Who's Upgrading/Building a new rig for BF3?

Ultim8 · 4 Aug 2011 at 13:53

As the title suggests who's going to upgrade or build a new rig for BF3.
I got onto the Alpha for a few hours and must say it looks and feels great and the developers are already working on what people didn't like about it (3D spotting, commo rose ect)

So who's upgrading?

Why cant i put up a poll lol.

TriedandTested · 4 Aug 2011 at 13:54

Moi. Well, I say that - I'm getting a new PC. Don't have one currently.

Just having a play with specs now - sadly, the mobo I want (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-054-AK) is still on pre-order, although I've just noticed ETA is now today.

lastyuk · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:00

Im building from scratch but struggling on if i should get an i5 or i7 and what gfx card, its mainly going to be for gaming but will do a lot of HD video editing using sony vegas, also photoshop.

lastyuk · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:01

WeOwnTheSky said:
Moi. Well, I say that - I'm getting a new PC. Don't have one currently.

Just having a play with specs now - sadly, the mobo I want (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-054-AK) is still on pre-order, although I've just noticed ETA is now today.

whats specs have you come up with so far? I did a spec but was told the cooler was no good for the ram i choose, Im so far behind on pc tech its unreal.

Mariusz · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:03

Tempted to buy a larger monitor either a 27" or 30" to really experience the Battlefield

If I do and I need it I'll SLI my graphics card but rest of PC should be fine, BC2 plays great.

TriedandTested · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:18

lastyuk said:
whats specs have you come up with so far? I did a spec but was told the cooler was no good for the ram i choose, Im so far behind on pc tech its unreal.

Same - it's a real struggle! I've been out of 'the game' for about 3-4 years now.

Have this in my cart at the moment but unsure about monitor and want to bring down the price a bit too:

phil-k · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:35

my new setup below runs everything I have tried smoothly so far, playing Crysis 2 with the extra graphic add-ons with no lag at all.
you could save a pound or two by getting an OEM processor as you dont need the stock fan with the retail version

Cleeecooo · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:39

WeOwnTheSky said:
Same - it's a real struggle! I've been out of 'the game' for about 3-4 years now.

Have this in my cart at the moment but unsure about monitor and want to bring down the price a bit too:

Looks good, but I would change the monitor to a Samsung 3D one as they are supposed to be just as good colour wise and obviously it does 3D aswell

Surveyor · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:40

WeOwnTheSky said:
Same - it's a real struggle! I've been out of 'the game' for about 3-4 years now.

Have this in my cart at the moment but unsure about monitor and want to bring down the price a bit too:

skip

Change the HDD to the Samsung F3.

Faster and a few quid cheaper.

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM

danbt · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:50

Yeh I am.

Im on a dual core, 9800gt setup at the moment.
Feels really dated now.

Im looking at something along the lines of:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £247.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £161.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £129.98
1 x Lepa B-Series 850W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £92.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 II Lite Dominator Case - Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £53.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £25.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
Total : £852.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Cleeecooo · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:53

Looks great danbt, however, for £10 more you could have THIS graphics card which has a better cooler.

Jegethy · 4 Aug 2011 at 14:58

I'm building a new computer but it's not for any game in particular. I have the graphics card already, and the rest of it will be here tomorrow.

Intel i5 2500k with Corsair Hydro H80
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68
16GB Kingston HyperX Genesis memory
MSI 6950 2GB Twin Frozr III

Really looking forward to playing some Skyrim on it. May also pick up another 6950 for some Crossfire sexyness.

danbt · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:00

Cleeecooo said:
Looks great danbt, however, for £10 more you could have THIS graphics card which has a better cooler.

Hey. Thanks.

I did originally have that card in my basket, but its ETA is overdue, and im beginning to think its not going to turn up or something lol.

Is there anything in the build you think could be upgraded? How about the motherboard, upgraded to the one linked earlier in this thread?

Would that provide any benefits?

Cheers all.

TheYoungster · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:00

A rig tha can run bf3 well is something like this:
i5 2500k
gtx 460/560ti and above ati radeon 67 somthings
4gb ram (8gb is so cheap might as well stump the extra for that)
ssd if you have the spare dollar, will decrease loading times
say 650 watt psu to power it all, aftermarket cooling ect
tell me if im worng, thats what im getting...

Cleeecooo · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:08

TheYoungster said:
A rig tha can run bf3 well is something like this:
i5 2500k
gtx 460/560ti and above ati radeon 67 somthings 68+
4gb ram (8gb is so cheap might as well stump the extra for that) 8GB is best
ssd if you have the spare dollar, will decrease loading times
say 650 watt psu to power it all, aftermarket cooling ect might aswell get a 750
tell me if im worng, thats what im getting...

Cleeecooo · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:08

danbt said:
Hey. Thanks.

I did originally have that card in my basket, but its ETA is overdue, and im beginning to think its not going to turn up or something lol.

Is there anything in the build you think could be upgraded? How about the motherboard, upgraded to the one linked earlier in this thread?

Would that provide any benefits?

Cheers all.

try calling ocuk for another ETA
Everything else looks fine, mobos aren't my strong area

TheYoungster · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:27

Cleeecooo i think we just solved this thread

TriedandTested · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:35

Cleeecooo said:
Looks good, but I would change the monitor to a Samsung 3D one as they are supposed to be just as good colour wise and obviously it does 3D aswell

Any links/reviews? Can't find anything.

jamesy505 · 4 Aug 2011 at 15:54

In the last day or so I ordered new PC (well parts anyways) for BF3, but not specifically that. Only for gaming though..

Included
GTX570 GFX
i5-2500k
SSD
8GB Ram

And other various bits like mobo, PSU etc that I know little of.

Should be awesome when it arrives though :-)

lastyuk · 4 Aug 2011 at 16:58

This is the spec I am about to purchase but want to try and find a cooler that will fit and wont cause problems with the ram. If you can see a hardware conflict or anything id appreciate your help thanks.

Corsair 600T Graphite Series Black Mid Tower Gaming Case, w/o PSU

Asus P8Z68-V PRO, Intel Z68, S 1155, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR3 2200(OC), SATA 6Gb/s, RAID, ATX, HDMI

Intel Core i7 2600K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, GPU 850Mhz 8MB Cache, 95W OEM

850W Corsair Enthusiast 850TXV2UK TX V2 Series, 85% Eff', SLi, EPS 12V, 80 Plus Bronze, 140mm Fan

1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9ms,

60GB OCZ Technology Vertex 2E, 2.5" Sandforce SSD, MLC-Flash, Read 285MB/s, Write 275MB/s

1536MB MSI GTX 580 Twin FrozR II/OC, 40nm, 4096MHz GDDR5, GPU 800MHz, Shader 1544MHz, 512 Cores

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 PC3-12800(1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit SP1, Operating System, Single, - OEM

quick update would this be ok http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-CS