Battlefield 3 Clubhouse

It's not just the game that has problems, i tried out The beta drivers EA reccomend from NVidia, and they cause me to have graphics problems in not only BC3, But Windows itself, so installing those drivers has cause massive errors in my vista install, luckily my windows 8 install is still working without a fault.

i'm also disappointed on the ram+VRAM usage, i can run BC2 on high on my 512MB card and have space to spare, BF3 can top it out running on medium and it looks far worse, as well as taking up to 1.5GB of my system RAM

it's just sad i can have more problems with one games Beta version, then i do with an entire OS in it's developers build

 

I'll give you a brief history of PAIN with the back of my hand!!!

 

So i think i'm right in saying AMD and Nvidia have messed up badly

I think they should all take a look at Microsoft and Google, running a developers build of an internet browser on a developers release of an OS and it runs flawlessly

why is their Beta software at the point of messing up an entire windows vista install

EDIT:Just went and played BF2 and it still works so it's nothing to do with the fact i almost killed my graphics card earlier today

 

I haven't had a single problem from AMD's BF3 drivers, has almost everyone else experienced issues?

 

the problem with the preview drivers for BF3 is that they were rushed.

Not everyone has problems with these preview drivers but I think we can say that more have issues then those that dont. ATi (and im guessing Nvidia) drivers usually install just fine without any problems - Proof that QA is doing their jobs. but here it seems like the 11.10 previews (and/or Nvidia drivers) were fast tracked so that AMD could follow in the steps of Nvidia and say they released a set of performance drivers so people could play the beta as it was ment to be played (I have no idea what AMD's slogan is but Nvidia's works just fine) without any extensive testing from the QA team before they uploaded it.


Ive just upgraded to 11.9's and they have been working fine so far. though I am experiencing some graphical glitches while in game. but i think thats more a problem with the beta itself then anything else.

Im running it on ultra settings just fine with the occasional slowdown. The game wouldnt hurt to be optimised a little more.

 

I actually think my BSOD Thread may have something to do with the BF3 drivers too!
I'm running 11.10 drivers from AMD.
I get that BSOD 0xA error after playing so maybe the driver is effing up my card? What should i do? remove it with driver sweeper and install 11.8?

 

how does the game look on ulta freedom

i can tell you now the bugs have finally died down a little medium on BF3 looks like high on BF2 but i can't run BF3 on high or ultra

Looks like you were right, even if they boost the game and drivers performance a bit from now till release

"I need moar Powah"

 

I run it on full ultra with no problems, my crossfire doesn't seem to be acting up either but the game looks and plays great, I don't see many graphical problems other than simple beta things like trees wiggling and such.

 

Since it's more tilted towards close combat i am owning this, i used to have sniper problems but now i can see the glare like a small firework and since this assault rifle is surprisingly accurate i'm having a great time sniping snipers

 

I find that sniping in BF3 is much better than in BFBC2 but am I the only one who thinks pistols got a large powerup?

 

Try the amazingly unfair heat detection sight, and you will see that all you have to do is sit in the brush and shoot!

 

no they were great in BC2 as well, once you got the hang of it you could do almost as well with the pistol as with the larger guns

 

Thermal sights are stupid and overpowered, hopefully they may be removed in the full game, so us snipers get the credit we deserve :/ *crosses fingers*

 

these beta drivers may need their' own thread, i managed to take a screenshot of this just before about 12 different error messages popped up on the screen and the PC crashed

this is what happens in chrome, notice how the bits with GPU rendering etc are the messed up bits




if i leave it a bit longer Windows itself starts to mess up occasionally

 

Any idea why not all of us running the latest drivers are affected

 

Yeah I really agree. At least it is not as bad as having the power of the sun at your finger tips.

Pretty much, to sum up my experience, great, but needs re-balancing, but what game doesn't in beta?

 

this is a glitch that affects me only after certain things happen

the new drivers work perfectly for me until BF3 crashes (happens every half-hour or so), then the drivers reset and after that the entire picture output on my computer slowly dissolves into repetitive patterns

so it may be down to individual system and circumstances

 

one of those for nvidia?

 

Yes better experience with the 11.9s here too as I posted earlier. 11.10s did not crash but tearing was awful (also only used them for like ten minutes though).

What is the latest CAP btw?

 

Yeah ok making sure no 11.9 CAP 1 yet I guess. I'm using 5.