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2011-09-27 14:48:02

#251

jmsprovan: Member; +18|6067|Alba

FatherTed wrote:
jmsprovan wrote:
I'm at 1980x1200 and it autoset everything to the highest setting

getting constant 70fps and it looks fantastic, they really put a lot of effort into optimising this thing.
in your own opinion (spec sheets only say so much) how much more shit do you need to run this on high/med than bc2?

If it could run BC2 at high then this will run even better at high

I usually get around 50fps in BC2 with everything on max, so DICE have managed to squeeze an extra 20fps out of the engine.

2011-09-27 14:51:05

#252

Kampframmer: Esq.; +313|5097|Amsterdam

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Coming out with the new 600 and 7000 series cards in early 2012, plus DDR4 ram. Upgrade what you have, buy later.

Already have a decent video card.

I wont be buying an entirely new PC, i will harvest certain parts from my current one (the parts from my previous upgrade).
The main part that need replacing is the processor, but i will also be getting a new case and some other things.

2011-09-27 15:01:57

#253

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6755|so randum

jmsprovan wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
jmsprovan wrote:
I'm at 1980x1200 and it autoset everything to the highest setting

getting constant 70fps and it looks fantastic, they really put a lot of effort into optimising this thing.
in your own opinion (spec sheets only say so much) how much more shit do you need to run this on high/med than bc2?
If it could run BC2 at high then this will run even better at high

I usually get around 50fps in BC2 with everything on max, so DICE have managed to squeeze an extra 20fps out of the engine.

hnnng if i actually get w7 i could play this

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2011-09-27 15:07:25

#254

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

M.O.A.B wrote:

This is what the Beta auto set mine as. Can't actually change any of the individual settings.

Yes you can m8..try

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2011-09-27 15:09:58

#255

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6926|UK

ted your 4850 should be fine. If anything buy another 4850 off ebay and crossfire it buy thats if you want high all round.

frostbite is more cpu dependent, if you've got a quad core then you're good to go.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2011-09-27 15:19:23

#256

Kampframmer: Esq.; +313|5097|Amsterdam

m3thod wrote:
ted your 4850 should be fine. If anything buy another 4850 off ebay and crossfire it buy thats if you want high all round.

frostbite is more cpu dependent, if you've got a quad core then you're good to go.

Its why i need a new cpu.
Still on duo and its not working 100% any more (causes a lot of crahses)

2011-09-27 15:59:29

#257

N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6186|Somewhere out in Space

Kampframmer wrote:
N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Coming out with the new 600 and 7000 series cards in early 2012, plus DDR4 ram. Upgrade what you have, buy later.
Already have a decent video card.

I wont be buying an entirely new PC, i will harvest certain parts from my current one (the parts from my previous upgrade).
The main part that need replacing is the processor, but i will also be getting a new case and some other things.

so will this include a new mobo or no?

2011-09-27 17:42:47

#258

twoblacklines: all grown up now (its boring); +49|6462

13urnzz wrote:
twoblacklines wrote:
Any ideas on min spec to run BF3 maxed out at 1920x1200 ? Money is not really an object in a way that I wont miss out on life if i spend alot, but I would rather be able to afford to persue other activities.

I currently have

q9450 which does 3.4GHZ comfortably
Gigabyte DS3 P45
4GB Patriot PC8500

Thats all i have, and tbh if its shit for BF3 I would rather just use this PC in my study as a full time business computer/server.

Cheers
what vidcard?

Motherboard.

It runs quake live on high at about 60fps.

But thats the only game i play whilst waiting for BF2.

I have specced a system up for just a smidge over £2k, what do you think ?
The current cpu etc and a 260 GTX (216) ran BC2 for me but I could only run it on medium at 1680x1050

https://thesmileyone.co.uk/pc/pcspec1.jpg

2011-09-27 23:41:31

#259

No/Yes: Member; +14|6197|California, USA

I got a computer similar to that with a 28' monitor for 500£ less (got it for 2200$ dollars) It had:
Nvidia GTX 590
Cheap Gaming Case
Hans G 28'
Same power supply
Intel I7 2600k 3.4 ghz
Cheap asus motherboard, no sli
Corsair Vengenace 2x4Gb 1600 mhz DDr3
1 TB 7200 RPM HD
Liquid Cooler CPU+Fans
DVD Writer

Your computer is great BF3, I just think you are spending too much money on it.

2011-09-28 02:49:30

#260

jmsprovan: Member; +18|6067|Alba

twoblacklines wrote:
13urnzz wrote:
twoblacklines wrote:
Any ideas on min spec to run BF3 maxed out at 1920x1200 ? Money is not really an object in a way that I wont miss out on life if i spend alot, but I would rather be able to afford to persue other activities.

I currently have

q9450 which does 3.4GHZ comfortably
Gigabyte DS3 P45
4GB Patriot PC8500

Thats all i have, and tbh if its shit for BF3 I would rather just use this PC in my study as a full time business computer/server.

Cheers
what vidcard?
Motherboard.

It runs quake live on high at about 60fps.

But thats the only game i play whilst waiting for BF2.

I have specced a system up for just a smidge over £2k, what do you think ?
The current cpu etc and a 260 GTX (216) ran BC2 for me but I could only run it on medium at 1680x1050

you will need a bigger SSD than that, windows 7 and BF3 will take up 90% of 60gb, the 128gb Crucial m4 is the best on the market at the moment

also you might want to look at the MSI GTX580 Lightning Edition because it was the best reviewed card I could find when I bought mine a few weeks ago, and its cheaper than the one you've got on the list.

Last edited by jmsprovan (2011-09-28 02:54:32)

2011-09-28 04:40:28

#261

Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|6846|Your attic

twoblacklines wrote:
Motherboard.

I would agree with everything jmsprovan said concerning the SSD and the change in video card, also as far as I am aware on a single 24" monitor (presumably run at 1920x1080) you should not need the 3GB version of the 580 as there will be little to no performance difference compared to the 1.5GB models.

Oh and that RAM will not fit underneath a Noctua NH-DH14, I would personally suggest this instead but if not Noctua has a list of all compatible motherboards and RAM.

2011-09-30 14:16:14

#262

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

Some benchmarks i took with fraps. It was taken on different locations in metro while playing.
i7 2600K @ 4.5, 6950 2 GB CF- Catalyst 11.10 Preview driver, 8 GB CL7-8-7-24 @ 1866 MHz.
120 seconds, 1920x1200, ultra settings

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
12334, 120000, 56, 159, 102.783

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
7315, 120000, 46, 105, 60.958

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
8736, 120000, 52, 104, 72.800

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10227, 120000, 60, 110, 85.225

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10349, 120000, 63, 114, 86.242

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10772, 120000, 66, 116, 89.767

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
11692, 120000, 70, 115, 97.433

120 seconds, 1920x1200, low settings

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
18233, 120000, 94, 202, 151.942

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17152, 120000, 107, 182, 142.933

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17504, 120000, 120, 201, 145.867

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17638, 120000, 94, 192, 146.983

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
9015, 120000, 60, 114, 75.125

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
14804, 120000, 94, 184, 123.367

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
18737, 120000, 123, 184, 156.142

NOTE: These values are for indication only!

Last edited by Beduin (2011-09-30 15:10:17)

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2011-09-30 14:49:17

#263

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6972|Riva, MD

My rig is finally starting to show its age in these newer games.

I think my settings are mostly medium with a few high on 1680x1050 but it doesn't always run completely smooth. Haven't benchmarked it though

I got a Core 2 Quad Q9550 with 4GB of RAM and a GTX 260 216-core and I haven't reformatted my computer to 7 x64 yet(still running 7 x86) not that I can see that making much difference. I gotta get a job so I can finally play this game in DX11 or at least on max settings on DX10, although I've heard that the Beta only has DX10 anyway.

Everybody I've seen seems to be playing BF3 on an i5, is it possible my C2Q is also bottlenecking me like my videocard?

Last edited by _j5689_ (2011-09-30 14:49:35)

2011-09-30 14:51:34

#264

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6926|UK

nope your quad is fine. your graphics card is the bottleneck

bf3 is optimised for dx11 so get a dx11 card.

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2011-09-30 15:03:51

#265

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6964|England. Stoke

When I'm playing my E8400 is nearly constantly in the high 90% usage and is hitting 100%. So yeah looks like I'm finally gonna have to bite the bullet and do a full system overhaul...

2011-09-30 15:10:41

#266

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

corrected my post
sry

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2011-09-30 16:41:58

#267

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6914|The darkside of Denver

Beduin wrote:
Some benchmarks i took with fraps. It was taken on different locations in metro while playing.
i7 2600K @ 4.5, 6950 2 GB CF- Catalyst 11.10 Preview driver, 8 GB CL7-8-7-24 @ 1866 MHz.
120 seconds, 1920x1200, ultra settings

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
12334, 120000, 56, 159, 102.783

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
7315, 120000, 46, 105, 60.958

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
8736, 120000, 52, 104, 72.800

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10227, 120000, 60, 110, 85.225

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10349, 120000, 63, 114, 86.242

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
10772, 120000, 66, 116, 89.767

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
11692, 120000, 70, 115, 97.433

120 seconds, 1920x1200, low settings

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
18233, 120000, 94, 202, 151.942

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17152, 120000, 107, 182, 142.933

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17504, 120000, 120, 201, 145.867

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
17638, 120000, 94, 192, 146.983

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
9015, 120000, 60, 114, 75.125

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
14804, 120000, 94, 184, 123.367

Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg
18737, 120000, 123, 184, 156.142

NOTE: These values are for indication only!

Respectable performance here. This is close to what I have planned. Although, I will prob hold on to my 5850 untill the HD7000 series hits. Thanks Broski!

*what are your ambient occlusions and AA settings? Can you run some benchies at 1920 x 1080?

Last edited by SonderKommando (2011-09-30 16:42:54)

2011-09-30 17:02:07

#268

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

SonderKommando wrote:
*what are your ambient occlusions and AA settings? Can you run some benchies at 1920 x 1080?

Negative on 1920 x 1080. Maybe @ eyefinity

Last edited by Beduin (2011-09-30 17:11:35)

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
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2011-09-30 17:48:47

#269

jmsprovan: Member; +18|6067|Alba

ultra settings don't actually do anything at the moment

Last edited by jmsprovan (2011-09-30 17:49:03)

2011-09-30 18:38:08

#270

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

Have you tried? Just remember to log off and on again... or wait for the round to finish.

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2011-09-30 18:39:20

#271

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

so even engineers can understand :

no eyefinity for meeee QQ..and QQ sum moaar

Last edited by Beduin (2011-09-30 19:16:47)

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
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2011-09-30 20:23:29

#272

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6914|The darkside of Denver

good posts man, thanks. I might just go ahead with the 6950\70... We'll see, wont be building until December, so much can change...

2011-10-02 13:03:13

#273

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6005|شمال

Full article

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2011-10-03 09:11:22

#274

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|6972|Riva, MD

Has anybody with pre GTX 4xx/5xx cards tried the 285.35 drivers and seen a difference? I understand they're optimized for the newer cards but I'm wondering if any improvements trickled down to the older cards anyway.

2011-10-03 10:53:09

#275

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6820|Area 51

Ugh really hate this. HD4870 can probably easily handle this game on low (which is fine for me since it looks fine on low) however my e8400 is bottlenecking it. Can't really upgrade the CPU without upgrading the mobo eitherl and most likely will have to buy new RAM and probably a new PSU if I do upgrade the mobo aswell. F my life.

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jmsprovan wrote:

N00bkilla55404 wrote:

jmsprovan wrote:

FatherTed wrote:

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M.O.A.B wrote:

m3thod wrote:

Kampframmer wrote:

N00bkilla55404 wrote:

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