The Official Battlefield 3 370z Platoon

delusional · 12-18-2011, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

After blowing about $700 to upgrade for bf3... and not having it work... i have given up until a future patch.

I am playing the Tribes:Ascend beta now.

didn't you get a new sound card? it should work..

me and two friends completely dominating every game we play

shows how important a good squad is

m4a1mustang · 12-18-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by delusional

didn't you get a new sound card? it should work..

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I have a new sound card, yes, but the game crashes randomly with crossfire enabled and has just been giving me all sorts of performance issues. It still even hard lockups from time to time, which supposedly is another issue with punkbuster. I've given up for now.

delusional · 12-18-2011, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RoshDawg

^^^ holy ****!

you guys should definitely play with us sometimes. its great having a 4 man squad in vent

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I have a new sound card, yes, but the game crashes randomly with crossfire enabled and has just been giving me all sorts of performance issues. It still even hard lockups from time to time, which supposedly is another issue with punkbuster. I've given up for now.

ah i see. that sucks.

nuTinmuch · 12-20-2011, 03:49 PM

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me and two friends completely dominating every game we play shows how important a good squad is

I had a 4.0 W/L ratio for a pretty good time. Totally plummeted now though that my friends have moved on. :/

RoshDawg · 12-18-2011, 08:59 PM

^^^ holy ****!

MightyBobo · 12-20-2011, 04:20 PM

Not to brag or anything Steve, but Ive gone 2 full days without any crash, kick, freeze, or anything abnormal. Sorry the upgrades didnt work out for ya :-/

m4a1mustang · 12-20-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Not to brag or anything Steve, but Ive gone 2 full days without any crash, kick, freeze, or anything abnormal. Sorry the upgrades didnt work out for ya :-/

I'm honestly thinking 1) bad ram and 2) CPU bottleneck.

I am thinking about just doing a new board, cpu, and ram... AMD board and CPU...

MightyBobo · 12-20-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I'm honestly thinking 1) bad ram and 2) CPU bottleneck.

I am thinking about just doing a new board, cpu, and ram... AMD board and CPU...

I was reading something recently about how the new AMD chips got shitty reviews....

AnandTech - The Bulldozer Review: AMD FX-8150 Tested

m4a1mustang · 12-20-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

I was reading something recently about how the new AMD chips got shitty reviews....

AnandTech - The Bulldozer Review: AMD FX-8150 Tested

I just throw up at the thought of the $$$ to build a good Sandy Bridge (or Ivy Bridge) setup.

MightyBobo · 12-20-2011, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I just throw up at the thought of the $$$ to build a good Sandy Bridge (or Ivy Bridge) setup.

MMO-Champion - Chromatic Dragon Pet Video, Setup of the Month, Fan Art, The Daily Blink

You already have Dual-channel DDR3 right? And all the other goodies? It'll run you $400.

bigaudiofanat · 12-20-2011, 06:44 PM

Just applied Ionhonder.

Just picked up B3 tonight I may say I am a little overwhelmed.

m4a1mustang · 12-24-2011, 03:54 PM

I have actually tried everything in that thread and no luck. I think it is a broader issue because I still hard lockup after the sound card and with or without cf enabled.

I might try putting my old mobo back in to see if it could be a mobo issue, but right now I am leaning towards a i7 and new mobo and triple channel ram or a new amd build depending on how much I am willing to spend.

At the end of the day bf3 will have cost me a couple grand.

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ggiwin · 12-24-2011, 04:59 PM

is your hyper threading disabled or enabled?
Forcing constant voltage to your gpus?
My bf3 was super buggy when I first starting using the 6950. What I had to do to fix it was re-enable HT, not allow ati to install it's own audio driver, and replace my 600 watt psu with a 750 watt. The first two things made my bf3 stop stuttering and crashing. Replacing the PSU made my computer stop crashing when under load. Whenever your bf3 crashes or locks up, it should keep a log as to why things are happening.

m4a1mustang · 12-24-2011, 05:07 PM

No difference either way.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

m4a1mustang · 12-25-2011, 10:05 PM

Did some more testing (including a lot of Memtest86+) and I think that all of the memory slots but one are bad on my board. Pulling all but one stick (4GB) seems to stop the crashing.

Performance is roughly the same (crappy Crossfire scaling) but at least it seems to be stable now... So I think I can play like this for a while until I figure out where I want to go to finish this "build."

12-18-2011, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
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12-20-2011, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 54	Not to brag or anything Steve, but Ive gone 2 full days without any crash, kick, freeze, or anything abnormal. Sorry the upgrades didnt work out for ya :-/ __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

12-20-2011, 06:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
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12-24-2011, 03:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	I have actually tried everything in that thread and no luck. I think it is a broader issue because I still hard lockup after the sound card and with or without cf enabled. I might try putting my old mobo back in to see if it could be a mobo issue, but right now I am leaning towards a i7 and new mobo and triple channel ram or a new amd build depending on how much I am willing to spend. At the end of the day bf3 will have cost me a couple grand. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-24-2011, 04:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
ggiwin Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: orange county Posts: 226 Drives: 2010 AT PW Rep Power: 16	is your hyper threading disabled or enabled? Forcing constant voltage to your gpus? My bf3 was super buggy when I first starting using the 6950. What I had to do to fix it was re-enable HT, not allow ati to install it's own audio driver, and replace my 600 watt psu with a 750 watt. The first two things made my bf3 stop stuttering and crashing. Replacing the PSU made my computer stop crashing when under load. Whenever your bf3 crashes or locks up, it should keep a log as to why things are happening. Last edited by ggiwin; 12-24-2011 at 05:14 PM.

12-24-2011, 05:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	No difference either way. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-25-2011, 10:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	Did some more testing (including a lot of Memtest86+) and I think that all of the memory slots but one are bad on my board. Pulling all but one stick (4GB) seems to stop the crashing. Performance is roughly the same (crappy Crossfire scaling) but at least it seems to be stable now... So I think I can play like this for a while until I figure out where I want to go to finish this "build." __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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