tenks wrote:Aight, no idea what you guys are on about replacing the CPU since that is the only redeemable component he currently has.
I said it wasn't the best processor, but I never said he would have to replace it. I think it's fine to run BF3.
Sifter if you can upgrade your computer. Idk if it's a laptop or not, but upgrading to 8GB of RAM wouldn't cost you much. 4GB isn't terrible and will definitely run a game like BF3. I ran BF3 on my laptop which had 4GB of ram and it was DDR2. You have DDR3, but the speed of your ram isn't that great. That would bring down your frames like tenks said. I just bought 8GB of RAM like 6 weeks ago and had it shipped for about $65. If you have extra slots you could buy 4GB for half that price and just add it onto the 4 you have now.
Tenks mentioned you could buy a new Graphics Card for about 60-70 that would run BF3. If you spent about $150 you'd get something really decent that would be well worth your money. Something you wouldn't have to worry about upgrading for the new games. Anything that looks nicer than BF3 wouldn't run on a card you could buy for 60-70 though. Unless tenks knows where you can get some good deals, that just seems really cheap. I'm thinking of like a GTX 660. My friend just bought two of them for $150 a piece.