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[Nirolak]

Here are the final PC requirements for Battlefield 3.

I blame DICE for the caps lock.

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

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

 

[Smokey]

Acutally decent recommended requirements.

 

[catmincer]

Yikes. Those recommended ones are scary. :S

 

[DrFunk]

*pleasantly surprised*

 

[Auto_aim1]

Wow those recommend specs are insane. Glad I upgraded a few months back.

 

[Bisnic]

It's ironic how the only thing i'm missing from the recommended settings is the OS.

 

[iSimon]

Fuck yeah, 6950 ftw.

 

[TheFatOne]

Nice I meet the recommended specs. Can't wait

 

[daviyoung]

Bring it on!

 

[mxgt]

I meet the recommended

let's do this

 

[Mechanized]

My GTX 560 Ti arrives today. =D

So glad I decided to upgrade my pc.

 

[Dennis]

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

I scoff

*scoff*

 

[Smokey]

Yikes. Those recommended ones are scary. :S

Wow those recommend specs are insane. Glad I upgraded a few months back.

WTF

Um how?

Quad cores have been available for years, 560ti/6950 are $220 cards, and RAM is as cheap as it's ever been. I got 8GB in May for $90, and just bought another 8GB a month ago for $60.

Those recommended are perfectly fine for a PC centric game in 2011.

 

[Defuser]

I'm 0.1 GHZ short of minimum requirement :|

 

[Wazzim]

Nice, first game in which I don't have the recommend specs (I have a oc'ed GTX460 1gb). Looking forward to testing it out.

 

[MRORANGE]

haha, no love for xp it seems.

 

[Dabanton]

Finally.

 

[RedSwirl]

For the first time in four years I can say that my computer is under the recommended settings.

 

[Kabouter]

Only just meet the minimum, so yeah, pass.

 

[KoruptData]

I have have everything but the video card for recommended specs. I have a 6850. Too upgrade or not to upgrade?

 

[Smokey]

haha, no love for xp it seems.

Good. Time to move on!

 

[Radec]

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

I only met those. damn.

 

[OdysseusVA]

haha, no love for xp it seems.

That was announced waaaaay back

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

My HD6850 is crying in a corner.

 

[Dennis]

Good. Time to move on!

XP -> Vista -> 7 -> 8

Yeah. I can't even imagine the horror of being stuck on XP.

*shudder*

*shiver*

 

[StuBurns]

I can run it, nice to know. No interest in the MP, but if the single player is good, I'll try it.

 

[Wazzim]

I have have everything but the video card for recommended specs. I have a 6850. Too upgrade or not to upgrade?

Wait till AMD's 7000 series.

 

[Slo]

Those recommended requirements are so reasonable that I call bullshit.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Need a new graphics card for recommended. I'll probably have to play this in 720p.

 

[Mafro]

Nice, my laptop meets the recommended requirements.

 

[Bisnic]

Those recommended requirements are so reasonable that I call bullshit.

Recommended doesn't necessarily mean playing at 60 FPS on High settings.

 

[TheExecutive]

So a 570 should do ok!

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Hurray for decent recommended specs. Bring it

 

[KoruptData]

Wait till AMD's 7000 series.

That's what I was thinking. Play this on medium settings for a few months and early next year upgrade to that.

 

[Smokey]

So a 570 should do ok!

Yes!

 

[jediyoshi]

My HD6850 is crying in a corner.

My 5770 was just fine.

 

[Slo]

Recommended doesn't necessarily mean playing at 60 FPS on High settings.

Sure, but I'd expect 30ish on High for "recommended."

 

[Wazzim]

Nice, my laptop meets the recommended requirements.

That's a powerful laptop you have then.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Yeah I'll need a few upgrades to play this at a decent setting I bet hah. Hope there is a demo so I can test how low I have to set it.

 

[Mr_eX]

Looks like I'll probably be able to run this on max settings.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I need a GTX 580. That's it.

Fuck yeah!

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

My 5770 was just fine.

Well, I have to upgrade my monitor sooner or later anyway, so at my current resolution I should be fine.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Shit.

I'm guessing my GTX 470 is no longer gonna take me to see the fireworks at that expensive place.

 

[NBtoaster]

Why is the site in the OP requesting a username and password?

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Nice, my laptop meets the recommended requirements.

Is your laptop one of those 1-inch-thick desktop replacement?

 

[Diseased Yak]

My Twin Frozr GTX 580* is ready!



*body

 

[DenogginizerOS]

What is the gap between what they have been showing at shows on PC (2 GTX 580s in SLI) and a GTX560 Ti? I am glad I meet the recommended settings, but what exactly does that give me? Time will tell.

 

[Midou]

Seems a 5870 slightly outperforms a 6950 in a bunch of games, so I'm set.

 

[Cheesemeister]

 

[1-D_FTW]

Only missing on GPU. Guess I'll start overclocking my 460 up to 560 speeds. Definitely won't be upgrading till the new architecture cards hit.