What FPS will i get on battlefield 3?

[Maxwh2o]

I am wondering what FPS I will get on BF3
HIS IceQ X H687QN1G2M Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161396

 

[jryan388]

BF3 would suffer badly at max. A 7970 averaged 43fps with ultra and 3x 1080p. A 6970 only averaged 29. If you're willing to lower the detail significantly, it might be playable.

 

[stickg1]

If you got the 2GB version and played on lower settings it would run decent enough. 1GB of VRAM is going to suffer with 3 monitors @ 1080P.

 

[j2j663]

Well I would refer you to the Charts section but it doesn't look like they have any stats up for those 2 games yet.

I can tell you for a fact, no your 6870 will not play BF3 on 3 monitors unless you greatly lower the details, and then only maybe.

You should be able to play BF3 with your 6870 on one monitor. You will not be able to max out all of the details but you will be able to play it with decent FPS.

 

[Maxwh2o]

what about a EVGA 01G-P3-1460-KR GeForce GTX 560?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660

 

[Maxwh2o]

or this?
EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130661

 

[stickg1]

Do you really need to do eyefinity? I mean it would look better on just one 24" monitor. Obviously just my opinion, but if you're going to have 3 expensive monitors then you should probably get an expensive GPU to go with it. The 6870 and 560 are good for gaming on a single monitor at medium/high settings. Not for 3 monitors though. You need a lot more VRAM and a lot more horsepower to do eyefinity. Yes the 6870 will support eyefinity, no it will not run smoothly.

 

[Maxwh2o]

is the 560 a better card?

 

[stickg1]

is the 560 a better card?

It depends on the game or application. They go blow for blow.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/540?vs=543

 

[Maxwh2o]

should I get the super clocked version?

 

[stickg1]

They're the same price so yes. You could also try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

It will run cooler and if you overclock it, it will beat the 560 superclocked. But then I guess you could try to overclock the superclocked...

I've had a few of those XFX Double D 6870s, they're good cards, I still have one in my kid's computer. You can easily run it at 950/1150 some even higher. However from the benchmarks the 560 has an edge on BF3 and COD being a console port they will perform about the same. I do not recommend doing eyefinity (or nvidias equivilent) on either. And if you must then spend the extra cash for the 2GB version.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150563

 

[Maxwh2o]

$200 and my psu is a 620w

 

[Maxwh2o]

Around what fps will I get with that?

 

[Maxwh2o]

Will the psu be ok using a amd phenom ii x4 965?

 

[Maxwh2o]

SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151095

 

[Maxwh2o]

On new egg on the 10th will the price go upto 300 when the category special ends?

 

[Maxwh2o]

I will have to get moving then

 

[Maxwh2o]

on amazon will the price go up to?

 

[samuelspark]

Perfect:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130759

As long as that PSU is a branded one it should be fine.

No eyefinity with that.

 

[samuelspark]

I think the OP originally wanted eyefinity. He'd have to add in another GTX 480 for triple monitor setup. :/

 

[stickg1]

Lol I think I miss understood the op, he didn't mention eyefinity and I thought that's what they were talking about with "x3 1080p" but must be talking about anti aliasing. You can play fine with a 6870, just not maxed out. However for $200 the gtx480 is great, although it's older tech. You have the power requirements so go for it!

 

[samuelspark]

OP edited the OP (hahaha) . I noticed the first posts talking about 3 monitor setups.

 

[shizanky]

Surprised nobody has mentioned anything about the CPU. Getting an uber GPU isn't gonna just spit out awesome frames. ;]

 

[samuelspark]

OP has a Phenom II.

 

[stickg1]

Yeah he did edit, he gave up on eyefinity. I didn't think I was that crazy! Phenom II is plenty good.