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

DiscoDave · 22 Sep 2011 at 13:53

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

Well BF3 may turn into a killer app, who knows... After the generations of unoptimised, poor, linear, short, unfocused console ports perhaps BF3 may be the savior of PC gaming.

panyan · 22 Sep 2011 at 14:04

DiscoDave said:
Well BF3 may turn into a killer app, who knows... After the generations of unoptimised, poor, linear, short, unfocused console ports perhaps BF3 may be the savior of PC gaming.

an app? seriously? i think youve been using your phone too much

HazardO · 22 Sep 2011 at 14:10

Rossi~ said:
Apparently (rumour), max settings or 'ultra' settings as people are calling them, require GTX580 x 2.
I don't buy that, unless they're on about high res with high AA.

Any one got a link to the source of this rumor? (I'm hoping a pair of GTX470 SOCs will cope).

bakes0310 said:
Gives anal to my XFX 5970 BE.

Waits for "I think I b****red my GPU" thread :eek:

fizz112 · 22 Sep 2011 at 14:53

I'm running Bad Company 2 everything on low @1920x1080 so I knew I needed an upgrade as soon as I saw the first BF3 trailer.

DiscoDave · 22 Sep 2011 at 15:00

panyan said:
an app? seriously? i think youve been using your phone too much

Kids these days...

the term "Killer app" has been with us since the 80's

. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_application

Random Guy · 22 Sep 2011 at 15:59

Banzai_Joe said:
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.

Sorry, missed that part. I have to say, you need to look a bit closer at the same scenes if you want to accurately compare. Consoles use a lot of trickery to maintain the illusion of high technical fidelity, but I can appreciate that a fast-moving game would look similar at a glance to a PC. And besides, BLOPs' engine is quite dated tbh.

DiscoDave said:
Kids these days...

the term "Killer app" has been with us since the 80's . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_application

LOL @ "Kids these days"

regulator86 · 22 Sep 2011 at 16:15

HazardO said:
Any one got a link to the source of this rumor? (I'm hoping a pair of GTX470 SOCs will cope).

Waits for "I think I b****red my GPU" thread

http://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt0/status/116140729864159232

DiscoDave · 22 Sep 2011 at 16:17

Random Guy said:
LOL @ "Kids these days"

iPhone generation >:E

*remembers he is only 25 years old*

*Grabs coat*

Drex · 22 Sep 2011 at 17:30

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.

U think a 580 will cope ok with that res on full settings cos im looking at buyin a new monitor and didnt know if i should get the Hazro Hz27wc which does the higher res or just get a cheaper 27" and put up with 1920x1080/1200, im still on a 21" CRT so i gotta do somthin rapid.

setter · 22 Sep 2011 at 17:37

HazardO said:
Any one got a link to the source of this rumor? (I'm hoping a pair of GTX470 SOCs will cope).

Hoping to be able to run it on high with a pair of 470 oc's, should keep me going till new cards are released.

HazardO · 22 Sep 2011 at 19:43

regulator86 said:
http://twitter.com/#!/zh1nt0/status/116140729864159232

Thanks for the link, pretty ambiguous IMO though. Could mean you need 2 GTX 580s for Ultra+3D @ <insert ridiculous resolution here>. Or it could mean you need 2 GTX580s to run Ultra at 720i.

gwobbles · 22 Sep 2011 at 19:47

HazardO said:
Thanks for the link, pretty ambiguous IMO though. Could mean you need 2 GTX 580s for Ultra+3D @ <insert ridiculous resolution here>. Or it could mean you need 2 GTX580s to run Ultra at 720i.

exactly my thoughts but if one isnt going to cut it, im waiting for 6 series, ill be happy to play on high with some aa at 1080 or even windowed mode at smaller res

HazardO · 22 Sep 2011 at 19:56

Looking at the twitter feed, I also see:

River_Stream Henrik Åström
@
@zh1nt0 @bkohn1 You won't need two 580's to run it at Ultra settings with a stable 30 fps unless it has SSAA enabled. This is just marketing
20 Sep

davedudes · 22 Sep 2011 at 20:00

Hopefully I should be ok, I know my system wont max it out, just cant afford a new GPU.

pgi947 · 22 Sep 2011 at 20:02

So what resolution do developers base there min/req specs on? As it surely can't just be a generalisation, they must have some foundation, or set standard to follow when putting up these requirements.

With the '2 GTX580' twitter remark, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say BF3 will have some insane rig killing setting, much like ubersample in witcher 2 or high DOF in metro. Probably something everyone can do without.

HazardO · 22 Sep 2011 at 20:05

More digging..

zh1nt0 Daniel Matros
@
@bkohn1 recommended is usually medium
20 Sep

I remember when recommended was all the bells and whistles

Witcher1979 · 22 Sep 2011 at 20:33

HazardO said:
More digging..

I remember when recommended was all the bells and whistles

Yeah that is just stupid. Recommended should mean the max system you need for everything maxed out at 60fps and min should be the lowest system you need for at least 30fps. IMO anyway then you know what to get to go over 60 and 30. But hey thats just me. But I also guess screen res goes into it, so they should make it standard at 1920x1080. Then people still know what to get to go higher.

gwobbles · 22 Sep 2011 at 21:05

christ DICE... releasing specs = not releasing specs...

Shadow-King · 22 Sep 2011 at 23:34

hmmmmmmmm......................might have to see how it runs on my C2D before I upgrade

Puppetmaster · 23 Sep 2011 at 00:11

I can't really believe they would release a game that requires such a high end pc to play at decent detail levels. Would seem like a bit of a suicidal move.

It's gonna be costly if I need to upgrade, as I'll need a new psu, 6950 / 6970 and a waterblock too