Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Beta Plans, System Requirements

Electronic Arts is now inviting gamers to participate in the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta which begins on September 29, 2011 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The beta will be set in Paris on the Operation Metro map and pit two elite tactical units against each other in the series’ popular Rush Mode. One side will take the offensive by attacking M-COM stations while the opposing squad will defend and protect.

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OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit
Processor: 2 GHz dual-core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB
GPU (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance)
GPU (Nvidia): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (Nvidia GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and mouse
DVD-ROM drive

"Gamers in the beta can also log onto Battlelog, the game’s free social media network that allows gamers to communicate and compete with friends, track their stats and share their progress," EA added Tuesday. "Battlelog extends the in-game experience to be accessible anywhere, whether on a PC, console or handheld device. Players are also invited to join the EA Gun Club for the latest shooter news, and to receive in-game benefits including access to the M1911 pistol and distinct badges in Battlefield 3. The M1911 pistol will also be available to registered Battlefield veterans."

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billybobser

Ati 6950 as 'recommended', that is a bit steep. I wonder what enthusiast settings will be.
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"Hard Drive: 20 GB"

At this rate, SSDs need to be a whole lot cheaper for them to ever get popular. BF3 still looking good.
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bdizzle11

Looks like it may be just as taxing on the system as people were saying, lets hope this definitely means theres no console-ish part to it.
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haxs101

6950, damn. Highest specs i've ever seen.

Hope my gtx 570 sli will work good lol.
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Gman450

The minimum requirements seems reasonable.
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Gulli

I'm glad I finally see my HD 5870 challenged (by Crysis 2 and BF3).
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Darkerson

Nifty. Looks like I dont need to upgrade anything for this when it hits. :D
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bdizzle11

bdizzle11Looks like it may be just as taxing on the system as people were saying, lets hope this definitely means theres no console-ish part to it.I bought a 60gb SSD planning on it being a boot drive, at this point ill just install bf3 on it and put fraps on the same drive.

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goodguy713

im shure a 6870 will run this pretty well also .. although its making me think about getting another 6870 for crossfire.. hmm
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kcorp2003

yeah i'm hoping my HD4870 can play this @ 720p with medium ish graphical settings. looking foward to the BETA. Rendering Architect at DICE said the BETA is closer to the alpha build and will lack some features supports in Dx11. can't wait to play the final game on OCT 25th!!!!!
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