 2x MSAA, or turning off completely.

Extra Game Settings:

-I havent used this yet, apparently its legit.
-Might want to take a look.

http://bf3.realmware.co.uk/settings-editor/

Game feels blurry & unresponsive:

- Disable motion blur in your graphics settings

Choppy / Stuttering With High End Machines:

Affects Intel i5 & i7 CPUs with Hyper Threading.
Possible fix for dual-core CPUs also.

Cause: BF3 Bug

Fix:

-In BIOS. Disable Hyperthreading.
-If you have a dual core CPU, manually set Affinity in task manager to 1 core.

Extra For AMD GFX users:
- Uninstall AMD CAP profiles (Make sure to uninstall the video driver also and clean the registry, reinstall driver when done.)

More Frames / Smoother Performance:
*Try updating drivers.

Nvidia Users:
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers

AMD/ATI Users:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

Punkbuster & Kick Issues:

Potential Kick Fix:

For windows7 32 bits users:

1) go to c:\windows\system32
2) scroll down and find PnkBstrA.exe or PnkBstrA application
3) right-click PnkBstrA.exe and choose Properties
4) click the Compatibility tab
5) click the button at the bottom of the window that reads "Change settings for all users"
6) click the checkbox for "Run this program as an administrator" and click apply and Ok

For Windows 7 64 bits users:

1) go to c:\windows\syswow64
2) scroll down and find PnkBstrA application
3) right-click PnkBstrA.exe and choose Properties
4) click the Compatibility tab
5) click the button at the bottom of the window that reads "Change settings for all users"
6) at the bottom of the window that reads "Privilege level"
click the checkbox for "Run this program as an administrator" and click apply and Ok

Kicked by Administrator on Join:

Cause: Your version of PunkBuster and the Server's are not the same.

Fix: Update Punkbuster and join an updated server. Send a message to whoever owns the server you keep getting kicked on and tell them to update their PunkBuster to the latest version.

Manual PB update tool can be found here:
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php

Banned by an administrator:

-There appear to be limited PB response messages to the player, or just that the developers got lazy.

If you get this message, either:

1) An admin has banned you because you have been bad (or the admin is just abusive).

2) It is displayed as the disconnected message for Idle timeout. <- IF you are that, then dont worry. You havent been banned !!!

Server Tweaks & Fixes for Administrators:

Server Administration tools:

Our recommended choice of server administration:

Procon. There can only be one....

http://www.phogue.net/forumvb/forum.php

Alternative:

http://bf3cc.com/

Reduce Lag on Server: (also country preference)

-Country Kicker plugin for procon.
-Auto kick players from far away countries to prevent higher pings.
-Less high ping players = less lagging game.

Q: Why not just use ping kicker ???????????

A: What if we have people in our own country who get a ping spike ? We dont want them to be kicked !
Rather than running a ping kick. Lets just filter those who will likely have huge ping to us.

Download & Install Instructions here:
http://www.phogue.net/forumvb/...1.0.1.3-22th-Dec/page8

Reduce / Avoid Severe Lag & Rubber banding:

First Partial Solution:

-Some maps are "bad" maps currently and cause/generate excessive lag compared to other maps.
-Try not to play these if possible.

"Bad" maps list:

-Caspian Border.
-Highway Tehran.

Second Partial Solution

-Currently 64p servers lag the most (no surprises there)
-Reducing player slots to 40 appears to reduce the lag by a fair amount. (No idea why 40 is the magic number...... I just report / relay this info).

Start the game with LESS players (so people can practice in jets and play around)

-This is for the BF3 server.
-Open startup.txt
-Change / enter in values in bold.

# How many players to start the round (int)
#vars.roundStartPlayerCount "8"
vars.roundStartPlayerCount 1

# Minimum players before a current around aborts (int)
#vars.roundRestartPlayerCount "4"
vars.roundRestartPlayerCount 0

Improve Server Stability & Slight Lag Reduction:

-Try to give it a reboot daily. Its a pain, and you may drop some busy gamers, but it will help prevent the lag.

Reduce Server Crashes:

-Try leaving the server settings on the DEFAULT settings.

*Yes its boring, and you probably wont want to do it. But it does help (at least in these early phases) to prevent your server crashing.

Novermber 22 Patch Issues:

Battlefield 3 Has Stopped Working - Error:

Windows 7/Windows Vista

1) In Windows 7/Vista go to Start menu. Go to Accessories. Locate the command prompt shortcut and hover mouse over it. Right Click on the shortcut then select Run as Administrator.

2) In CMD Prompt Type:

bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2500

3) Make sure you get a message back confirming the change was made. To verify the entry is there you can type just bcdedit, hit enter, and you should see the entry now listed.

4) Then close the command prompt. You just told W7/Vista to increase user virtual address (userva) space to 2500MB.

5) Reboot PC to make changes come into effect.

To Undo:

Open command prompt as administrator and type:

bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva.

Reboot and you are back to normal.

Battlefield 3 for Steam is coming!

FrozenSteel — 2011-10-31T18:54:40 -05.00

Ok, after browsing the web lately, I've came upon a couple of articles and it turns out that Steam has directories listed in punk buster. But not only that, but there's the SSC Gold Member Giveaway spondered by Sapphire thats offering a Battlefield 3 Steam Code as a prize!

From all eligible Gold members who have opted in to receive the SSC newsletter by the Entry Deadline, the recipients will be selected at random through a draw from the following gift: One (1) PC Game code for Battlefield 3, redeemable for the game on Steam (www.steampowered.com) with a Suggested Retail Price of $USD 59.99

Heres the link

Battlefield 3 anticipation

NemesisChild — 2011-09-21T20:14:18 -05.00

I've been playing the Battlefield series since BF 1942.
Got really hooked on the series with Battlefield Vietnam and BF2, but never liked BF 2142 much.
I'm a BFBC2 junkie, I go through withdrawls if I can't play it for a couple of hours nightly.
The BF3 trailer and Alpha releases looked amazing, the Beta should be out within a week or so.

Are you preparing for the October 25th release of BF3?

I need a new game to plae

Orn — 2011-08-29T10:59:24 -05.00

Recommend me one RIGHT NOW!!!!

I'm completely blinkadified, I need a new game to play so please recommend me one or the jellyHammer will get you

amd fusion e350m older games??

Rob_the_scot — 2011-07-12T16:48:19 -05.00

Hi I wanted to build a itx system using the amd fusion e350m mostly for day to day stuff but also for older games, when i say older games I mean stuff like
alien vs predator gold
doom 3
diablo/2
dawn of war (first series)
command and conquer (first decade.
when I tried to do some research nothing really came up mostly just people using the amd fusion for media and servers.

Thanks for any info/help
rob

Minecraft and speed hack in game

IIItepSeLb — 2011-05-31T08:30:50 -05.00

Hi all. I said immediately, I'm not good speak in English, I russian people. I have a problem. I have a processor Alhlon x2. I started playing MineCraft and everything has become faster by 2-4 times. I know that there is a problem in-game timer. I was banned for speed hack. Who is to blame in this situation? Processor or a player? I think to blame the company that they have turned out a bug in the processor with a timer. Player - a consumer and it can not be to blame. What do you think? As you can see, it's important for me

WoW not looking so good on a 5770

ThePiePieper — 2011-05-21T13:24:19 -05.00

So i feel that WoW isn't living up to what my rig can do. All my other games run 60+ fps. Dead Space, Portal 2, Mass Effect 2, all look great. But when it comes to WoW, it doesn't look a frame above 30. I've messed with settings, drivers, everything. Anyone else experiance WoW just not looking as good as it should?
I have Ati HD 5770, 8GB RAM, i7 860 core, Windows 7 (64).

Battlefeild 3

Brayden430 — 2011-04-16T14:40:24 -05.00

I'm sure some of you have seen it but the 12 min trailer is out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ature=player_embedded

The new crysis in terms of graphics ?

Hopefully there GPU accelerated physics.

mouse

lspenix — 2011-04-02T09:35:49 -05.00

what is the best gaming mouse you can get say mid price range. i have as logitech mouse right now, it is not a gaming mouse, and it lags on crysis 2, i do like logitech mice, but i need a good gaming mouse, so i thought i would see what you guys like, and use.

Best Cat Drivers for a HD 5850

Refreshment — 2011-03-20T20:38:03 -05.00

Greetings AMD users:

Please, need your valuable input here. Using a Radeon 5850, and well ATI is focusing on the 6000 series, which means that probably the 5000 series wont get much improvements from Catalyst drivers from now on.

So with this in mind i ask, what are the best catalyst drivers for the 5000 series in regards to performance and stability?

Hope some of you fellows are kind enough to give some advice.

Keep on the gaming

Supremacy 1914

Omnisome — 2011-03-12T10:52:01 -05.00

Hey, for those of you that don't know what this is; it's a strategy game based in 1914 (early stages of the first world war) and you must lead your appointed nation to conquer at least 50% of the map. Yes, it is all in real-time.

Have a look and join our game. Search for 120921 on the site in 'The Games'

Borderlands choppy gameplay

serbusfish — 2011-03-06T19:21:01 -05.00

Just installed Borderlands today and I find gameplay is very choppy and unsmooth. Framerate goes from mid 40's right down to mid 20's. Specs:

Phenom II 720 @ 3.4ghz
Sapphire Radeon 5870 1GB
4GB DDR2 RAM

I have the latest catalyst drivers, every setting in CCC is set to either performance or off. The choppiness occurs no matter if in game settings are on full or lowest. I seem to have tried everything and its still no good, anyone got any suggestions?

EDIT: just did a quick test with fraps, max FPS is 47, Min 21. Highest settings @ 1440x900.

Problem with Video Card! Help

ITRo NiKz — 2011-02-05T11:18:51 -05.00

Ive been wanting to play on my PC some games but every time i play them my PC will shut down 3 mins after i stqrt game ive opened up PC looked at video card and took a picture here is the Pictures it is clean so i dont get it

As you can see no dust anyware on it

Here is some of mty system info took a pic on system information tool soz pc is in french :/

Why affinity in lots of new games?

stere0 — 2011-02-04T05:07:58 -05.00

I just got a new PC with AMD 1090T CPU and ATI 6870 GPU and lots of games like Mafia2 and NFS Hot Pursuit 2 needs affinity to be set at 2 CPUs to run without crashes.

Can anybody tell me why alot of people have this problem?

MP-BP

5400 — 2011-01-22T12:49:30 -05.00

recently sold my 360elite. still have 1000 microsoft points and i was wondering if there was ne way to turn them into bioware points for masseffect2?

ss New PC problems with Amd

Psalmz — 2011-01-21T15:51:21 -05.00

I just bought a gateway w an AMD Phenom 64 quad core, 8g ram, nvidia 9600gt 512mb vid card.
I am getting major graphical lag while playing all my games, even low resorce games like WoW, but im primarily refering to Black Ops.
I know my system should be Ok to run BO, but just for the hell of it I used the 'can my pc run it' tool, and my pc is off thier graph as far as recomended settings.
I have tried everything i can think of, all the drivers are up to date, drives defragged, disk cleanup, all that...my processor monitor is showing relativly low loads during gameplay, but when i run a system health report, there is a warning that the que is 2? I dont know too much about the technical aspects of PCs, so i have no clue what it means, but its the only warning im getting and everything else seems to be fine.
This is also on a completely fresh vista install w barely anything running on it at all. Again all drivers are up to date.
Im getting some sort of game lag though, it just doesnt look right or smooth, seems to be missing or skipping frames or something (not saying thats the problem, just trying to describe what im seeing) Resolution is 1400x900, which is my native resolution of my screen and what my desktop is set at.
I had NO problems running this game on my much less powerfull machine that had an Intel core.....This is the 1st time ive decided to go with AMD after many years of buying Intel machines, PLEASE tell me this isnt the problem.

ps sry about spelling and punctuation, im a horrible speller/typer on a brand new keyboard which makes it worse...lol

Problem on PC Games!

ITRo NiKz — 2011-01-18T14:05:01 -05.00

Ive got a new PC and ive downloaded a few games but i can play them but 1min after the pc will just shut down without any error my video card i have is:

ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series

so its good enough to play Mw2 and other games but i dont know if it needs updating or something i would love so sort this out im sure its a overheat or something but when i play n fan starts turning quicker so i guess i need to cotrol it to make it work but i hope some one can help me here

Thanks Have a Nice Day!

Will this game run on...

KrimblKrum — 2010-12-30T10:31:50 -05.00

Like several other posts I've read, I'm interested in knowing if a new game on the market (i.e. Call of Duty: Black Ops) will run on a specific setup. If the game requires an AMD Phenom X3 8750 (operating at 2.4 GHz) or better, then how might I know what is "better"? An obvious answer is a newer Phenom, but I'm more curious about a processor with higher operating frequency instead of 3 or more cores.

In other words, if I purchased an Athlon II 220 (operating at 2.8 GHz) would that be "better" than the Phenom X3 8750? For example, Black Ops game specs suggest the game will run on a dual core Intel processor. I suspect it would also run on an Athlon II X2 240 (operating at 2.8 GHz). At what point does operating frequency become less important than the number of cores?

I'm looking at building a new box to run Black Ops. I prefer buying a motherboard with an AM3 socket type so I have more room to grow (to an X6 processor). I've got a very limited budget, so I'm trying to be careful about how I spend my money.

New OS got me down

Cheezit — 2010-12-14T18:59:35 -05.00

Recently had Windows 7 Premium Home installed in replacement of Vista Ultimate. My games run worse than when I had Vista. I would be happy if I had the same fps that I did with Vista which wasn't great but at least my games were playable. I made sure everything is up to date. I don't know what else to try. I hope there is some sort of software out there that will help or maybe someone on this forum will have some suggestions. I will put down my specs and hopefully get some response. Try not to cringe when you see my specs, they are pretty crummy.

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X@ Dual Core Processor 5200+ 2.71 GHz

RAM: 6GB (5.5 usable)

System Type: 64-bit OS

Splintercell Conviction 2010 gaming exe stop working

magickay — 2010-12-09T15:02:56 -05.00

Please help me, I love the splinter cell conviction game and i just downloaded it to play.. in the middle of action my system HP Pavilion Dv5-1111ea freezup and cause error, below is the error

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: conviction_game.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4bb61465
Fault Module Name: Lead3DEngine.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4bb612d8
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000250d6
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

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And below is my dxdiag information please expact help me... is there anyway i can find the Chip Type driver or how do i solve this game error

sYSTEM:

processor: AMD Turion (tm) x2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 2.10GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 4.00 GB (3.00 GB usable)
System Type: 32-bit Operating System

Dxdiag Information

Device

Name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 series(Microsoft)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: n/a
DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHZ)
Aproxy. Total Memory: 1531 MB
Current Display Mode: 1280 x 768 (32bit) (60HZ)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor

Call Of duty : Black Ops

ToBi13 — 2010-11-29T09:48:04 -05.00

Hey Guyz help me out with some information.

I hav AMD Phenom X2 555 Processor with 3.21 GHz n L3 Cache memory of 6 MB.

I hav ATI Raedon 4350 HD Graphic card with 1GB memory.

Can Call Of duty Black Ops will work on my PC smoothly ??

Do reply n help me out.

Thanx in advance guyz !!

radeon 68xx series can it run a 120hz monitor?

Kambz — 2010-11-13T03:02:19 -05.00

Hey guys am looking to buy a new video card and a new 120hz monitor. Can the radeon 68xx series 6850, 6870 run at 120hz? I read the 58xx series has problems with 120hz monitor.

Can I run COD:Black Ops?

ocelot77 — 2010-11-10T21:01:18 -05.00

Hi all,

I want to get the PC version of COD:BO, but according to the Can You Run It site, my current Athlon X2 64 3800+ Dual 2.0GHz fails the minimum game spec of the Phenom II X3 8750 by what seems to be about 4GHz difference.

Rest of my system is:

GeForce 9600GT x 2 (running single card now though)
ASUS A8N-SLI SE Mobo w/ nForce4
2 GB DDR

So, would my box run BO?

Problem with upgrading is the mobo is Socket 939 (yes, old) and to get the fastest 939 CPU out there will still cost me over $200 online, for a 5 yr old chip! So I would have to drop about $2-300 for new CPU + mobo combo, which I don't really want to do right now...

Any ideas before I get the game and give it a shot?

Much obliged!

Ocelot

This Guy Beat Fallout: New Vegas With Zero Kills

Canis-X — 2010-11-08T09:58:31 -05.00

This Guy Beat Fallout: New Vegas With Zero Kills

Armed Robbers Snatch 100 Copies Of Black Ops In GameStop Heist

Canis-X — 2010-11-08T09:56:55 -05.00

Armed Robbers Snatch 100 Copies Of Black Ops In GameStop Heist

Seriously??

Battlefield Play4Free announced

Canis-X — 2010-11-05T17:16:20 -05.00

Electronic Arts has announced a new free to play Battlefield game, called Battlefield Play4Free, which will emulate a similar finance model to Battlefield Heroes but catering to hardcore gamers.

Described as basically a tweaked blend of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 2, Battlefield Play4Free will feature maps from BF2, as well as weapons, classes and vehicles from BC2.

Battlefield Play4Free will use the same engine as Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield Heroes, though it will do away with the cartoon visuals of the latter. It will be a gritty military FPS with a modern setting - because there aren't enough of those around at the moment.

Battlefield Play4Free will, like Battlefield Heroes, be financed through microtransactions rather than advertising or retail sales. EA will sell player customisation items, as well as in-game advantages in one form or another.

'Five per cent of the audience buy stuff. 95 per cent of people never spend any money at all,' EA's Ben Cousins told Eurogamer.

'Five per cent want to customise their character, they want to look cool, they want a slightly cooler weapon, they feel they can get advantage over other players by buying stuff. Those guys fund the experience for everyone else. It's a classic free-to-play business model, which we're really comfortable with and we've got really good at now.'

EA has indicated plans to tie future Battlefield games together, including Battlefield Heroes and Play4Free, to encourage players to get involved with the franchise as a whole. One of the examples cited included unlocking extra in-game items in Play4Free when players reach a certain level in Heroes, or vice versa.

The closed beta for Battlefield Heroes will launch on 30th November, with an open beta planned for early next year. EA is currently accepting beta applications on the official website.

Source link

FIFA 11 Encountering Problems while starting

kryptobium — 2010-10-31T09:51:45 -05.00

While running Fifa 11/NFS Shift am getting error message as 'FIFA 11 has Stopped Working'. I din get any error during installation and even thou i reinstal and instal again am getting the same error

ERROR MESSAGE

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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: fifa.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4c8a90dc
Fault Module Name: StackHash_ae74
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Code: c00000fd
Exception Offset: 7416e2c4
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 16393
Additional Information 1: ae74
Additional Information 2: ae7484b5aa782241912d23b8f36fea71
Additional Information 3: 60b2
Additional Information 4: 60b2dc3e945059dcf289cc2483749097

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Anyone here got medal of honor?

serbusfish — 2010-10-14T08:03:14 -05.00

I had Medal of Honor on pre-order but after the wave of average/negative reviews ive decided to cancel and rent it first on my 360 before I decide whether I should get it for PC. Has anyone here got it? How does it compare to Modern Warfare 2 and BFBC2?

Medal of honor beta download

TeMpLeViPeR:~ — 2010-10-01T18:50:41 -05.00

Here is the link if you wanna give it a try.

New Graphics Card is Messing up My Games

alchmstlva — 2010-09-11T16:50:17 -05.00

I don't know what to do! Every game I play has these lines ever since I installed this graphics card! I tried un-installing the Catalyst software and re-installing it but it didn't do anything. Am I missing a driver or something to stop this? Please help!

P.S: I'm not really tech savvy so if you can, please explain it in light detail as to not confuse me. Thanks!

Starcraft 2 subscription or not?

serbusfish — 2010-08-08T11:17:17 -05.00

Im interested in picking up Starcraft 2 but as its a Blizzard title I was wondering if its subscription based like World of Warcraft is? Really hope not as I want to play this game badly.

Edit: Also does this game have a skirmish mode like Command and Conquer games do?

My first foray into AMD forums

Mr. Moustache — 2010-07-24T04:00:50 -05.00

First I would like to say that I saw Rothshred introduced himself here so I thought I would do the same as well.

I've been doing AMD builds and just PC builds in general since 2004 when I built an Athlon XP 2800+ system for my first gaming rig. I use that build as a ubuntu desktop for my old man now. Still kicking.

Otherwise just some random knowledge... Umm... I'm currently on my second deployment to Iraq (No my desktop is not here haha), I'm due to get out of the Army in a couple months, and will be starting school in January.

ohhh yeah... loved AMD since I first set eyes on it's silicone. Also excited for bulldozer

War simulation

Liqourice — 2010-07-02T14:16:06 -05.00

If you want a real war then start playing Battleground Europe (WWIIOnline)

Forget about Battlefield XXX, those are pitiful as warsims in comparison.

I know, most of you will just look at the graphics and laugh but then you have no understanding whatsoever about the game and what it's like.

It's a good test of your hardware performance as well... because with the amount of players, bullets, shells, planes and all flying around you the physics are just incredible and no other game comes nowhere near it!

I challenge you! Get it, install it, log in and I dare you to play Axis beacuse you'll feel the wrath of my Bofors!

Now THAT'S a war declaration!

wanna start my own build

corpsmanvelez — 2010-06-17T18:38:12 -05.00

well ive decided to take the plunge. looking to start a build. looking to get a pretty sweet gaming comp. any tips, guidance, help etc that u guys can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Call of Duty World at War low FPS

serbusfish — 2010-05-24T17:30:21 -05.00

I decided to reinstall COD World at War today and unfortunately im experiencing performance problems on some of the larger maps. I used to get solid 60 fps with this game no matter what, now on Seelow for example I was getting 30 - 45 sometimes dropping as low as 25. After a quick session I checked my CPU usage and for some reason its not even hitting 50%:

Any idea what the problem could be? Game is patched to latest version and graphics card drivers are up to date.

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ed6698 — 2010-05-21T13:19:31 -05.00

GTA 4 is not working as it should !! ( Turion II M620 )

MAFouad — 2010-05-18T06:25:53 -05.00

Hi,
my machine specifications are

Microprocessor 2.5 GHz AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Processor M620
Microprocessor Cache Level 2 cache 2 MB
Memory 4 GB DDR2 (2 x 2048 MB)
Memory Max Supports up to 8 GB DDR2 memory
Video Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4650 Graphics
Video Memory up to 2815 MB total available graphics memory with 1 GB dedicated DDR3

GTA4 is not running smoothly, the game is quite slow too
I don't know where the problem is ?

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wanna start my own build

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GTA 4 is not working as it should !! ( Turion II M620 )