BF3 min/rec specs show as follows.......

Troezar · 22 Sep 2011 at 07:18

lucarocks92 said:
will my quad with 5770 be enough for decent fps?

All depends on your resolution. I'm at 2560x1440 so think I'll have to wait it out for 7xxx for BF3

realscot · 22 Sep 2011 at 07:36

well at 1080p my Tri-fire 4870's should be ok, but i'll miss out on the DX11 eye candy

Will have to wait and see what the 7 Series brings to the table then I may consider an upgrade.

Yaayuh! · 22 Sep 2011 at 08:24

realscot said:
well at 1080p my Tri-fire 4870's should be ok, but i'll miss out on the DX11 eye candy Will have to wait and see what the 7 Series brings to the table then I may consider an upgrade.

1Gb cards i hope :eek:

throdgrain · 22 Sep 2011 at 08:33

Banzai_Joe said:
I'm a pc gamer at heart, always have been, never got on with consoles. I game at 1920x1080 with all settings on high in just about every game i have.
BFBC2 is my game. However.....when i watch my lad play COD on his 360 on a 720p tv, it looks really nice. I sometimes think it looks better and smoother than on a pc. Is it just me then?

CoD is amazingly smooth on my pc, it feels a lot smoother than CSS and it's like 10 years younger

BaDBoY_uK · 22 Sep 2011 at 09:14

Consoles? CONSOLES? Go kill yourselves. COD on an XBOX looks like poo compared to a decent PC (talking £1k worth only). Yes PCs are more expensive but they are sexier!!!!

I am hoping to play BF3 on ultra and at 6048x res. Unfortunately, I know what ATI drivers are like and BC2 only reaches around 60% GPU and struggles at high settings and that res.

But seriously, consoles?

Random Guy · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:33

Banzai_Joe said:
I'm a pc gamer at heart, always have been, never got on with consoles. I game at 1920x1080 with all settings on high in just about every game i have.
BFBC2 is my game. However.....when i watch my lad play COD on his 360 on a 720p tv, it looks really nice. I sometimes think it looks better and smoother than on a pc. Is it just me then?

Yep, pretty much

Have you played COD on your PC at a real resolution for comparison?

flopper · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:38

6950 is recommended, which means it run high/ultra on 1920x1080 or so.
Playing bc2 on eyefinity and I use low setting with crossfire I average around 100fps.
I expect Bf3 be similar on same settings.

People are so overhyped..

Banzai_Joe · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:46

Random Guy said:
Yep, pretty much

Have you played COD on your PC at a real resolution for comparison?

You don't call 1920x1080 with full AA and all setings high 'real resolution'?

I dislikes console gaming, but it was just an observation. Maybe cos i didn't play it on the console (only watched my son play) that i didn't really appreciate the difference.

Yaayuh! · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:52

flopper said:
6950 is recommended, which means it run high/ultra on 1920x1080 or so.
Playing bc2 on eyefinity and I use low setting with crossfire I average around 100fps.
I expect Bf3 be similar on same settings.

People are so overhyped..

Similar? It's using a new engine, don't even bother trying to guess based on BC2.

DiscoDave · 22 Sep 2011 at 11:54

Hopefully will be able to run it at med/high settings at 1920x1200 OK, what do you guys think..

i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz
6GB DDR 1600
4870x2

fingers crossed

shadow_boxer · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:39

DiscoDave said:
Hopefully will be able to run it at med/high settings at 1920x1200 OK, what do you guys think..

i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz
6GB DDR 1600
4870x2

fingers crossed

Your system should easily handle it at high settings, although obviously without DX11 eye candy.

IceShock · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:45

hmm, i don't have a dx11 card, iv got a 4870X2 , even these days its still a nuke, it powers though every game i got on maximum fine, recon bf3 will kill it? lol

Yaayuh! · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:51

IceShock said:
hmm, i don't have a dx11 card, iv got a 4870X2 , even these days its still a nuke, it powers though every game i got on maximum fine, recon bf3 will kill it? lol

You must play some old games or at a low res to be able to play at max with only 1Gb per GPU

Vir · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:54

2560x1440 and a GTX 480. I've got my fingers crossed. If it runs like **** at high I know I'm gonna force myself to buy a 580 or something damnit.

hyperst · 22 Sep 2011 at 12:58

Vir said:
2560x1440 and a GTX 480. I've got my fingers crossed. If it runs like **** at high I know I'm gonna force myself to buy a 580 or something damnit.

Well I plan on a second 480 if needed, wouldn't that be better than a 580.

Vir · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:00

hyperst said:
Well I plan on a second 480 if needed, wouldn't that be better than a 580.

Depends how good SLI is... I haven't heard very good things about that... must say that is a while ago though

But eh, 2x 480 = lot of power & noise...

skippy2421 · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:05

hmmm guess I'm going to be tweaking a few settings then. I refuse to upgrade until the next gen come out.

realscot · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:22

Rossi~ said:
1Gb cards i hope

Yeah 4870X2 2GB + 4870 1GB.

DiscoDave · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:40

shadow_boxer said:
Your system should easily handle it at high settings, although obviously without DX11 eye candy.

Not too bothered about DX11 at the moment, not a lot of difference in games I've seen thus far, unless you really stare and look. Perhaps Bf3 will be different, who knows...

shadow_boxer · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:50

DiscoDave said:
Not too bothered about DX11 at the moment, not a lot of difference in games I've seen thus far, unless you really stare and look. Perhaps Bf3 will be different, who knows...

Yeah, wait can see. I think most people are generally overestimating it's requirements.