Here is some information from systemrequirementslab.com:

Minimum: 2 GHz DUAL CORE (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
PASS Click here for the latest CPU drivers.

CPU Speed
Minimum: Info
You Have: 3.2 GHz


RAM
Minimum: 2 GB
You Have: 7.9 GB
PASS

OS
Minimum: Windows Vista (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
You Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (build 6000), 64-bit
PASS Click here for the latest Windows drivers.

Video Card

Minimum: (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ATI Radeon HD 3870 or higher performance)(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)
You Have: GeForce GT 230
PASS Click here for the latest Video drivers.
Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 512 MB 4.0 GB
Pixel Shader version 4.0 (ATI 4.1) 4.0
Vertex Shader version 4.0 (ATI 4.1) 4.0

Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: Webcam Pro 9000
PASS Click here for the latest Sound Card drivers.

Free Disk Space
Minimum: 20 GB
You Have: 785.3 GB
PASS

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CPU
Recommended: QUAD-CORE
You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
PASS Click here for the latest CPU drivers.

RAM
Recommended: 4 GB
You Have: 7.9 GB
PASS

OS
Recommended: Windows 7 64-Bit
You Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (build 6000), 64-bit
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your OS does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations. Click here for the latest Windows drivers.

Video Card
Recommended: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon HD 6950)
You Have: GeForce GT 230
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations. Click here for the latest Video drivers.
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 1 GB 4.0 GB
Pixel Shader version 5.0 4.0
Vertex Shader version 5.0 4.0

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Webcam Pro 9000
PASS Click here for the latest Sound Card drivers.

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 20 GB
You Have: 785.3 GB
PASS

The part about not having windows 7 is BS, I have 64 bit windows 7.

I have seen videos of people playing BF3 MUCH smoother than my PC is running ( VERY VERY choppy ) with worse specifications and THE SAME VIDEO CARD.

What is missing from the equation?