Performance boost help

[WaqasRehman]

hii!

I have an i3, but my graphics card is a crappy 9400gt. My pc can barely manage 30 fps on low. Can someone link me to a performance config or something that would make my game lighter to run?

[Yellow 13]

Depends

Set ALL settings to low, except AF (x16) and mesh (medium)

Run at low resolution 800x600 (windowed) and use (BF3 Borderless - Realmware BF3 Tools) to make fullscreen (less memory load)


Download throttlestop: ThrottleStop & RealTemp Discussion
You probably have a Core2 something

https://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5...echinferno.png

Set multiplier and VID to highest value

Don't tick any checkbox below

Hit "save" and "turn on" (if it's not on)

At this point you should minimize it



Download: MSI Afterburner

This enables OC of graphics card to make it faster (beware heat though, clean your laptop vents+fan hole)

Download: What's New | GeForce newest drivers


Make sure your power management in windows is set to have 100% minimal and maximal cpu usage.

[hidudeshi]

Graphics card isn't very important, its all about how good your cpu is and how many cores it is running on.

[I_am_royalty]

I know it sounds cocky of me to say this but honestly would it hurt to upgrade your graphics card? I mean for maybe about 100$ you could get a decent Radeon HD or the GTX 550 ( assuming you purchase from amazon ). if not the GTX 550 could run you about 149$

[I_am_royalty]

Graphics card isn't very important, its all about how good your cpu is and how many cores it is running on.

Battlefield 3 runs 4 cores, and the i3 runs 2 cores assuming he has earlier version of this product. so yes his cpu is outdated too however if he did overclock then he could reach the 4 core requirement easily, but not many people know how to overclock or keep their computer cool enough to handle overclocking options.

I have AMD FX-9590 black edition which costs about 699$ which is great because it's unlocked and I can tweak it however I want and it's an eight-core which is overkill for bf3 this CPU should have no problems on bf4 as well.

but if you're on a budget build and don't care too much for the graphics and don't mind playing on medium settings you could get the AMD FX-6300 or get CPU's that come with integrated graphics if you can't afford both a CPU + GPU

[that's]

Graphics card isn't very important, its all about how good your cpu is and how many cores it is running on.

For some games that is true; however, BF3 relies on more gfx memory than cpu memory. My gfx card has 3GB DDR5 and I'm running it with an old quad core setup - I can run the game on ultra settings with max resolution just fine. OP just needs to update his GFX card. Some can be really cheap, like less than $150, and still be amazing; mine was about 145 and runs great (I bought a GTX 650).