EA reveals Battlefield 5 minimum requirement PC specs

Yesterday, Battlefield 5’s minimum system requirements went live on the game’s Origins page, only a week after its official announcement trailer dropped. This means that gamers won’t have to worry about waiting until the games October release date for details on how much they will have to update their systems for the anticipated sequel. But what does it mean for your system?

Fans of Battlefield 1, rejoice! Battlefield 5’s minimum PC specifications are precisely identical to those of its predecessor, Battlefield 1.

While this may be cause for concern from some gamers, who expect Battlefield games to push the expectations of a first-person-shooter’s graphical capabilities, it is easy to explain: both games are run on the Frostbite engine. What this says is, we should expect Battlefield 5 to feature a graphical aesthetic similar or to what we experienced in Battlefield 1.  

We will only be able to know for certain in a couple of weeks when developers EA release gameplay at this years E3. Until then, check out the minimum Gaming PC specs below:

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350
Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB
Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 660 2GB
DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
Hard-drive space: 50GB

Plenty of our Gaming PCs match the specification above, having a quick browse through our range and the Novatech Core 114 would be the baseline to match them here.

Novatech Core 114 Gaming PC Specification

8th Generation Intel Core i5 8400 Processor

NVIDIA GTX 1060 Graphics

8GB DDR4 2133MHz Memory

240GB M.2 SSD + 1TB 6GB/S SATA HDD

BitFenix Nova Mid Tower case, Black

Novatech 500Watt Non Modular PSU

Gigabyte H310M S2H H310 Motherboard

You can see more about the Novatech Core 114 Gaming PC here

Battlefield 5 is set for an October 19^th release date on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Prepare to gear up your friends with exciting 4-player co-operative mode and a dazzling new campaign. DICE have confirmed that there will be no controversial loot boxes, Battlepacks or Premium season passes. Players will instead have the option to purchas cosmetic items through gameplay and actual money.