how would battlefeild 3 run on an apu?

i realize they arent the best but i have a gtx 260 and an athlon x2! money is tight. what do i do!?>!

Play on low-medium.

hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. StealthKnife

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. cabose38

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

Not trying to start a fight, but it also depends what res that low/medium is at.

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. cabose38

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

[QUOTE="cabose38"]

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. GTR12

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

Not trying to start a fight, but it also depends what res that low/medium is at.

Hang onto what you have and save up for a quad core. The best llano APU can match an HD3870 so basically you'd be downgrading.

A GTX 260 is much better than an APU, just use that to play it. [QUOTE="GTR12"]

Not trying to start a fight, but it also depends what res that low/medium is at.

ferret-gamer

I suppose, but remember its dumbed down for consoles, and if its "low at 720p" or something and comparing that to 1680*960 on PC on low might be a whole different scenario.

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

wis3boi

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

ferret-gamer

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

mitu123

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]A GTX 260 is much better than an APU, just use that to play it. [QUOTE="GTR12"]

Not trying to start a fight, but it also depends what res that low/medium is at.

GTR12

I suppose, but remember its dumbed down for consoles, and if its "low at 720p" or something and comparing that to 1680*960 on PC on low might be a whole different scenario.

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

ferret-gamer

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[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. red12355

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

[QUOTE="red12355"][QUOTE="cabose38"]

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

blaznwiipspman1

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="red12355"] Doubt it.mitu123

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

meh I doubt it will, most likely it will be sub hd

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

blaznwiipspman1

meh I doubt it will, most likely it will be sub hd

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

blaznwiipspman1

meh I doubt it will, most likely it will be sub hd

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="mitu123"] The PS3 version does 1280x704 though, needs 720p at least.

mitu123

meh I doubt it will, most likely it will be sub hd

still they sacrifices the image quality to hit that resolution I'm pretty confident the ps3 version will look like the low quality 1024 x 800 for pc.

[QUOTE="GTR12"]

I suppose, but remember its dumbed down for consoles, and if its "low at 720p" or something and comparing that to 1680*960 on PC on low might be a whole different scenario.

dramaybaz

Yup, thats the best bit, thats why Im gonna get 2 versions, one for PC depending on how the beta goes, and 1 for PS3, so when friends come, its just easy to play.

[QUOTE="dramaybaz"][QUOTE="GTR12"]

I suppose, but remember its dumbed down for consoles, and if its "low at 720p" or something and comparing that to 1680*960 on PC on low might be a whole different scenario.

GTR12

Yup, thats the best bit, thats why Im gonna get 2 versions, one for PC depending on how the beta goes, and 1 for PS3, so when friends come, its just easy to play.

I will be doing the same thing. It will give me a good excuse to wipe the dust off my ps3. My brother will be buying the game and I'll make judgement then,

[QUOTE="red12355"][QUOTE="cabose38"]

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

blaznwiipspman1

it would. Any resolution higher than 1024X800 and low settings will look better than the ps3

this.

even if consoles can pull off most of the effects and stuff, the games (except for some 1080p downloadables) just look downright ugly because of the low res. also because of the low res textures they have to use in games.

so i'd definitely be better off with a gtx260 + phenom X4 ? i play at 1600 x 900 and am willing to 720pStealthKnife

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

ferret-gamer

i realize they arent the best but i have a gtx 260 and an athlon x2! money is tight. what do i do!?>!

StealthKnife

Radeon HD 5770 and BF3 Alpha release results

1. 1280x720p.

2. max details.

3. 40 to 60 FPS.

Your GTX260 should able to play BF3 at reasonably good level.

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AMD plans to release special BF3 drivers.

@CatalystCreator: We'll have a special driver for BF3 next week (along with official Catalyst 11.9 release)

My laptop's Radeon HD 5730M (rename to 6570M) has half the power of desktop 5770 and it should play BF3 reasonably well i.e. beyond consoles.

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. cabose38

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

[QUOTE="cabose38"]

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. DeX2010

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

BC2 PC is not using DX11's compute shaders (CS).

At the same workloads, CS is more efficient than the traditional pixel shaders (PS).

DX11 CS vs DX10.1 GS/VS/PS

Unlike Crysis 2 DX11, BF3 uses DX11 CS for it's deferred rendering. It's an uncharted territory for PC gaming i.e. closer to console style optimisations with modern GPU designs.

Also, AMD's statement also gives us some hints on non-DX10 limited results ie. using custom extensions on DX10.1 Radeon HDs and maybe applicable on Wii U.

PS; Radeon HD DX10.x hardware can run DX11 CS4.x with DX11 middleware. Wii U's RV7x0 GPU includes Fetch-4 hardware feature.

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[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. DeX2010

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

Nothing wrong with 260. I don't understand why people make such a fuss over 1080p. Its nice to have, but 720p is still HD and a 260 at 720 can get the highest settings on BC2 (at least, my magical old 260 used to before I upgraded).

BF3 will urn just fine with a 260, but don't expect any fancy Directx 11 or 1080p.

And yeesh, I thought SW was bad enough for the blatant console bashing. I guess its a part of PC elitism then for this to be so acceptable.

[QUOTE="cabose38"]

[QUOTE="StealthKnife"]hmmm i would... put i might as well play on my ps3 rofl. i guess i have no choice. DeX2010

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

Dude no offense but you have no clue what you're talking about.

'On Low especially you will see a lot of pixaliation and jaggies'

Pixelation is to do with resolution, not settings.

Jaggies are to do with anti aliasing, again nothing to do with low, medium, high or ultra.

Consoles will run at 1280x720 with no AA. His GTX260 could run that at 60fps no problem, where a console would be stuck at 30. He can also enjoy 32 and 64 players, which the console version doesn't have, as well as mouse and keyboard controls. Not to mention the PC game is 25% cheaper than the console game. As for settings, in pretty much every game mainly low (sometimes a couple of settings at medium) is equivalent to the console game.

yepsammyluke

LMAO, that what your doing wrong, it wasnt a question...

also note that the console versions run in dx9, the PC version only supports 10 and 11, so right off the bat at low settings it's already higher than any console can hope to do. The APU should pull a mix of low and medium

wis3boi

[QUOTE="DeX2010"][QUOTE="cabose38"]

low-medium would still look better than PS3.

Dude no offense but you have no clue what you're talking about.

'On Low especially you will see a lot of pixaliation and jaggies'

Pixelation is to do with resolution, not settings.

Jaggies are to do with anti aliasing, again nothing to do with low, medium, high or ultra.

Consoles will run at 1280x720 with no AA. His GTX260 could run that at 60fps no problem, where a console would be stuck at 30. He can also enjoy 32 and 64 players, which the console version doesn't have, as well as mouse and keyboard controls. Not to mention the PC game is 25% cheaper than the console game. As for settings, in pretty much every game mainly low (sometimes a couple of settings at medium) is equivalent to the console game.

Hi guys, I have a Presario CQ62 but I can't get Battlefield 3 to launch. All my drivers appear to be up to date. What am I doing wrong?sammyluke

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[QUOTE="DeX2010"] I can safely say that low-medium will NOT look better than the PS3. On Low especially you will see a lot of pixaliation and jaggies, its not really fun playing on PC unless you have a system that can keep up. I know this when I was staying at a place that had a HD3450 in a PC. - BC2 on ALL LOW, it was terrible. Consoles usually run at a improved medium.ronvalencia

Dude no offense but you have no clue what you're talking about.

'On Low especially you will see a lot of pixaliation and jaggies'

Pixelation is to do with resolution, not settings.

Jaggies are to do with anti aliasing, again nothing to do with low, medium, high or ultra.

Consoles will run at 1280x720 with no AA. His GTX260 could run that at 60fps no problem, where a console would be stuck at 30. He can also enjoy 32 and 64 players, which the console version doesn't have, as well as mouse and keyboard controls. Not to mention the PC game is 25% cheaper than the console game. As for settings, in pretty much every game mainly low (sometimes a couple of settings at medium) is equivalent to the console game.

Hi guys, I have a Presario CQ62 but I can't get Battlefield 3 to launch. All my drivers appear to be up to date. What am I doing wrong?sammyluke

That laptop is nowhere near good enough for Battlefield 3 to work. Nowhere near.