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Solved help tuning battlefield 3
i have a ati radeon hd 4550 when i play bf3 its really laggy what settings do i tune to get a better game experience ty for the help

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It seems like you have an unbalanced machine. Your graphics could use more power. I think your due for an upgrade if your into high demand gaming.
For best performance turn off V sync and AA. Those can dramatically increase performance. Turn of blurriness if such option exist.
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AA = auto adjust and what is Vsync
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- amd fx 4100 quad core
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- gigabyte mcp61
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- 8 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- ati radeon hd 4550 1 gig
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- FLATRON w1952TQ
- Screen Resolution
- 1360x768
- Hard Drives
- 1 terabyte
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- 500 w
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- thermaltake comander
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- standard heat sync and fans
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srry for my noob ness ty for help
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- ati radeon hd 4550 1 gig
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- 1360x768
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- thermaltake comander
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- standard heat sync and fans
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AA = auto adjust and what is Vsync
AA is anti analsing..... and v-sync caps your frames per second
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- Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
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- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- cyberpower pc black gamer ultra
- OS
- windows 7 home premium
- CPU
- amd fx 4100 quad core
- Motherboard
- gigabyte mcp61
- Memory
- 8 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- ati radeon hd 4550 1 gig
- Monitor(s) Displays
- FLATRON w1952TQ
- Screen Resolution
- 1360x768
- Hard Drives
- 1 terabyte
- PSU
- 500 w
- Case
- thermaltake comander
- Cooling
- standard heat sync and fans
- Internet Speed
- 100 mgps
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- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- cyberpower pc black gamer ultra
- OS
- windows 7 home premium
- CPU
- amd fx 4100 quad core
- Motherboard
- gigabyte mcp61
- Memory
- 8 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- ati radeon hd 4550 1 gig
- Monitor(s) Displays
- FLATRON w1952TQ
- Screen Resolution
- 1360x768
- Hard Drives
- 1 terabyte
- PSU
- 500 w
- Case
- thermaltake comander
- Cooling
- standard heat sync and fans
- Internet Speed
- 100 mgps
New member
Guru
Gold Member
VIP
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom build
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
- Motherboard
- M5A78L-MLX Plus
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
- Hard Drives
- Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
- PSU
- CORSAIR CX600 600w
- Case
- AZZA Orion 202 EVO
- Cooling
- cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
- Keyboard
- Razer DeathStalker
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
- Antivirus
- Defualt on win 10
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- cpu is overclocked in bios
Im glad I was able to be helpful

- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Gateway / Slight Modifications
- OS
- Windows 8 64 bit PRO
- CPU
- AMD Phenom X4 9100e
- Motherboard
- Gateway RS780
- Memory
- 2GB X2 DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire HD 6850
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Gateway 19" + Dell 19"
- Screen Resolution
- 1440X900 sometimes 2880 by 900
- Hard Drives
- WD 80GB
WD 640GB
WD 1,000GB
- PSU
- Antec BP 550watts
- Case
- Antec 300
- Cooling
- Stock Cooling
- Keyboard
- Saitek Eclipse II
- Mouse
- Gigabyte GM-M6800
- Internet Speed
- D: 30Mbps U:4Mbps
- Antivirus
- Avast version 8
- Browser
- Internet Explorer ver 10 64 bit
- Other Info
- This is my work computer.
I have another laptop running Windows 7 64 bit.
Another PC running Windows 8 64 bit pro.
Total of 3
And now your just a bit smarter Erick, for the rest of your life : ).
Cause those options probably wont be leaving planet earth for a while.
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yeah thanx for that robcardiv
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- cyberpower pc black gamer ultra
- OS
- windows 7 home premium
- CPU
- amd fx 4100 quad core
- Motherboard
- gigabyte mcp61
- Memory
- 8 gigs
- Graphics Card(s)
- ati radeon hd 4550 1 gig
- Monitor(s) Displays
- FLATRON w1952TQ
- Screen Resolution
- 1360x768
- Hard Drives
- 1 terabyte
- PSU
- 500 w
- Case
- thermaltake comander
- Cooling
- standard heat sync and fans
- Internet Speed
- 100 mgps