Battlefield 3 gaming rig ?

[krazymate]

Hey guys if you look at my current system spec i have 1 6950
but for running bf3 cleaning i want to have it ad hd with 1080p
so i was thinking about getting another 6950 will it help get the fps up to around 60 ?
or shall i up the ram?

cheers

 

[pparks1]

I'm unsure if you would have to do either thing. I don't know my exact FPS, but on a Q9550 with 8GB of RAM and a single Nvidia 570GTX, I was running full screen 1920x1080 with everything at high and it was super smooth.

 

[Zepher]

game comes out tomorrow, get it, play it, and then decide.

 

[badger906]

recommended cards are 560 or 6950.

Im fairly confident my 2gb 6950 will handle it ok

 

[boogieboy]

what about my system? will it handle well on my native 1440x900?

 

[badger906]

It will play yes. and at your resolution, but what level of detail (low-ultra ect) its impossible to say until you get the game.
Its a very cpu intensive game so youve got a quad core which will help alot.

 

[KENNITHH]

try Can You Run It? and then see what you have to update

 

[simmo]

It will play yes. and at your resolution, but what level of detail (low-ultra ect) its impossible to say until you get the game.
Its a very cpu intensive game so youve got a quad core which will help alot.

It's not anywhere near as CPU intensive as BC2 was...is still optimised for Quad core tho so a Quaddie is def the go for the game..DICE have optimised this game to use the GPU more than they did for BC2 which is a good thing.

BTW your card (OP) is quite capable of running this.

 

[Diabolical]

Hmm i dont know, but i seriously think there something wrong with my desktop, i doubt its running at its full potiential. I cant max out the graphics (Ultra High) without any lagg... and my computer is consider to be pretty powerful (not trying to bragg) but here's my spec
OP: Window 7 Home Premium
Memory: 6GB ram (1333mhz)
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.67 ghz (I overclocked it to 3.8 ghz to try to max out battlefield 3 graphics)
GPU: Dual Ati Radeons 5970s
Hardrive: 1.15 TB
like i said, i overclocked my i7 920 processor to 3.8 ghz and enabled crossfire on my 5970's, it ran pretty good on High settings (a few minor lagg spike, but for the most part it ran smooth), but when i put the setting to Ultra High, i was lagg spiking everywhere, it was really laggy and choppy, at one point it would run smooth, then it would go crazy... How are you guys currently doing?

 

[pparks1]

Mine was set to "auto" and had put a few things at Ultra and the rest at high. It played fine on my box (Q9550 CPU, 8GB RAM, single Nvidia GTX570 video card. I backed my settings down to High just to ensure smooth play, and I didn't notice much change. I'm thinking the actual noticeable difference between High and Ultra won't be hardly noticeable at all. If you are playing great at High, I'd be content.

 

[Zepher]

I played yesterday for about an hour and didn't change any settings, didn't even look to what they were set at.
It played great and looked excellent at 1920x1080.

 

[mickey megabyte]

*sits and twiddles thumbs for two more days until the game comes out in his part of the world*

 

[simmo]

Hmm i dont know, but i seriously think there something wrong with my desktop, i doubt its running at its full potiential. I cant max out the graphics (Ultra High) without any lagg... and my computer is consider to be pretty powerful (not trying to bragg) but here's my spec
OP: Window 7 Home Premium
Memory: 6GB ram (1333mhz)
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.67 ghz (I overclocked it to 3.8 ghz to try to max out battlefield 3 graphics)
GPU: Dual Ati Radeons 5970s
Hardrive: 1.15 TB
like i said, i overclocked my i7 920 processor to 3.8 ghz and enabled crossfire on my 5970's, it ran pretty good on High settings (a few minor lagg spike, but for the most part it ran smooth), but when i put the setting to Ultra High, i was lagg spiking everywhere, it was really laggy and choppy, at one point it would run smooth, then it would go crazy... How are you guys currently doing?

Disable crossfire and see how you go...theres issues with multi gpu setups atm..I think you have micro stutter due to xfire....

 

[Darkelk]

Make sure you are using all the latest drivers for your cards as it can improve performance drastically.

 

[badger906]

im just about to update my drivers, just making sure ive a restore point set as the last version caused endless bsod...

 

[Darkelk]

Just make sure they are for the specific card/cards you own.

 

[Diabolical]

Hmm i dont know, but i seriously think there something wrong with my desktop, i doubt its running at its full potiential. I cant max out the graphics (Ultra High) without any lagg... and my computer is consider to be pretty powerful (not trying to bragg) but here's my spec
OP: Window 7 Home Premium
Memory: 6GB ram (1333mhz)
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.67 ghz (I overclocked it to 3.8 ghz to try to max out battlefield 3 graphics)
GPU: Dual Ati Radeons 5970s
Hardrive: 1.15 TB
like i said, i overclocked my i7 920 processor to 3.8 ghz and enabled crossfire on my 5970's, it ran pretty good on High settings (a few minor lagg spike, but for the most part it ran smooth), but when i put the setting to Ultra High, i was lagg spiking everywhere, it was really laggy and choppy, at one point it would run smooth, then it would go crazy... How are you guys currently doing?

Disable crossfire and see how you go...theres issues with multi gpu setups atm..I think you have micro stutter due to xfire....

whats a micro stutter ? well im going to try to do it with only 1 graphic card, but seriously guys, i cant seem to understand how people are maxing this game out without any lagg. I maxed it out on multiplayer with 3.8ghz and it ran pretty dam good (except for the map that was extremely windy and rainy), but have you guys tried single player campaign? and set the graphics to ultra at the battlefield 3 gametraler (Fault Lines) mission? my computer was spazzing out, i had crossfire enabled on my Dual 5970s, with my cpu overclocked to 3.8ghz, and it seemed like if it was going to run good when your inside the tank with the other soldiers, my FPS was about 98-105 FPS, but when we stepped outside, omg.. it droped down to 60 fps, then 30 fps, and then 1, it completely froze and it was choppy, horrible conditions.. Im also starting to think that the FPS are lieing to me because it would show me 60 Fps and ill still be lagging and choppy... And one more thing, my Fps would go crazy, like at 1 min its at 65-70 fps then it would randomly drop to 15, and the go all the way back up to 60 Fps (Multiplayer/Campaign gameplay)what is that all about? i know this isnt my thread but still can anyone come up with something?

 

[smarteyeball]

i know this isnt my thread but still can anyone come up with something?

I remember you. Do you remember this?

Unless you are into benchmarking, stick with a single Dual GPU.

They scale badly in games, are far more prone to bugs and simply aren't worth the effort for the price involved.

02-12-2010

I wasn't shitting you then, and I'm not shitting you now - you want smoother gameplay? Ditch the 5970's altogether.

A lot of the issues you are talking about, lag, frame rate spikes - it's those cards. Overclocking the CPU will only take you so far. They have inherent faults that will never be fixed.

In the short term, lower details that use a lot of the VRAM buffer. (Shadows, textures, AA etc )

 

[Devilz]

whats all this about playing game on ultra/high settings. I think its just bragging rights. look at this video and decide, if you are actually playing game, will you notice difference between low/ultra settings?

 

[badger906]

Its not about bragging rights... Its about the height of technology!

I only play pc games as they push the boundaries of technology and just look great.
If I wasn't interested in visuals and physics then I'd by it for a console. Fact is I can notice the difference.

You think its bragging rights.. I think its just your defence for not being able to...

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