BF4 - what are you running? what is the performance?

[benlav]

We have a thread of this nature going on in our forums, thought I'd expand it over here. I am looking at upgrading my GPU and HDD, so looking to see what the best set up for money seems to be.

I have...

i5 3570k @ 3.40 GHz
AMD HD6850 OC (from the box)
8Gb (value) ram
Couple of HDDs (no SDDs yet)

Loading time is pretty average too, vary rarely getting into the servers before the count down.

I'm getting about 40fps on low/medium with massive drops to sometimes single figures (GPU is running at about 55-60 degrees). Not looking for solutions, just want to have a perv under the hood so to speak.

[deadmeatwalking]

AMD Phenon II x6 @ 4.0ghz

AMD 6850 @900mhz

8gb 1666 mhz corsair ram

a few SATA 3's no ssd

get 60fps on avarage ... works i guess

[Matt]

W7
i5 2500k stock
gtx 570
8gb
latest beta drivers

running extremely poor

Today:

Installed Win 8.1 preview
Added 120GB Samsung 840
solid 50-70fps on high now

[O-L-W-A-G]

Win 8
i7 860 @3.6 HT on
8GB @2004 CL6
2x 7850 @ 1300/1500
V4 120GB

Custom:
Ultra
Ultra
Ultra
Ultra
Ultra
Ultra
No MSAA
high post
HBAO

70-100 hovers around 90ish. Update stopped the random crashes and gave a big FPS boost, runs real smooth, more than any other game. The only thing is map loading takes 2-3minutes with normally only a few seconds before the spawn timer hits zero.

[kongkiwi]

Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz
ASUS GTX770

8gb ram
Dedicated Game SSD
BenQ Gaming XL2720T Black 27" 1ms 140hz

Goes good yo

[Spork]

I7 4770k stock speeds (3.5?)
16gb ram
7970
512gb ssd

Bout 80-100fps with everything in highest.

[Benji77]

i7 930
6GB RAM
5970 + 5870
80GB SSD

Bout 80fps on low. Should be getting better than that with the amount of gpu power I have.

[SLAYER!@#]

Freshly benched in Fraps with current version on Beta... Note I have capped FPS in BF4 to 125fps.

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
  6541,     60000,  88, 126, 109.017

Settings; Medium Preset with no motion blur, 1920x1080 120hz, full screen mode.

i7 950 @ 3.69, HT on
12GB Ram
GTX 570 SC SLI (331.40 beta drivers)
120GB Vertex 2 SSD
Windows 8.0 x64

[Dr. Acula]

Windows 8 Pro
i5 3570k @4.5GHz
8GB @2000Mhz
Asus DirectCU II 7970 @1100/1475
Couple of Seagate 1TB's

Everything maxed out(Resolution Scaling at 100 and no motion blur) @1920x1080, never really drops below 60, usually averaging about 70-80 fps

I find hiking the resolution scaling up to 200 drops my frames down to about 15-20.. Time to get another 7970 OR I might just pick up a 280x which can CFX with the 7970

[Kopfjaeger]

Windows 7 Pro x64
i7 860 @3.5GHz, HT on
8GB @1600Mhz
AMD HD6970, 3GB
Intel 120GB SSD
1920x1080 @120Hz

Everything on High, MSAA off, Post Off
Seems to average around 60-70 fps but still getting major frame stutter, load time around 20-30secs

[mycoolcar]

Win 7
i7 920 @stock (2.6)
18gb ram
2x580 1.5gb in SLI
180gb intel 520 ssd

Everything low. Getting between 70 and 90 FPS. On high it's around 35-45 fps.

[monpepe]

Win7
2500k stock
8 Gb Ram
500gb HD
1 x 580 SO Gpu
120hz monitor

After patch with everything on low I get 70 to 90 FPS. Prior I got 30-40 FPS.

My load times are really fast for some reason (no ssd)....always first in the server.

[Frairwolf]

win7
i7 4770k stock
8 gb ram
1.5 tb hdd
7970 stock
27" 1920*1080 @ 60hz
All settings maxed average 60fps

[Stiffhardy]

Hey, Ive been thinking of upgrading my 4gb of Ripjaws ram for awhile, I know that back in the day it was always recommended to keep 2 slots free, is it worth going for 16gb (4sticks) or just get 2 new fast sticks for a total of 8gb?
In other words is 16gb necessary or will 8gb do?

[The Demon Lord]

Hey, Ive been thinking of upgrading my 4gb of Ripjaws ram for awhile, I know that back in the day it was always recommended to keep 2 slots free, is it worth going for 16gb (4sticks) or just get 2 new fast sticks for a total of 8gb?
In other words is 16gb necessary or will 8gb do?

The free slots is to do with Memory Channels if I remember right, running in Dual Channel gives better performance I think.

[Bounty Hunter]

i5 3570K @ stock
660 Ti
16GB ram (this made the a huge difference)
SSD

I'm usually one of the first into the server

Everything on ultra and highest (I think, pretty close to) I turned on adaptive vsync in nvidia panel thinger

Also turned off the motion blur shit, I turn it on for SP though cause I like the immersion.

Thinking I'll turn my settings back down again though cause it's fuckin hard to see people now.

[han16]

i7 2600
16gigs ram
680 gtx
SSD
Asus zonar stx

2560x1440@smooth fps

Ultra settings, many AA and vert sync

Its been a reasonably decent preformer BF4 has once the sound card issue was resolved (creative xfi drivers too old and shit)

[sgt_munter]

i7 4770k @ 3.50Ghz
EVGA 780 ti ACX
 everything maxed 60fps 1080p

[Sgt]

Q6600 @ 3.6
2xhd5770
6gb ddr2 800
1tb sata hdd
Win 8.1
1920x1080@60hz
All settings low
25-60fps
3-4 min loads on some maps

Semi playable, some 64p maps run extremely bad, China rising maps run best/load fastest.

Flogging this dead horse all I can, can't justify spending $$ on PC gear

[benlav]

Q6600 @ 3.6
2xhd5770
6gb ddr2 800
1tb sata hdd
Win 8.1
1920x1080@60hz
All settings low
25-60fps
3-4 min loads on some maps

Semi playable, some 64p maps run extremely bad, China rising maps run best/load fastest.

Flogging this dead horse all I can, can't justify spending $$ on PC gear

throw an SSD in that puppy and you'll feel better.... Here is my video showing the difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxUmCs1flI

[RightHandOnly]

ssd for the win

[CSfaith]

4670k + Thermalright Macho rev.2 cooler (4.4)
Asrock Fatality Z87 killer mobo
8gig 1600mhz ram
128g SSD
Sapphire 270x Vapour OC edition
1920x1080 IPS panel

55 - 60 FPS on mixture of Ultra + High with post AA

[private_hell]

win 7
e8400
4gb ram
5750
1tb (split wrong way round + 320gb (games)
loads times are couple of minutes
settings are probably low i cant remember having a proper look

game runs good enough for the time being - have started putting some pennies away for the mobo/ram/cpu upgrade - gfx card can wait until we go to US in july

[Sgt]

Q6600 @ 3.6
2xhd5770
6gb ddr2 800
1tb sata hdd
Win 8.1
1920x1080@60hz
All settings low
25-60fps
3-4 min loads on some maps

Semi playable, some 64p maps run extremely bad, China rising maps run best/load fastest.

Flogging this dead horse all I can, can't justify spending $$ on PC gear

throw an SSD in that puppy and you'll feel better.... Here is my video showing the difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxUmCs1flI

Know there is prob a particular section for this but....

Have conned the mrs into letting me do a cheap upgrade to my PC 
To be more precise  she we decided to spend a whole lot on her so we I decided to spend a wee bit on myself.

***sighs and remembers a simpler time when he was the master of his own universe***

Anyway....

Currently my CPU is the main bottleneck running at 99% while using only 70% of my Ram and my 2xHD5770's are only using 50-60% of the GPU and 75% of their Ram.
Am I correct to assume that in my case an SSD would make a negligible difference?

Am considering getting the items below

AMD FX8350 $274.55
8gb Gkill ripjaw DDR3 1600  $108
Asus Sabertooth Motherboard $290.50

$673.05 plus $20 to courier to Sth Island

Will upgrade vid card in near future and then SSD

[benlav]

Q6600 @ 3.6
2xhd5770
6gb ddr2 800
1tb sata hdd
Win 8.1
1920x1080@60hz
All settings low
25-60fps
3-4 min loads on some maps

Semi playable, some 64p maps run extremely bad, China rising maps run best/load fastest.

Flogging this dead horse all I can, can't justify spending $$ on PC gear

throw an SSD in that puppy and you'll feel better.... Here is my video showing the difference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxUmCs1flI

Know there is prob a particular section for this but....

Have conned the mrs into letting me do a cheap upgrade to my PC 
To be more precise  she we decided to spend a whole lot on her so we I decided to spend a wee bit on myself.

***sighs and remembers a simpler time when he was the master of his own universe***

Anyway....

Currently my CPU is the main bottleneck running at 99% while using only 70% of my Ram and my 2xHD5770's are only using 50-60% of the GPU and 75% of their Ram.
Am I correct to assume that in my case an SSD would make a negligible difference?

Am considering getting the items below

AMD FX8350 $274.55
8gb Gkill ripjaw DDR3 1600  $108
Asus Sabertooth Motherboard $290.50

$673.05 plus $20 to courier to Sth Island

Will upgrade vid card in near future and then SSD

Hold up there tiger. Before you jump into solution mode, what exactly is the problem? What CPU do you have? When does it run at 99%? What are you doing in order for that to happen? I have an i5 3570k (Ivy Bridge) which is fine 99% of the time, then when BF4 is going, it loads up to 95-99% too. How many FPS are you getting on a 32 player server vs 64 (64 strains, a lot)?

SSD will get you into the game quicker than all the other mofos (ie if you're quick and don't piss around you get a pretty good selection of vehicles if they're on the server). Pretty much it'll change your who computer experience. Need to restart? pfft, don't bother going to the toilet! It'll be back on before you lift the toilet seat. Need to open excel? Don't even have time to read the ribbon (2010).

Things just get done, quick smart... Personally, depending on your CPU, I would go for an SSD over any upgrade at the moment. Unless you have a Pentium 2 or something...