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Anonymous
12 years ago
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Wondering if I can run BF3 on my computer

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Processor 2.70 GHz

RAM: 8.00 GB

System Type: 64-bit OS

Is there anything else I should include?

battlefield 3
  • Carbonic's avatar
    Carbonic
    12 years ago

    You should mention your graphics card as well. Here's the requirements for the game:

    Minimum System Requirements

    • OS: Windows Vista (SP2) 32-bit
    • Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
    • Memory: 2 GB
    • Hard Drive: 20 GB
    • Graphics Card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 graphics card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
    • Graphics Card (ATI): DirectX 10.0 graphics card with 512 MB RAM (AMD ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series with AMD ATI Radeon 3870 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 graphics card with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
      • or AMD ATI Radeon 6950)
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
    • Keyboard and Mouse
    • DVD ROM Drive

    Please accept solutions if they are correct and press the XP button if somebody helped you. This way you help others in the same situation.

    Cheers
    -Carbonic

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    All of the cards with HONEST prices on them in that range will work.  Those prices do not include Best Buy, which in the case of GPUs, is almost always a worst buy.  This one, for $135, will be just fine, for a middle of the road card:  

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150598

    For $160, this would be the next step up, still a middle/high card:  

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642

    That's after the mail in rebate.  

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  • Carbonic's avatar
    Carbonic
    Hero+
    12 years ago

    You should mention your graphics card as well. Here's the requirements for the game:

    Minimum System Requirements

    • OS: Windows Vista (SP2) 32-bit
    • Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
    • Memory: 2 GB
    • Hard Drive: 20 GB
    • Graphics Card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 graphics card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
    • Graphics Card (ATI): DirectX 10.0 graphics card with 512 MB RAM (AMD ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series with AMD ATI Radeon 3870 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 graphics card with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
      • or AMD ATI Radeon 6950)
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
    • Keyboard and Mouse
    • DVD ROM Drive

    Please accept solutions if they are correct and press the XP button if somebody helped you. This way you help others in the same situation.

    Cheers
    -Carbonic

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Oh, of course!

    Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6450 with 512MB DDR3 memory

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    My budget for these graphics cards is around 200-400 dollars. Would a graphics card in that price range work for BF3?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    All of the cards with HONEST prices on them in that range will work.  Those prices do not include Best Buy, which in the case of GPUs, is almost always a worst buy.  This one, for $135, will be just fine, for a middle of the road card:  

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150598

    For $160, this would be the next step up, still a middle/high card:  

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642

    That's after the mail in rebate.  

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Thank you both so much, XP for all of you!

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Let's hope I haven't done anyone a disservice by waiting so long to mention that readymade PCs almost all come with low end poer supplies, matched to the low enf graphics cards.  

    Each of the suggested replacement upgrades will require a relacement power supply,  it needs to be a good brand, not a generic junker, about 450 "Watts" of power, for the medium card, and 550 Watts for the next one upward, with this as an example of a good brand:  

    (To be edited in here momentarily)

    OK, here 'tis -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194090

    Note: Enermax is the only good brand with the syllable "max" included in the name.  All the rest are junk (Chiefmax, Raidmax, and more).

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