Best single gfx card for BF3?

[JamesM]

I see, yes that is indeed a worry for me as i have a 5850 and was hoping to at least be able to run on high settings and 1080p but if its using over 1024mb then im in trouble.

The best advise is to wait till the final release and see how the game copes with your system. With this being a beta, they will be making changes or improvements to both the game and drivers in the future

 

[LtMatt]

The best advise is to wait till the final release and see how the game copes with your system. With this being a beta, they will be making changes or improvements to both the game and drivers in the future

I hope so. I've really got the upgrade bug atm but i know its not really worth it.

Maybe it is if i get another 5850 for crossfire (but it needs to be a good price 5850 like the one here at ocuk @150), its either that or a rival based 6870 2gig for £160 or a ocuk/rival based 6950 2gig @£200 which is my max budget.

 

[Swagger187]

I picked up th 570 that is in my sig and it runs the beta on ultra settings at 61 fps average outdoors and 71+ indoors.

 

[nicks3607]

Hi all - sorry to pull this down from the lofty heights, but I have a quick question: I just grabbed the beta last night and had a blast on it, and it played OK but not great on my Geforce 9800GTX. Would I see much improvement if I were to get something like a GTS 450? They're under a hundred notes, which makes it a justifiable cost. I'm just about to move house, so as you can imagine, I'm gonna be spending most of my money on soft furnishings

 

[JamesM]

If it was me, I wouldn't bother.

According to this - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/316 - you'd get about 55fps at 1680x1050 and thats in Bad Company 2 at max quality, a game which is no where near as demanding as BF3. I'd consider it a side-grade more than an upgrade so wouldn't suggest it.

You'd be better off saving for a 560Ti at the bare minimum I would have thought.