These Battlefield 3 Open Beta system requirements for your PC specs show you the kind of machine you’ll need to run the open beta for DICE’s highly anticipated upcoming first-person shooter.
The Battlefield 3 Release Date draws ever nearer, but if you want a taste of the action early, the beta is the place to be. 48-hour Early Access will be available for those who bought Medal of Honor 2010: Tier 1 Edition or the Battlefield 3: Limited Edition on Origin (EA’s Online Store).
The Battlefield 3 Open Beta will start September 29th.
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32-bit
Processor: 2 GHZ Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ)
Memory: 2GB
Hard Drive: 20GB
Graphics Card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 Compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon 3870 or higher performance)
Graphics Card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 Compatible with 512 MB RAM (Nvidia GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD-ROM Drive
Required: Broadband Internet Connection
Recommended System Requirements
Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Quad-Core CPU
Memory: 4GB
Hard Drive: 20 GB
Graphics Card: DirectX 11 Compatible with 1024 MB RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD-ROM Drive
Required: Broadband Internet Connection.
Here’s some Alpha footage of Battlefield 3.