can i run bf3 50-60 fps?

can i run bf3 with the gt 540m and i5 2410 at around 50-60 fps at lowest settings and lower than its native resolution (1366x768). i dont play games at native resolutions anyways because i prefer it to be a bit fuzzy

 

hi and welcome to nbr
only way is to try it and find out as the 540 card isnt that strong unless its overclocked.

 

It should play at about 40fps with all settings low at 1366x768. Maybe drop resolution to 1024x600 (lowest).

 

overclock the gt540m, set it to 720p and put settings on low with the post process AA on "high"

you'll get 40fps+ but 60fps is pushing it

am playing at 768p with a heavily overclocked gt555m and a mix of high and medium settings, i'll get 40fps+ but this card is a fair bit more powerful

 

Dont forget you also got a true quad cpu unlike the OPs dual core.
In Bad Company 2 quads where a must but i think BF3 is more forgiving.

 

well im looking at buying an asus k53 with gt 540m and i5 2410 and i wanna keep the temps under 70c if possible.

and i dont know how to overclock Q.Q

 

50-60 FPS is asking for way too much with those system specs.

The K53 (i5 / 540) is listed as 839.99$. Is that how much you're paying for it?

Because if you are, for an extra 130$~ish, you can get a Malibal Lotus with an i7-2nd gen & 560m, which is much, much better for gaming (especially in BF3).

 

well i plan on playing the game on the lowest possible settings and i can play at a resolution of 800x600 hwo will the frame rates be there?

 

I think 30~40 is possible but over that you are pushing the limit of your gt 540m. But I think you'd even be able to raise some settings however.

 

You'll probably get 50-60fps at that resolution but the game will look like crap.

 

Lol yes. I can't imagine BF3 running below native resolution. >.<

 

lol sounds weird but i honestly like playing under native resolution i like my games a bit fuzzy i always crank it down a bit

 

I don't play at native resolution all the time and in some games it's fine, but 800x600 is just too small. You won't even be able to distinguish the other soldiers' faces.

 

oh. ok. um im just curious about how to over clock and i was wondering if i could keep my laptop under 70c under load

 

With my 5730 (weaker than your 540 iirc) I'm getting 35-45 FPS with high textures, "low" post-AA, and everything else low/off. It's still a great looking game, and very playable. This is at 1366x768 btw, if I drop to 720p I get ~40 minimum and at 1024x600 I get about 50-60. This is with a 740qm though, your dual-core i5 might be holding you back.

 

His dual-core won't be a problem Battlefield 3 GPU & CPU Performance > CPU Scaling and Performance - TechSpot Reviews.

 

Thats good to hear.
Thanks for posting.

 

youre not playing in full screen right? Just play in windowed mode around 720p or 1 step lower and youll probably get around 40fps, not sure if anything above.

my rc512 w/ 525m (its 2nd gen i7 though) ran full screen on medium-ish to 1-2 high settings at around 30fps fullscreen 720p (you can check the video by googling "rc512" )

the game was playable with 30fps (dipped below to 25-30 in outside environments) and it looked gorgeous.

With lowest settings (didnt upload the lowest video yet) it was averaging 30-35fps and it looked gorgeous as well.

 

I play the game at 720p and looks fine. I don't see much difference between 720 and 1080p tbh.

 

while were still on the topic of playability and what not; will my system run BF3 on medium-high settings on 1080p with 40fps or higher? or should I step down the resolution

specs in the sig

 

so my playing in window mode increases performance? i never knew that haha. are the 2nd gen i5 chips significantly better than the 1st gen? will you be able to see any differences and whatnot

 

Shouldn't make a difference. CPU usage in this game is low.

 

No, it isn't. My i5 520m stays around 95% usage while playing the game and frequently hits 100%. On 32 players it usually plays fine, but with 64 player servers I can tell my CPU is being taxxed and is bottlenecking the rest of my system.

 

Too bad for you I guess. Fan barely even go on mine.

I guess you have a one of a kind setup where CPU is the bottleneck. Everybody else has discovered CPU has little impact and the GPU is the bottleneck.
http://www.techspot.com/review/458-battlefield-3-performance/page7.html
- Even an Athlon II Dual Core isn't bottlenecking a GTX 580! Which is so much more powerful than your 5650M.