Spec me for max BF3

IvanDobskey · 22 Dec 2011 at 18:38

fowler002 said:
what do you mean dreadful graphics on the ps3? sure it may not be gtx580 quality but its my no means dreadful.

Have you seen BF3 on the PS3? It's not a pretty sight

Roverno · 22 Dec 2011 at 20:14

I nearly vomited when i saw it on ps3

I know its not that bad really, but when you have a half decent monitor with a high spec pc, the ps3 doesn't even come close.

OpenToSuggestions · 22 Dec 2011 at 20:17

Roverno said:
I nearly vomited when i saw it on ps3

I know its not that bad really, but when you have a half decent monitor with a high spec pc, the ps3 doesn't even come close.

I would imagine not. The 360 came out in 2005 and the PS3 was 2006 (Japan).
The consoles are very old now and stating that the PC version looks better is just a bit, well, obvious

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Tibbz2 · 22 Dec 2011 at 20:36

mglover070588 said:
I would imagine not. The 360 came out in 2005 and the PS3 was 2006 (Japan).
The consoles are very old now and stating that the PC version looks better is just a bit, well, obvious .

Haha yeah, after watching so many PC gameplay vids in anticipation for my new PC, I thne played on PS3 and was shocked at how terrible it looked. I hate how rough some of the edges are in Skyrim!

Tazzfalcon · 22 Dec 2011 at 23:23

I play bf3 on ultra settings at 1080p on my sig rig amd its epic, and stable basically never falls below low 30fps. Usually its in the low 40's highly playable. Its a subjective thing but if your not including a monitor I tgink you could 'do the job' for £600 if your not going to nit pick about fps.

olivier renault · 23 Dec 2011 at 11:55

Technically, BF3 is will happily run on a i3-2120. Fowler's would be my target. Although I would probably go with a 560ti 2GB (the 'Palit' / OcUK one) and save another £30.

decto · 23 Dec 2011 at 12:55

Roverno said:
Humm, thanks for all the input. I think my idea of maximum was a little generous. What kind of performance level do you get playing bf3 on a gtx 560 ti? I thought that would run at max.

Since it is very obvious max for £600 is impossible, lets say max budget of £600 with OS included. Monitor on top of that.

Plays fine with a single 2GB GTX 560Ti on ultra 4xMSAA 1080p

Reaper 392 said:
a quick read through the article tells me that the cheapest way of making a BF3 maxing rig would be to get two 2GB 6950s in the PC with an i3 2100. however, with the problems AMD are having with crossfire and BF3 i would suggest two 2GB 560Ti's in SLI, preferably overclocked, and an i5 2500k because its silly not to have an i5 2500k in a high end gaming PC

also, i would suggest an SSD for BF3 because it likes to load lots of textures on the fly

SLI even better, still full ultra including 4x MSAA cards not yet overclocked.

Edit... SLI scales massively with CPU in BF3, for SLI a clocked I5 is essential

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