Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Performance and IQ Review @ [H]

Piss up a rope, this thread is about performance and image quality, not to bitch, moan, or argue about gameplay.
 
Battlefield 3 is the most realistic first person shooter ever created.
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In terms of graphics it is pretty good, though it clearly has some artistic styles that are anything but realistic looking (overly blue, overly bright lights and whatnot). Crysis 1 still has superior graphics in some instances, and ArmA 2 can look more photo realistic in many cases to BF3. Gameplay wise that line is a joke.

Otherwise nice article.
 
my i7 950 at 3.6ghz runs only 40 fps on large servers. I can turn the graphics down but it still runs like this
 
In single player cpu doesn't matter but in multilayer will you see a substantial fps difference with say an x4 3ghz vs a 2500k?
 
I don't know about you guys but I'm not sure 32 vs 32 is the most fun. People usually assume more players = more fun. More to kill, but also more can kill you. :)

If you don't like to play on large servers CPU performance isn't as important. Just something to think about.
 
Nytegard said:
Lower the graphics and keep your native resolution. Even with lower settings, BF3 still looks pretty awesome. (Think of it as incentive to buy another graphics card:p).
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I agree 100% im still running a 5750 at a slight OC to 775mhz from stock 700 and on Medium preset settings and it runs and looks excellent. The differnece from Med to Ultra...with a magnifying glass..yes i can see the difference, i can run Ultra but the smoothness from medium works perfect for me.

(running an i3-2100, H61 board, 2x4GB 1333 Ram and 1 XFX 5750 on a 23" LED Acer via DVI @ 1920x1080 @ 60hz. Love my setup)
 
I didn't bite on this game when it came out. Looking for a shooter to play and am tempted just to experience the graphics of the FB engine. Is it worth it?
 
[H]ealer;1038244994 said:
I didn't bite on this game when it came out. Looking for a shooter to play and am tempted just to experience the graphics of the FB engine. Is it worth it?
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I don't know... .I can't imagine joining in this game as a noob against a community of very experienced players that have all the unlocks.
 
linuxfueled said:
graphics are great...find a server where the hackers get banned fast and it is worth it. A single GTX460 on medium settings runs great.

More on the issues DICE and EA fail to do anything about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVmEqxx-Mck&context=C366e2bfADOEgsToPDskKzQDiIpvmNaOjvrNz48UHI
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A single gtx 460 gets you 40+ fps on all high settings@ 1080p. I play with everything on high, 2xmsaa, 16af and hbao. I just recently started using the fps limiter in afterburner and set it to 30. Frostbite 2 pwns my q6600. It bottlenecks both bf3 and my gtx 460. But its good enough to keep me at a stable 30fps. Yea I know. But I got used to it playing bfbc2 on consoles. You guys should try it. Playing at a consistent stable fps gives you an edge in gameplay vs playing with an fps that's all over the place. Mine can drop as low as 24 on a 64p karkand map :-O
 
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