whats a good/cheap computer that i can get to play battlefield on PC?

[yourself1015]

yes im new to these forums haha, but ive been looking at the conversations on here about XBOX 360 and PS3, and they can only go up to 24 players?! i expected more! but i was asking you guys whats the cheapest computer that will handle this type of game, cause im not good with picking out PCs. please help guys cause i wanna get into the fight with 64 players!!
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Also i have an older computer that runs battlefield 2, 2142, and sims 3 pretty well, i will prolly never play these games again, but if i delete these will i be able to download BF# on that computer or will it be to old of a PC? this is what my PC has on it

COMPAQ Presario
512MB
200MB, 7200 RPM hard drive
AMD Athlon XP processor
NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX graphics\and installed direct x 11

thanks a bunch guys!

[EpeeRouge]

Regarding what we've seen so far from BF3 and playing it with 64 players, "cheap" and "PC" will not fit in this context.

[cereal3]

COMPAQ Presario
512MB
200MB, 7200 RPM hard drive
AMD Athlon XP processor
NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX graphics\and installed direct x 11

thanks a bunch guys!

Geforce 4 MX... hell no

512mb RAM...hell no

and I hope you mean 200gb HD

but that said a chealalalala PC that will run it wont be too expensive

[Selryam]

Define cheap. I would say you would need to spend about one thousand US dollars or less; including mouse, keyboard, OS, Microsoft office, etc..

Other than that, no news on official system requirements.

[Leopardi]

Originally Posted by Selryam

Define cheap. I would say you would need to spend about one thousand US dollars or less; including mouse, keyboard, OS, Microsoft office, etc..

Other than that, no news on official system requirements.

microsoft office lol

[cereal3]

one thousand US dollars or less

about £620, to me I think you could way cheaper especially if you didnt have a monitor

[yourself1015]

alright i guess im playing on ps3 or xbox 360, thats why i posted this guys im not good with this computer lalalala i was hoping to spend around 700 dolars or so, but thanks anyways guys, what should i get it for XBOX 360 or PS3?

[cereal3]

700 dolars or so,

If you have a screen I think that is doable

[Robert-Peters77]

What's your Budget?

Do you already have a Monitor or any parts you plan on reusing?

What detail do you want to play at?


EDIT: Remember a good general rule when building a PC is; For every 100$ you add to the budget your performance will increase exponentially.


Amd's Llano's APU's just came out so you should be able to save a hell lot of money and still have acceptable detail and frames.

[Leopardi]

Originally Posted by yourself1015

alright i guess im playing on ps3 or xbox 360, thats why i posted this guys im not good with this computer lalalala i was hoping to spend around 700 dolars or so, but thanks anyways guys, what should i get it for XBOX 360 or PS3?

700 dollars works if you have a screen

[Chris-Styles]

I'm pretty sure the Geforce4 MX isn't a DX11 card! =P

And you'll need Windows 7 for DX11, also a minimum of Vista just to even play the game (XP not supported)

You'll probably want something on the lines of;
Win7 64bit
4GB RAM
Nvidia 400/500 series - ATI 5xxx/6xxx series GFX cards
And a Quad Core processor. (AMD is the cheaper option and they're great little workers!)

This shouldn't break the bank so long as you look around for some deals. But there certainly won't be a real CHEAP way to play BF3... unless you want to play it at Low/Medium settings.

Good luck! =)

[Leopardi]

Originally Posted by Chris-Styles

I'm pretty sure the Geforce4 MX isn't a DX11 card! =P

And you'll need Windows 7 for DX11, also a minimum of Vista just to even play the game (XP not supported)

You'll probably want something on the lines of;
Win7 64bit
4GB RAM
Nvidia 400/500 series - ATI 5xxx/6xxx series GFX cards
And a Quad Core processor. (AMD is the cheaper option and they're great little workers!)

This shouldn't break the bank so long as you look around for some deals. But there certainly won't be a real CHEAP way to play BF3... unless you want to play it at Low/Medium settings.

Good luck! =)

i think he will settle with low/med, its still better than consoles.

[cereal3]

I'm pretty sure the Geforce4 MX isn't a DX11 card! =P

I had that card integrated into a Shuttle PC, it could barely run a quake based paintball game

[yourself1015]

i have multiple screens, new hp screen we literally just got.

2, 52'' screens that support computer display and i wanna get the full efeect of BF# with the highest settings but i dont wanna go overboard on money so ill stick with the consoles lol owell

[TraSiTseab]

Give me your budget and whether or not you have peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) and i'll put one together for you in your price range that should bf3.

EDIT: how big is that hp screen?

[Chris-Styles]

Originally Posted by Leopardi

i think he will settle with low/med, its still better than consoles.

This is true - so long as his monitor is good.

If he has a 17" 1280x720, or a large 30-40" TV he might as well go for one of the consoles seen as the resolutions will be the same.

Plus consoles come 'as is' and take little to no maintenance, so if he's not comfortable with basic troubleshooting then he might find the less stressful option a better fit.

Still, there's no denying that the PC version will look waaaay prettier!

[Robert-Peters77]

@yourself1015

Personally I'd get it on the PS3 because I prefer the controller. But it's up to you.

[Agent_Rock_Lee]

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All under 800 dollars. Just be sure you are buying a new PC for more than BF3 because paying 870 dollars to play one game isnt very smart

64 players isnt enough a reason to spend that much especially when your PS3-360 graphics will rival a PC medium graphics regardless of what people say. belive me how pretty the game is wont matter when you are fighting to stay alive and both platforms have their moments since te game will be optimized more than BC2 was

Good luck

[cereal3]

64 players isnt enough a reason to spend that much especially when your PS3-360 graphics will rival a PC medium graphics regardless of what people say

People say things for a reason, 700 dollars will easily get you something better than console graphics

[Kriegstratege]

I don't know the prices in the USA, but in Europe 700 Dollars would be about 480 Euro (But the dollar has lost so much value, I guess you can get something better in the USA )

with 480 Euro you could build a PC yourself and you get a beast (compared to the majority of all PC-Gamers) which contains 4GB Ram, a Phenom II X4 955 and a HD 6800.

And when you buy games for pc in future, you would save money in the end.
Just as an example: Steam Sale till 10. July
The Steam Summer Camp Sale