F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming Reduce graphics demands for smoother performance on your system.

Reduce graphics demands for smoother performance on your system.

Reduce graphics demands for smoother performance on your system.

M
Max846
Senior Member
Find
474
07-23-2016, 02:18 AM
#1
Hey, a few days ago I bought Battlefield 1 and began playing single-player. Everything felt smooth at high settings with some adjustments up to ultra, achieving around 60 FPS. However, in multiplayer it started lagging. I lowered all my settings except for AA, but still experienced drops to 40 FPS or even 30. When I checked MSI Afterburner, my CPU was maxed out while the GPU ran at 30-40%. My specs are: CPU i3 4160, GPU GTX 960, 8GB DDR3, and I was playing on an SSD. Now I realize my CPU isn’t great, but Battlefield 1 is the only one showing a bottleneck. Other games like GTA V run smoothly while this one struggles.
Reply
Reply
M
Max846
07-23-2016, 02:18 AM #1

Hey, a few days ago I bought Battlefield 1 and began playing single-player. Everything felt smooth at high settings with some adjustments up to ultra, achieving around 60 FPS. However, in multiplayer it started lagging. I lowered all my settings except for AA, but still experienced drops to 40 FPS or even 30. When I checked MSI Afterburner, my CPU was maxed out while the GPU ran at 30-40%. My specs are: CPU i3 4160, GPU GTX 960, 8GB DDR3, and I was playing on an SSD. Now I realize my CPU isn’t great, but Battlefield 1 is the only one showing a bottleneck. Other games like GTA V run smoothly while this one struggles.

Reply
Reply
T
TrueMM2
Member
Find
227
07-23-2016, 06:15 AM
#2
1080p
Reply
Reply
T
TrueMM2
07-23-2016, 06:15 AM #2

1080p

Reply
Reply
K
kjell38
Member
Find
62
07-24-2016, 08:36 PM
#3
Your i3 is occupied with many tasks besides powering your GPU. Multiplayer demands significantly more CPU power compared to singleplayer. Upgrading to a stronger processor would be beneficial. An I5 should suffice for most games.
Reply
Reply
K
kjell38
07-24-2016, 08:36 PM #3

Your i3 is occupied with many tasks besides powering your GPU. Multiplayer demands significantly more CPU power compared to singleplayer. Upgrading to a stronger processor would be beneficial. An I5 should suffice for most games.

Reply
Reply
H
HellaDapper
Member
Find
225
07-25-2016, 11:03 AM
#4
I experienced the same issue before a fix, now resolved. I also had multiple instances of 100% CPU usage (often 85-100%, varying with scene complexity, generally high load). The main problem was MP not working. After checking Reddit, the key step to get it right was: open Nvidia Control Panel → 3D Settings → choose your game from the dropdown → go to Pre-Rendered Frames (default setting works best) → set it to "1". This increased my GPU usage on i5 from 60-80% to 90-98% when Pre-Rendered Frames were enabled. After installing new drivers, frame rates dropped to 50fps-70fps with 60%-80% usage, then returned to normal 90-100%.
Reply
Reply
H
HellaDapper
07-25-2016, 11:03 AM #4

I experienced the same issue before a fix, now resolved. I also had multiple instances of 100% CPU usage (often 85-100%, varying with scene complexity, generally high load). The main problem was MP not working. After checking Reddit, the key step to get it right was: open Nvidia Control Panel → 3D Settings → choose your game from the dropdown → go to Pre-Rendered Frames (default setting works best) → set it to "1". This increased my GPU usage on i5 from 60-80% to 90-98% when Pre-Rendered Frames were enabled. After installing new drivers, frame rates dropped to 50fps-70fps with 60%-80% usage, then returned to normal 90-100%.

Reply
Reply