Upgrades for bf3

b34st · 9 Nov 2011 at 12:37

Time to upgrade again. I need a new gfx card to replace my zotac 285 for battlefield 3 I would like to run it on ultra settings @ 1920x1080. I am running an i7 920 @ 4.1ghz with a gigabyte ud5 and 6gb ram.

I would also like to upgrade my ssd I have a corsair Reactor 60GB (CSSD-R 60GB2-BRKT) which performs great but I find its not big enough so I need a 120gb at least.

I have about 650 to spend

Any advice or suggestions.would be great thanks

b34st · 9 Nov 2011 at 13:00

The m4 is a sata 3 drive isnt it? would it be worth paying the extra for that drive when I'm only on sata 2 or would the corsair series 3 be as good?

Noise and heat is an issue for me so I was thinking of getting the msi lightning 3gb card but is this the best way to spend 550?

b34st · 10 Nov 2011 at 09:58

Thanks marius thats an intetesting post comparing 1.5gb and 3gb cards.

The 2 ati cards is certantly a cheaper option but I think it would get very hot in there and adding extra fans would be too noisy.

I think I will have a look at 1.5gb 580's thanks

b34st · 10 Nov 2011 at 13:51

Thanks for the reply, thats put another spanner in the works so I guess dual 6950s or 6970s is the best way if I want to run ultra?

b34st · 10 Nov 2011 at 14:53

Thanks I will have a read