This definitely works for me (Until the graphics drivers crash anyway haha) I will just keep playing in DX9 mode until they REALLY fix these issues. Windowed mode just isn't as enveloping as full screen.
It's alt + enter. Before you shift into windowed your GPU usage is 99-100%?
I think my problem is related to this. I have been playing in 3D since I installed the game on 12/09 without any kind of problem. Suddenly last night, I got a message from Windows 7 that I should dial the game settings down a bit because my system was slowing down. Here are my specs:
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Intel i7-2600k
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling
EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5
Intel 320 Series 160gGB SSD
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
I did dial down the game settings by turning off 3D and the game ran fine. This morning, the message came up again but this time I chose the option that more or less kept the in game options as they were, and I couldn't even get to the point where I chose my game save because the menu screen was running like a very very slow slide show. I looked at my cpu and gpu meters during this time and noticed that the levels were no different than when idle. I then noticed that the in-game slow down only occurred after I signed into GFWL. Hence, on my next attempt I decided NOT to sign on to GFWL, and again I was able to load the game and run have it run smoothly in 3D. Of course, I had to start all over since all my game saves are issued by GFWL, but I was just jazzed to be playing in 3D again. I will try this windowed method later on tonight when I get a chance to play again, but I was under the impression this had something to do with GFWL, but perhaps it is as you said and that Windows is running BMAC as a background process.
I almost always play in windowed mode cause I like to have other windows open on my other monitor. I have tried playing in DX11 and the choppiness is noticeable and I am not playing a low end rig (see below). The DX9 runs fine, but I am disappointed this game has failed to deliver on game features they promoted. I have been looking forward to a game that could make use of the equipment I worked hard to put together. Being mainly an MMO player, nothing I have been playing pushes the graphics like this game should have. I will try playing not logged into GFWL, and in DX11 and see if it makes a difference. If that makes a difference, it would explain why a fix hasn't come through yet. They either are looking in the wrong place or they don't want to fix it because it affect GFWL in a negative way.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Windows 7 Ultimate
Last edited by TheFur; 12-15-2011 at 08:55 PM.