Help Phatso get >30FPS

[Phatso]

PLEASE HELP ME. I am getting VERY bad FPS in BC2 even though I have the rig for it.
I upgraded to a decent rig that would run the game well.... Yeah right:
Q9550@3GHz|P5N-D|4GB Ram|HD48902GB|XFiFatal1tyPro

All my drivers are updated. ATi is 10.4 (installed after uninstalling 10.3 properly)
ALL OPTIONS WILL BE ATTEMPTED. I CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS!!


Bloom + HBAO + VSync off. Sound detail on HiFi (lowest). Everything in the settings file is low.

Copy pastes of my settings.ini

[WindowSettings]
Width=1680
Height=1050
Fullscreen=true
RefreshRate=60
VSync=false
[Sound]
Quality=low
VoipEnable=true
SpeakerCount=3
[Graphics]
Effects=low
Soldiers=low
Vehicles=low
Overgrowth=low
Undergrowth=low
StaticObjects=low
Terrain=low
Shadows=low
Bloom=false
HSAO=false
MSAA=0
Water=low
MainQuality=custom
Texture=low
DxVersion=9
Aniso=0
Detail=low
RenderAheadLimit=0
Fov=70

Copy pastes of my gamesettings.ini

[GstAudio]
DialogueVolume=0.600000
CarRadio=1
VoipEnable=0
OriginalVOForEnemyTeam=0
MusicVolume=0.550000
VoipPushkey=0
SoundSystemSize=1
VOLanguage=0
Volume=0.700000
VoipRecieveVolume=0.500000
[GstRender]
Brightness=0.500000
Contrast=0.450000
[GstInput]
Scheme0FlipY=0
Scheme3InputType=0
Sensitivity0=0.650000
Sensitivity1=0.500000
Sensitivity2=0.500000
Sensitivity3=0.500000
Scheme2InputType=0
Sensitivity4=0.500000
Scheme4InputType=0
Sensitivity5=0.500000
Scheme0Sensitivity=0.350000
InvertScrollWheel=0
Scheme1InputType=0
InputAcceleration=0
Scheme3FlipY=0
Scheme2FlipY=1
Scheme0InputType=0
Scheme4FlipY=0
Vibration=2
[GstGameplay]
CurrentSoldierWeaponIndex=-1
CurrentSoldierWeaponList=
ToolTips=1
Subtitles=1
HintSystem=1
PunkBuster=1
Telemetry=1
KitConfig_2=213~MG36~ABBR_MG36~22~M1911~ABBR_M1911~224~DEFIB~ABBR_Defib~20~sp_lmg_r~P_SPEC_REDSC_ABBR~7~sp_buldmplus~P_SPEC_MARKSP_ABBR~0~sp_nospec5~-
ColorBlindMode=0
KitConfig_3=245~M95~ABBR_M95~16~M9~ABBR_M9~113~DTN-4~ABBR_DTN-4~9~sp_sczmplus~P_SPEC_SNIZM_ABBR~7~sp_buldmplus~P_SPEC_MARKSP_ABBR~24~sp_vdamage~P_SPEC_VEHDM_ABBR
KitConfig_0=51~AUG~ABBR_AUG~16~M9~ABBR_M9~61~40mmsg~ABBR_40mmsg~20~sp_assault_r~P_SPEC_REDSC_ABBR~7~sp_buldmplus~P_SPEC_MARKSP_ABBR~24~sp_vdamage~P_SPEC_VEHDM_ABBR
KitConfig_1=178~USAS12~ABBR_USAS12~23~MP412~ABBR_MP412~143~RPG7~ABBR_RPG7~11~sp_expsupp~P_SPEC_EXPLSP_ABBR~7~sp_buldmplus~P_SPEC_MARKSP_ABBR~24~sp_vdamage~P_SPEC_VEHDM_ABBR
CurrentKit=3
[GstPlayerProfile]
MPPlayed=0
IntroPlayed=1
ServerFilterSettings=na,na,na,na,na,na,na
[GstPersistence]
FavoriteGamesConnectDate=Empty
ClanTag=grrr
FavoriteGamesConnectCount=Empty
FavoriteGames=1610561112,8207f0d0-5a8b-47ce-b752-8618306b5a69,-= SGS BFBC2 RUSH II Server =-;310275289,26da128a-ea2f-4746-8975-e87f8aeda6f0,iGame Hokum;4030406588,27f205a0-083e-411f-8627-8bd3ce3a6730,iGame Longbow;3990567783,96620418-95b8-452b-a2f8-c80440fe471d,-= SGS BFBC2 RUSH I Server =-;3758396037,bb092dd1-3639-4707-9cbf-8e599b1f3302,-= SGS BFBC2 CONQUEST I Server =-;3701671091,0abc3a9b-d989-44ae-b733-cc3a38185b72,GRRR Squad BC2 Ranked Server;
RecentGames=1610561112,8207f0d0-5a8b-47ce-b752-8618306b5a69,-= SGS BFBC2 RUSH II Server =-;310275289,26da128a-ea2f-4746-8975-e87f8aeda6f0,iGame Hokum;3758396037,bb092dd1-3639-4707-9cbf-8e599b1f3302,-= SGS BFBC2 CONQUEST I Server =-;3990567783,96620418-95b8-452b-a2f8-c80440fe471d,-= SGS BFBC2 RUSH I Server =-;4030406588,27f205a0-083e-411f-8627-8bd3ce3a6730,iGame Longbow;3701671091,0abc3a9b-d989-44ae-b733-cc3a38185b72,GRRR Squad BC2 Ranked Server;3417878619,7ff92b35-9dd0-4087-b2fa-868d3402c2a4,iGame Hornet;428701431,3fc9404b-4d2f-4b8d-b9be-6792cef7e1f2,-= SGS BFBC2 SQUAD:RUSH II Server =-;2306252977,59afc6ad-58d1-4ffe-a90c-1e1a8f65bbf2,-= SGS BFBC2 SQUAD EATHMATCH II Server =-;256908271,342ef1ac-857e-4f52-8aeb-19574cb06eeb,-= SGS BFBC2 SQUAD:RUSH IV Server =-;923964992,ab336f73-bb07-4dfd-93af-c28d1971a29c,Fragnetics.com SG CONQUEST 05 [SG MY TH IND PH only];2389294371,d80c77c7-d5ba-4038-bf16-f55d389b4a15,-= SGS BFBC2 RUSH IV Server =-;

[NiteShade]

Phats are you running XP or Win7?

[Phatso]

Win 7 Home Premium 64bit... post in *THIS thread so we don't derail THE OTHER THREAD*

*EDITED for correctness

[s3xy_j0nny]

What OS are you using?

Do you startup through Steam?

Are you running fraps/what version?



From: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/15/421584.page :

I found that in the Beta my game was only using one core (which remained pegged @ 100%) I found a thread somewhere which said to add the "+fullproc" to the end of the command line in the game shortcut. This did in fact allow the game to use all the cores, and no longer pegged out one. FPS/choppiness improved dramatically, and stopped most of my CTD problems.

This retail version.. upon install i quickly checked, and once again.. 1 core only. I did the "+fullproc" like in the beta, and I have very smooth graphics. Maybe this will help you... dunno could be just a mobo/chipset issue for my setup, that was bottlenecking my video performance. Maybe it will help.

Rightclick the shortcut to BC2 and choose properties, in the "Target" field add +fullproc and you should be all set.

System specs:
Win 7 pro -64bit
Asus M4A77TD mobo
Phenom 965 Black quad core 3.4ghz
Asus EAH 4890 TOP
Gskill DDR3 1600 (8 gigs)

[Megageth]

Throwing some ideas out.

Have you benchmarked other games to see if its just BC2 that performs badly or a driver/hardware issue?
You measuring framerate with fraps? Update to latest version and try again pls.
Tried disabling antivirus? I read that AVG's resident shield has an effect (probably a small one) on BC2.
I see that you've tried DX9, have you tried disabling AA and AF? Shouldnt be necessary with your rig but should gain you ~10fps. Try changing from CCC.

[NiteShade]

I read before (I think on SGS) that the +fullproc doesnt work. Won't hurt to try though.

So far found this link:
http://gamers-underground.com/action-fps/32463-bad-company-2-tweaks.html

[Megageth]

What PSU are your running?

[Phatso]

Tried +fullproc, didn't help. Jonno, how exactly did you check that it was only using one core?

No FRAPS (i can see sub 30FPS... it just runs like shit), NOT using steam.

My antivirus is MSE. Don't know if disabling will make a difference, but will try and report back.
AA and AF are both disabled.
My other games run fine. Although I don't really have a lot of new games, but GTAIV runs well and its a REALLY BAD port too.

Tried everything on that link Sheri, no avail.

PSU is a Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 550W.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, keep them coming!

[s3xy_j0nny]

Jonno, how exactly did you check that it was only using one core?

I didn't. That is a quote from whoever posted on the link before it. ( http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/15/421584.page )

[L3pr3c4un]

Phats try these settings:

[WindowSettings]
Width=1680
Height=1050
Fullscreen=true
RefreshRate=59.882999
VSync=false
[Sound]
Quality=medium
VoipEnable=true
SpeakerCount=2
[Graphics]
Effects=medium
Soldiers=medium
Vehicles=medium
Overgrowth=medium
Undergrowth=medium
StaticObjects=medium
Terrain=medium
Shadows=medium
Bloom=false
HSAO=false
MSAA=0
Water=medium
MainQuality=custom
Texture=medium
DxVersion=auto
Aniso=0
Detail=medium
RenderAheadLimit=2
Fov=75