# BF4 Major Performance Issues **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894 "2013-10-31T22:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jamin1123](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jamin1123](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jamin1123)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894/1 "2013-10-31T22:28:28Z")
So I bought BF4 this morning, excited to try the online and what do you know… I can’t play at all due to issues with the game. Nearly every game that I’ve tried to join, the game freezes in the loading screen, and then forces me to restart my computer (Intel i7 3.5gHz processor with crossfired Radeon 7970’s, so computer performance isn’t the issue). So far I’ve been able to actually join 2 games, one that ended immediately after I joined, and then froze loading the next map. In the other game, when I spawned I would lose my primary weapon and can’t see my hands when holding anything else. Along with this, 1/2 of the players on my team were completely invisible except their guns, and the other 1/2 were fully visible EXCEPT for their guns. Anyone else have this issue, or know of a way to solve it? ---
**Author:** ![Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Xer0daze)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894/2 "2013-10-31T22:48:46Z")
Welcome to a PC game launch. Same issues were had when BF3 came out. Your biggest problem there is the AMD GPU and Crossfire. First off, I suggest you download the [latest beta drivers](http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows%208.1%20-%2064) from AMD. Currently that would be 13.11 Beta 8. Keep in mind that for crossfire to work properly in any game, you must have an application profile for said game. Since the WHQL (official) AMD driver is dated 9/18, you can bet it doesn’t have the profile you need. The beta driver will, but it will most likely not be a completely stable bug-free driver or application profile. When AMD releases a new WHQL driver with BF4 support, you should see a huge performance increase. Couple this with patches and bugfixes from EA/Dice, and I’m sure the game will be working better in no time. Considering that BF4 is one of AMD’s flagship promotional titles and given the partnership with EA, I would expect WHQL drivers from AMD within a day or two tops. Hang in there soldier. ---
**Author:** ![jamin1123](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jamin1123](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jamin1123)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894/3 "2013-10-31T23:18:21Z")
So best advice would be to just wait it out for now? I don’t really want to download the beta drivers if there’s a risk it could negatively affect the gameplay of other games.. ---
**Author:** ![Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xer0daze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Xer0daze)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894/4 "2013-10-31T23:29:27Z")
There is very little risk of a beta driver causing any significant problems with ‘known good’ applications. The general rule for public betas is “if it’s not broke, don’t touch it” This is mainly due to the fact that application profiles are specific to each game and they won’t usually break something further down the stack in a beta as it creates more work. There are changelogs with every beta driver when they are released and I’ve read through all the 13.11 beta changelogs so far. Any significant change should be documented in these changlogs. Virtually all of the changes and modifications for the 13.11 beta sets have been for Battlefield 4 specifically. For example - in the last release (Beta 8) The only documented change was “Increases AMD CrossFire​™​ scaling up to an additional 20% for Battlefield 4”. You can always upgrade from beta to WHQL without much worry as well. However, to answer your question specifically - Yes, the only thing to do for right now is wait it out. Shouldn’t be long. ---
**Author:** ![GriffyBaby](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@GriffyBaby](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GriffyBaby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bf4-major-performance-issues/109894/5 "2013-11-01T14:36:25Z")
Looking for some advice on what to upgrade for battlefield 4. Im currently running an i3 with a gtx560. Would upgrading my video card make a big difference or is the processor really holding me back? Thanks in advance for replies!