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Thats weird, i saw the charge on my card already, i mean I dont mind or anything just not sure why they did it so soon.

Yea man. Not sure, I just thought I read somewhere that they wouldn't charge till the day prior to rls.

Funny thing is, I canceled my first preorder and it still appears on my game list.

I contacted EA CS and they verified my cancellation number and said if anything "enjoy your free game". Lol, ok.

I honestly think my original BF3 preorder is on the house.

Origin is so buggy and since it's still in beta, I don't think they can handle preorder cancellations too well on it.

Something tells me, they know this too.

We'll see in when beta is opened if I can access it through 2 separate accounts.

Anyone else cancel their preorder by any chance and still show the game in their "My Games" list?

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for those with AMD cards who're planning on playing BF3 beta here's the "special bf3 drivers" http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDCatalyst1110Previewdriver.aspx looks like only HD 5000 and HD 6000 benefit from them.

Also I found answer to my previous question. The beta will show up on origins new 'free games' page when it's ready around the times posted earlier in roughly 12 hours.

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NVIDIA drivers as well:

What’s New in Version 285.38

  • Increased performance in Battlefield 3 by up to 38%.*
  • Improved overall stability and image quality in Battlefield 3.
  • Improved compatibility and performance for RAGE.
  • Added or updated SLI profiles for Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third.
  • Fixed a performance regression in 285.27 beta running Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).

Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues Resolved

  • GeForce 500 series: Battlefield: Bad Company 2–the game stutters in certain maps after several minutes of gameplay.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 –there is corruption on the edges of some objects when Transparency AA is enabled.
  • [sLI], 3DTV Play, GeForce 500 series: With SLI enabled using 3DTV Play, the mouse cursor flickers and shakes on the main menu of various 3D games, such as Crysis 2, Battlefield Company 2, Dues X, and Civilization 5.

*Performance measured vs. GeForce 285.27 driver on GeForce GTX 570 at 2650×1600 (DX11 enabled)

Windows 7 / Vista x32

Windows 7 / Vista x64

285.38 BETA Release Notes (PDF)

Grand Master

Yusuf M. Veteran

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for those with AMD cards who're planning on playing BF3 beta here's the "special bf3 drivers" http://support.amd.c...viewdriver.aspx looks like only HD 5000 and HD 6000 benefit from them.

Also I found answer to my previous question. The beta will show up on origins new 'free games' page when it's ready around the times posted earlier in roughly 12 hours.

No love for the HD 4000 series. I totally understand though. I've had my HD 4870 since the summer of 2008 and it has served me well.

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BlueDraGon

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No love for the HD 4000 series. I totally understand though. I've had my HD 4870 since the summer of 2008 and it has served me well.

My card says ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series ... I wonder if the 5xxx Series changes will apply to mine :o

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Yusuf M. Veteran

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My card says ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series ... I wonder if the 5xxx Series changes will apply to mine :o

Even if it did, I don't think it's supported in Battlefield 3. It certainly doesn't meet the minimum requirements.

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NVIDIA drivers as well:

What’s New in Version 285.38

  • Increased performance in Battlefield 3 by up to 38%.*
  • Improved overall stability and image quality in Battlefield 3.
  • Improved compatibility and performance for RAGE.
  • Added or updated SLI profiles for Battlefield 3, Dead Island, Diablo III, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed: The Run, and Saints Row: The Third.
  • Fixed a performance regression in 285.27 beta running Crysis 2 (DirectX 9).

Windows Vista/Windows 7 64-bit Issues Resolved

  • GeForce 500 series: Battlefield: Bad Company 2–the game stutters in certain maps after several minutes of gameplay.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 –there is corruption on the edges of some objects when Transparency AA is enabled.
  • [sLI], 3DTV Play, GeForce 500 series: With SLI enabled using 3DTV Play, the mouse cursor flickers and shakes on the main menu of various 3D games, such as Crysis 2, Battlefield Company 2, Dues X, and Civilization 5.

*Performance measured vs. GeForce 285.27 driver on GeForce GTX 570 at 2650×1600 (DX11 enabled)

Windows 7 / Vista x32

Windows 7 / Vista x64

285.38 BETA Release Notes (PDF)

installed these with my GTX460, but had nothing but issues when playing flash videos at full screen so I had to go back, granted im sure these werent meant for a 460...but untill i get my hands on a 580/590 its all i got :-(

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BlueDraGon

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Even if it did, I don't think it's supported in Battlefield 3. It certainly doesn't meet the minimum requirements.

hmm maybe.. it does have 512 MB memory... but let's see how it turns out on the i7 processor and 6GB DDR3 ram hehe... worth a try

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installed these with my GTX460, but had nothing but issues when playing flash videos at full screen so I had to go back, granted im sure these werent meant for a 460...but untill i get my hands on a 580/590 its all i got :-(

Nvidia drivers are meant for all series, and just to double check I checked the release notes, and the 460 is definitely on it.

I have 2 460's in SLi, I will be installing these new drivers in a little while.

So I am slightly confused. Am I going to be playing the Beta through Medal of Honor or through Origin (I did preorder on EA's site but before Origin was announced, it is in my list of games though). Also with MoH, I only need the MP client to play if it is through that, also correct?

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Yusuf M. Veteran

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If you look closely, beta keys pop up on the screen every now and then for a couple of seconds.

http://www.gamespot.com/shows/on-the-spot/?event=battlefield_3_tournament20110926&tag=stitialclk%3Bseries

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