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I'm really excited to be getting back into pc gaming (cannot wait for bf3!) Almost all my parts are outdated so I need to re-build my set-up. I dont want to spend to much money, but i want to be able to run battlefield smoothly(minimum lag) with great graphics. I already have the essentials (screen, mouse&keyboard, speakers cd drive harddrive power supply and computer case). Other then that I've got to upgrade everything. This is the setup I'm currently looking at buying:

Radeon graphics card 6870 ($159.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

Ram/memory 8gigs ($53) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

AMD Phenom II processor ($109.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103809

ASUS EVO AM3 ($103) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647

total = $425.99

 

I found most of these parts from this helpful link: http://www.gamersnexus.net/pc-builds/46/602-september-budget-pc-2011

I was wondering what you guys thought about this setup, what are your thoughts on how BF3 will run and play on my computer? Any other deals or better offers on compoonents would be greatly appretiated. I also have 2 computers worth of outdated/old parts that I used back in the day (battlefield 2) and am not sure what to do with those parts, if theres anyone or company wanting to buy old parts please let me know!



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That seems fine, if the beta is any indecation BF3 has been oversold on the graphics side. You may not be able to run ultra but you should be able to experiance the game well depending on resolution. 560 ti might be a better buy if you can get it for ~the same price.

The only reason you would need a better card is if you want deffered MSAA and other ultra effects or a 1080+ screen resolution and maintain a smoth 30+fps. Unless they make some major additions to graphics in the final game.

On the CPU side it may be worth waiting for bulldozer as that should at the very least push current CPUs down in price and is likely to outperform Phenom 2 CPUs by a wide margine.



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You might want to get a better GPU to handle higher settings



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Would you say I'd be missing out with the current graphics card im looking at? I thought it would be able to run 1080+ screen res since its a higher model than the one that is recomended to play

Also any idea when the bulldozer is being released?



zaMy said:
Would you say I'd be missing out with the current graphics card im looking at? I thought it would be able to run 1080+ screen res since its a higher model than the one that is recomended to play

Also any idea when the bulldozer is being released?


The reccomended is for medium/high depending on resolution and 30fp,s minumum is for console graphics at 720p 30fps

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Solid-Stark said:
You might want to get a better GPU to handle higher settings


Why's that ? i think Radeon 6870 is more than enough to have it at max settings.... or i'm i missing something here? =s



PullusPardus said:
Solid-Stark said:
You might want to get a better GPU to handle higher settings


Why's that ? i think Radeon 6870 is more than enough to have it at max settings.... or i'm i missing something here? =s


If he wants 30fps at 1080 it should be enough on high settings. I remember reading 6970/570 + were required for ultra. Maybe im wrong.



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PullusPardus said:
Solid-Stark said:
You might want to get a better GPU to handle higher settings


Why's that ? i think Radeon 6870 is more than enough to have it at max settings.... or i'm i missing something here? =s



Ultra includes 2 types of AA one is a post proccess which is Morphological Anti-Aliasing like the AA used in Uncarted 3, Killzone 3 and God of War 3 amoung others which has a small impact on performance. But also differed MSAA which to get a bit technical, BF3 usses a differed renderer which uses a technicel known as multiple render targets which runs 3+ passes on geometry but allows developers to basically use as many light sources as they want, the head graphics programer on BF3 (known as  Repi) has a demo that uses 1000+ dynamic light sources in a single scene for example. The downside to this is that traditional MSAA uses the depth buffer to know where the edges of objects are to aply AA to. But with DX11 you can apply MSAA to each geometry pass esentially running 4xMSAA 3+ times per frame.

Then there are the volumetric smoke, which means instead of using a load of sprites in a pre canned animation, it's calculated in real time in 3D so it can react to other objects in the world, cast shadows etc.

Then there is the ultra high resolution soft shadows and whatever they add to the final version.

TL:DR BF3 basically just throws as much work as possible at the GPU on ultra and you will need at least a GTX 580, SLI if you want 60fps or multi monitor

You may get Beta Ultra tho as that is missing some of the advanced effects



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spurgeonryan said:
Solid-Stark said:
You might want to get a better GPU to handle higher settings


This

 

 

You changed your avatar?

Yup, gotta start supporting the team as much as possible, off to the best start in 4 years ^_^

 

I was looking for the rack



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