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Hi all,

I have read the forums here, and while i don't have a lot of computers knowledge it helped me a lot.
So i decided to get some more specific help for me.

I have a quite old (~6 yr) computer, although it runs good i can't reallt play BF3 on it, and i wanted to ask if i should just replace some components in it or is it time to buy a new computer? (i saw people wrote that the Ivy bridge has some heat issues and maybe it's best to wait for the next bridge - whatever this bridge is..).

my specs are:
- CPU: Intel core 2 quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
- MB: Asus PK5C
- PSU: HEC 500td-tf
- GPU: nvidia GeForce 9400 GT
- 4 GB RAM DDR2
- 2 optical devices
- 2 HDD - 1. WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0 ATA Device
2. WDC WD10EARS-22Y5B1 ATA Device

Thanks in advance

For BF3,Here are the minimum and maximum requirements,
minimum,

CPU: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ATHLON X2 2.7 GHZ)
RAM: 2 GB
VGA: AMD: DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
NVIDIA: DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200,
300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)

DX: DIRECTX 10.0

OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
HDD:20 GB
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Minimum requirements for Battlefield 3

OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
RAM: 2GB
Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher.
Graphics card memory: 512 MB
Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

Recommended system requirements for Battlefield 3

OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
RAM: 4GB
Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950.
Graphics card memory: 1 GB
Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card
Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

However, please note that Battlefield 3 won’t support DirecX 9, meaning it won’t run on Windows XP.

hey all,

thanks so much for the replies (for some reason i didn't get email notification so i haven't noticed there were replies till now).

i have win 7 64bit.
to what video card should i upgrade to your opinion? one that will allow me to run the game in high quality.
and what PSU should i get? or more importantly of what walt?

thanks again.
!