# BF4 getting massive fps drops\> Does anybody know how to fix this? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 29, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-getting-massive-fps-drops-does-anybody-know-how-to-fix-this/112174 "2014-12-29T08:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pigweed1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Pigweed1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Pigweed1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-getting-massive-fps-drops-does-anybody-know-how-to-fix-this/112174/1 "2014-12-29T08:07:00Z")
My PC | Type | Item | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $214.99 @ NCIX US | | **CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $99.99 @ Best Buy | | **Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97ar) | $157.27 @ TigerDirect | | **Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-blt2kit4g3d1869dt2txob) | $99.99 @ Amazon | | **Storage** | [Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhp128gg25) | $65.98 @ Newegg | | **Storage** | [Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dx001) | $101.05 @ Amazon | | **Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn980d54gdb) | $550.00 | | **Case** | [NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440ww1) | $99.99 @ NCIX US | | **Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze) | $49.99 @ Newegg | | | **Total** | | | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1439.25 | | I average around 80 FPS, I play on high and what happens is every 5 minutes or so My FPS drops to 5-6 for about 30 seconds. Its incredibly annoying and makes me want to not play the game. If anybody could help me fix this I would really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![teejaded](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@teejaded](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/teejaded)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-getting-massive-fps-drops-does-anybody-know-how-to-fix-this/112174/2 "2014-12-29T09:07:20Z")
Have you checked your GPU temps? Maybe graph them with MSI afterburner or something and see if the pattern looks familiar. You might also try adjusting your time out detection to a higher number to see if that changes the pattern. Some people just disable it but I wouldn’t recommend that. [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946) Other than that I’d break out procmon and set the refresh interval really high and start looking for patterns. Something like a process that starts and exits every few seconds or something that fires a ton of DPC every few seconds. _shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![JonnyIndica](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@JonnyIndica](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JonnyIndica)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-getting-massive-fps-drops-does-anybody-know-how-to-fix-this/112174/3 "2014-12-29T16:29:39Z")
With current videocard driver installed at 1080 resolution , your game on HIGH should be smooth as silk. ---
**Author:** ![MassivePlums](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@MassivePlums](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MassivePlums)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-getting-massive-fps-drops-does-anybody-know-how-to-fix-this/112174/4 "2015-01-04T12:52:01Z")
I have the same issue with a GTX 970 FTW edition and so does a friend of mine with a GTX 770. I started having the issue after installing the latest driver update from Nvidia. My friend rolled back his driver to the previous release (clean install) and has had no issues.