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EA at its best than ....
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Not good news for me. I may have to retire .
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Give it a try, firstVon_Krieg wrote:Not good news for me. I may have to retire .
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you can pick up a quad core these days for peanuts.WoodenPlank wrote:B2K is out today, and it runs even worse than the main game does. I'm seeing more stuttering, appearing/disappearing players and instant deaths (even on low ping servers) than in the standard BF3 maps. I would imagine this is mainly because of the "enhanced destruction" being so processor driven.
Hell i'm only running an AMD triple core and run it fine.
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That would also require a new motherboard and ram to go with the new processor. I simply can not afford the upgrade right now.Ferrit wrote:you can pick up a quad core these days for peanuts.WoodenPlank wrote:B2K is out today, and it runs even worse than the main game does. I'm seeing more stuttering, appearing/disappearing players and instant deaths (even on low ping servers) than in the standard BF3 maps. I would imagine this is mainly because of the "enhanced destruction" being so processor driven.
Hell i'm only running an AMD triple core and run it fine.
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what socket does you're current mobo have?
Or even better what is your mobo?
EDIT,
Are you aware that a lot of components are backward compatible?
IE: An AM3+ CPU will work in an AM3/AM2/AM2+ socketed mobo.
Or even better what is your mobo?
EDIT,
Are you aware that a lot of components are backward compatible?
IE: An AM3+ CPU will work in an AM3/AM2/AM2+ socketed mobo.
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Yep, you can run AM3 CPUs with DDR2 in AM2 motherboards. Very handy.Ferrit wrote:Are you aware that a lot of components are backward compatible?
IE: An AM3+ CPU will work in an AM3/AM2/AM2+ socketed mobo.
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Also heard you say to Busten on TS lastnight you leave your settings on auto.. if you lower everything as far as it will go.
Antisotropic , OFF
AA deffered, OFF
Ambient occlusion, OFF
keep MESH quality as high as possible i think thats the one that does you're draw distance.
Lower your resolution to what you deem acceptable to view it 'MAY' run better.
i say this because my auto settings set everything to High/some ultra.
Antisotropic , OFF
AA deffered, OFF
Ambient occlusion, OFF
keep MESH quality as high as possible i think thats the one that does you're draw distance.
Lower your resolution to what you deem acceptable to view it 'MAY' run better.
i say this because my auto settings set everything to High/some ultra.
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I'd still make sure the current motherboard supported CPU list includes the CPU before the purchase. Sometimes requires updating to the latest BIOS.madcow wrote:Yep, you can run AM3 CPUs with DDR2 in AM2 motherboards. Very handy.Ferrit wrote:Are you aware that a lot of components are backward compatible?
IE: An AM3+ CPU will work in an AM3/AM2/AM2+ socketed mobo.
Also, the memory could be an issue. I know my system eventually struggles over time with only having 4GB.
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Actually, I already have a Phenom II 965 en route. I have an Asus M2N32 Deluxe SLI Wireless, and the last BIOS update for it added Phenom II support, officially up to the 940. There's a 950+ page long thread on Overclocker.net of people with the same motherboard, and quite a few have gotten the 125w 965 up and running on my board with no issues. All that's required is a tweaking tool to manually set the clock multiplier and voltage. I didn't know that until a few days ago, and a friend is sending me a 965 he had sitting on a shelf, new in box.
I currently have an EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 896mb video card. Kinda on the low side, but well above the minimum requirements. Since I got the 965 for free, I'm hoping I might get a little Christmas money to be able to upgrade that, as well. I still think most of the issues I have had are a combination of dual-core processor, and DiCE's crap coding. I've seen several discussions of how the graphics engine is programmed, and it is apparently optimized for console architecture, not for PC. If I just had low framerates, I wouldn't be as pissed off - but when I start getting more problems with every successive patch (the people disappearing/reappearing on 64p constantly was there in the initial patch, went away with the first couple server patches, and has now returned with the B2K patch. That's a coding issue, not a problem with my computer), I get pissed at DiCE. Guess I am lucky that I was able to get the 965, and that it will run in my motherboard. Guess I will have to wait and see how bad the game chokes with the upgraded proc and slower video card.
As for changing everything to low, last time I tried the game hard-locked on me.
I currently have an EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 896mb video card. Kinda on the low side, but well above the minimum requirements. Since I got the 965 for free, I'm hoping I might get a little Christmas money to be able to upgrade that, as well. I still think most of the issues I have had are a combination of dual-core processor, and DiCE's crap coding. I've seen several discussions of how the graphics engine is programmed, and it is apparently optimized for console architecture, not for PC. If I just had low framerates, I wouldn't be as pissed off - but when I start getting more problems with every successive patch (the people disappearing/reappearing on 64p constantly was there in the initial patch, went away with the first couple server patches, and has now returned with the B2K patch. That's a coding issue, not a problem with my computer), I get pissed at DiCE. Guess I am lucky that I was able to get the 965, and that it will run in my motherboard. Guess I will have to wait and see how bad the game chokes with the upgraded proc and slower video card.
As for changing everything to low, last time I tried the game hard-locked on me.
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