System Requirements

http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield3/1/beta

Minimum System Requirements
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
GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
GRAPHICS CARD (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)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE

Recommended System Requirements
OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 4 GB
HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
DVD ROM DRIVE


- won't run on XP
- Recommended 560 or 6950

Wow!

Post edited by kawz at 9/21/2011 3:25:38 PM

i guess it's a good thing i bought a 6950 reference model and unlocked shaders to 6970 and overclocked it.

Nice now all i need to do is go get that 560. I have 32 bit not 64 wonder if there's going to be any difference.

Originally posted by: FuhrerOne
Nice now all i need to do is go get that 560. I have 32 bit not 64 wonder if there's going to be any difference.

only difference you'll find is the ram time, they recommend 4gb or more, 32 will only handle 3gb. Also, try for the 570, it offers near 580 performance for only a little bit more.

Originally posted by: mx+b

Originally posted by: FuhrerOne
Nice now all i need to do is go get that 560. I have 32 bit not 64 wonder if there's going to be any difference.

only difference you'll find is the ram time, they recommend 4gb or more, 32 will only handle 3gb. Also, try for the 570, it offers near 580 performance for only a little bit more.

coo coo thanks well there's a 560 on sale for 189 plus, i know someone who works for fry's electronic store thats another 30 dollar discount so dont know haha ill prolly end up getting the card for like 160 so well see.
Post edited by FuhrerOne at 9/21/2011 5:52:27 PM

Nice! My 2GB RAM/8800GTS system can still run at low it seems. No upgrades yet!

It's up on Can you Run it?

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/

It's telling me I have a core 2 duo, a GeForce 9600M GT, and 549.6 GB of free space on a 250gb drive...
Post edited by `prophet at 9/22/2011 8:23:30 AM

Originally posted by: mx+b

Originally posted by: FuhrerOne
Nice now all i need to do is go get that 560. I have 32 bit not 64 wonder if there's going to be any difference.

only difference you'll find is the ram time, they recommend 4gb or more, 32 will only handle 3gb. Also, try for the 570, it offers near 580 performance for only a little bit more.

You can overclock good 560ti's to almost the performance of the 570 for about $100 less.

I just installed this yesterday and I couldn't be happier. It runs cooler, quieter, and obviously much faster than the 260gtx I just replaced, and it ended up costing me something like $230 after rebate. I'll buy another if absolutely necessary, but since my 260 ran the Alpha with no issues I highly doubt I'll need to do SLI.
Post edited by Jun_el at 9/24/2011 12:16:31 AM

Those recommended specs are for high, fyi.

No they're not. They're for medium...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/09/23/battlefield-3-recommended-specs-only-good-f/1

"Dice community manager Daniel Matros has dropped an internet bombshell by stating that a PC built around the Battlefield 3 recommended system requirements, which were released earlier this week, will only be able to run the game at Medium settings.

The revelation came via a Twitter-based question and answer session earlier today, when Matros stated that ‘recommended is usually medium’.

When asked if a single Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB would have enough power to run the game at Ultra settings, Matros went on to say that if you were aiming for that level of detail from the Frostbite 2 engine, then you’ll probably need two GeForce GTX 580s in SLI configuration.

No mention was made of the resolutions Matros had in mind when he was making the suggestions, but it’s clear that Battlefield 3 will indeed prove challenging for today's hardware. The news is sure to have hardware manufacturers rubbing their hands with glee too, as many people are likely to need an upgrade if they want to play the game at anything approaching the highest settings.

The announcement does raise some questions about how well Battlefield 3 will fare on consoles, however. If a PC is going to need that level of grunt to run the game, it’s a fair bet that it will have to be significantly cut back to run on the current generation of consoles"

Seems to be some conflicting quotes and agreements on this topic. Because today they announced that recommended settings were to run the game on high.

http://www.enterbf3.com/viewtopic.php?t=4190&sid=e679e0a3cba713c213c942731ac0342b


repi (DICE rendering architect)


Post edited by awkword at 9/24/2011 9:17:06 PM

That's a good thing. Thanks for the info.

Originally posted by: kawz
That's a good thing. Thanks for the info.

I know because if those recommended settings were just for 'medium' I'd have be upgrading my video card.
Post edited by awkword at 9/24/2011 9:16:52 PM

Originally posted by: FuhrerOne
I have 32 bit not 64 wonder if there's going to be any difference.

The game will not be compiled for 64-bit so there probably won't be much significant difference between running it on a 32 or 64 bit system.

Originally posted by: kawz
No they're not. They're for medium...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/09/23/battlefield-3-recommended-specs-only-good-f/1

I'm pretty sure that article is "outdated" as awkword pointed out.

My old Q6600/260GTX ran the Alpha with no issues at "auto" settings, which judging by the visuals was the equivalent to "MED" settings at around 35-50FPS, I'm sure a system with the recommended specs can run the game on high with no problems.

Originally posted by: Jun_el

Originally posted by: kawz
No they're not. They're for medium...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/09/23/battlefield-3-recommended-specs-only-good-f/1

I'm pretty sure that article is "outdated" as awkword pointed out.

I'm pretty sure you didn't bother to read any posts that followed.

They updated it to a 570 now.

Originally posted by: kawz

Originally posted by: Jun_el

Originally posted by: kawz
No they're not. They're for medium...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/09/23/battlefield-3-recommended-specs-only-good-f/1

I'm pretty sure that article is "outdated" as awkword pointed out.

I'm pretty sure you didn't bother to read any posts that followed.

Lighten up Francis. I posted the "outdated" in quotes because the information is coming so fast and furious that something heard yesterday is usually "updated" the next day. I wasn't trying to point out you were wrong after someone already pointed that out...

Originally posted by: soldier666
They updated it to a 570 now.

Source?

Originally posted by: Jun_el

Lighten up Francis. I posted the "outdated" in quotes because the information is coming so fast and furious that something heard yesterday is usually "updated" the next day. I wasn't trying to point out you were wrong after someone already pointed that out...

Like I said, you didn't bother to keep reading. If you did you would have came to the post where I acknowledged that the information posted was outdated (wrong), and thanked the guy who posted the up to date information.

Keep reading next time, it'll do ya wonders.

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!!

Time to overclock!