Battlefield 3

[ruidemeireles]

can we play battlefield 3 in ultra with E5200 and a hd 6950 ?

the cpu lags the game or not?

thanks

 

[AdrianPerry]

The CPU is most likely going to be the limiting factor. The GPU should be able to handle ULTRA settings (it certainly can when used with a better CPU), so it really depends to what extent that dual core bottle-necks your graphics card.

All you can really do is try it and see what happens I think it would be unlikely for someone else to be using the same CPU and GPU combo that's able to comment with a definitive answer.

 

[geekapproved]

You failed to mention your resolution which is the most important factor, However, the cpu will be a MAJOR bottleneck either way. You'll never see the capability of that video card with that cpu, and the cpu itself will not run the game well.

A E5200 with a HD6950 is like running a Nintendo Gamecube on a 60" HDTV.

 

[AdrianPerry]

A E5200 with a HD6950 is like running a Nintendo Gamecube on a 60" HDTV.

:lol:

 

[deadjon]

How far have you clocked your E5200?

If its been clocked like a monster you'll find the FPS is fine - BF3 is not very CPU intensive at all -

http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html

I beleive at about 3.4 ghz and above will get you running fine on Ultra. Any Drops below 30fps WILL be GPU bottlenecked.

 

[cool07ist]

just get a core i3 2100 and u will even be getting far better fps than the processor u currently have.

 

[loneninja]

How far have you clocked your E5200?

If its been clocked like a monster you'll find the FPS is fine - BF3 is not very CPU intensive at all -

http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html

I beleive at about 3.4 ghz and above will get you running fine on Ultra. Any Drops below 30fps WILL be GPU bottlenecked.

BF3 is very cpu intensive online! Techspot, just like Tomshardware and every one else used part of a single player campaign to get consistency but it is very easy on the cpu. The benchmarks from BETA showed online was very cpu demanding, and here is a website that actually did ONLINE MULTIPLAYER for their testing. Note the single digit minimum FPS on a Phenom II X2.
http://www.sweclockers.com/artikel/14650-prestandaanalys-battlefield-3/5#pagehead

Overclocked E5200 will perform similar to a Phenom II X2.