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Fix for excessive processor load caused by Battlefield titles running on the Frostbite engine: Frame capping via a user provided user.cfg file
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Fix for excessive processor load caused by Battlefield titles running on the Frostbite engine:

Ensure that the file user.cfg exists under the main directory of the Battlefield title's installation. The file contains a console command executed on game launch that frame caps the game.

Example:

If Battlefield 4 is installed at D:/Games/origin/BF4,

Then place the file there.

Impact:

This will cap the frame-rate without needing to turn on vsync or using an external frame limiter application such as RivaTuner's RTSS, AMD's Radeon Pro, Radeonmod, AMD's Wattman's utility, NVIDIA Inspector or the upcoming GeForce Experience's Whisper Mode for Pascal's laptop GPUs.

A noted issue with Battlefield's games is overloading the CPU, causing overheating and performance degradation (FPS spikes) in some configurations. This is a known issue with no known fix from DICE EA.

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