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    Battlefield 3 Discussion Thread

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by usapatriot, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    RIght click in the origins library on the beta icon thing and click check for updates.

    [​IMG]

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 28, 2011
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  2. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah i'm updating it now.
     
    junglebungle, Sep 28, 2011
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  3. hawk1410

    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    Hopefully they fixed a few glitches in this update
     
    hawk1410, Sep 28, 2011
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  4. Krzr93

    Krzr93 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Pretty well. Playing one resolution less than 1920 x 1080 and with textures on ultra, and mostly everything else on high other than shadows and AA, I'm getting 40+ FPS outside and 60 or so inside. I need to keep testing to really see what the limits are on this card though.
     
    Krzr93, Sep 28, 2011
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  5. eric.heggie

    eric.heggie Notebook Enthusiast

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    do the shadows and AA strangle it?
     
    eric.heggie, Sep 28, 2011
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  6. 3demons

    3demons Battlefield 3 Ace

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    NIIIICE, wow i love the realism... i cannot wait to get in the air...

    btw, what type of mouse do you have? whats its max DPI?
     
    3demons, Sep 28, 2011
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  7. Revoka

    Revoka Notebook Guru

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    My specs are 6990m with recent update of driver, 8gigs ram, i7 2720 2.2GHZ.

    I can run every thing on high with no problems.

    And if I tweak a few things, like shadows and AA, I can put most things on ultra.

    with the fps never falling below 40.
     
    Revoka, Sep 28, 2011
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  8. eric.heggie

    eric.heggie Notebook Enthusiast

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    this is what I wanted to hear.
     
    eric.heggie, Sep 28, 2011
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  9. AznImports602

    AznImports602 Notebook Deity

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    Well the update is running at 283kb/s so I am estimated to take about 4hrs to download... :( It better be worth it.

    Glitch of the day:
    [​IMG]
    They lay on the ground and float around shooting their guns up in the air. Really hard to kill, they come at you like a shark lol.
     
    AznImports602, Sep 28, 2011
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  10. AT39

    AT39 Notebook Guru

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    This should help keep the jets up in the sky instead of strafing the ground, very nice.
     
    AT39, Sep 28, 2011
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  11. Vitor711

    Vitor711 Notebook Evangelist

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    Are there any Beta drivers out for notebooks or is it only the desktop ones out there right now? Wanting to hop in once the Beta goes public tomorrow but, with my 285m and 1.6GHZ i7, I'll need all the perfomance boost I can get to help make it playable at decent settings.

    Got the Witcher on High-ish at 1600x900 to run fine, but was hoping for a little more here.
     
    Vitor711, Sep 28, 2011
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  12. AT39

    AT39 Notebook Guru

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    Both desktop and notebook GPUs have drivers.
     
    AT39, Sep 28, 2011
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  13. ARGH

    ARGH Notebook Deity

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    BF3 beta m18x fps test - YouTube

    it maxes out the game with 2x AA @ 1080p averaging 30 fps in the metro infantry map, 32 players. crossfiring them will max out with 64 players.
     
    ARGH, Sep 28, 2011
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  14. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    That's amazing.
     
    hockeymass, Sep 28, 2011
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  15. eric.heggie

    eric.heggie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know if it has integrated voicechat?
     
    eric.heggie, Sep 28, 2011
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  16. 3demons

    3demons Battlefield 3 Ace

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    Could anyone give the FPS for dual 580's in SLI on everything max..? that would be of great benefit to me
     
    3demons, Sep 28, 2011
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  17. Scan_Ferr

    Scan_Ferr Notebook Consultant

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    Scan_Ferr, Sep 28, 2011
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    ARGH Notebook Deity

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    ARGH, Sep 28, 2011
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  19. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    I run it smoothly at ultra with one 5870 avg 35-40 FPS. @ 1920 x1200 and with crossfire it is up to 50-80, avg around 55-60. The 720QM is a bottleneck for sure though as with an Oc to 1.8ghz everything runs better.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 28, 2011
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  20. Mjolner

    Mjolner Notebook Evangelist

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    Anyone know what was included in the patch?
     
    Mjolner, Sep 28, 2011
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  21. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    I have been trying to find some release notes on it, but have come up with nothing.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Sep 28, 2011
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  22. xxERIKxx

    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    xxERIKxx, Sep 28, 2011
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  23. wafe

    wafe Notebook Geek

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    Well they need to figure out the bugs...because my 6770m is super buggy and cant even come close to maxing it out.
     
    wafe, Sep 28, 2011
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  24. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    I thought ultra and high settings weren't working?
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 28, 2011
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  25. Sparxxx

    Sparxxx Notebook Consultant

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    Guys... the planes & hellicopters seem to be a joke.
    ??? no missles? no lock on ??? just simple guns??? No 2nd guy in planes for bombs?
    Is it like this only for BETA?
     
    Sparxxx, Sep 28, 2011
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  26. 3demons

    3demons Battlefield 3 Ace

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    yes this will only be for beta, either that or you have to unlock it.
     
    3demons, Sep 28, 2011
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  27. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    They already confirmed no two seater airplanes.
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 28, 2011
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  28. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    Hey Ht, Im thinking high is the max setting, tessellation wasn't included(pretty sure, read on the bf3 forums), you cannot control FOV through the menu, and IMO the AA is kind of crap. Im thinking retail will look even better, looks damn amazing maxed as is.
     
    narsnail, Sep 28, 2011
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  29. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Oh, I call BS on the Caspian Border password thing. That sucks! :(
     
    usapatriot, Sep 28, 2011
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  30. alienlover11

    alienlover11 Notebook Consultant

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    Well maybe thatts telling you what your gfx card is running i dont know. All I know is i didnt see any directx 11 features like tessellation or dof or bokeh filter.
     
    alienlover11, Sep 28, 2011
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  31. 408Cali

    408Cali Notebook Consultant

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    I cant wait until midnight... It IS at midnight right??
     
    408Cali, Sep 28, 2011
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  32. Kingpinzero

    Kingpinzero ROUND ONE,FIGHT! You Win!

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    Notice two things:

    - he's playing in the metro where the framerate is much higher. I bet that outside he will go down as 26fps.

    - he's not using Ambient Occlusion. I can have the same fps reading than him in this way in the metro. Judging by the video he's around 40-42 fps.
     
    Kingpinzero, Sep 28, 2011
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  33. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    Woohoo got new password for Caspian Border
     
    junglebungle, Sep 28, 2011
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  34. Mjolner

    Mjolner Notebook Evangelist

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    EVGA Precision is saying "D3D11" as well. From my past experience with EVGA Precision this means that it is running in DX11 mode; I have played other games and forced them to go run with DX9, 10, and 11 and Precision always reflects that. Performance with DX10 should be better if BFBC2 is any indication.
     
    Mjolner, Sep 28, 2011
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  35. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    johnnyman27, Sep 28, 2011
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  36. dummy27

    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    dummy27, Sep 28, 2011
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  37. aussiek2000

    aussiek2000 Notebook Consultant

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    How well do you guys think this will run on my desktop?

    Phenom 9650 2.5ghz quad core
    sapphire 6770 (910/1300 OC)
    4GB DDR2 800mhz RAM
    500GB Caviar black
     
    aussiek2000, Sep 28, 2011
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  38. SimoxTav

    SimoxTav Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes :) By the way an official time for the kickoff of the open beta has not officially given, but i hope the timer is true cause it happen exactly in my lunch break! :D
     
    SimoxTav, Sep 28, 2011
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  39. dummy27

    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    Haha, lucky you.

    I hope to be able to try this game on my desktop, which has:

    amd X2 3.0 ghz (dual core)
    ati radeon 6670

    Would I be able to run this game at 1360 x 768 on med settings?
     
    dummy27, Sep 28, 2011
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  40. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    O.M.G. Epicness awaits.
     
    usapatriot, Sep 28, 2011
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  41. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Can you PM me the PW please? :)
     
    Phistachio, Sep 28, 2011
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  42. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    yes,its free!!that means for everyone!!!! :D
     
    johnnyman27, Sep 28, 2011
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  43. AznImports602

    AznImports602 Notebook Deity

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    So what was the 3.9gb patch all about because after downloading it and upon playing nothing really change....
     
    AznImports602, Sep 28, 2011
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  44. Vitor711

    Vitor711 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks! Only found the Desktop variant when I searched earlier. Will have another look.

    Anyone running this with a GPU equivalent to a 280m/285m so I can get an idea of what sort of settings I might be able to handle?

    I got play Witcher 2 on High/Med at 1600x900 and Crysis on 'Very High' (their version of Medium) at the same res with a near constant 30FPS with my laptop. Hoping for similar performance here.
     
    Vitor711, Sep 28, 2011
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  45. Phistachio

    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    I just OC'd my GPU from 650/800 to 750/900, and the gain was very noticeable! From 17-18 FPS, to 21 FPS average, never going below 20!
     
    Phistachio, Sep 28, 2011
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  46. Scan_Ferr

    Scan_Ferr Notebook Consultant

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    Which settings Pistachio?
     
    Scan_Ferr, Sep 28, 2011
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  47. alienlover11

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    damn. Well they had better improve those graphics a bit then.
     
    alienlover11, Sep 28, 2011
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  48. alienlover11

    alienlover11 Notebook Consultant

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    can you pm it to me too?
     
    alienlover11, Sep 28, 2011
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  49. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    You guy's really need to get out(on the interwebs) more.... :rolleyes:


    Appletini

    ;)
     
    whitrzac, Sep 28, 2011
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  50. Geforce2go

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    Just to confirm that works but only for US servers.
     
    Geforce2go, Sep 28, 2011
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