I have been playing the bf3 beta and I noticed that when I look from side to side it slows down/blurs up a little bit. I have seen my brother playing the beta on the ps3 everything runs much faster. I want to know where I can invest some money to make my rig a little better for the game. Also, if I get another HD 4870 and crossfire, should I expect a big difference? What are the requirements for crossfire? Does it have to be the same card?
Here are my specs.
1 x Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
1 x GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
1 x XFX HD-487A-ZWFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
1 x Thermaltake W0106RU 700W Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version SLI Certified 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x AMD Phenom X3 8750 Black Edition Toliman 2.4GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor HD875ZWCJ3BGH - OEM
1 x Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC24G6400ELK
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
1 x Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120 mm Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler, free TX-2 Thermal Paste Included Inside
1 x ASUS VH222H-P Black 21.5" 5ms HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor
Thank you.
U can't compare the visual quality of PS3 any your system plus current consoles use low resolution(1280 x 720). The problem isn't the video card but CPU isn't good enough for modern games.
If u can replace it with phenom II x4 955 or wait for bulldozer(u will have to change board, CPU, and memory). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...U can't run battlefield 3 on max settings because it require direct x 11 for max settings and hd 4870 doesn't support dx 11(even if u add another hd 4870), if u can buy hd 6950 or hd 6970.
Did u try to overclock CPU?
You know the real meaning of piece only if you have been through the war.
I have not. But if I do, how high is the risk of breaking/damaging it? Would it make a noticeable change?
If do it right u won't kill or damage the chip. If u can reach 3ghz or more u will notice big changes like FPS not dropping frequently. You know the real meaning of piece only if you have been through the war.
That sounds good. Thanks for the info. Two last questions: I've never overclocked anything (as you can probably tell), what program do I use to do that? AMDOverdrive? I did some google searches but came up with a lot of ambiguous info.
Also, is GPU overclocking worth looking into as well?
Again, thanks for the useful info.
The best way to overclock CPU is thru BIOS.
Increasing video card clocks will help increasing FPS but u will have to watch carefully the GPU temperature. Video card overclock is done thru operating system environment.If u are interested u can start a new thread on how to overclock CPU in CPU/Overclocking forum.
You know the real meaning of piece only if you have been through the war.
Why would you get a Back Edition CPU, then not overclock it? That's the whole purpose of the Black Edition!
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