Battlefield 3 at 1280x1024

[dpk33]

Does it seem like it will run on a radeon 4890 at 1280x1024 with some eye-candy turned down?

 

[videogames101]

What CPU? It matters.

 

[dpk33]

2500k oc'ed to 4.6ghz

 

[-Slacker-]

There was a gpu and cpu benchmark for the alpha version, I can't remember the numbers, but I remember that the 4890 was doing ok at 1920x1080 coupled with a phenom ii x4 (the visuals were maxed on dx10).

"2500k oc'ed to 4.6ghz"

Yeah, you'll be fine.

 

[toyota]

1280x1024? um that will be one horribly claustrophobic experience. you will not see but 2/3 of the intended view of the game.

 

[superccs]

Im pretty sure that changes your res only limits the amount of detail and does not effect your FOV

I'm trying to figure out how much of an OC I will need on my 460GTX to let me play this game at 1080p.

 

[NoQuarter]

Im pretty sure that changes your res only limits the amount of detail and does not effect your FOV

I'm trying to figure out how much of an OC I will need on my 460GTX to let me play this game at 1080p.

The aspect ratio affects your FOV though, and 5:4 is about 2/3 of 16:9 by width, which is what will be cut off to make the FOV narrow enough to fit a square monitor (since DICE makes hor+ engines).

 

[(sic)Klown12]

There was a gpu and cpu benchmark for the alpha version, I can't remember the numbers, but I remember that the 4890 was doing ok at 1920x1080 coupled with a phenom ii x4 (the visuals were maxed on dx10).

"2500k oc'ed to 4.6ghz"

Yeah, you'll be fine.

That alpha had graphic fidelity drastically toned down. While I also think OP will be good to go at such a low resolution, numbers from the alpha are not going to be indicative of final release.

 

[toyota]

Im pretty sure that changes your res only limits the amount of detail and does not effect your FOV

I'm trying to figure out how much of an OC I will need on my 460GTX to let me play this game at 1080p.

what? its the aspect ratio that determines your fov. most games are hor+ which means the wider the aspect, the wider the fov. 1280x1024 is 5:4 which is the most limited standard aspect ratio out there. some games are even anamorphic which means massive black bars on a 5:4 screen.

 

[crisium]

If possible, you might wanna run it letterboxed in 1280x800, which is 16:10. 16:9 @ 1280x720 would give you even more visibility, but that might be a too excessive use of black bars for your liking.

 

[WMD]

There is no official confirmation of graphics being significantly toned down in Alpha. It is all assumption because the alpha doesn't look as good as expected. Remember the promotional videos are based on pre-alpha gameplay and many months before the mp alpha. It would be silly to think the visuals are unfinished this close to the games release.

 

[Red Hawk]

The alpha was an old build of the game in the first place, IIRC.

 

[WMD]

The alpha was an old build of the game in the first place, IIRC.

Yes because it makes sense to show pre-alpha screenshots and footages with already impressive looking graphics then many months later, use an older build with unfinished visuals for MP alpha knowing footages will leak to the whole world.

 

[ransomlist]

Yes because it makes sense to show pre-alpha screenshots and footages with already impressive looking graphics then many months later, use an older build with unfinished visuals for MP alpha knowing footages will leak to the whole world.

In this case, many people have said already that DICE did use an obsolete build for Alpha and that many of the improvements suggested had already been implemented in house for more recent builds. This has already been discussed in the public domain. ^_^

 

[jacktesterson]

If money is tight, get a new $80 1366x768 LCD at Walmart. You'll enjoy the game a lot more.

 

[uclaLabrat]

In this case, many people have said already that DICE did use an obsolete build for Alpha and that many of the improvements suggested had already been implemented in house for more recent builds. This has already been discussed in the public domain. ^_^

This. They did the same thing with BC2, taking not necessarily the most advanced, up-to-date build, but instead the most stable, and tweaking it about for about a month before releasing it into the wild...thus the builds are 2-3 months old by the time we see them. Then they update the latest build with feedback from the beta, but the beta runs (in BC2 at least) up until release, even after the game goes gold and is sent to MS and Sony for cert. Then we get a massive day 1 patch so everything is up to date, and they spend then next two months after release polishing it up. This has been their MO since BF2.

 

[MentalIlness]

Dont know if you care or not, but you wont be able to run DX11. And your not running XP are you ?

 

[Mr. President]

It would presumably be fine. Bear in mind that 1080p is a ~60% higher resolution than 1280x1024 so your card should perform in roughly the same ballpark as a 60% faster GPU does at 1080p.