# Friend needs help with game lag and fps

**URL:** <https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 12, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124 "2013-11-12T21:38:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RoWaha)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/1 "2013-11-12T21:38:06Z")

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My friend bought battlefield 4 and he is getting serious lag and low fps, even in single player. He tried turning all the graphics to low but it didn’t really help. He still got about 15 fps. Anyone know the problem?

Specs:  
Resolution: 1600x900  
GPU: Geforce GTX 650  
CPU: AMD a4-3420 apu (dual core) 2.80 ghz  
OS: Windows 8  
Ram: 16 gb

I’m not sure if the problem is caused by the graphics card, cpu, or something else. Any help is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Norman37](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e8c25b/32.png) [@Norman37](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Norman37)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/2 "2013-11-13T00:11:58Z")

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It sounds like your main problem is your cpu from the info you gave me. The other specs are pretty solid. It could also be that your vertical-sync is off. (Which it is by default) that is what happened to me and as soon as I turned it on in the video settings the game ran fine. But if that doesn’t help I suggest upgrading the CPU. I just upgraded to an amd fx six-core 3.9 and it is a total beast. It only cost me about $115 I believe. Well worth it. Stock fan is a little loud though.

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**Author:** ![RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RoWaha)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/3 "2013-11-13T00:32:24Z")

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Thanks a lot, ill look into that cpu.

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**Author:** ![baby\_diego](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@baby\_diego](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/baby_diego)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/4 "2013-11-13T08:46:15Z")

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most likely a driver issue. I have a similar cpu and it should be fine. Uninstall all nvidia drivers, restart, and download the latest drivers from their site.

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**Author:** ![RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RoWaha)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/5 "2013-11-13T11:33:03Z")

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Ill have him try that thanks

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**Author:** ![RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@RoWaha](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/RoWaha)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/friend-needs-help-with-game-lag-and-fps/110124/6 "2013-11-15T02:59:03Z")

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Tried that and it didnt help… im not sure what it could be.