Battlefield 3 System Requirements (Can’t Play it on your Computer?)
Submitted by Joey
The main reason a lot of you will buy Battlefield 3 for is the multiplayer gaming. You will not be disappointed in that area, especially since it supports 64 person multiplayer games (this is for PC only). Patrol the skies in an aircraft or fight on the ground in a vehicle or on foot. Battlefield 3 has beautiful graphics with good detail on objects when you look at them close up. Since they upped the ante in the graphics department this means that your old Battlefield 2: Bad Company gaming PC needs to be upgraded. Battlefield 2’s minimum processor is any Intel Core2Duo. So
even if you have an older, slow 1.8 GHz Core2Duo it will run. Battlefield 3 raises this requirement to an Intel Core2Duo 2.4 GHz. The Battlefield 2: Bad Company minimum graphics card is the GeForce 7800 GT. Battlefield 3 raises the minimum requirement to a GeForce 8800 GT. It is also important to note that unlike BF2, the newer Battlefield 3 does NOT support Windows XP. It only works on Windows 7 and Vista (32 and 64-bit).
Looking at the Battlefield 3 minimum PC system requirements closely, it is the most hardware demanding PC game out as of 2011. There are games that come close like Crysis 2’s system requirements, but Battlefield 3 edges it out since it requires a bit faster processor.If you really want to get the full detail with beautiful graphics being displayed on your HD LCD I highly recommend having a quad-core processor and a GeForce GTX-series graphics card.
Either way please compare your PCs system specifications with Battlefield 3s system requirements.
If you have any problem installing or playing Battlefield 3 smoothly on your computer or if you are not sure if your PC is compatible with Battlefield 3 feel free to ask for help in the comments section below.
It would help a lot if you give us the following info about your computer when you ask for help…
- Do you have Windows 7 or Vista? (also is it 32 or 64-bit?)
- Processor on your computer?
- Amount of RAM on your computer?
- Graphic card on your computer?
- Do you have a Desktop or Laptop?
If you are unsure of any particular computer specification your PC may have that is not a problem. Go to this website to test your computer compatibility with the game Battlefield 3. Besides giving you a good estimation on the compatibility of your PC it will tell you your PCs Graphics, Processor and Memory (RAM) specs.
For more detailed specifications on your computer's hardware check out my tutorial on how to use a free program to find your PCs specs.
PC MINIMUM System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows 7 or Vista with Service Pack 3
(It will work on 32 or 64-bit Windows 7 and Vista)
• Processor: Intel Core2Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz OR Better
• RAM: 2 GB
• Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 3870 OR Better
- Graphics Card must be DirectX 10 or 11 compatible
- Graphics Card must have a Minimum of 512 MB of RAM (graphics card memory)
• Sound Card: DirectX compatible (If you have 7 or Vista and you get sound it is "DirectX compatible")
• Hard Drive: 15 GB Free Space for DVD disc version OR 10 GB Free Space for digital download version
PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
• Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
• Processor: Quad-core from Intel OR AMD
• RAM: 4 GB
• Video/Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon 6950
- Graphics Card that is DirectX 11 compatible
- Graphics Card that has a Minimum of 1 GB of RAM (graphics card memory)
• Sound Card: DirectX compatible (If you have 7 or Vista and you get sound it is "DirectX compatible")
• Hard Drive: 15 GB Free Space for DVD disc version OR 10 GB Free Space for digital download version
If you are having problems installing Battlefield 3 or if you are unsure that your PC can run the game… FEEL FREE TO ASK YOUR QUESTION BELOW! :-)
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