Upgrade for BF3

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 20:33

Current specs -
X4 955 @ 3.6
1GB 6950
8GB of Ram

Want to run BF3 on ultra at 1080p what upgrades do you suggest? Also have a TX650W PSU so will power pretty much any singular GPU card

Philip Perfect · 16 May 2012 at 20:52

That's going to depend quite a bit on how much you have to spend! What sort of budget are you looking at?

jamesfreddie · 16 May 2012 at 20:54

How much do you have to spend?

Are all your drives SATA?

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 21:05

I have one 500GB seagate barricuda 7200RPM which takes around 5 minutes to completely boot from pressing the button probably needs reformating, the budget isn't really an issue don't want to exceed £1000 though.

PapaLazaru · 16 May 2012 at 21:09

BF3 is much more GPU hungry than CPU.

I have a Phenom 965 and get the same FPS as a mate, who has a 2500k.

We both have the same cards, a 5870.

7950 / 7970 should see you good.

MonsterMoshi · 16 May 2012 at 21:19

You'll want more than 1GB of GPU memory for BF3
2GB+

Lordgrayone · 16 May 2012 at 21:22

Get one of the new gpu's and a 128gb SSD for a boot drive and your most played games

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 21:32

I can't even play on low settings to sustain 60 FPS i think it's my CPU personally.

PapaLazaru · 16 May 2012 at 21:35

Snodge said:
I can't even play on low settings to sustain 60 FPS i think it's my CPU personally.

Well I can tell you it ain't as I have one and it works fine.

Unless you want to spank money anyway, the best suggestion has already been suggested. Get a decent GPU and an SSD if you like and if you are still not satisfied, look at upgrading other parts.

I can tell you hand on heart my 965 is currently at stock and with a 5870, I can play it on high with 50 FPS at the absolute lowest on any maps in any circumstance.

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 22:00

My 6950 is stronger than a 5870?

PapaLazaru · 16 May 2012 at 22:47

Snodge said:
My 6950 is stronger than a 5870?

Slightly.

stulid · 16 May 2012 at 22:48

Snodge said:
My 6950 is stronger than a 5870?

Comparison - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/294?vs=293

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 23:00

Exactly so why can't I play at High at a constant 50 FPS on caspain border Should I reformat my HDD?

hyperst · 16 May 2012 at 23:02

Are you using AA, it will kill frame rates, if you are turn it off and use Post AA set to high.

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 23:09

All sorts of AA is off.

stulid · 16 May 2012 at 23:12

Newest Catalyst drivers??

Snodge · 16 May 2012 at 23:28

trickynickyuk · 17 May 2012 at 15:22

you should be able to play on high/ultra settings no problem i have a hd6950 2GB and everything smooth oh ultra and my dad has a HD5850 1GB and he able to play everything on ultra as well i would look at cleaning you computer updating drivers or doing a fresh install it shouldnt take 5 mins to boot into windows neither you must have loads of stuff starting up with windows.

if you do want to upgrad i would say go for an SSD your CPU and GPU are more than capable for BF3

Snodge · 17 May 2012 at 16:17

That's what I thought I think my hard drive is filled with sooo much **** it's slowing the whole pc down

Rusty0611 · 17 May 2012 at 18:54

I ran my i5 2500k with a 6870 for a few weeks and I got really decent FPS in BF3 with everything on High (FXAA on; MSAA off; HBAO off). Probably 45-70 around 95% of the time with occasional drops into the 30's in extreme combat moments

Just posting to give you some context as 6950 is better than a 6870 so you should be aiming slightly higher than what I was getting to be fair.