When i play battlefield 1 for example, i can play Ultra settings and get 60-70+ FPS, but as soon as i logged into BFV, i cant get a smooth 60 even at low settings with the resolution scale set at 50%. Ive tried turning DX12 on and off, but i cant find anything that gives a meaningful performance enhancement. Is BFV just that more graphically intensive over BF1 or are my settings just incorrect?.
4core/4thread i5 CPUs will struggle in BFV. 14GB of RAM is an odd number and makes me wonder if RAM is running in dual channel mode. You can check with a program called CPU-Z under the Memory tab.
You’ll get better performance with dual channel enabled. It doubles memory bandwidth. Should help boost your FPS by 20fps.
Dual channel mode is enabled by putting your RAM sticks in the proper slots on your motherboard. Your motherboard’s user manual should show you the right slots to use.
Out of curiosity, what’s your RAM configuration? You say it’s 14GB.
Is it:
1 x 8GB stick
1 x 4GB stick
1 x 2GB stick
If so you’ll want an empty slot between the 8GB stick and the 4GB stick. That way they’re running in dual channel mode together.
Although only 8GB will be in dual channel mode due to size mismatch. The remaining 6GB of memory will be running in single channel mode.
In other words, only half of the 8GB stick will be running in dual channel mode, due to it being matched with a 4GB stick.
You definitely don’t want the 2GB stick running in dual channel mode, because then you’d only have 4GB running in dual channel.
Either way the CPU is the main problem. It’s doesn’t have enough threads. If you had an i7 it would do much better. Although all the mismatched RAM in your system isn’t helping performance either.
That CPU. Upgrade it. I struggled with an i5-7400 in BF1 before I replaced it with an i7. If anything, BFV will likely chew up even more CPU so more cores and threads will definitely help. Or alternatively you can get a cheaper K CPU and try your luck by overclocking it.
Your RAM configuration is pretty interesting. But like others have said, try replacing that for a 2x8GB (or any matching set of sticks for that matter) and run it in dual channel if you can. Frequency shouldn’t matter too much tbh, anything over 2000MHz should do just fine.
Also you might want to double check that your PSU is supplying a sufficient amount of power to your components. The last thing you want after getting some new parts is to fry them completely.
That CPU. Upgrade it. I struggled with an i5-7400 in BF1 before I replaced it with an i7. If anything, BFV will likely chew up even more CPU so more cores and threads will definitely help. Or alternatively you can get a cheaper K CPU and try your luck by overclocking it.
Your RAM configuration is pretty interesting. But like others have said, try replacing that for a 2x8GB (or any matching set of sticks for that matter) and run it in dual channel if you can. Frequency shouldn’t matter too much tbh, anything over 2000MHz should do just fine.
Also you might want to double check that your PSU is supplying a sufficient amount of power to your components. The last thing you want after getting some new parts is to fry them completely.
well its a different game made many years apart for starters. that’s like saying my camaro from 1969 isn’t as fast as my new 2018 … they won’t be the same, different architecture involved.