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Have we already shared Origin IDs? I know the game doesn't launch for another month, and we have no frickin' clue when the early/open beta launches, so I thought we might as well build up our friends list. Go ahead and add me if you like.

Origin ID: KarmaElite
Platform: PC
Location: Oklahoma, United States

Aye I'm dc443 on origin.

Beta isn't coming till October last I checked.

I'm pretty sure I had bad company 2 set up on this account, but it doesn't list it in my games list. But by this point, I don't wanna play any battlefield unless its battlefield 3, so it's ok.

My Origin ID is COVENANT-R...
Oh and by the way, I'm in Europe... which is a good thing to know since the time differences is hard to account for when playing on US servers...

FYI, if you pre-order through Origin before Sept. 19, you'll get Dead Space 2 for free. Link

For whatever reason, the game didn't automatically link to my account when I pre-ordered on the 15th. I contacted Origin support via Live Chat yesterday and gave them my Order # and within a few minutes Dead Space 2 was wiating for me to download.

yay, required specs are out!

Thankfully my PC mostly meets recommended specs (surpasses required pretty well) so I should be good.
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 1024MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
•Sound card: DirectX compatible
•Keyboard and mouse
•DVD-ROM drive

paulWTAMU wrote:

yay, required specs are out!

Thankfully my PC mostly meets recommended specs (surpasses required pretty well) so I should be good.
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 1024MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
•Sound card: DirectX compatible
•Keyboard and mouse
•DVD-ROM drive

Urge...to buy...GTX 560....rising......GTX 460...not...adequate.

My PC even though bought in January, still exceed the recommended requirements, but it will still force me to lower my resolution to 1920x1200 since it doesnt play well, or didnt in the alpha at 2560x1200. But perhaps a souped up ATI 7xxx will fix that when it comes along.

Aphasia wrote:

My PC even though bought in January, still exceed the recommended requirements, but it will still force me to lower my resolution to 1920x1200 since it doesnt play well, or didnt in the alpha at 2560x1200. But perhaps a souped up ATI 7xxx will fix that when it comes along.

Radeon HD 7xxx will be released next year. What are you specs? Did you set the in-game settings to maximum?

michael_d wrote:

Aphasia wrote:

My PC even though bought in January, still exceed the recommended requirements, but it will still force me to lower my resolution to 1920x1200 since it doesnt play well, or didnt in the alpha at 2560x1200. But perhaps a souped up ATI 7xxx will fix that when it comes along.

Radeon HD 7xxx will be released next year. What are you specs? Did you set the in-game settings to maximum?

The Alpha Test didn't allow any settings changes; we'll see about the Beta Test next week.

I'm also kind of worried about the '6950' recommended... I'm running two with a 30", and I hope that will be enough!

Dizik wrote:

Urge...to buy...GTX 560....rising......GTX 460...not...adequate.

SO pissed at that too! Why can't the GTX 450/460's be able to handle the graphics on this game!!!! Meh! What's the cheapest 560 going for these days?

thegleek wrote:

Dizik wrote:

Urge...to buy...GTX 560....rising......GTX 460...not...adequate.

SO pissed at that too! Why can't the GTX 450/460's be able to handle the graphics on this game!!!! Meh! What's the cheapest 560 going for these days?

I'm confused by this statement- a GTX460 will run this game very well, provided you're willing to back the settings off a little bit. I also don't put much stock into 'Recommended' specs, as they can be a little low too!

Remember that there are far more variables involved in playing a PC game; we're not running Xbox's here!

Well I don't have the 460, I have the 450. How much difference is there really between the 450 and 460, probably not a lot. The 450 should be able to run BF3 as well, even if it needs to be toned down a bit.

thegleek wrote:

Well I don't have the 460, I have the 450. How much difference is there really between the 450 and 460, probably not a lot. The 450 should be able to run BF3 as well, even if it needs to be toned down a bit.

If youre going to play online you'll probably monkey with the settings to get the best possible FPS anyways.

Hell, the 8800GT is the required with the 560 0r 6950 being recommended.

I'm running a GTX 460 as well, but I game at lower resolutions (1680x1050) so I think I'm fine. I may have to turn off AA but I'll live.

Airmantharp wrote:

michael_d wrote:

Aphasia wrote:

My PC even though bought in January, still exceed the recommended requirements, but it will still force me to lower my resolution to 1920x1200 since it doesnt play well, or didnt in the alpha at 2560x1200. But perhaps a souped up ATI 7xxx will fix that when it comes along.

Radeon HD 7xxx will be released next year. What are you specs? Did you set the in-game settings to maximum?

The Alpha Test didn't allow any settings changes; we'll see about the Beta Test next week.

I'm also kind of worried about the '6950' recommended... I'm running two with a 30", and I hope that will be enough!

IIRC, it did allow a high/low setting just along with the resolution. But I would guess that there will be a whole lot of optimization, but also more details and fidelity, that will have made an entrence into the beta and even moreso the final build.

But to be honest, I dont think my 6970 will do 2560x1600 in BF3 properly. And I'd rather getting a souped up "factory oc" version of the 7970 or whatever it'll be called, then to get crossfire with all that entails with heat and noise. Especially since Asus only seels their 3 slot Cu version of the 6970 nowdays, and I'm not sure I want to mix manufacturers or models with different fan profiles, etc, in crossfire.

As for my specs.
Dell u3011 30" AdobeRGB monitor.
Asus Ati 6970 @ 900/1400
i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
8GB 1600MHz Corsair Vengenge CL 8, might bump it up to 16GB if I need to.
Xonar Xense.

This had the BF3 Alpha going smooth at 1920x1200. Same with Crysis2 at High post-dx11-patch. Both the games get below comfort-level when I bump it up to 2560x1600. One thing to remember though is that the 2560x1600 is actually 4 million pixels to push around, and 1920x1200 is "only" 2.3 million. And while 2560x1600 is gorgous, 1920x1200 is by no means a slouch. BFBC2 with all on full except AA/AF at 2560x1600 (get 70-90FPS) is perfect and what I aim for in all games.

I'm sure my GTX 460 will be fine, as my monitor's native resolution is 1920x1200. I can play Bad Company 2 flawlessly with most of the settings jacked up, so I guess I can deal with dialing a few settings down for BF3. I was just kidding with the "OMG, I must upgrade my video card!" line. It's just that it demands to be played when the new hotness is about to come out.

Aphasia wrote:

But to be honest, I dont think my 6970 will do 2560x1600 in BF3 properly. And I'd rather getting a souped up "factory oc" version of the 7970 or whatever it'll be called, then to get crossfire with all that entails with heat and noise. Especially since Asus only seels their 3 slot Cu version of the 6970 nowdays, and I'm not sure I want to mix manufacturers or models with different fan profiles, etc, in crossfire.

As for my specs.
Dell u3011 30" AdobeRGB monitor.
Asus Ati 6970 @ 900/1400
i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
8GB 1600MHz Corsair Vengenge CL 8, might bump it up to 16GB if I need to.
Xonar Xense.

This had the BF3 Alpha going smooth at 1920x1200. Same with Crysis2 at High post-dx11-patch. Both the games get below comfort-level when I bump it up to 2560x1600. One thing to remember though is that the 2560x1600 is actually 4 million pixels to push around, and 1920x1200 is "only" 2.3 million. And while 2560x1600 is gorgous, 1920x1200 is by no means a slouch. BFBC2 with all on full except AA/AF at 2560x1600 (get 70-90FPS) is perfect and what I aim for in all games.

A single 6970 is unlikely to push BF3 at 2560x1600 with in-game settings maximized. I have dual 5870 and can play Crysis 2 at 2560x1600 with DX11 patch, high resolution textures and ultra in-game settings but in some areas it slows down, playable nonetheless. The 6900 has an improved crossfire scaling, getting 2nd 6970 will enable you to play at 2560x1600.

The thing is that I dont want Crossfire since I dont want to blend manufactures or versions. Or have the extra heat and noise output. Getting a souped up 7970 when it comes out and bump it up then is a better bet for me. Not to say it probably does, if not as well as 6970 crossfire, at least decently close. And if the 7970 isnt that fast, i might just be able to pick up a 6970 for a bit less money. A friend just got a a pair of 6950 crossfires, and has a few problems with blanking and the screen going black sometimes.

Had to look at crysis 2. 1920x1200 at Very High is what I run right now. And from what I experienced with the Alpha, I think BF3 might do decent at 1920x1200 at least.

Aphasia wrote:

The thing is that I dont want Crossfire since I dont want to blend manufactures or versions. Or have the extra heat and noise output. Getting a souped up 7970 when it comes out and bump it up then is a better bet for me. Not to say it probably does, if not as well as 6970 crossfire, at least decently close. And if the 7970 isnt that fast, i might just be able to pick up a 6970 for a bit less money. A friend just got a a pair of 6950 crossfires, and has a few problems with blanking and the screen going black sometimes.

Had to look at crysis 2. 1920x1200 at Very High is what I run right now. And from what I experienced with the Alpha, I think BF3 might do decent at 1920x1200 at least.

You are right about the noise and heat, plus there are additional issues with crossfire such as scaling and driver support. Unfortunately as of now there are no single card solutions that will allow to play fully maximized games at 2560x1600.

As far as your friend with 6950 crossfire is concerned, the screen going black is probably due to faulty card, I had the same issue and had the card replaced under warranty. I had intermittent hang/lock ups as well. Eventually I discovered that card was leaking oily substance from the fan area, perhaps it was problem with the fan which explains why it was hanging.

michael_d wrote:

You are right about the noise and heat, plus there are additional issues with crossfire such as scaling and driver support. Unfortunately as of now there are no single card solutions that will allow to play fully maximized games at 2560x1600.

As far as your friend with 6950 crossfire is concerned, the screen going black is probably due to faulty card, I had the same issue and had the card replaced under warranty. I had intermittent hang/lock ups as well. Eventually I discovered that card was leaking oily substance from the fan area, perhaps it was problem with the fan which explains why it was hanging.

WIth a 6970 right now I can certainly wait until the 7970 or whatever it will be called comes along in a decent version. That is probably the best bet for a single card as long as I we are within ATI-land.

Thanks, I'll tell him that. Although he has no hangs or anything, just the screen blanking out every now and then inside some games.

Apparently the recommended specs that were revealed the other day were for the High setting. According to the devs, 2 GTX 580s in SLI would be needed to run the game at the Ultra level. If somebody feels like spending $900+ on me, that would be awesome.

For those that plan on playing the open beta, or are currently in the early beta, I set up a platoon if you want to play with some like minded individuals. Since the platoon will more than likely go away after the beta and not carry over into the gold release, I didn't think too hard about the name. Go ahead and send me a friend request within Battlelog and I'll send you an invite, or you can apply yourself.

Platoon: Welcome to Costco
Tag: ILVU

Dizik wrote:

For those that plan on playing the open beta, or are currently in the early beta, I set up a platoon if you want to play with some like minded individuals. Since the platoon will more than likely go away after the beta and not carry over into the gold release, I didn't think too hard about the name. Go ahead and send me a friend request within Battlelog and I'll send you an invite, or you can apply yourself.

Platoon: Welcome to Costco
Tag: ILVU

I applied.

My build:

CPU : 1090T x6 @ 3.8 Ghz
GPU : GTX 460 MSI stock settings
RAM : 16 GB DDR3 Dual Channel @ 1600mhz
HDD : 1 Tb caviar black

I am running beta drivers. I can't effect graphics settings even when changing the settings in the menu... So whatever you start with I'm getting decent frame rates but lots of goofy behavior, missing frames(never had this problem) the frames are green. I also have seen people falling through levels, I've even fallen myself. I've had my keyboard inputs not work in game and mouse not work properly as well could only resolve by restarting. I've had display issues where when you maximize the screen all you get is a black screen with audio. I've had so many techinical problems relative to other betas and the game comes out in a month. I'm worried about launch.

All issues aside the game is baller, I love it. I'm not so freaking out about purchasing it day one because the BF:BC2 beta was more stable and the launch was a total disaster. I kinda expect even worse scenario at launch this time around. I will buy it a couple weeks or months later, and I plan to go up to dual 6950s for this game and maybe a bulldozer upgrade after seeing how it really pushes all 6 cores in game.

Anyone else surprised by how little destruction is actually in the beta? Frostbite 2 looks good but doesn't play appreciably better than frostbite 1 for me in that department. Player movement is great now though and is worlds better than COD only challenged by the likes of counter-strike. I'm also not the biggest fan of rush as a game type but the level design for the beta map is great. Audio in this level completely changes my expectations for audio in games I feel like surfaces have different audio qualities so even when indoors you get different acoustics from the dirty blown out part of the tunnel on into the concrete then the tiled and finished areas. I love the audio. Guns are equally great with some real audio personality and different handling characteristics.

Summerization of beta: Best MP design to date in a shooter, huge technical deficiencies and hurdles between now and when this game will truly be a timeless AAA game. I'm excited to see how this game shapes up in the coming months.

Dizik wrote:

Apparently the recommended specs that were revealed the other day were for the High setting. According to the devs, 2 GTX 580s in SLI would be needed to run the game at the Ultra level. If somebody feels like spending $900+ on me, that would be awesome.

I wonder if that's also at the max resolution (2560x1600). Regardless, It's awesome to know that it is capable of using that much horsepower.

I feel so ashamed that I have to play this beta tomorrow on a 360. I still plan on having a pc ready before I buy it though.

Watching how my 1090T handles the game (I can watch utilization of all cores on my second monitor while playing) I'm curious if a bulldozer upgrade might not be the better path for me to save money/earn performance for this game??? I anticipate that 64 players will present an entirely more ridiculous challenge to my machine and wonder if my current cpu can handle that with the increased demand by vehicle physics and environments with more destructibility to them (metro is tame in its size, scope and demands on my machine).

I saw the ultra settings use now wait for it a 1.3gb frame buffer!!I guess imm not goin to be playing in ultra mode with my 1gb 560ti sli setup,but i will give it a try once the game comes out.Almost makes me wish i picked up 6950s instead.Imm hoping that 1.3gb frame buffer is for 1900x1200,mabey 1900x1080 will just stay under 1gb.

vargis14 wrote:

I saw the ultra settings use now wait for it a 1.3gb frame buffer!!I guess imm not goin to be playing in ultra mode with my 1gb 560ti sli setup,but i will give it a try once the game comes out.Almost makes me wish i picked up 6950s instead.Imm hoping that 1.3gb frame buffer is for 1900x1200,mabey 1900x1080 will just stay under 1gb.

i WANT TO GET A 6950 HMMM...

I have read some posts on Guru3D and this game does not appear to be that demanding. Most people are able to maximize the in-game settings, perhaps the single player will be more demanding.