do you think my pc will play bf3 at 1680x1050 med-high?

compboyo · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:11

2.13ghz intel core 2 6400 Oc'd Cpu
3gb RAM
5770 HD gf card 1gb

Bengaboy · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:13

No one knows - but Id probably say it would handle it at low/medium. Medium if you drop the res. Maybe medium same res, but dont add on things like AA.

Gerard · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:15

Ask "~DG~". he has "insider info" apparently.

/Mountain of Salt may be needed, sold seperately.

compboyo · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:19

well yeh its eraly days but I mean a rough guess.

I was gonna upgrade and buy a 1080p 24 inch monitor and would therefore need new CPU,gfx etc..also

but if I keep same monitor maybe I can get ok at 1680x1050

I think I get 30-45fps on bfbc2 at high on 1050, so thats kinda crap I guess

Kosmiche · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:21

Upgrade the cpu to a quad, a q6600 will do you nicely then clock it.

You should be sorted.

compboyo · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:23

Eames said:
Upgrade the cpu to a quad, a q6600 will do you nicely then clock it.

You should be sorted.

whats diff between my 6400 and 6600

that will bump up my fps more than a new gfx card?

My current gfx card is good for 1080p also?

Lethagized · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:48

The C2D (Core 2 Duo) 6400 is a dual core, the C2Q (Core 2 Quad) Q6600 is a very popular quad core. Ideally you'll need a C2Q to run BF3 smoothly and the Q6600 is the most popular version. They sell used on here in the members market for around £60-70. That will dramatically increase FPS compared to your C2D.

Your current GPU will handle 1080p easily on medium settings i should imagine. You might want to get another gig of matched ram though.

d_brennen · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:52

The 5770 was a mid range card late 2009, surprisingly still up there with the low mid. 1080 at mediumish settings with no AA might just be bearable. Frostbite likes CPU cores if BFBC2 is anything to go by so a Q6XX or Q9XX would probably give most bang for buck upgrade wise. That is assuming used, you'd be mad to buy skt775 stuff new now

compboyo · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:52

RobRX-7 said:
The C2D (Core 2 Duo) 6400 is a dual core, the C2Q (Core 2 Quad) Q6600 is a very popular quad core. Ideally you'll need a quad core to run BF3 smoothly and the Q6600 is the most popular They sell used on here for around £60-70. That will dramatically increase FPS compared to your C2D.

Your current GPU will handle 1080p easily on medium settings i should imagine.

cool so all I need is to buy this CPU and ill be sorted. thats good I thought I may need 2x2gb ram and new GPU.

I guess 1080p med is better than 1050 high?

d_brennen · 3 Sep 2011 at 01:55

compboyo said:
I guess 1080p med is better than 1050 high?

Depends on what resolution your screen is and what you are most happy with. I'd rather run a game at native resolution with lower settings than at a lower resolution with higher settings tbh

Neil79 · 3 Sep 2011 at 02:01

Tummy · 3 Sep 2011 at 02:13

Neil79 said:

compboyo · 3 Sep 2011 at 03:16

d_brennen said:
Depends on what resolution your screen is and what you are most happy with. I'd rather run a game at native resolution with lower settings than at a lower resolution with higher settings tbh

right well as it stands I have 22 1650

but I planned on buying 24 which I guess woudl be 1080p?

I thought if I buy new monitor and play at 1080p I may need to upgrade.

But it seems only upgrade needed is CPU?

ins0mn1ac · 3 Sep 2011 at 09:14

Not sure why but it bugs me when people say 1080p on this forum.

If you want a decent look at how BF3 will run for you then try BC2 and imagine it as a little more of a strain on your PC. Quad is a must!

Secret_Window · 3 Sep 2011 at 09:33

Or stick to your 1680x1050 for a while like me, and enjoy those higher frame rates! (1080p can hit your performance more in some games as it is a higher res).

'Wes · 3 Sep 2011 at 09:48

CPU needs changing to a Quad, and possibly 4GB RAM as well.

chid76 · 3 Sep 2011 at 09:51

I made this comment when I was playing the alpha "i5 2500k at stock, 4gb ram & 1gb ati 5770 card and am getting about 35fps on high (1680x1050) but if I put it on auto I am running at 60+fps and it still looks good"

I was running the same card on bfbc2 with an athlon x2 5000+ and used to get very bad fps (20ish) on low settings (1680x1050), once I got the money together to upgrade my system to an i5 my fps went upto 60-70fps on high settings.
So as everyone has said, the frostbite engine seems to like a fast quad core so look at that part of your system first.

slade · 3 Sep 2011 at 10:42

~>Dg<~ · 3 Sep 2011 at 11:00

slade said:
no

not with your cpu pop in a q6600 or 9550 if can get cheap and overclock or upgrade.

Mariusz · 3 Sep 2011 at 11:02

'Wes said:
CPU needs changing to a Quad, and possibly 4GB RAM as well.

+1 Agree. I've recently been playing Bad Company 2 on a Q6600 at stock, 2gb 800MHz and ATI 5870 at stock at 1900x1200 resolution and it was playable but sluggish, didn't feel smooth no matter what settings I tried.
I installed 4gb of 1066MHz RAM, overclocked the Q6600 to 3.2 and flashed the BIOS on the 5870 to raise the upper overclocking limits so I could run the core at 1000MHz.
Now I can play Bad Company 2 with everything on high, 2xAA and 4xAF at my monitors native resolution.
IMHO you should upgrade to a quad core and overclock it and maybe upgrade your RAM to 4gb, note you will need a 64 bit operating system to use all the RAM. You could sell your current CPU and RAM to fund it. You should then be fine to play Battlefield 3 at decent settings at your monitors native resolution.