Q6600 to 2500K for BF3?

[justin4pack]

Just to throw it out there. With my current setup i get 50 fps pretty stable. no lagg unless its the server. I was also considering upgrading my cpu. i was thinking a 960t compared tot he i3-2100 i was going to get. between the 2 i think the 960 would be better for bf3 as more cores proves to do better in that game.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.5Ghz
Zotac 9300
Corsair Hydro H-60 Cooling
HD 5870
4 Gig Wintec AMPX DDR2 800
Cooler Master Cm 690
OCZ GameXStream 600W
Hanns-G HH-201
Windows 7 64bit
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2195750

 

[suklee]

So from the last few post is this pointing to a problem with the NV drivers and the 560ti combination or just a driver issue regardless of card?

The Gigabyte 560Ti OC turned out to be problematic with many 'victims' * but think it has been solved by the new BIOS (at least in my case), which supposedly provides a higher voltage to the chip.

As for other 560Ti's, I haven't done a whole lot of research but my feeling is that there aren't any widespread issues.

*Links for reference:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1639211
http://defragdev.com/blog/?p=642

 

[suklee]

Just to throw it out there. With my current setup i get 50 fps pretty stable. no lagg unless its the server. I was also considering upgrading my cpu. i was thinking a 960t compared tot he i3-2100 i was going to get. between the 2 i think the 960 would be better for bf3 as more cores proves to do better in that game.

Don't know much about the 960t, but this might give you more insight into the 2100: i3 2100 for BF3 enough?

Search for older threads in this forum as well relating to BF3. GL!

 

[suklee]

Before:

CPU peak: 58C
GPU peak: 66C (RealTemp) 64C (MSI Afterburner)
GPU usage: 99%, occasional dips to 97%
GPU memory usage: 910MB
FPS: 60 average (64 player Metro)

After moving to a Corsair 500R and 7970:

CPU peak: 46C
GPU peak: 75C (MSI Afterburner)
GPU usage: 99%
GPU memory usage: ?
FPS: 90-100 average (64 player Metro)