How are you upgrading?

[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:

[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.

[jimykx]

Re: How are you upgrading?

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

I dont know wich monitor to buy

[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

[Rambo]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I think Vreki hit the nail on the head on his post:salute:

[iQue]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Just got a new CPU cooler (Corsair A70) and I'm honestly wondering why I didn't buy it earlier! Overclocked my i5 750 to 3.8 GHz (stock is 2.67) and it's still only about 65 degrees C under full load, going to try out playing with it when it has finished stress testing.

[GeneralPatton]

Re: How are you upgrading?

The PC I built for BC2 will be more than enough to handle BF3 :)

[muffinmn100]

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.

[Crzy_Puffin]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Going to get new ram and sound card, everything else should be fine :)

[Crandaddy]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I wish I knew what the “Minimum” requirements for BF3 are going to be. (If it has been released already, I missed it.) I was in desperate need of on upgrade, so I did it last month. I have a great fear that I upgraded too early. I bet I will wish I had not once the “recommended” requirements for BF3 are released.

Op system = Win 7 – 64bit
Processer = Intel i7 – 920
Ram = went from 6 GB to 9 GB (Triple DDR3)
Sound = Creative X-Fi
Case = had a very small cramped case to a Antec Three Hundred (with 5 fans)
Power = went from a 500 watt generic to a Thermaltake 850 watt
HD = New WD - 2 TB 7200 rpm with 32MB Cache
Video = went from a ATI Radeon HD 4600 to a Gigabyte Nvida Geforce “Super Overclock” GTX560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB

:sniper2:

[Stev0esque]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Don't the late model intel cards use virtual cores? Also, I just wanna better computer to increase my Epeen. And I find the concept of upgrading and putting together a PC fun. Because I am just that cool/

[The_Eliminator]

Re: How are you upgrading?

What cards are considered best on the market now then? What generation are we in for both ATi and nVidia?

I still have a 4870 and that by all means stands up to the pressure with all the games i have at the moment. Cant imagine needing anything much more powerful.

[muffinmn100]

Re: How are you upgrading?

I don't think most games utilize more than 4 cores if 2.

[Stev0esque]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Im planning for an i7 (or an i5, depending on how my budget looks) and perhaps 6 gigs of DDR3 ram. Havent decided on the graphics card yet though. Im only using an ATI 5570 which is by all means entry level despite saying "1 GB" on the box.

[The_Eliminator]

Re: How are you upgrading?

Hmm maybe i shall get one of those to future proof