http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk

They do some great rig's that are built to order so you can add/remove bits you want/don't need to help the price.

They also seem to be pretty cheap for what they offer.

 

Ahhh, fuck's sake. What spec of desktop machine am I gonna need to play this flat out?

I LOVED bf2 on pc and just looks like an amazing looking update of that format.

Wish I hadn't sold my alienware m15x now

 

- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
- RAM: 4GB
- Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, GeForce GTX 460, Radeon Radeon HD 6850
- Graphics card memory: 1 GB
- Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

 

Thanks.

Jusg had a look on that site you put up.. Wtf, some of these machines now have 24gb ram! Can they use this? Not sure if it's right but remember reading somewhere once that over 3gb is a waste?

 

If your using 32bit OS its pointless having so much RAM, you only get the full benefits when using 64bit OS

 

DinoPC.com are also quite good for prebuilt. I'm just about to order a new desk top, and I think I shall order from them.

 

Thanks, I'll have a nosey when I get back as my dad's computer at work is diabolical.

Do you reckon I could get something of the spec you listed, within my price range?

 

If you can, the i5 2500k is being said to be the best system out at the moment for gaming at an affordable level. If you have some decent enough kit already (ie gfx/psu) and just need a few bits updating then it might be worth getting something like this which i shall be doing for bf3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=BU-063-OE

It's a lot more cheaper to buy parts and get someone to build it for you like a friend or small computer business as most pre built systems will never have a decent setup unless you want to spend more then £700-800

There are supposed to be new processors coming out next month so prices for things like the i5 2500k might drop which is always good too.

feel free to post up a spec in here of things you find or for information from other forum users to get a spec for the budget you posted

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/p...upgrade-forum/

good luck

 

£700 is a bit much, I've still got wheels and a new engine to buy

I'm pretty much starting from scratch, mum has an Acer downstairs but It's nothing fancy, plus I've been after my own rig for a while, I can't really stretch over £550 to be honest, anyone fancy speccing one up on one of the websites above and linking it?

 

You are going to struggle for £550 as just a Graphic card capable of running BF3 around going to be in the £200+ region.

Then you'll need corresponding cpu, ram etc... and even a decent power supply as dx11 cards are pretty power hungry.

Even a prebuilt rig with an Nvidia 500 series card is going to be £600+

 

fvck that get it on ps3,never could understand the pc gamers every time a new game comes out you need to upgrade!!!!!

 

because a ps3 can not and will never be able to compete against graphics compared to a pc

the pc games demand so much more detail than your consoles hence we upgrade everytime a game comes out because as the games come out the grpahicsget better where on a ps3 they stay the same

 

Depends if you like paying twice as much for downgraded games.

 

I've just ordered a new desktop, 2500k, 2gig 6950, 8 gig ram. £800 from Ginger6. Comes overclocked at 4.4!!. Roll on the battle!!!

 

It's dawned on me that I have some money tied up in premium bonds, might be time to cash them in! Looks like £700-800 might be more realistic for me

 

1 x Intel SandyBridge Core i5 i7 Custom Gaming PC (IG-1155cust) = £814.56
00 - CPU - Intel Core i5 2500K (4x 3.3ghz) 6mb Cache
00 - CPU Cooler - Artic Freezer Pro 7
01 - Case - Antec One Hundred
01 - Case Fans - Standard case fans
01 - Power Supply - 750w XFX Pro 80+
02 - Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3 - Z68, SATA600, USB 3.0, SSD Cache, CrossFir
03 - Memory - 8gb Corsair DDR3 1600mhz (4x 2gb)
04 - Hard Drive 1 - 500gb SATA3 Hard Drive (UDMA 600)
04 - Hard Drive 2 - ----------------
04 - Hard Drive 3 - ----------------
04 - Hard Drive 4 - ----------------
05 - Optical Drive 1 - Dual Layer DVDRW Drive
05 - Optical Drive 2 - ----------------
06 - Card Reader - Multi Format Card Reader (Black)
07 - Graphics - 2GB ATI Radeon HD6950 - 2 DVI, HDMI, 2 mDP, DX11, Eyefinity 4
07 - Graphics 2 - None
08 - PCI Slot 1 - ----------------
08 - PCI Slot 2 - ----------------
09 - Keyboard & Mouse - ----------------
10 - Speakers - ----------------
11 - Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)

I've spent several weeks researching prices and bang for buck, this is about the sweet spot mate.


Edited, forgot you need a monitor as well then mate. http://www.palicomp.co.uk/pc-systems.../prod_306.html

 

That's a pretty nifty site that. Was gonna upgrade with just mobo/ram/gpu for £792 but for a tad extra with another tower/monitor i may just do that and sell the case that comes with it and flog my old parts. Not sure if i want an ATI card in it though.

cheers for that

 

if you can dont bother with sata get one ssd drive will kick the arse out of sata raid and be a lot quicker

also a good pair of headphones and a sound card is a must forget speakers you wont hear whos sneaking up behind you

 

Sound cards are a waste of money. Onboard sound is more than capable these days.

 

+1, I would also add that I looked into SSD, they are around a £1 per gig. Just seems that quite a few folk are having some issues with 'em and RMA are higher on average than 'normal' drives.

 

You'd be better off getting two HDD and "raid"ing them until SSD's drop in price.

 

Just a quick update since i hawk the bf3 EA UK forums daily. Someone has kindly made a countdown timer as the BETA DATE WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY!!

http://bf3timer.com/

closed beta (for MOH LE/TIER 1 AND BF3 ORIGIN PRE ORDERS) on the 27th september 2011

open beta (FREE FOR ALL) can download from http://www.battlefield.com/uk/battlefield3/1/beta on the 29th september 2011

System specs are up also:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON 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


cheers

 

Just seen some footage of BF3 on xbox. all I can as is frame rate!

 

Not seen any xbox footage but found this ps3 footage on the tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHy3...layer_embedded

 

I've been enjoying the Beta this afternoon!!!

 

and me

 

sound cards are worth every penny the difference really is night and day !

few pc's that are decent and will run BF3

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=FS-176-OE

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=2040&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...40&subcat=1444

 

Been playing the Beta too - Fucking pain to get on though, they need WAAAAAAAY more servers!

 

Not sure I agree on that one mate, my last rig had an expensive cound card, this one is only on board sound, and erm, I can;t really tell any difference.

Just d/l the PC beta.

 

Well just finished playing the pc beta after playing the xbox version earlier.

WOW, what a difference!!! one big flowing map instead of random little loading screen's between rush sections. Also surprised at how bad it actually looks on console. I thought there would have been some improvement on BFBC2's visuals, but there really isn't.

EDIT: just played the console version again at a mates, turns out what I thought were loading issues was horrible horrible lag! (my playstation hates the internet)

 

What GPU you using mate? And what res you running at?

 

GTX 560 Ti. 1440 x 900 ( my pc monitor isn't the biggest lol )

 

I'm running it with a 2 gig 6950, @1680-1050 (22 inch screen). I need a bigger screen though, as after playing BFBC2 on 42 " tele, it's not as much fun.

 

I cant get my head around how this "origin" thing works.
Its almost as if BF3 is running in a web browser? Next to no loading time mind so nothing to complain about.

 

Caspian border now unlocked on the BETA.

feel sorry for all the people who hacked it originally

 

im guted my pc died lol, so buying bits for a new one ready for the game now

 

might as well bump this as it's not long to go now until release (28th)

feel free to add me on battlelog under a passionford platoon if one gets made

XslaneyX

Im pretty nifty in the tanks
cheers


P.s It's confirmed that the GAME in salisbury is doing a midnight release for BF3 so would be worth checking with your local stores to see if they are doing the same!"

 

game is also doing a midnight release aswell

this game is going to kick the arse off cod really am looking forward to it just gutted i missed half the beta

 

12 more fuckin days.... i can't wait

 

nor me ive just spent £1600 on a new pc to play this game lol. best go and pre order it next week aswell