[VR]Guide To Building A Gaming Rig For Battlefield 3

[.Sup]

I am also in the process of building/upgrading a rig for BF3 so anyone in the same shoes as me should look at this guide:
http://vr-zone.com/articles/guide-to-bu ... 13633.html

+some other good info:
http://vr-zone.com/articles/battlefield ... 625-1.html
&
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/gam ... ware/13498

[ShadowrogueXl]

i tried 5760*1080 on my system.. but well its not workign very well on ultra...
and even more annoying, the map and whole hud vanishes on taht resolution somehow

edit: hm I considered to make this not look like a "look my penis" post - and add some info to make it at least useful which was originally intended by sup.

quadcore amd 3,4 ghz with one ATI 6970 2 gb and game on a SSD makes the game run smooth on ultra (about 50-60 frames) at 1920*1080
but since i anyway will play this game in somwhere between low and mid cause of visibility and stuff....well..
a firend of mine runs a quite similar system with about 20 frames more with nvidia 570 - so especially fo bf3 ud better go with that one.

in 5760 *1080 its about 10 frames on ultra but about 60 frames in middle. but as mentioned u wont see any hud anymore... looks great anyway xD

[Goggles]

is there a way to view framerate while playing? (and ping would be nice, too)

[ShadowrogueXl]

strg+alt+s does the magic

[Goggles]

strg+alt+s does the magic

What is this strg button and how do I fondle it?

[ShadowrogueXl]

oh fck... stupid me xD

its ctrl +alt+ s

xD germans... stupid folks

[.Sup]

Thanks for the info Shadow. I didn't know beta currently supports framerate hud info. I use Fraps to see fraps and MSI Afterburner for GPU usage which currently averages on 60% on low settings. So my GPU isn't the bottleneck. My CPU seems to be as it works on full load. My system is 775 socket based and the cheapest option for me would be to upgrade to a Q8400 which has a frequency of around 2.6 Mhz. Not sure is that will cut it so I'm hoping to see someone who uses the same setup and give me some input.

[AlbinoKalle69]

I'm also using a 775 socket with a q9505 which I bought 2 years ago for about 160€. Together with a overclocked gtx 460 I'm able to play the beta in mid-high at 1680*1050 with a decent framerate. According to Nvidia Inspector my gpu usage is at 99%.
Although you'll have to spend more money I'd say you rather buy a new mobo with a new cpu instead of a q8400 because imo the q8400 is too expensive by now (still costs about 120-130€ while a Intel Core i5 2400 costs 150€ in Germany). Since DDR 3 Ram is very cheap at the moment you might rather spend 250€-300€ and buy a new motherboard, cpu and ram instead of spending 120€-130€ to buy a new (old) cpu (presupposed you have the money ).

[.Sup]

I'm also using a 775 socket with a q9505 which I bought 2 years ago for about 160€. Together with a overclocked gtx 460 I'm able to play the beta in mid-high at 1680*1050 with a decent framerate. According to Nvidia Inspector my gpu usage is at 99%.
Although you'll have to spend more money I'd say you rather buy a new mobo with a new cpu instead of a q8400 because imo the q8400 is too expensive by now (still costs about 120-130€ while a Intel Core i5 2400 costs 150€ in Germany). Since DDR 3 Ram is very cheap at the moment you might rather spend 250€-300€ and buy a new motherboard, cpu and ram instead of spending 120€-130€ to buy a new (old) cpu (presupposed you have the money ).

That's a very good advice, thank you Albino.

[AlbinoKalle69]

That's a very good advice, thank you Albino.

Now that sounds a bit ironic