Hey fellas i dont know much about pc's and im trying to build a new gameing pc that could run battlefield 3 easily then ill know it will last me a few years instead of 6 months like most computers. Anyway ive chose a case and a few of the parts such as a 3.80GHz quad core processor, 8gb memory, a £95 motherboard i cant remember the name of but at the min im having a hard time picking a graphics card, ive been told a GTX 560TI would run it but then a few people told me its not powerfull enough...then i found the ATI HD 6950 2GB OC and GTX 570 and was told they could run bf3 on max settings so im just wondering if this is true? i dont want to spend over £200 on something that wont make bf3, gow3 and the rest of the amazing looking games comeing out in the next year or so.PLEASE HELP ME what graphics card would you choose? ive never had a ATI but all i hear is good things.

ati 6950 will def work for battlefield

but try and shoot for the 6970 or anything above

quad core might bottle neck , perhaps go for the i7 ? intel?

make sure you have minimum 500 watt power supply

ram is good


that video card is a beast the nvidia cards anything after 6 series ur game

This is a conspiracy forum. You should post it in a computer forum. Like Overclock.net


Oh and the RECOMMENDED requirements for that game is a 460 so a 560Ti will run the game at full settings. Go to overclock.net and they will tell you.

Originally posted by 8ILlBILl8
This is a conspiracy forum. You should post it in a computer forum. Like Overclock.net

So theres a gameing conspiracy forum?

Originally posted by seedofchucky
ati 6950 will def work for battlefield

but try and shoot for the 6970 or anything above

quad core might bottle neck , perhaps go for the i7 ? intel?

make sure you have minimum 500 watt power supply

ram is good


that video card is a beast the nvidia cards anything after 6 series ur game

Thanks man, do you think the 6950 will work on max? the quad core from what i hear is really good and i cant affort the i7 from intel lol WAY to expensive i have £500 to spend =( btw the power supply im buying is a 650watt =)

Originally posted by LvSLoLo

Originally posted by 8ILlBILl8
This is a conspiracy forum. You should post it in a computer forum. Like Overclock.net

So theres a gameing conspiracy forum?

Dont be a smart ass, you will get better information if you post it in a computer forum. Most people hear specialize in conspiracy, in a computer forum the specialize in computers.

Originally posted by 8ILlBILl8

Originally posted by LvSLoLo

Originally posted by 8ILlBILl8
This is a conspiracy forum. You should post it in a computer forum. Like Overclock.net

So theres a gameing conspiracy forum?

Dont be a smart ass, you will get better information if you post it in a computer forum. Most people hear specialize in conspiracy, in a computer forum the specialize in computers.

I know but if you look this is the gameing part of the forum thats exactly why i asked, the guys here are good with this kind of thing even if its not a true gamer forum

Oh and the RECOMMENDED requirements for that game is a 460 so a 560Ti will run the game at full settings. Go to overclock.net and they will tell you.


And you can all ways sli. Make sure that you buy a motherboard that is SLI capable just in case you want to get a second card. Or if you go with a ATI make sure that its able to do crossfire. NVIDIA IS SLI AND ATI IS
CROSSFIRE.

2 560Ti's will out perform a 580. So if you are not happy with 1 560ti when the game comes out, you can all ways buy a USED one and use 2 560ti's. Some times its cheaper. Just make sure you get at least a 700watt power supply.

Unless you are going to be playing at a supper high resolution in HD their is no reason to have a 2gb card.

Originally posted by 8ILlBILl8
Oh and the RECOMMENDED requirements for that game is a 460 so a 560Ti will run the game at full settings. Go to overclock.net and they will tell you.


And you can all ways sli. Make sure that you buy a motherboard that is SLI capable just in case you want to get a second card. Or if you go with a ATI make sure that its able to do crossfire. NVIDIA IS SLI AND ATI IS
CROSSFIRE.

2 560Ti's will out perform a 580. So if you are not happy with 1 560ti when the game comes out, you can all ways buy a USED one and use 2 560ti's. Some times its cheaper. Just make sure you get at least a 700watt power supply.

edit on 17-9-2011 by 8ILlBILl8 because: (no reason given)

Yup i know about the sli and crossfire i was going to buy 1 single 6950 2gb and buy a second in a week or 2 and the monitor im buying is full 1080p.

Hands down a core i7 is the best processor to get.
64 bit version.

8 gigs of ram at least.
Ssd or sata drives depending on your budget.
2 TB in raid config.

Again depending on your budget. 2 nvidia cards in sli config.
The sweet spot for a good card is 200 bucks each. And when buying a nvidia pay attention to the series number. A 290 is always better than a 240 for example.

If I were you look in dells outlet store. I got a great deal on a core i7 for 800 bucks.
Your mileage may vary.