Cole_deZeiss

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2011-10-25
2013-10-29 17:07
I have had some really nasty "jitteriness", i.e. microstutter, despite having decent framerates. On researching, it seems a lot of other people have, too. I tried updating drivers, lowering settings, v-sync both on and off, even lowering BF4 priority in Task Manager, but nothing was fixing the CPU usage spikes I was getting.
Then I stumbled on a forum post on Steam by a person called sniperjoe2k. He said that DICE apparently left some DirectX files out of the game. You can install them with these directions:
In windows, go to Program Files (x86) -> Origin games -> Battlefield 4 -> _installer -> directtx-> redist
Scroll down and find an application called DXSETUP and double click to run it. It will install the files from Microsoft.
After I did this, the game seemed to run MUCH smoother. If this solution helps you, please either bump this thread up, or let others know of the solution.
FlyForARabbi

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2011-10-27
2013-10-29 17:10
Bump - nice one :)
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Kysersose11

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2011-10-24
2013-10-29 17:13
My game crashed last night because of a DirectX error. Hopefully this solves the problem. Thanks man.
Novice_Chief

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2013-05-10
2013-10-29 17:14
I'm trying it now, I will report back with results!
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FlyForARabbi

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2011-10-27
2013-10-29 17:15
I told my cousin and it worked on his system, but I dont get the game until friday (cousin is overseas in the US)
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Brownie-UK7

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2011-10-29
2013-10-29 17:15
Nice find. Can anyone confirm that this helped?
Arheaya19

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2012-03-11
2013-10-29 17:15
Trying now, will report back.
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Blazur

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2011-11-17
2013-10-29 17:16
I rolled back my nvidia drivers to the last certified version and the game runs super smooth for me now. Using GTX 560.
I will kill you until you die from it.
LightningX42
Enlisted: 2011-10-25
2013-10-29 17:18
trying this out now, will report back with results.
EvilSardine

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2011-10-24
2013-10-29 17:18
I tried this and it did not work. No improvements at all. :\
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DoberFfM

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2012-06-04
2013-10-29 17:35
I got the feeling its running smoother now, thanks man!
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Novice_Chief

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2013-05-10
2013-10-29 17:37
JoseTheFro said:
I'm trying it now, I will report back with results!
Looks like success so far! For those that haven't tried this i highly recommend giving it a shot. Thanks for the post OP.
Always looking for people to play with! Feel free to add me.
im_defter

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2011-11-16
2013-10-29 17:38 , edited 2013-10-29 17:38 by im_defter
what are your guys' specs?
MickeyMcE

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2011-10-25
2013-10-29 17:42
Trying now...Hope it works. Thanks for the heads up!
LightningX42
Enlisted: 2011-10-25
2013-10-29 17:43
game seems to be running smoother for me now.
YakinikuParty

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2012-07-05
2013-10-29 17:45
I updated PB, switched off hyperthreading, used the DXSETUP file, and changed servers. Not sure which (or a combination) did the trick, but works just fine now. Smooth as butter, no frame drops or rubberbanding, ultra settings except MSAA.
i7 920 (overclocked to 3.2 GHz)
6 GB DDR3
Gigabyte GTX 670
Windows 7
Cheers if it works for anyone else.
lukersys

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2011-10-25
2013-10-29 17:55
Can confirm this worked for me. AMD 6850