Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

[Vreki]

This time the info should be solid, its from the official BF3 Alpha FAQ at https://bf3alpha.battlefield.com/index.php?id=1

Q: What are the minimum hardware recommendations for the Alpha Trial? A: RECOMMENDED WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS: Windows 7 or Vista (SP1)
Installed: Origin
CPU: Quadcore @ 2.0 GHz or faster
RAM: 4GB or more
Hard Drive: 7.25 GB free disk space
Video: 256 MB or greater
DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card with latest drivers (AMD 11.5 or later, nVidia 275.33 or later)
Sound: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card
Internet: broadband connection
Note that these do not necessarily represent the requirements for the final game.

Pretty steep memory requirements, but otherwise it looks very reasonable.

[stilla-killa]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Wow looks like I won't be able to play it on my current rig which has an AMD dual core. I just can't justify spending that kind of money to build a new rig just for one game.

[Vreki]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Wow looks like I won't be able to play it on my current rig which has an AMD dual core. I just can't justify spending that kind of money to build a new rig just for one game.

I missed the quad core requirements, that actually a bit strange. Thar rules out half of the potential users, according to steams hardware survey.
No sense in doing anything before trying the public beta, but cant you get an AMD X4 for your current MB?

[MrChris_CJ]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

heavy on the memory, to be expect in an alpha

in other news

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[stilla-killa]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

No my MB only supports up to a dual core. It is about 5 years old.

[DTPleeoswald]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

heavy on the memory, to be expect in an alpha

in other news

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1929/captureer.png

Just got mine too

[Anarchy1]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Not bad. Quad core and memory requirements are a bit steep, but I expect those will drop. Not that I have any problems reaching either.

So does this mean that Origin will be required?

[Vreki]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

It means that Origin will be required for the Alpha, and probably also the Beta. I don't think we can conclude anything else yet.

[Lordsethonan]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Well it's alpha code; it's obviously going to be much harder on the hardware than a finished product.

DONT FORGET: Bad Company 2 was also heavy on the multicore stuff and we had to demand a patch to support dual cores better and DICE conceded towards the end of the beta; they MIGHT do it again but I wouldn't hold my breath... time to upgrade to at least an AMD quadcore it seems.

Also this isn't a console port; the textures look rich even on low settings (from some of the leaked videos) and the scenery varied enough so I guess DICE is betting on people getting better processors and rely less on super expensive videocards. I strongly support this design philosophy and would be glad if more developers went that way; you can build a pretty awesome gaming computer for the 700 dollars a Geforce 590 cost.

[5t3v0]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Don't forget, the i5 is at a nice price as well. I saw a few on ebay for around $180 @ 2.8 ghz (same as my i7 930).

Getting my GPU soon (Colormaster ATI 6870)

[SgtMattBaker]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

2500k is better for 2600k gaming-wise right?

[Lordsethonan]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Pretty much yep.

[BlueAngel7]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

I hope there will be a minimum of about a core 2 duo, as I really can't afford to upgrade at the moment.

[stilla-killa]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

Well I have the PS3 and PC version pre ordered. So I will see if my PC can handle it when the beta hits. If not then one of those pre oders is gonna be cancelled.

[jimykx]

Re: Minimum requirements for BF3 Alpha released.

I hope there will be a minimum of about a core 2 duo, as I really can't afford to upgrade at the moment.

You are not the only one xD