Specs: i7 920 3.36 overclocked

Radeon 5850 overclocked

5gb of ddr3 ram

#1: I run BF3 on almost the highest setting with 40fps. I cant even run this game on the highest setting at 10 fps.... I dont know why, my system should EASILY eat this game up. I played on a gigantic 86 planet map and the low fps started later into the game. ITS OBVIOUSLY NOT MY SYSTEM, MY SYSTEM SHOULD EASILY WITHSTAND THIS.

I checked MSI afterburner and my GPU usage is all over the place when playing, it doesnt even reach close to 90% GPU usage. Could this be the root of the problem?

What can i do to improve fps? I've tried the usual pc sweep with smart defrag, Tuneup utilities, CC cleaner, and closed most other program while playing like my browser.

THe game is completely unplayable whit such low fps

Dropping the effects setting to the lowest possible did nothing to fps, it is still unplayable

#2: I am running Maelstorm mod and every time I try to disable it, it causes a minidump. It reads as followed:

Saved minidump:

c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Sins Dump\Sins-Diplomacy v1.34-2012-05-22-14-22-11-3020-2908.dmp