Battlefield 3 - NVDIA GeForce 525M 1GB (Dell XPS 15)

[SuperUltimate1000]

will battlefield 3 run on at least medium settings with no lag with these specs 2.9 processor ghz whatever 8 gb ram and nvdia gt 525 i got 8 gb ram by upgrading

[HackerBot9]

Here's a tip, put graphic settings on performance NOT power saver. If you don't know how google it.

[Bearballsruffian2]

Hey man getting this laptop next week with the 2 gig card are you still recommending it? thanks

[SuperUltimate1000]

@Bearballsruffian2

2 gig ram thats more than enough youll play it without any lag on mediumo probably

[Bearballsruffian2]

@SuperUltimate1000 Sorry man i meant a 2 gig card gt525m

[PlaySolar]

@Bearballsruffian2 Yeah definately, I've only had 3 games so far that are unplayable in high, Crysis, BF3 and Metro 2033. I have a fair amount of games too! 2GB card should show a nice improvement on mine aswell man

[houseofcards613]

Thanks for posting these videos. I have basically the same setup as you and was worried that skyrim would not run well, but your video was reassuring and I bought it, and it runs great :D

Now I might have to go and buy BF3 seeing as it runs decently :P

[PlaySolar]

@houseofcards613 Before you buy (guessing you haven't yet) the campaign doesn't run quite as smooth as online (by that I mean it doesn't run so well haha) and at times the multiplayer can get quite demanding and push the laptop. If you're okay with playing in Low then yeah this will be great haha

I was impressed with the Skyrim performance too, it runs on my 1080p 32 in TV in medium, perfect really haha

[kieranfb3ic]

To the morons.

WATCH IN HD. OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE IN HD. STOP SAYING IT IS THE LAPTOP'S FAULT, IT IS NOT. IT IS YOURS.

Ty :)

[Stevenyc69]

My question is even on medium setting with the 525m card in it. Will it look better than the game on console?

[PlaySolar]

@Stevenyc69 I'm not sure about PS3, but xbox 360 graphics are essentially < Low. I imagine PS3 is a little better, but the game on medium looks nice and sharp on this laptop

[XNico41x]

Laptop right ?

[SuperUltimate1000]

@XNico41x

yes

[MrMagickent]

bought this one with 6gb ram free upgrade, for $650 ($700 with taxes). Epic win! got $100 down from a coupon found on their site lol

[majdk96]

I have dell (laptop) with these specs :- intel core i7 2670QM (quad core 2.2Ghz) with turbo boost up to 3.1 Ghz ....8Gb ddr3 memory....gt 525m 1GB..???can i run it on ultra ????

[Ful1tilt]

@majdk96 No, your graphics card will limit you to probably Medium settings.

[billiginator]

WTF DOES OPTIMUS DO!?!?!?

[PlaySolar]

@billiginator It switches between the onboard Intel HD Graphics card and the NVIDIA card when required, to save battery.

[xRectangulaRx]

and 8 GB of RAM

[xRectangulaRx]

i am buying this computer (xps 15z, don't know if there is a difference) and i'm buying it with 2 GB of the graphics card...will it run this game smoothly?

[jeanswithtee]

overclock that gt 525m core clock 73 shader 1460 and memory at 975. you will get much better frame rates. and mine never gets above 68c

[coop4000]

dud i got the same computer with the NVDIA GeForce 525M 1GB, my screen is alway freezing ...,.évLKRH`Vihr WTF?

[PlaySolar]

@coop4000 How come? What settings are you trying to play on, as it doesn't run so well on singleplayer.

[coop4000]

@PlaySolar the problem is online and in multiplayer mode even at low resolution, some times it tells me that i don't have enough memory... i'm confuse (*o*)

[0ChrisMackle0]

@PlaySolar does your xps 15 shit itself when you play a game? like does the fan go hardcore really loud and blow hot air like an air conditioner?

[PlaySolar]

@0ChrisMackle0 When you play a game it usually heats up and goes audible for a bit. You never get a silent fan on a laptop though, especially one this powerful. Like the other guy said, for the most part its fine. It's my cooling pad that makes the damn noise! XD

[WookieShot]

@coop4000 Yup. Guy's don't bother with this laptop. It overheats super fast and while doing the most minimal tasks. I've had this thing crash on me constantly when playing games like Counter Strike Source. It just freezes and then white screen even after getting a completely new model form dell the same thing happens.This thing is pretty much an expensive peace of crap. I got BF3 last week even with a high end lap top cooler it will freeze and crash on you. DO NOT BUY THIS MODEL!

[PlaySolar]

@WookieShot Mine has never overheated or frozen, sounds look you and coop got defect models. It's not the best laptop in the world, but it's damn good for the price and I have not had a single problem with it thus far

[xxxxScrewUxxxx]

@WookieShot one laptop cant represent all of them. Did you call dell and shit man if i had the same problem i would probably go online and troll

[WookieShot]

@xxxxScrewUxxxx Yes i contacted dell, they are already replaced my mother board twice (Witch comes with all of the components integrator on it except the disk drive, hard drive and fan) First time the board was DOA, 2 weeks later they send another guy to replace it new board gives me blue screens (Yay :D time to go through dell support again). Wait another week finally get a new board, and then i got a hardware failure blue screen every time i try to connect to the internet. Consumer beware.

[xxxxScrewUxxxx]

@WookieShot Okay thanks for the feed back :) also is it 15z cause ill be getting that one i guess.

[defiantBlaze]

I found a huge bargain for this game, R$ 60 which is about 30 dollars, it comes with the SPECACT kit thing, is it worth it? I got an XPS 15 with the exact same specs as yours.

[PlaySolar]

@defiantBlaze It pushes down to about 20fps on some parts of the campagin (I didn't know this at the time of making the video) but it's still platyable all the way through.

That is a pretty good deal, however, so I'd definately consider it. My one major gripe with this game is that you have to play it on Origin, which is the most annoying steam clone ever made. It's just so awful. XD

[callahan9119]

I'm thinking about buying the XPS 15 at Best Buy for 1200 dollars. It has a second generation I7 @2.8 ghz, 8 gigs of ddr3 ram and the 2 gig model of this GPU. I wonder how much of an improvement that would be against your results.

I'm thinking about replacing my desktop, it has a Q9600, 4 gigs of ddr2 ram and a gtx 280. I don't know how much of a performance change that is, if much at all, but it would be nice to have something very portable that I could also hook up to my monitor.

[PlaySolar]

@callahan9119 The i7 processor and the GT 540m will make a bit of a difference, the RAM won't affect it as this game doesn't utilize more than 4gb ram.

[callahan9119]

@PlaySolar

Nah, I got the Asus G74SX, it's a beast. I get 40~50 frames on high in BF3 with 2xMSAA, I'm also getting 20 more fps on higher settings than I used on my desktop playing Skyrim.

Cost me 700 after trading in my desktop and a barely working laptop.

[0ChrisMackle0]

@callahan9119 have u got a loud fan

[callahan9119]

@0ChrisMackle0

No, it is audible at times, but for the most part completely silent...I love this thing.

[Runer2009]

@callahan9119 u have an awesome desktop, compared to most ppl. I don't see how replacing it with a less capable laptop will be effective. I recommend u stick with what u have atm.

[xxKxNxIxGxHxTxx]

how does your comp not overheat?

[PlaySolar]

@xxKxNxIxGxHxTxx Cooling pad

[tysbtw43876]

@PlaySolar what cooling pad do you use is it good?

[PlaySolar]

@tysbtw43876 "Targus Lap Chill Mat 17-inch" - search for it on amazon, it's £20. It does the trick, its a 17 inch but it fits the Dell XPS 15 perfectly.

[tysbtw43876]

@PlaySolar oo all right thanks!

[meanOM3N]

I dont know, but if youplan to capture with fraps you should make sure you are recording to a drive that doesnt have the os or game you are using, to find the gemeral fps just search for "battlefield 3 gt 540m benchmark"

[benbelmour]

I Have the Same Specs as you,

Except I Have a GT 540M 2GB DDR3

Would I Get Better Performance?

[meanOM3N]

@benbelmour yes, and just so you know in the future, the nvidia naming scheme for graphics cards goes like this, the 5 means its 5th genereration, the 4 means its tier 4 (on a scale from 1-9) the 5 means its an improved or hiigher binned card than the ones with 0`s.

[benbelmour]

@meanOM3N How much more FPS Would I Get (With Fraps on 1280x720 - On High/Medium Settings) ? and i really appreciate your Reply.. Thanks :)

[LHITShappy]

the ultra part isn't too bad look more like 20-23 fps for me. despite the gt 525m is a low power mid range card that isn't designed for heavy gaming, which is great if you get such performance.

[benbelmour]

Could I Record in Low-Medium Settings with this laptop while recording w/ FRAPS:

Laptop: Dell XPS 15

Processor: 2nd generation i5-2430M 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.00 GHz

RAM: 3GB DDR3 1333MHz

Graphics Card: 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

[PlaySolar]

@benbelmour I managed to record ultra in the beta with up to like 20 fps, and my laptop is basically the same as yours. I think recording in low SHOULDN'T be a problem, but I've heard that the campaign is alot more demanding than online

[benbelmour]

@PlaySolar I would Just be recording Multiplayer.... So would the laptop Handle Medium Settings Recording W/ Fraps

[PlaySolar]

@benbelmour Yeah it should

[benbelmour]

@PlaySolar With 20+ FPS?

[PlaySolar]

@benbelmour Yeah around that :P

[benbelmour]

@PlaySolar Is Your GT 525M Overclocked?

[LHITShappy]

@benbelmour i dn't think it's overclocked, i have this card and get similar performance as shown in the video. although worth noting dat during campaign and certain maps the performance will be worsed, and usaully people say they are running on ultra is more of a customised ultra, so he might be running ultra without full msaa or aa which is set to high on default ultra setting with the full release version.

[PlaySolar]

@LHITShappy No it was just ultra, I didn't change any settings. Trust me it was running badly in game it just looks a lot better in video. And nah it's not overclocked, but yeah like you said other parts of this game are a lot more demanding which is a bit annyoing

[LHITShappy]

@PlaySolar yeah, the only settings i find which kill the fps most significant are the motion blur and msaa sampling. but im happy with the graphics of this game even on low. but still i don't think laptops has ever come any closer to compete with desktops in terms of price. ie:400-500 pounds range desktop base can probs allow you to play this game smooth on high/ultra on 1600xsth res. where as u r not going to run new games great unless u pay over 1000pounds for a gt560m laptop.

[Okuhle94]

Medium graphics with this should 30 fps and i have this laptop. Its good enough for me.

[ReApeRiSMe]

What kind of pie?

[PlaySolar]

@ReApeRiSMe Some

[MsPart01]

Dude ty for the video

[harshanddash]

wat is non playable in 10-20 fps

we can see it runs satisfactorily on the laptop

[dasklebeband]

i have a dell xps 15 with GT540M does BF3 run there too? pls pn me :s

[PlaySolar]

@dasklebeband It'll run better than this, although I've heard the full game runs alot worse than this on this laptop.

[xiCenitiix]

Hello, I'm buying this laptop from dell i think it's exactly the same as your XPS 15, Will i be able to play games like Battlefield 3, Dirt 3, Skyrim etc. On high quality please respond thanks.

[PlaySolar]

@xiCenitiix Dirt 3 I'm unsure about, but Skyrim and Battlefield 3 will not be playable on high. Low is the way to go if you're picking this laptop up (most games will run in high, but those in particular are very demanding)

[xiCenitiix]

@PlaySolar oh o thanks for the information subscribed to you aswell :)

[ikiLr]

I just got an xps 15z that has all the same specs, yet I would never be able to play a game like this at these settings so smoothly... I don't know what's wrong with it. I just bought Skyrim and it's incredibly laggy, I currently run it at the lowest settings in a window and it still drops frames often. Do you know what might be wrong? Please help...

[MegaLittleWhite]

why cant i play bf3 with this card?

i cant even play bf3 with low,

is it something wrong with my computer?

someone help me up plz

[PlaySolar]

@MegaLittleWhite Do you mean single player or multiplayer? From what I imagine, single player is more demanding... what are your specs?

[Kallzeh]

Okay, I just tested it again, and it seems it was just the level that meant I was always at 10-15 fps. Once I'd moved on, I get a similar fps to what you said. Occasionally I get small spikes down to 15 or so and it's in my opinion not a great experience, I'd really love to be able to run this at 1080p at a stable 30+ fps, not really bothered about graphics. I also have the GT540M rather than the 525M, but I guess this shows the little difference between them. Thanks for replying :)

[PlaySolar]

@Kallzeh The 540m is slightly better isnt it? I dunno, I havent played the campaign yet, but I'm sure it's more demanding than the online :/ and no problem, hope you enjoy the game otherwise :)

[Kallzeh]

Okay thanks, that's weird though I can barely run the game whatsoever -.-

[PlaySolar]

@Kallzeh Really? I'm guessing you have the same specs as me? Crazy i can play it fine on low...

[Kallzeh]

Also, what processor do you have and how much ram in in your pc? Thanks

[PlaySolar]

@Kallzeh intel i5 core processor, 4gb and version 268.30

[Kallzeh]

Hey nice vid you are very good :) I was just wondering, what version are the drivers you are running? Cheers

[TheMrMcdeath]

@PlaySolar Thx!

[TheMrMcdeath]

Any one know how the 17 l702x with 3Gb 555m will run this?

[PlaySolar]

@TheMrMcdeath Pretty damn well. You should have no problem playing on medium/high.

[xxKxNxIxGxHxTxx]

if i had a faster processer like the i7 and nvidia 525m 2 gig graphics card do u think it would run a bit faster on medium?

[PlaySolar]

@xxKxNxIxGxHxTxx I'm not sure - It would definately make a difference, I'm just not sure how big that difference would be XD The 2gb graphics card does run stuff alot better I've heard to it may be worth upgrading that if you want this game.

[buzz9961]

you recommended this laptop?



[PlaySolar]

@buzz9961 Definately, for it's price it's a beast.

[sk8erdeeks]

@PlaySolar Totally agree with you.

I have the same laptop, same config. It's AWESOME for its price, definitely a beast.

Can play almost all games at playable settings, nice graphics (except a few)...

:-)

[PlaySolar]

@sk8erdeeks I've had no problems with any games except Metro 2033 thus far XD

[sk8erdeeks]

@PlaySolar Yep, that is one of the 'few' I have mentioned, others I don't remember (the list is very small though, this laptop handles everything in a subtle way)...

:-P

It gives about 30 FPS on low settings, but it is good enough for me as the game is good-looking on even those settings. At times the frame rate drops to less than 25, but that is a rarity...

:-)

Cheers!!!

[PehoPSN]

On the caspian border map and i playing dell isnpiron n5110 with 525m videocard and settings HIGH witch 2x Textura filtering with SSOA and me fps 28-45 very good notebook!!

(srry me english bad (T_T))

[MrSniperscope]

wow. i never new the xps 15 base model could handle games like these. the graphics look great!

[iPlayer9]

How can i get the beta to run on my 450gt?

[2ndarc]

How hot does the xps get? do you have a cooler?

[PlaySolar]

@2ndarc It gets warm after a while from everyday use, but when you put on a demanding game the ventilation can get really quite hot, I'd probably recommend a cooler

[JoBarbo]

at what resolution are you playing the game

[PlaySolar]

@JoBarbo 1366 x 768

[WannessiYassine]

OMG ♥

I Have Dell inspiron n7110

• 8 GB RAM

• i7 2630

• NVIDIA GeForce 525M 1GB

It's will be work on my PC :D

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[vanbennekomdennis]

Are these FPS results while you are recording?

[PlaySolar]

@vanbennekomdennis Recording and not recording, Fraps didn't make the game drop many frames at all

[rockoo124]

@PlaySolar so would you say that at all lowest it is definitely playable or just satisfactory?

[PlaySolar]

@rockoo124 It's playable alright, but I wouldn't say it's the smoothest running game on this laptop. It get's SLIGHTLY hitchy at demanding times, but generally runs fine.

[entirababu123]

thanks for uploading the video bro

[Zitrish]

Cool! Thanks for the video, im gonna try it.

[Zitrish]

Cool! Thanks for the video, im gonna try it.