Low FPS w/ This Build (or not really?)

[Cheddarstacks]

I posted a while ago about my build, but the main reason is because I've played Arma 2, Metro , and BF3 on max settings and have noticed that on all three my FPS is between 30-60 FPS. I've heard other people tell me they are getting around 100+ so I wanted to know if there is something I could change to increase FPS or if they are just FOS?

Thanks!

Case:

CM Trooper

Power Supply:

1080w

OS:

Windows 8 Pro

Motherboard:

Sabertooth x79

CPU:

Intel i7 3820 3.6GHz

Memory:

Corsair 16GB

Hard Drive (Primary)

250GB SSD

Hard Drive (Secondary)

1TB HD

Video Card:

EVGA Geforce GTX 680 4GB

 

[Alain123]

Turn off Anti-Aliasing and check your FPS then.

 

[realchaos]

Also, what's your monitor resolution?

 

[Cheddarstacks]

1920 x 1080

Should I be getting better FPS eith the specs I posted?

I'll let you know about the FPS once I turn off AA

 

[Alain123]

Ow it could be other people aren't playing on native 1080p and you are with your 1080p screen.
But let me know what you are getting without AA.

 

[realchaos]

You should be able to max out BF3 easily....Sounds like something's wrong.

 

[Cheddarstacks]

You should be able to max out BF3 easily....Sounds like something's wrong.

I can max out BF3 but my FPS is between 30-60fps and I thought I'd be able to get it higher or am I being unrealistic?

 

[realchaos]

You should stay at constant 60+ fps.
Do you have the latest drivers?

 

[Cheddarstacks]

Yes I do.

 

[Alain123]

It could be that your GPU isn't working 100 procent

 

[Cheddarstacks]

It could be that your GPU isn't working 100 procent

Is there a way to see if it's not 100%?

 

[Alain123]

Download Novabench and compare your score to this score
http://novabench.com/gpuchart.php (The one at the very top)

NovaBench : http://novabench.com/download.php

If it's almost the same we have to start thinking about something else.

 

[Cheddarstacks]

It's 877. Just played BF3 ultra settings and I stayed consistently at 58-60, never OVER 60 though.

 

[Cheddarstacks]

I've been reading some stuff online, and apparently if I want to get a ridiculous high FPS, I need to SLI. Ugh.

 

[Alain123]

That in the range it's supposed to be so thats a bit weird. That means it probably something else.
Can you run a test of your CPU?

 

[Alain123]

Your CPU needs to get a score in the range of 800-810

 

[Cheddarstacks]

I've ran it twice:

7/17/2013 7:28:48 AM
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro
Intel Core i73820 3.60GHz @ 3601 MHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

16326 MB System RAM (Score: 245)
- RAM Speed: 13681 MB/s

CPU Tests (Score: 778)
- Floating Point Operations/Second: 205855992
- Integer Operations/Second: 891102032
- MD5 Hashes Generated/Second: 1234925

Graphics Tests (Score: 890)
- 3D Frames Per Second: 2331

Hardware Tests (Score: 38)
- Primary Partition Capacity: 223 GB
- Drive Write Speed: 216 MB/s

 

[Alain123]

Your CPU is getting a much lower score then it's supposed to.
But I don't think that will affect it so much.
Did you try turning off Anti-Aliasing?

 

[Cheddarstacks]

Which AA setting do I turn off? There isn't an option in BF3, but in nVidia control panel I can turn off AA - Gamma Correction or AA - Mode which is application-controlled.

 

[Alain123]

Try turning of in NVIDIA and look if it improves performance

 

[realchaos]

Have you turned off V-sync? V-sync won't let your fps go above 60.

 

[Cheddarstacks]

Interesting.. I got the GeForce Experience program and optimized BF3 with it and now I'm getting a high of 115 FPS.. I still have ultra settings so I'm not sure what it changed.