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Will my PC run BF3?

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hi guys, im thinking of buying bf3 for my pc, i already have it on xbox but i hear that to get the most out of the game you have to play it on pc.

anyway here is my spec -

CPU - AMD Athalon ii X4 645 overclocked to 3.40ghz

MOBO - biostar group a780l3l

Ram - 8Gb ddr3 team elite

Graphics card- AMD 6670 2Gb ddr3, GPU overclocked to 840MHz and the memory overclocked to 720MHz


its the graphics card that i think is going to be the problem, so im thinking upgrading soon but unsure what to go for, im happy to spend about £150 but im willing to strech if it means i will have a far better graphics card.

cheers tom

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Graphics card Master

what resolution will you play? and what is your PSU?if you have enough psu power you can go fot 6950 if you think the price is too high go for 6870.

if you would like nvidia solution you can get a 560 ti 448 cores will be a good performance for bf3.
Graphics card Master

Well both your processor and GPU are going to limit you(more so on the GPU side) but even still it should look way better than the Xbox360 version.As a side note I've heard rumors saying that Microsoft is going to use the 6670 for the Xbox720 but the processor in that is most likely going to be more powerful than yours.

What PSU are you using?

For €150 the most powerful card you could get a would be a 6870 but that would depend on your current PSU.

BF3 Benchmark of relevant cards:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7750-and-77...
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thanks this has helped alot. its my birthday tomorow and iv got a bit of cash saved up i think im going to get a mobo bundle with the amd bulldozer probs a 6 core virsion, a new power supply iv seen a couple of 600w for about £40 and then i might get the 6850 or better for graphics
Graphics card Expert

Do not buy just any 600w PSU. Make sure it is from a reputable company. XFX, Corairs, Seasonic, Antec Earthwatts are all good places to look.
Graphics card Master

You might as well go for a i5-2500k if your getting an upgrade kit.It's only $60 more and it's well worth.I just upgraded from a Phenom ii x4 965 and it's a huge improvement.Also a more powerful CPU will get you better fps in BF3.
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mercer95 said:
thanks this has helped alot. its my birthday tomorow and iv got a bit of cash saved up i think im going to get a mobo bundle with the amd bulldozer probs a 6 core virsion, a new power supply iv seen a couple of 600w for about £40 and then i might get the 6850 or better for graphics

Might as well bump up to an HD 6870 - they are very cheap right now.
Graphics card Master

Just remember to be sure to get a quality PSU because that's the backbone of the PC.And if it's poor quality every componet suffers because of it.

Do you have any preferred sites where you live that we can help you look?

thanks alot guys this has really helped me and i really appreciate it

it looks like i can get set up on £400

new i5 sandy bridge
Sapphire RADEON HD 6870 Graphics
ASUS P8Z68-V LX - motherboard - ATX - LGA1155 Socket - Z68
OCZ 600W ModXStream Pro Power Supply

:D 
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kawininjazx said:
I doubt it will run with those graphics, I have a Q9300 quad, 6GB RAM, and an HD4830. I over clocked the card and it would stick barely run on low. Get a HD6770 or HD6850.

Um. What?

mercer95 said:
i suppose im a bit of a amd fanboy but your right the i5-2500k would be alot better

If you love AMD, vote with your wallet so they have more incentive to make changes. Its hard to understate how far behind AMD is these days. Be a fanboy once there's a bit more parity if you want, but its just going to cost you performance-per-dollar right now.

I agree with the suggestion to go with an HD 6870. Its so cheap right now, and in such a GPU-hungry game at 1080p, the best GPU you can afford is worth it.

get a i5 and 6950 if u can and at least 550 and unlock 6950 to 6970 and oc it and u will have a kick a system which cost like a 560ti and give performance of a 580 and this system would last 5
years
if u unlock and oc ur gpu as well as oc ur cpu then it is wise to purchase a 750w with 80+ bronze a u have to consider the capacitor aging so that will sum it :) 
Graphics card Master

That Gigabyte mobo is a really nice one.I was thinking of getting that one myself but I decided not to.

In my opinion you don't need a 700watt.A simple quality 500 watt should be fine.
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mercer95 said:
ok i think i can start ordering on monday and see if any onw wants to buy the one im currently using cheers!!!

Ebay!!!!, people are always selling gaming rigs at great deals!

yeh i was but that would not be to soon, this i what im going to get -

6870 1GB DDR5 DX11 Xfire
http://www.mocustoms.co.uk/store/index.php?route=produc...

Gigabyte Ga-Z68X-Ud3P-B3 Z68 USB3 S1155
http://www.mocustoms.co.uk/store/index.php?route=produc...

Intel Core I5-2500K
http://www.mocustoms.co.uk/store/index.php?route=produc...

OCZ 600W ModXStream Pro Power Supply
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GLFD54/ref=s9_si...

its going to cost about £425 what do you think?
Graphics card Master

Wow.That looks really good.Almost the exact same build as mine.

Well if your planning on crossfiring 6870's you should be fine with that PSU.

Have you thought about O.C.ing the CPU? Have you got an aftermarket cooler already?
Graphics card Master

That is the one I reccomended.And actually I think it's best to go with the ASRock one because I just noticed that Gigabyte doesn't make that model anymore.Meaning they don't cover it under Warranty.The ASRock has pretty much all the same features and is still a very good mobo for the price.

You can't use AMD Overdrive with a Intel CPU.You'll have to do it manually in the BIOS or you can use the Software that comes with the board to adjust while your in the OS.It's basically the same thing as AMD Overdrive just looks different.

cheers again pal i cant thank you enough, thanks to you ill have one sweet gaming rig (...and be £600 out of pocket) if it was left to me i would of either spent twice as much for the same spec or half that and have pretty much the same spec as im running now.
Graphics card Master

Yah I'm surprised you went so far into this.Just seemed like you wanted to be able to play BF3 on the PC but now you've gone ahead and built yourself a pretty moderate gaming rig.You should have no problem playing BF3 on high settings with this.
Graphics card Master

An added bonus to that ASRock board is that it supports PCI-E 3.0.Which is always good in the long run.Since Ivy Bridge is only 3 weeks away you might even consider getting one of those CPU's.They look promising and they are supposed to be at the same price point as the current i5.I only suggest it because it's so close to release.Totally forgot about it actually.

AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 Socket AM3+ 4 Core Processor - 3.60GHz, 3.80GHz Turbo £88.13
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Bulldozer-FX-4100-Socket-Pr...

ASROCK AM3 870 EXTREME3 R2.0 5200MT/S £70.08
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASROCK-870-EXTREME3-R2-0-5200MT...

Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM Memory £22.25
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9-XMS3-S...

VTX3D 2GB Radeon HD 6970 PCI-E 2.1 Graphics Card £237.52
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VTX3D-Radeon-6970-PCI-E-Graphic...

Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2UK Builder Series 600W Power Supply £53.98
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMPSU-600CXV2UK-Builder...

COOLER MASTER RR-212E-16PK-R1 Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler £23.75
http://www.amazon.co.uk/COOLER-MASTER-RR-212E-16PK-R1-C...

495.71 with 4GB and Hyper 212 (449.71 w/o) and you've got lot of video
Graphics card Master

Ok that's good.I almost ran into a problem myself with 1.65 volt RAM.Intel says their recommended max is 1.575 and I've been hearing that people with 1.65volt RAM risk frying the memory controller.That would be very bad,lol.
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