I guess I need to get some GPU/CPU intensive benchmark program as well, just to see if maybe it's BF3 that's the problem.

Definitely do some temperature checks on your GPU's. I had to strap a fan to the side of my cards in SLi mode, or they'd easily overheat. The little fan solved the problem.

Was just in a game.. leading the scoreboard with 17-1, and accidently commited suicide. An automated message came up in the chat box saying I had commited suicide, and that I could press Alt+F4 for self revive. Unfortunately I forgot what this does on computers as I was in 'gamining mode' and thought the server had custom settings. None the less, I pressed it and

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...k/FFFFUUUU.jpg

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LOL!!
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I also had to turn off the software fan control because it wasn't sufficient enough to cool my card. The fan was spinning at about 50% when the card was in the high 70 Celsius range. I override fan controls and set it to manual speeds at certain temperatures (50% at 60 cels, 60% at low 70 c etc;).

Definitely curious though, because it is not uncommon for it to be a problem with BF3..i hear of peoples rigs crashing ALL the time from the game.

It very well could be the top card overheating. It kinda sucks because both of my cards have some pretty nice dual fan coolers with huge heatsinks. I have noticed auto fan control doesn't do much, so I'll probably create some custom profiles. I don't mind noisy fans as long as they are doing their job.

I have a laundry list of things to do tonight to see if I can solve my problems and get everything stable.

If anyone plays on the Xbox hit me up.
gamertag: Hey You Guuuys

Now that I'm used to the game I'm having a lot more fun.

...also the helicopter changes have made my life was a gunner/pilot easier. :p

I'm partial to the 870 on every map that isn't wide open, also. It freakin' destroys people.

Also m4, you might need more power. My buddy has the same setup you do, except his runs a 950w. He was having some stability issues until he upgraded, too. I mean, technically 750 should be fine, but it seems to be a trend with these cards.

Also you shouldn't be having heat issues. I run a 6970 and it is pretty cool. I have three case fans blowing on it, though.

Hey guys, it definitely isn't GPU temperature related. Under load I am peaking at only around 60*C for the top card.

I just disabled the onboard audio in the bios and will play without it for a while (ugh) and see if that makes a difference.

Welp looks like I am in the market for a sound card! Disabling the onboard audio (Realtek) did the trick.

same problem i had then. i also have realtek as my onboard.

Thanks for reminding me about it.

I did some more searching and like you said it's pretty widespread. Now I just need to find a decent (read: not terribly expensive) sound card.

no problem. yeah its very common. im surprised they haven't tried to fix it or anything. its been happening since BC2 :shakes head:

anyways here's the sound card i got. it does the work but im not sure if its mine or what, but when i talk in ventrilo with this soundcard it has a high pitched sound according to other people. but its not extremely loud or anything so i didn't bother to exchange it for a new one.

Newegg.com - SIIG IC-510111-S1 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

I ended up picking up this card: Newegg.com - ASUS XONAR_DG 5.1 Channels PCI Interface Xonar DG Sound Card

Should have it Monday.

Let me tell you, BF3 SUCKS without sound!

Try updating your Realtek drivers. They're out there, you just need to go to Realtek's site to get em...thats what I did.

I did... no dice.

So the system is fairly stable now with realtek disabled, however Crossfire is a PITA. It just doesnt seem to want to work in BF3. 1st gpu is loaded 100% and the other about 70, however there is no fps improvement over one card. I need to see how it works in other games, because this aparently is heavily driver dependent and bf3 has poor support for it right now.

Kind of frustrating after blowing $700+ :)

Sorry if someone already posted this but has everyone seen the unofficial battlelog for android?
https://market.android.com/details?i...R0bGVsb2ciXQ..
Great for stat whores like myself.

Since the last patch I now have an issue with the game not loading after a map change. The screen goes blank and says loading but never finishes. I have to close the game and then go back into the server. I'm always starting out behind everyone this way......

I'm frustrated with EA/DICE at how horribly optimized the game is right now.

I've been playing this game Deus Ex: Human Revolution that came free with my 6950s and it's been awesome -- 100% usage of both GPUs. Flawless performance. Pretty good. If only I could get BF3 to function the same.

Another thing I realized: I prefer the type of graphics in DX:HR to the "photorealistic" style of BF3. I don't know why... it just has a better feel to it when you're in an obvious gaming world.

not gonna lie, but I've kind of wanted one of those arms after playing that game..

Hopefully they'll update the game or drivers for better performance for dual GPUs. I know they've done that with a lot of their other games.

Yeah it's a pretty badass game. I'm hooked on it! Especially since BF3 won't work worth a damn.

So new sound card is in. It works great. Unfortunately I had to sandwich it in between my two 6950s since they take up so much damn space. It doesn't seem to have hurt cooling at all thanks to my two 140mm side fans blasting air on the cards.

Sound quality is great. Even with a 2.1 system... it's a night and day difference between the sound from the card and the sound from the Realtek mobo sound. The game sounds AMAZING.

Now if I could only get Crossfire to scale properly.

Maybe you should have nutted up and went nVidia? Mine works fine :) lol

It's not an AMD issue, it's a EA/Dice issue that they need to fix. Crossfire works flawlessly in everything else.

pretty funny video I found. Kind of want to try out some of this stuff..

Battlefield 3 Trolling dem Noobs - YouTube

LOL that was hilarious.

Playing Rush right now. Anyone wanna join? Would be fun with a full squad. Only got 1 other friend playing right now

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 :happydance: shows how important a good squad is

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/5967/winnere.png

^^^ holy ****!

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.

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

ah i see. that sucks. :confused:

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

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...

Just applied Ionhonder.

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

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

AnandTech - The Bulldozer Review: AMD FX-8150 Tested

yeah the game pretty much sucks without a couple of your friends in your squad. I had about an 6.0W/L ratio for a while. But then started soloing some games and its about 3.5 now. But my friend's crazy he has 934 score/min. I only average 486 score/min :icon14: