my 6870 + athlon 2 x3 handles high fairly well on 64 player maps, not ultra, just high (I was getting good fps on ultra + no AA but my fps would drop every like 4 seconds down to 2fps... lag spikes.)
Oh alright I see. So I suppose with THAT setup I will be able to play BF3 at High with 4x AA without any problems right?
Also, what other CPU WITHIN that budget would you recommend? I was going for the i5 2500k but I am not looking for an expensive gaming rig yet. Thank you.
Oh alright I see. So I suppose with THAT setup I will be able to play BF3 at High with 4x AA without any problems right?
Also, what other CPU WITHIN that budget would you recommend? I was going for the i5 2500k but I am not looking for an expensive gaming rig yet. Thank you.
Why not an i5 2400. It should be like FX6100+$10-15, and it should perform extremely well.
edit: Hmm my bad. the cheapest i5 at newegg is atm at $179 while FX6100 is at $149. But its worth every $ you will spend more.
True but even with a low resolution his processor is severely bottlenecked in BF3 because that processor is low end compared to what you need to run ultra.
I don't have any of those specs. I am planning to upgrade my PC and I need something that can last for a couple of years without having problems running the newer games.
I don't have any of those specs. I am planning to upgrade my PC and I need something that can last for a couple of years without having problems running the newer games.
so wait for ivy bridge if u want advanced performance i think they will launch it till april or buy i5 2500k for now or more higher but not a fx 6100.
I said I don't want 'advanced performance'. I don't have the funds to buy the high-end thingies.
ok so that setup will be ok fx 6100 will be ok or if u can buy then buy a phenom ii x 980be which gives more performance in gaming then the fx 6100 and will not bottleneck that card.