Battlefield 4 low fps

[JakkaWakka]

CPU: Fx 4350 4.2ghz
GPU: HD 7850 2gb msi
Motherboard:Gigabyte 78LMT-USB--3
RAM: 1x8 8gb 1333mhz (not sure of brand)
PSU: 650w psu
HDD: 1TB western digital blue
Windows 7 64-bit
Hey guys,
I recently just bought battlefield 4 and I have been having performance issues. On test range in multiplayer I get 60fps on high but when I join a public game my fps goes down to 30-40 fps, at spawn if Im looking in the direction where nobody is I get 60 fps. I tried lowering my settings to low but fps in fights are still 35-45. I have tried uninstalling origins and battlefield 4 but no difference. If it means anything all my origin games get sent to the x86 folder instead of the 64 bit version, I have tried to change the folder location but it doesn't let me. I also get audio loops on loading screens when I'm joining a server. I have tried over clocking my GPU slightly but nothing changes, I can play most games at high settings with 60 fps so I don't know why its lagging. If there are any bottlenecks in my system then tell me although I cant see what. Please help!

 

[Avocade]

I don't think their system test is up to par with how much this game really requires to run. Id go with cutsom set it all too high or ultra and just turn a few of the higher performance crushing setting down to medium.

 

[JakkaWakka]

Even if all my settings are on low the fps is still quite bad. :/

 

[JakkaWakka]

Anyone know what could be causing this?

 

[Mopkap]

Try this!
1. Make sure EVERYTHING is up-to-date (e.g. Windows, Origin, drivers).
2. Defragment your hard drive.
3. Open Cmd as an Administrator and type sfc/scannow.
4. Make sure that your computer components are installed properly (e.g. graphics card wire is missing).
5. Scan your PC for viruses.
6. Wait for EA to get off their ass and fix everything!

If you don't know how to do some of these, I'm sure Google will help you out 😛
Goodluck mate

 

[JakkaWakka]

Thanks, ill try do all of these!

 

[Mopkap]

Thanks, ill try do all of these!

No problem mate! Let me know if it works out for you 😉

 

[JakkaWakka]

My hard drive was 39% fragmented, I managed to de fragment it but it didn't improve fps. However it did reduce load times by a bit so thanks!

 

[Swescruff]

What about the CPU usage?

Maybe, this is the case:
After joining a public game and you start to play, sorry, fight, the CPU usage shoots up to 100%. This could explain the drop in frame rate even at low settnings (GPU usage low?).

 

[Mopkap]

My hard drive was 39% fragmented, I managed to de fragment it but it didn't improve fps. However it did reduce load times by a bit so thanks!

Haha that's good! None of the other things worked?

 

[JakkaWakka]

Sorry for the late reply, my cpu usage in game is roughly 85%. Also I tried all of the other things with no success. :/

 

[Mopkap]

Sorry for the late reply, my cpu usage in game is roughly 85%. Also I tried all of the other things with no success. :/

Oh ok mate, sorry they didn't work out for you. I'll post back here if I get any other ideas

 

[Swescruff]

85% total CPU usage, the mean usage on all four cores?
But what about the usage per core when the frame rate drops?
What happens with the GPU usage during the drops?

 

[Swescruff]

Have you installed the two hotfixes for Win7 SP1, regarding AMD FX optimization?

It may lead to a little smoother game play, worth a try.

First install KB2645594 ,
restart, then KB2646060 .

 

[dopus]

Single channel low speed memory could have somthing to do with it. It cuts the memory bandwith in half vs 2x4 gig

If you have a friend that has a pc with 2x4 gig. you can loan his ram and try it in your pc and test if there is any difference in performance.

 

[linckmichael]

6. Wait for EA to get off their ass and fix everything!

Hahaa love it. Need more patches! And Nvidia and AMD got to streamline their drivers too.