Battlefield 3 on my rig?

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Eblim

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How well will my rig work with higher settings? Hope my computer specs are saved, on my iPhone at the moment. Just wondering before I purchase?

Also, how well with my Internet for online play?
-2mb/s down
-0.6mb/s up
-local ping at 77ms and California at 170ms... I live in Alaska. Internet is slow and expensive here.

Sorry for minimal details... Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad @ 3.1 GHz (Turbo-Boost to 3.9GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula ATX
Memory
16GB (DDR3) @1,600MHz Corsair Vengeance 2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" S230HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB @7,200rpm
PSU
850W Power Supply (Thermaltake - SP850M)
Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (RR-212E-20PK)
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
5Mbps Download / 756kbps Upload
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
I don't forsee you having much trouble.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
But my computer specifications don't meet the recommended specifications. Also, my Internet may not perform well either, which is what I'm more afraid of.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad @ 3.1 GHz (Turbo-Boost to 3.9GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula ATX
Memory
16GB (DDR3) @1,600MHz Corsair Vengeance 2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" S230HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB @7,200rpm
PSU
850W Power Supply (Thermaltake - SP850M)
Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (RR-212E-20PK)
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
5Mbps Download / 756kbps Upload
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
You are above the minimum specs, but under the recommended specs on your video card. I expect you will be able to play on medium to high without trouble. Prior to buying my GTX 570, I was using an Nvidia 9800GTX+ and was able to play at low resolutions at 1920x1080 and it was alright. I have no problem playing high to ultra with my 570. I expect with your 480, you will be able to play medium to high.

I think your inet will be fine. While I have 15Mbit downloads...it doesn't use much of it. I have 1Mbit on my uploads...so just a little bit more than you.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
It's my latency I'm worried about. I live up in Alaska and the PING is a little higher than most of you down in the lower 48 states.

I had a rare 9800GT, with 1GB GDDR3 VRAM that ran Crysis on nearly highest details with 20 - 25 fps, with a damaged Intel 2.4GHz Quad Core processor. My GeForce 460 GTX-SE is about 3 times the performance of my 9800GT. However, Crysis I don't think is graphically intense as BF3, so I'm not sure how well my current card will hold up. But I'll report back here tomorrow, I'm currently downling 5GB of updates for BF3. Yes, I did purchase it.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad @ 3.1 GHz (Turbo-Boost to 3.9GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula ATX
Memory
16GB (DDR3) @1,600MHz Corsair Vengeance 2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" S230HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB @7,200rpm
PSU
850W Power Supply (Thermaltake - SP850M)
Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (RR-212E-20PK)
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
5Mbps Download / 756kbps Upload
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Your gtx 460 should have no problems what so ever running bf3,probably will run best at high settings and could probably do ultra at 30+ fps but will most likely get higher fps on High.Have a friend with a similar setup expect he has a phenom ii x6 1090T but with the same video card and says he gets around 45-54 on high and 36-42 ultra on average on his setup.The internet connection you have will most likely have latency issues but I would try to get on severs under the 200ping at least if you can or at least be something around close to 200 or lower if you can't get any better pings.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
PSU
CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case
AZZA Orion 202 EVO
Cooling
cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Razer DeathStalker
Mouse
Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
Antivirus
Defualt on win 10
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
cpu is overclocked in bios
I've tested it on ultra high settings, and it's completely lag free... My GTX 460-SE is slaughtering the graphics. So you guys were correct on that. However, that may not be so during online play, where I heard it requires more hardware resources. I have yet to try that. Also need to test my internets latency. Lowest PING I found was 66ms, but no players in it. 66ms may be playable?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad @ 3.1 GHz (Turbo-Boost to 3.9GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula ATX
Memory
16GB (DDR3) @1,600MHz Corsair Vengeance 2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" S230HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB @7,200rpm
PSU
850W Power Supply (Thermaltake - SP850M)
Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (RR-212E-20PK)
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
5Mbps Download / 756kbps Upload
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
yeah 66 is very playable,it starts geting unplayable when you start passing the 200 ping mark,feels like your a second late at least to me.Some people say they can play fine like that but for me no more then 200 ping, I prefer my ping at least 150 or lower. 200ping is the farthest I'll go on playing on a sever for connections but that's just me.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
PSU
CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case
AZZA Orion 202 EVO
Cooling
cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Razer DeathStalker
Mouse
Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
Antivirus
Defualt on win 10
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
cpu is overclocked in bios
Eblim said:
But my computer specifications don't meet the recommended specifications. Also, my Internet may not perform well either, which is what I'm more afraid of.
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At high settings you WILL have problems,not enough Video Ram for starters. This game is demanding at best and you will need a higher specced system to run it with all the eye candy maxed.

Your ping times are fine so your net is not an issue.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
930 i7 quad O/C 4ghz
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D premium
Memory
G Skill 3x2gb O/C to 1603mhz 1T timing
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 570
Sound Card
creative titanium
Monitor(s) Displays
samsung s23a950d..120hz 3D
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 3X150 Velocoraptors in Raid 5
PSU
Antec Quattro 1000 watt
Case
Xigmatek Elysium
Cooling
Custom Loop..Kryos block.360rad..BP comp fittings etc
Keyboard
Razor arcosa
Mouse
Razer Diamondback
Internet Speed
Wireless so w/e I get at the time
Also, bear in mind that the visual differences between Medium, High and Ultra are very, very subtle and unnoticeable by most people while actually playing the game. I ALWAYS crank my graphics down a tad, even if I can max it all out, just to ensure that FPS stay high during gameplay. I'm not bothered if the water tower way off in the distance has a few jaggies..since I am not looking there, but rather directly at what is around me.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
simmo said:
Eblim said:
But my computer specifications don't meet the recommended specifications. Also, my Internet may not perform well either, which is what I'm more afraid of.
Click to expand...

At high settings you WILL have problems,not enough Video Ram for starters. This game is demanding at best and you will need a higher specced system to run it with all the eye candy maxed.

Your ping times are fine so your net is not an issue.
Click to expand...

Actually, everything you said is the complete opposite. I'm running on Ultra settings with about 35 - 45 fps. However, my internet has a few blips every now and then, and very few low PING servers available for me to play on. But thanks for the reply.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad @ 3.1 GHz (Turbo-Boost to 3.9GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus V Formula ATX
Memory
16GB (DDR3) @1,600MHz Corsair Vengeance 2
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" S230HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB @7,200rpm
PSU
850W Power Supply (Thermaltake - SP850M)
Case
NZXT SWITCH 810 Gun-Metal CA-SW810-G1
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (RR-212E-20PK)
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
5Mbps Download / 756kbps Upload
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
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