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  • PC Gamers: Your quick checklist to get ready for Battlefield 3

    This morning we woke up to a shiny new metacritic score for Battlefield 3, and we are ready for you to join us online. Here are a few quick things you might want to take care of to get yourself into Battlefield 3 as quickly as possible on launch day:


    1) Create an Origin account, if you haven’t already. You can do so here. If you have an EA account then you already have an Origin account! Make sure you know your account name and password.


    2) Download the Origin client. You will need to have the latest version (8.3.1) of the Origin client running on your PC in order to play Battlefield 3. To make sure you're up-to-date, we recommend clicking here to get the latest version up and running on your system.


    3) Double-check to make sure you have the latest graphics card drivers. Visit the drivers section at AMD or Nvidia, depending on what your manufacturer of choice is.


    4) Pre-load Battlefield 3. If you purchased Battlefield 3 through Origin (or any other digital retailer that is offering BF3 and supports pre-load as an option), the game is currently available for pre-load. This means the game will be downloaded and installed already when it goes live. The game will unlock at specific times in each region, and you will not be able to play it before the unlock-time in your region.



    5) Check your PC specs. Minimum and recommended specs below:



    Minimum System Requirements
    OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 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 (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

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    1) Check!2) Check!3) Check! (had to update)4) Che.....got a hard copy 5) Check! I really hope my 550ti runs the game really good!
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    • #3
      Re: PC Gamers: Your quick checklist to get ready for Battlefield 3

      27 minutes to go....


      I'm so excited...

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      • #4
        10 minutes to go ... for you guys, I envy you!I might rent the 360 version until my mobo arrives around Nov 1.

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        • #5
          Re: PC Gamers: Your quick checklist to get ready for Battlefield 3

          By the way, there was a new nVidia graphics driver released today, remember to check for it.

          Currently the release date checker freezes for a few minutes, then returns an error. To be expected I guess.

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          • #6
            Got my hands on it today. I was doing a delivery for the retailer I work for, opened a box and it was packed with BF3.

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            • #7
              Re: PC Gamers: Your quick checklist to get ready for Battlefield 3

              You took someones delivery?
              Twitter: @CptainCrunch
              Battlelog/Origin: CptainCrunch

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              • #8
                Well I was on the delivery team and we unloaded the lorry and when we were putting the stuff away in the stockroom one of the boxes was packed with BF3. But no, I didn't rob any

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                • #9
                  Re: PC Gamers: Your quick checklist to get ready for Battlefield 3

                  Ohhh, OK, I get it now <wink><wink>
                  Twitter: @CptainCrunch
                  Battlelog/Origin: CptainCrunch

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