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    Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    hey guys i need to battlefield 3 in full ultra settings , and i don't know which graphics card is needed . many tell me to take nvidia but they are a bit expensive than amd , so which should i take ??????????????????

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    You don't mention resolution, I'm guessing 1080p?
    Budget?

    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/400

    The GTX 670 is the card to go for if you want to get great performance without breaking the bank.

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-m...79mhz-cores-13

    If on more of a budget this card will be sufficient:

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-m...098mhz-cores-9

    Battlefield 3 is one of the games where Nvidia do have an edge on AMD.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    I'm running on a XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB on Ultra 1080p with no issue's Bit old now but great for the price now !!
    Everything loads quick and the game runs smoothly with no stuttering or pause's !! Maybe it's to do with the rest of my set up

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Quote Originally Posted by MrNeil View Post
    I'm running on a XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB on Ultra 1080p with no issue's Bit old now but great for the price now !!
    Everything loads quick and the game runs smoothly with no stuttering or pause's !! Maybe it's to do with the rest of my set up
    Or maybe you're just happy with sub 30 frames per second

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    You cannot be serious, the 6870 is not a remotely sensible card for the situation described, even the 650 Ti is better.

    Firstly it isn't anywhere near fast enough for a smooth experience, and secondly it isn't even good value for money.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    670 here on ultra at 1200p, no real issues though it is at the higher end of the budget range.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    well i better take some photo's then !!

    I will also say that since buying a new motherboard,DDR3 memory and a SSD drive my system can perform on the Ultra setting. I will run Fraps and see what my fps is running at
    Last edited by MrNeil; 11-10-2012 at 09:23 PM.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    LOL, photos of what?

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Quote Originally Posted by Willzzz View Post
    You don't mention resolution, I'm guessing 1080p?
    Budget?


    Battlefield 3 is one of the games where Nvidia do have an edge on AMD.
    thanks man but they are expensive i still want an amd

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    the 6870 is great but its old i heard the 7870 is better than the 6870 ..........

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Quote Originally Posted by abychristy View Post
    thanks man but they are expensive i still want an amd
    Nvida and AMD both sell a range of graphics cards over a range of prices.

    The GTX 660 is marginally cheaper than the 7870 and actually better at BF3.

    On this particular game Nvidia will give you better value for money.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Quote Originally Posted by Willzzz View Post
    Nvida and AMD both sell a range of graphics cards over a range of prices.

    The GTX 660 is marginally cheaper than the 7870 and actually better at BF3.

    On this particular game Nvidia will give you better value for money.
    Ok man but just found out that "Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7870 HDMI OC Edition 2 GB GDDR5" is almost the same specs as the 660 and its cheap too .

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Well if you like, but the only place I can find that card for less than the 660 is WAE+ and their reputation is dreadful and it still won't be as fast in BF3.
    http://www.waeplus.co.uk/product/283...n-HD-7870-OC--

    If you really want a 7870 I would reccomend this model:
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-m...50mhz-hdmi-mdp

    But it is more expensive and won't be as fast (in BF3).
    The 7870 is also quite a bit louder under load (45dbA vs 28dbA according to techpowerup)

    It's your money.

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    Re: Which Graphics card for Battlefield 3 ????????? (For full ultra settings)

    Willzzz , thanks for your help man and specially thanks for showing me sapphire link "http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-hd-7870-twin-frozr-oc-4800mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1050mhz-hdmi-mdp" i'll say if anything goes wrong

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