How are you upgrading?

[monkton]

Re: How are you upgrading?

After many years with the notebook in my sig, I just ordered a new Sager 8170 / Clevo P170HM with the following specs. I'm very excited:

- Display: 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen w/ 90% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: 30 Day No Dead Pixel Guarantee - Special
- Processor: -2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM, 2.3-3.4GHz, (32nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- Thermal Compound: - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- Graphics Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 485M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (User Upgradeable)
- Ram: ~ 16,384MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS)
- Optical Drive: ~ 6X Blue-Ray Burner/Reader / 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 160GB Intel 320 Series Solid State Drive (SSD Serial-ATA II)
- Second Hard Drive: ~ 500GB (w/ 4GB SSD Memory) Seagate XT 7200RPM NCQ Hybrid (Serial-ATA II 300 - 32MB Cache)
- Wireless Network: Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included

[jimykx]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Help me out here : http://www.totalgamingnetwork.com/sh...79#post2831179

I dont know wich monitor to buy

[Crandaddy]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Crandaddy you'll be fine, probably 60fps on at least medium settings probably high. I bet you the minimu req is probably going to be Intel quad core series or high end core 2 duo and 200 gtx and 4000 series.

If all the talk about EA wishing to be #1 with BF3 is true, then I think the minimum requirement will be for young people who’s parents bought them a computer a year or two ago, a duel core processer (I think this would be a good percentage of the game buying market for the PC.)
If they make the minimum a ‘quad core” they could possibly eliminate A LOT of people who would be required to upgrade. I would say that maybe 50% of the market would have to save up to get a new computer (are we talking sells in other countries?) That would mean putting off buying the game until latter (and I bet EA would NOT like that.)

Therefore, I am with you on the duel core as the minimum.

As far as video cards, there are soooo many types (different specs) I would not be able to guess the minimum. However, I am sure it will be DX 11 ONLY cards.

Ram? I would guess 6 GB minimum.

Hard Drive space… BF2 is 3.26 GB in the folder and BFBC2 is 8.2 GB in the folder. This is a bad guess; I would say Minimum space would be 15 GB.

In addition, I say it will play on a 32-bit operating system, but recommend a 64-bit one.

[Crandaddy]

Re: How are you upgrading?

After many years with the notebook in my sig, I just ordered a new Sager 8170 / Clevo P170HM with the following specs. I'm very excited:

- Display: 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen w/ 90% NTSC Color Gamut (1920x1080)
- Dead Pixel Warranty: 30 Day No Dead Pixel Guarantee - Special
- Processor: -2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2820QM, 2.3-3.4GHz, (32nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- Thermal Compound: - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
- Graphics Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 485M 2,048MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (User Upgradeable)
- Ram: ~ 16,384MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4 SODIMMS)
- Optical Drive: ~ 6X Blue-Ray Burner/Reader / 8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- Primary Hard Drive: ~ 160GB Intel 320 Series Solid State Drive (SSD Serial-ATA II)
- Second Hard Drive: ~ 500GB (w/ 4GB SSD Memory) Seagate XT 7200RPM NCQ Hybrid (Serial-ATA II 300 - 32MB Cache)
- Wireless Network: Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included

SWEET !!! :thumbsup:

[DunkinSPE]

Re: How are you upgrading?



I just have to find one that comes in camouflage and figure out how to attach the headphones and mic to it. No more interruptions during gaming to get a drink.

[jimykx]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I just have to find one that comes in camouflage and figure out how to attach the headphones and mic to it. No more interruptions during gaming to get a drink.

thats so awesome xD

[signa]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I'm planning a core i7 upgrade, with ssd and gpu upgrade. Not sure on the gpu or amount of ram yet.

[groundedzero]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Probs a graphics card update. The rest is allllll good.

[*FMJ*Power]

Re: How are you upgrading?

next gen for both ATI and Nvidia will be out around October, anyone even considering a upgrade specifically for BF3 should wait for those cards to come out so you can get the best bang for your buck with BF3.....myself , it's going to be 3 of the ATI flagship cards in tri fire and 2 more benq xl2410t 120hz monitors for some 120 FPS eyefinity deliciousness........now lets see some track IR support..........

I just have to find one that comes in camouflage and figure out how to attach the headphones and mic to it. No more interruptions during gaming to get a drink.

TWL has considered that an unfair advantage and have disallowed it's use in match play..............

[Minmaster]

Re: How are you upgrading?

im not going to upgrade anything since i feel my rig should be able to run it ok.
q6600 @ 3.0 and gtx460 with 4gb ram should be ok, no?

[muffinmn100]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Yea, you will probably be able to run medium 60fps

[imported_Harlequin]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I just have to find one that comes in camouflage and figure out how to attach the headphones and mic to it. No more interruptions during gaming to get a drink.

All you need now is another tube leading to a big bucket to pee in, and you're all set!

[monkton]

Re: How are you upgrading?

SWEET !!! :thumbsup:

Yeah - I'm pretty excited! I'm looking forward to going back and playing some BF2 on this rig.

[signa]

Re: How are you upgrading?

im not going to upgrade anything since i feel my rig should be able to run it ok.
q6600 @ 3.0 and gtx460 with 4gb ram should be ok, no?

question about that system since i have the same cpu. what would be best/highest video card to pair with a q6600 that would not bottleneck?

[CptainCrunch]

Re: How are you upgrading?

When I had the Q6600 the fastest I found, and used, was a GTX 275. Any more and I would think it would bottleneck the graphics card.

Crunch