From Here (http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2009/12/01/oh-snap-pc-info-ladies-amp-germs.aspx)
"A lot of you have been asking for the minimum hardware specs to run Frostbite games, more specifically for Battlefield Bad Company 2 & Battlefield 1943's minimum requirements, and today is the lucky day. Below, you likely skipped ahead and read them already, are the minimum and recommended hardware specs for running BFBC 2 and BF1943.
Minimum Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900
Graphics memory: 256MB
OS: Windows XP
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version (BF1943)
Recommended Frostbite PC Specifications for BFBC2 & BF1943
Processor: Quadcore
Main memory: 2GB
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870
Graphics memory: 512MB
OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Free HDD space: 15GB for Digital Version, 10GB for Disc Version (BFBC2)
10GB for Digital Version (BF1943)
So after reading this some of you might feel the need to update your list to Santa Claus or celebrating the power of your PC and e-manhood. Either way we hope this helps you prepare for the release of these epic Battlefield games!"
Not too bad.
At least we don't have to go out and double our memory like the last time when BF2 came out!
Urghh, I need an upgrade at some point, my computer is becoming disappointingly close to recommended spec.
Hopefully I'l have enough money in July. Being a PC gamer has it's price but it's still better than trying to play an FPS with a console.
Think I'm going to have to get a new processor soon.....
I feel your pain T-Bag, my E6600 is starting to look a bit long in the tooth.
Looks like an upgrade might be on the cards in time for the October Lan...
its not to bad spec wise
Quote from: Tutonic;304905I feel your pain T-Bag, my E6600 is starting to look a bit long in the tooth.
Looks like an upgrade might be on the cards in time for the October Lan...
Same CPU as mine. I might get away with keeping my GPU (4870) for another year, but not sure...no rush if I can run this though.
I run a E6600 and 4870 and it ran great in the Beta, sure some of the eye candy was on medium as opposed to high and I don't get some of the DX11 effects but it still looks great and that was at 1900 x 1200.
Quote from: T-Bag;304915Same CPU as mine. I might get away with keeping my GPU (4870) for another year, but not sure...no rush if I can run this though.
Quote from: Dewey;304944I run a E6600 and 4870 and it ran great in the Beta, sure some of the eye candy was on medium as opposed to high and I don't get some of the DX11 effects but it still looks great and that was at 1900 x 1200.
Actually you have a Q6600 a quad core. :doh: Nice to know you knew what you were doing when you built it :D
Spec wise it should run better than the beta. The beta was based on 3 month old code.
Christ its the pc spec police... mate I'm just pleased its still running :D
Quote from: '[BIGmagnus;304952']Actually you have a Q6600 a quad core. :doh: Nice to know you knew what you were doing when you built it :D
Spec wise it should run better than the beta. The beta was based on 3 month old code.
:roflmao:
Quote from: '[BIGmagnus;304952']Actually you have a Q6600 a quad core. :doh: Nice to know you knew what you were doing when you built it :D
Spec wise it should run better than the beta. The beta was based on 3 month old code.
:doh: I knew I had the quad but managed to mistake E for Q because I got excited seeing 6600 and thinking someone had a computer component that matched mine (simple thing please simple minds :narnar:).
I feel for people running Core 2 Duos still for gaming, a Quad should slot straight in and be dirt cheap by now with i5s and i7 hitting sensible prices - though they might be on the rise in price due to limited stock if it's been left too long.
Quote from: Dewey;304992Christ its the pc spec police... mate I'm just pleased its still running :D
If you built it yourself I'm suprised too..
Quote from: T-Bag;305027:doh: I knew I had the quad but managed to mistake E for Q because I got excited seeing 6600 and thinking someone had a computer component that matched mine (simple thing please simple minds :narnar:).
I feel for people running Core 2 Duos still for gaming, a Quad should slot straight in and be dirt cheap by now with i5s and i7 hitting sensible prices - though they might be on the rise in price due to limited stock if it's been left too long.
Smiles all round here:D
cheers Ducky:yahoo:
Quote from: Blunt;305038Smiles all round here:D
cheers Ducky:yahoo:
always a pleasure, now the game just needs to unlock so you can really put the rig to the test
Cheeky s*d! Of course its still working... its usually Paddy's machine that isn't :rolleyes:
Quote from: Ninja_Freak;305029If you built it yourself I'm suprised too..
Quote from: T-Bag;305027:doh: I knew I had the quad but managed to mistake E for Q because I got excited seeing 6600 and thinking someone had a computer component that matched mine (simple thing please simple minds :narnar:).
I feel for people running Core 2 Duos still for gaming, a Quad should slot straight in and be dirt cheap by now with i5s and i7 hitting sensible prices - though they might be on the rise in price due to limited stock if it's been left too long.
LOL Sorry T-Bag I was talking to Dewey :D but glad I got two birds with one stone :blink:
You are right though most MB that could take a core 2 duo should be able to take Quad q8300 - q9550 all OC well and easily and will get a big jump in a good few newer games. I think the problem for the developers is a double edge sword. People want games to use all the cores but then people with dual cores complain when they do. Strangely console port are probably helping to use more cores as they are multicore setups but with crap 5 year old GFX :lmfao:
Quote from: Dewey;305053Cheeky s*d! Of course its still working... its usually Paddy's machine that isn't :rolleyes:
One word comes to mind here just one...
LEG :roflmao:
But that was years ago when we used to play BF2... everytime we go to the LAN paddy's pc has some sort of problem :)
Quote from: '[BIGmagnus;305057']One word comes to mind here just one...
LEG :roflmao: