The Official "How well/will my computer run BF2?" thread

[spyro415]

Everything else on my computer is alright for running BF2, but I just needed an opinion on which video card to get. I am looking to run the game at medium/high settings, and on 64 player servers. My choices are:

ATi Radeon x700 Pro 256mb
Nvidia GeForce 6600 256mb
ATi Radeon 9550 256mb

Thanks for replying.

[ruelster]

Athlon 64 3000+
XFX 6600GT 256
1.5GB Corsair XMS (3x512)

How will I do?

[SHAHEEN]

Ruelster u will do just fine i also need an opinion:

amd 64 3000 venice
leadtek 6600 gt pci express gddr3
dfi lanparty sli dr motherbord
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory

tagan 480 watt power supply.

how is tis going to do?

[Clouder]

ok

which would work better?

a 256mb 9600 XT
or
a 128mb 9700 pro?

9700pro is best

Everything else on my computer is alright for running BF2, but I just needed an opinion on which video card to get. I am looking to run the game at medium/high settings, and on 64 player servers. My choices are:

ATi Radeon x700 Pro 256mb
Nvidia GeForce 6600 256mb
ATi Radeon 9550 256mb

Thanks for replying.

X700pro is best of those you have chosen there.. But the 6600GT is better and it costs around the same of X700pro i think!

[Ze][Third][Reich[]]hey guys,
how well can i run bf2 with my cpu?,
my specs are

P4 3.4 HT
1 gig ram [512x2]
Sapphire x800 pro 256
250 gig hard drive

game is on its way,
i just wanted to know the settings i could run it at?
You will properly play on high maybe with some AA/AF..

[Smuzzah]

Hello there, I have just ordered a computer from Tiger Direct and was wondering if this new system will be able to run BF2. The specs on it are:

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

1GB DDR (512 x 2)

ATI Radeon 9550 256MB

umm...so...maybe high? I know that shooting for max is DEFINITELY a long shot, but I'm hoping that it will be able to, at least, run on high.

Help... :cry: :confused:

[spyro415]

P4 2.0 GHz
1 GB DDR PC3200 RAM
nVidia 6600GT 128mb

Hopin at least to hit medium settings at least on a 64 player server?

[BOBSONATOR025]

P4 2.0 GHz
1 GB DDR PC3200 RAM
nVidia 6600GT 128mb

Hopin at least to hit medium settings at least on a 64 player server?

probaby since you have the ram and card....but that prosesser has go to go get like a 3.2 and you could get high with AA on :)

[BOBSONATOR025]

Ruelster u will do just fine i also need an opinion:

amd 64 3000 venice
leadtek 6600 gt pci express gddr3
dfi lanparty sli dr motherbord
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory

tagan 480 watt power supply.

how is tis going to do?

high with some aa

[BOBSONATOR025]

[Ze][Third][Reich[]']hey guys,
how well can i run bf2 with my cpu?,
my specs are

P4 3.4 HT
1 gig ram [512x2]
Sapphire x800 pro 256
250 gig hard drive

game is on its way,
i just wanted to know the settings i could run it at? :hmm:

i have a similar setup....you should get high with 4xAA on 64 servers.... thats what i get and have no lag read my sig

[BOBSONATOR025]

what about me (damn mine is **** but im upgrading proccesor and ram soon) ok i have


intel celeron CPU 2.50 Ghz
geforce 5200 fx
512 ram

low..

[Smuzzah]

Awww. Everyone else's was answered but mine. (ha-ha) I just want to know what setting I will be able to play on if I'm playing in a 64 player server. If I'm not on a 64 server...do you think I could go with HIGH graphics?

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

ATI Radeon 9550 256MB

1GB DDR Memory

[spyro415]

probaby since you have the ram and card....but that prosesser has go to go get like a 3.2 and you could get high with AA on :)

Excuse my ignorance here, AA?

[imported_<GN>John]

antialiasing i believe is what its called. Makes the edges softer and not so blocky. Someone had a GREAT example in their sig or somewhere....Google it LOL

[spyro415]

antialiasing i believe is what its called. Makes the edges softer and not so blocky. Someone had a GREAT example in their sig or somewhere....Google it LOL

Ooohh, thanks.

[imported_<GN>John]

any time.

[Smuzzah]

C'mon guys I just want to know what settings I will be able to run on with a 64 player server...put a confused soul at ease...:(

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

ATI Radeon 9550 256MB

1GB DDR Memory

[imported_<GN>John]

All on medium safely...... Some on high...mabey.

[cd470]

Could I run BF2 on 64 person maps without much lag? What settings should I use for best performance?
P4 2.24
512mb RAM
radeon 9600 256mb
80gb HD (approx 56% full)

[imported_<GN>John]

Could I run BF2 on 64 person maps without much lag? What settings should I use for best performance?
P4 2.24
512mb RAM
radeon 9600 256mb
80gb HD (approx 56% full)


Ah no not without ANY lag

[SHAHEEN]

Amd Athlon 64 3000 venice
Sapphire X800 256MB 256 bit GDDR3 PCI EXPRESS x16 video card
DFI Lanparty SLI DR
FSP Group ATX 12V 500 WATT POWER SUPPLY
OCZ Enhanced Latency series Gold edition 512 mb DDR 500 (PC4000)

how will this run BF2??????

[imported_<GN>John]

Amd Athlon 64 3000 venice
Sapphire X800 256MB 256 bit GDDR3 PCI EXPRESS x16 video card
DFI Lanparty SLI DR
FSP Group ATX 12V 500 WATT POWER SUPPLY
OCZ Enhanced Latency series Gold edition 512 mb DDR 500 (PC4000)

how will this run BF2??????


Your ram is the only thing thats going to keep you from getting high. With 512 your looking at around medium....and no 64 player games....

[SHAHEEN]

Na dude, my ram timings are 2-2-2-5. its low latency.

[imported_<GN>John]

"na dude" If you have a decent GIG of ram your still going to run into problems....test it and prove me wrong. I say medium with that ram.

[spyro415]

Awww. Everyone else's was answered but mine. (ha-ha) I just want to know what setting I will be able to play on if I'm playing in a 64 player server. If I'm not on a 64 server...do you think I could go with HIGH graphics?

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

ATI Radeon 9550 256MB

1GB DDR Memory


Hey, do you think you could let me know how that runs when you try it out?

[Smuzzah]

Hey, do you think you could let me know how that runs when you try it out?


Sure, no problem. The computer won't be in for a few days, though--sorry. But when it comes in and everything gets tested out all nice and sweetly, I'll post it. As NAA said: I'm probably looking at medium graphics if I plan to play a 64 player server. But, hey, at least I can play with all of them numbers, right--AND not be on low. :D So I am happy.

[imported_<GN>John]

Sure, no problem. The computer won't be in for a few days, though--sorry. But when it comes in and everything gets tested out all nice and sweetly, I'll post it. As NAA said: I'm probably looking at medium graphics if I plan to play a 64 player server. But, hey, at least I can play with all of them numbers, right--AND not be on low. :D So I am happy.


Exactly, this game looks awsome on even on medium. So no worries. :D

[ruelster]

Abit AN8 SLi
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Antec TruePower 2.0 480W
Corsair XMS 2GB
Creative Inspire T3000
Leadtek PX6800GT
VIEWSONIC 8ms 17" LCD
Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB

[spyro415]

Sure, no problem. The computer won't be in for a few days, though--sorry. But when it comes in and everything gets tested out all nice and sweetly, I'll post it. As NAA said: I'm probably looking at medium graphics if I plan to play a 64 player server. But, hey, at least I can play with all of them numbers, right--AND not be on low. :D So I am happy.

I was checking out the Low/Med/High quality images on the BF2 guide on www.tweakguides.com, and the differences between medium settings and high setting is seriously almost non-existant. But yeah, i won't have the money for my video card till my next paycheck in a couple of weeks, so take your time gettin the system set-up and stuff, and i'll be here waitin :) Thanks a lot.

[imported_GrimReaper]

What would be a good video card. Im looking for PCI-e x16 that will run on mid, mid-high, or high settings. Can someone help me please?

[imported_<GN>John]

Whats your budget?

[Smuzzah]

An ATI Radeon 9550 256mb card is sufficient to run this game, right? I mean, the game DOES support this card type...right? It's not too old....right? :cry:

[spyro415]

An ATI Radeon 9550 256mb card is sufficient to run this game, right? I mean, the game DOES support this card type...right? It's not too old....right? :cry:

Yes it should be able to fun it fine, and it does support the card.

[Smuzzah]

An ATI Radeon 9550 256mb card is sufficient to run this game, right? I mean, the game DOES support this card type...right? It's not too old....right? :cry: .....also...with my previously mentioned system specs, I shouldn't have any FPS lag on a 64 player server as long as I'm running medium graphics, right?

[spyro415]

An ATI Radeon 9550 256mb card is sufficient to run this game, right? I mean, the game DOES support this card type...right? It's not too old....right? :cry: .....also...with my previously mentioned system specs, I shouldn't have any FPS lag on a 64 player server as long as I'm running medium graphics, right?

Did you try turning the settings down to low? If it runs on low smoothly, then that means the 9550 is not capable of running it on medium.

[B-HC.net|Chris]

My system:

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2Ghz)
Board: ASRock K7S8X R3.0
RAM: 1x 512 MB DDR-RAM (400Mhz), 1x 512 MB DDR-RAM (266Mhz) = 1 GB @ 266Mhz
Graphic: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (128 MB) - Latest Omega Drivers

I'm running the game @ 800x600 and all details low with 35 - 55 fps (no action) and 20 - 33 with actions!

Do you think that's ok for the system? I somehow think it could do a little more but I don't know what's wrong, really...

[silver36]

Hi Im running a

CPU: P4 2.4 (non-HT)
MB: Asus P4P800SE
ram: 2x 512 running Dual channel

Now i need a video card.
Im thinking of the
Sapphire 9800 Pro (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=9863&vpn=102A0751800079764&manufacture=SAPPHIRE)
Or do I need a 6600GT (http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=13490&vpn=BFG6600GT&manufacture=BFG%20Technologies)
to be able to run the game on med/high settings?
thanks!
-nathan

[imported_<GN>John]

get a 6600GT.....some high some medium. With more ram you will get all on high from what my friend tells me. Hes got the 6600GT....ive got the 6800GT and i still get lag on high....this game is a memory hog.

[Biggs_[CV]]

My new Alienware computer just arrived. Its not top of the line Alienware but it should last me for some time:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 550 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB Cache
Alienware® 460 Watt Max Power Supply
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GTX PCI Express 256MB DDR3 w/Dual Digital and TV Out
AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System
160GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Lite-On® 16x DVD / 52x36x52x CD-RW Drive
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire

I will get another gig of ram by Winter. I am one happy camper. ;)

[silver36]

wow how much did u spend on that?
sounds expensive

jus that vid card alone prolly 6bills or more

[Biggs_[CV]]

$2200, But I get mail in rebates that lower it to alittle over $1700. I have worked alot of overtime hours, 60 hour weeks for several months straight. During that time I saved up enough money to buy a killer system. At the time I ordered it the 7800 Nvidia was like $70 more that the 6800 GT when included in the system. I'm glad I waited a couple weeks till the 7800 came out. ;)

[MazXFreddy]

Update:

In the part 2 developer interview movie, Scott Evans says that If you want to Be able to "set" everything on high. to have at least 1 gig of RAM and a 3.0ghz processor along with a 256 card.

I'm playing on a brand new system, but my processor is only 2.41ghz and BF2 runs on high like a dream.

Athlon64 3800+
2GB PC-3200 Kingston Value RAM
256mb eVGA 6800GT PCIe
Seagate Barracuda 300GB 7200RPM HD

[22CW Cainius]

my proc is whats holding me back the most... merely at XP 1800+

but that's what im gonna upgrade next

[suby1128]

Okay so I just got my new college computer. I am no computer expert but I think I should be able to run the game at very high ratings without any problems:

Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz
1.0 GB RAM
80GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon X700 256 MB card

Now when I play the game I'm still having problems with a little bit of choppiness. Can anybody direct me to a link or give me some basic settings to change so that the game will run as it should be able to?

Thanks,
Craig

[MCPresident]

I have recently downloaded the Battlefield 2 demo, and was wondering what performance to expect.

My specs: 6800 GT 256 MB, 512 RAM, AMD 64 3000+. What should my video options be set to? High, medium, low....What resolution should a REALsync 17 inch LCD monitor get? Should I put anti-aliasing on?

I may upgrade and add another 512 stick to my computer, but for now, that is what I will play with. Any help would be great.

[Biggs_[CV]]

I have recently downloaded the Battlefield 2 demo, and was wondering what performance to expect.

My specs: 6800 GT 256 MB, 512 RAM, AMD 64 3000+. What should my video options be set to? High, medium, low....What resolution should a REALsync 17 inch LCD monitor get? Should I put anti-aliasing on?

I may upgrade and add another 512 stick to my computer, but for now, that is what I will play with. Any help would be great.


You should run the game no problem. Keep the lighting settings on low/med. Everything else med to high. You will do much better with the ram upgrade. In fact I would say the ram is a must.

[Nathanielvk]

I'm run game perfectly on high quality on my new pc

pc specs : AMD 64 3500 (Venice) :D
Corsair 1GB DDR 400 :)
Abit Fatal1ty AN8 :)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7rpm 80GB :|:
Gigabyte geforce 7800GTX 256mb :D
650 watt power supply :D
17inch monitor :|:


http://bf2tracker.com/bf2_usersignature2.php/21503_1_1A1A1A_FFCB00_1DFF00_FFFFFF.png (http://bf2tracker.com/bf2_userprofile.php?userid=21503)

[Corporal Taylor]

My hardware runs the game fine with medium settings and 800x600. Looks and plays fine for me.

[suby1128]

well I downloaded the omega drivers and it runs amazingly!

Craig

[jaysly]

I need help. I do not evenhave the game but would love to jump in. I amnot computer expert so please help. I have; AMD Sempron 2800, integrated video card and 256MB RAM. I know what I need, but what SHOULD I buy? Thanks

[klive]

hey suby1128,

how much of an increase?

tell me ur specs, fps gain and game settings plz

i was looking to install omega drivers but decided not to
cuz i thought there would be problems.

let me know...thanx

btw my main specs are..

amd 1.8ghz
ati radeon 9600 by extacy
512 ddr ram

the game runs ok for me at all low settings.

and jaysly...integrated video is a no no...save money and get a good card, and more ram would help.

[w4r h3r0]

hopefully this wasnt asked, but i dont feel like reading threw 40 pages of stuff...so, i have like the worst credit you can imagine and like no money, this is my favorite game...can anyone give me a price estimite on a PC that would run this, and not lag the crap out of me :D

Greatly appreciate it!!!! :)

[imported_Demon6]

My hardware runs the game fine with medium settings and 800x600. Looks and plays fine for me.

I think that you with your configuration could run it easily in 1024x768

[Stealthstorm]

I have a P4 3,2 HT, 800fsb MSI mobo, XFX 7800GTX 265mb, 1gig ram with a 480 watt power supply from enermax and i run BF2 on 1024x768@ 85hz with some settings on high and medium. AA etc is OFF. My computer is totally clean from spyware etc. BF2 doesn't run as good as i expected, it's pretty weird :\ .

[suby1128]

hey suby1128,

how much of an increase?

tell me ur specs, fps gain and game settings plz

i was looking to install omega drivers but decided not to
cuz i thought there would be problems.

let me know...thanx

btw my main specs are..

amd 1.8ghz
ati radeon 9600 by extacy
512 ddr ram

the game runs ok for me at all low settings.

and jaysly...integrated video is a no no...save money and get a good card, and more ram would help.

P4 3.4 Ghz
ATI Radeon X700 PRO 256 MB
1.0 GB RAM
80 GB HD

Everything is on high, minus lighting (medium). I may turn a few other things down to make it run a little smoother.

I'm not sure how to check fps gain on BF2, but my game runs very smooth! However, I may try the catalyst drivers just because every now and then all of a sudden areas of the map turn black, sometimes all graphics turn black and I have to restart the game. I just never updated the catalyst drivers, I used to ones that came with the card and just upgraded to the Omega.

Craig

[Stealthstorm]

To get the fps to show:

Press ~ or anything else thats behind this button...

then type: renderer.drawFPS1

[KazuoSama]

You can see my current computer specs in my sig... I'm getting a 256MB AOpen Aeolus GeForce 6800 GT (D-Sub, DVI, TV-Out) (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=121625). So I'll have 2 gig of ram and a amd athlon 2400... what kind of settings can i expect?

Right now, i'm on a xfx Geforce 5600XT... running everything on low (with 100% visibility) and 800x600 @ 20-30fps. Which,well, sucks ***.

[w4r h3r0]

well, ive decided to upgrade my computer i have.

Geforce 6800gt 256 bit

im also upgrading my ram- 2 MORE sticks of 1 gig =2.512mb

and my cpu is already 2.59Ghz

and I have an 80Gb hard drive...

will this run bf2 well?? If not please tell me what to do to make it better :D

[klive]

k thnx suby1128

[Boon59]

hope to be playing soon without any problems (got the crach to desktop at the moment) current settings are medium with 4x aa

[22CW Cainius]

wow, i play everything on low really smoothly (few ram stutters), with a mere amd 1800+, ATi9600 XT, and 768MB ddr 2700...

will upgrade and set everything to medium with AMD 64 3200+, ATi 9600 XT, and 1.5 GB ram

[Z-§pïdër]

i have:

amd athlon xp 2000+ oc to 1.8ghz
768mb ddr pc2100
Geforce 6600gt

i gotta run it on low for it to be smooth :( im guessing that the cpu is the bottleneck
would i be ok to go for a 3000+ ?

[djstubbs]

your ****house ram could also be the problem, but yes your cpu is bottlenecking it.

[Savage022269]

']My new Alienware computer just arrived. Its not top of the line Alienware but it should last me for some time:

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 550 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB Cache
Alienware® 460 Watt Max Power Supply
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GTX PCI Express 256MB DDR3 w/Dual Digital and TV Out
AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System
160GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Lite-On® 16x DVD / 52x36x52x CD-RW Drive
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire

I will get another gig of ram by Winter. I am one happy camper. ;)


I'm gonna be sick.... :cry: very sweet rig

Everyone else: This game is not really a memory hog; more of a CPU killer (both main and video). It does use a fair amount of mem to load, but after that it's generally CPU bound. This is the first game that has got my secondary heatsink fan to kick on, and stay on.....

My specs:

Dell XPS Gen5 :D
Intel Pentium D 955X
4GB 533MHz DDR2 @ 667MHz
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800
500GB Raid 1
Sound Blaster Audigy ZS Sound
20.1" UltraSharp 2005FP Flat Panel LCD

[{AIrBoRnE}]

How much did you spend on that????????

Total waste of money.......

[Savage022269]

How much did you spend on that????????

Total waste of money.......


less than $1,000 , (nothing to Dell), bought it from a rich kid who just got his daddy to buy him a very high-end Alienware.....

[Zeon]

what best?
Agp.
AMD Athlon64 PR3200+
ASUS K8V-X
1GB DDR Ram PC3200 1. Part (2x512MB)
256MB 128bit Palit GeForce 6600 tv-out/DVI
120GB Maxtor 7200rpm 8MB
or
Pci-E
AMD Athlon64 PR3000+ (S-939) Box
Asrock 939S56-M (S-939)
1GB DDR Ram PC3200 1. Part (2x512MB)
128MB 128bit Palit GeF 6600GT DDR3 PCI-E
120GB Maxtor 7200rpm 8MB SATA

[BigBoss]

I would go with the PCI-E version, because AGP is gradually becomming extinct. Furthermore the 6600GT has a slight edge in speed over the plain vanillia 6600.

-BigBoss

[jackchet]

how well do you think a 3ghz with hyper threading, 1 gig ram and a gigabyte 9200 128mb radeon play bf2?. i was hoping it would play on medium at atleast 40 fps but i might be expecting too much.

[Stealthstorm]

what best?
Agp.
AMD Athlon64 PR3200+
ASUS K8V-X
1GB DDR Ram PC3200 1. Part (2x512MB)
256MB 128bit Palit GeForce 6600 tv-out/DVI
120GB Maxtor 7200rpm 8MB
or
Pci-E
AMD Athlon64 PR3000+ (S-939) Box
Asrock 939S56-M (S-939)
1GB DDR Ram PC3200 1. Part (2x512MB)
128MB 128bit Palit GeF 6600GT DDR3 PCI-E
120GB Maxtor 7200rpm 8MB SATA

I would take the PCI-e

[evil204]

I have:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
X800 XL 256mb AGP
1gb PC3200 RAM

I tried running the game with all settings on high (including textures) but it stutters even in single player. Should I be able to run the game with textures on high or would I need more RAM?

[Mo-Fo]

There's been tests run on BF2 with 1G & 2G of RAM and the difference is very minimal.
Plus you've already got a 256 card as well.

I'd wait till the 03 patch anyway as it says better client/server performance.

[xKillswitchx]

Hey guys, I am new to the forums. And before I buy BF2, I need to know which build would work better:

AMD Athlon 3000+ 939 1GHZ FSB Venice That I Could OC....
1GB Twinmos PC3200 RAM
eVGA 6600GT 128MB

or....

Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz 533Mhz FSB That I Could OC....
1GB Corsair Value Select PC3200 RAM
ATI Radeon 9800XT 256MB

Now, which of those 6 parts I listed would work best together for the best eye candy and performance from BF2?

[spyro415]

Hey guys, I am new to the forums. And before I buy BF2, I need to know which build would work better:

AMD Athlon 3000+ 939 1GHZ FSB Venice That I Could OC....
1GB Twinmos PC3200 RAM
eVGA 6600GT 128MB

or....

Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz 533Mhz FSB That I Could OC....
1GB Corsair Value Select PC3200 RAM
ATI Radeon 9800XT 256MB

Now, which of those 6 parts I listed would work best together for the best eye candy and performance from BF2?

Athlon 3000+
1GB Corsair 3200RAM
eVGA 6600GT 128mb

[BigBoss]

There's been tests run on BF2 with 1G & 2G of RAM and the difference is very minimal.
Plus you've already got a 256 card as well.

I'd wait till the 03 patch anyway as it says better client/server performance.

Hmm...has anyone considered getting better quality RAM?
PC3200 is pretty slow considering PC5300 (DDR2-667) is available.

However, it never hurts to have too much RAM...just as long as it is good quality RAM :)

[spyro415]

Hmm...has anyone considered getting better quality RAM?
PC3200 is pretty slow considering PC5300 (DDR2-667) is available.

However, it never hurts to have too much RAM...just as long as it is good quality RAM :)

Not all motherboards will take PC5300.

[Mo-Fo]

yep ^^ wot spyro said^^

plus the tests run were run with good quality ram.

My m8 who is quite an IT guru even tried it himself and came to the same conclusion.

1G ram + 256Mb on ur card is certainly all u need.

If u've already got ^^ u can put in another gig if u wanna but don't expect it to magically fix ur stuttering problems.

[Nomad2k3]

hi im new here, just been looking for some bf2 support forums, no official ones that i can see, anyways onto my problem...

i just built a machine...
amd 64 3000+
gig of pc3200 (some was salvaged from another machine so it aint dual channel mode)
gigabyte 256 nvidia 7800 gtx
gigabyte nforce 4 ultra mobo (GA-K8N Ultra-9)

i can whack all the settings up to max, also max resolution for moni is 1280x1024,(no AA max AF) it seems to run smoothly, but once in a while it seems to "jump" i thought it may be my ping but this is usually around 30- 50,
i built this machine specifically to run bf2, i was planning on some nice ocz pc-4400 ram so i can OC my cpu to 2.2ghz (amd 64 3500+ speeds)
is it my ram failing me, or do i have some gfx settings mixed up?
any suggestions?
thanks :)

[geddeth]

Think you're gonna have to be more specific on the symptoms there, pal .. how does the jumping manifest itself? Does it skip a couple of frames, freeze for a sec, what?

[Nomad2k3]

it actually seems to skip a frame every once in a while, sort of,1 frame every few seconds, it also seems to be quite regular, not when theres a lot on screen or anything, but rather like its perhaps having to feed data from the hdd or something but gives the impression of a mini lag jump, or small stutter, im thinking now its maybe the actual game as a few other forums have reported similar problems, they all say it may be addressed in the 1.3 patch.

its not a great problem, just ive paid out over £700 and thought it would be able to handle this game fairly easily.

[Nomad2k3]

also i forgot to add, is it has a stable fps of around 45 - 50 in fraps and when the stutter happens it the fps remains the same, it dosent drop, if thats any help to you.

[Nomad2k3]

I got me some more nice kingston ram, so im in dual channel mode now, also i turned off v-sync, no more problems now, running full whack seamlessly :D

[geddeth]

Ok, good to hear Nomad - I was about to suggest your RAM anyways, but I'm glad you figured it out.. see you on the battlefield ;)

Cheers,
G.

[Hedgehog]

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
D-Link DI-524 Wireless High-Speed Cable/DSL Router, 54Mbps, 802.11g

Is this good for the game or should i upgrade the ram .. i just bought it all

[spyro415]

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
D-Link DI-524 Wireless High-Speed Cable/DSL Router, 54Mbps, 802.11g

Is this good for the game or should i upgrade the ram .. i just bought it all

The processor and the RAM seem a little too low for the game. Bottlenecking would also occur because of the video card and the CPU.

[Hedgehog]

The processor and the RAM seem a little too low for the game. Bottlenecking would also occur because of the video card and the CPU.

I thoguh the M processors were higher then the P4.. what do you mean by bottlenecking between the processor and video card ?

[StokoE]

mine runs ok with
Athlon64 3200+ Clawhammer
1Gig 3200 Corsair Pro
6800GT.. but it always stutters at the start of each map.. why is that ?

[Stealthstorm]

I thoguh the M processors were higher then the P4.. what do you mean by bottlenecking between the processor and video card ?

Yeah M processors are different..so maybe it is just fine. I'm not sure tough.
So it could be possible that there aren't any problems between the cpu and vid card..

Anyone?

[Silenced Jester]

will it run?

Dell Dimension DIM4550 Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
2.39 GHz
512 MB of RAM
ATI Radeon X800XL with 256 MB on the graphics card

[BigBoss]

will it run?

Dell Dimension DIM4550 Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
2.39 GHz
512 MB of RAM
ATI Radeon X800XL with 256 MB on the graphics card

It will run but you really need more system RAM.

[BF2_Joe]

Case
Mid-Tower 500WT ATX Black

Motherboard
MSI RS480M2-IL Sc754 ATI XPRESS200 DDR400 SATA AUDIO IEEE1394 LAN mATX

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin 90nm Venice Oem

Cooling Fan
Thermaltake A1744 VENUS 12 Heat Sink & Cooling Fan AMD Recommended for Athlon 64 and Opteron

Memory
PC3200 DDR400 1GB

Hard Drive
Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB SATA WD800JD

CDRW
SONY CRX320E 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive with 16x DVD-ROM Black IDE INT

Video card i have now
RADEON X800 XL 512MB PCI Express Dule HD

What do you people think? Run good?

[BF2_Joe]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133114

High settings? Max? ITs all i can afford now that i quit my horrible job lol.


Get this one on www.pricewatch.com
$382 - RADEON X800 XL 512MB PCI Express.

[hassell82]

getting a bit of cash together so im upgrading and was just wodering what BF2 will run like on this setup

AMD 64 3000+ 939 socket
MSI K8N neo2 Platinum nforce3 chipset
ATI radeon 9600xt 256mb
1Gig DDR400 mem

at the mo im running

AMD XP2000+ :cry:
512MB DDR 2100
ATI Radeon 9600xt 256MB
ABIT KG7 Lite mobo :cry:

and settings are on Low and a few things on medium. cant remember whats on Medium

So how will my new spec run BF

Cheers for the feedback

[Nomad2k3]

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
D-Link DI-524 Wireless High-Speed Cable/DSL Router, 54Mbps, 802.11g

Is this good for the game or should i upgrade the ram .. i just bought it all

this a laptop youve just bought??
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800 is a laptop module...
might play it at reduced settings,

[Travissimo]

my setup:

ASUS A7n8X-X mobo
AMD AthlonXP 2600+
1GB PC3200
Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB

Game seems to run okay with everything on medium (except for the occasional lockup)

Is it worth upgrading the vid card to something like an X800XL 256 AGP?
or upping the CPU to XP 3000+?
are either of these upgrades going to give much bang for the buck?


Or should I just save my pennies, run this setup and go to a new mobo, Athlon64, and PCI-E card in like a year?

[Hedgehog]

this a laptop youve just bought??
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800 is a laptop module...
might play it at reduced settings,


Yeah i get in in 4 days .. why would it only play at a reduced setting ?

[Hedgehog]

Big question what is the difference between The M processor and the P4 Processor and which is better as well does anyone have a link where they compare the two?

[Stealthstorm]

Case
Mid-Tower 500WT ATX Black

Motherboard
MSI RS480M2-IL Sc754 ATI XPRESS200 DDR400 SATA AUDIO IEEE1394 LAN mATX

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin 90nm Venice Oem

Cooling Fan
Thermaltake A1744 VENUS 12 Heat Sink & Cooling Fan AMD Recommended for Athlon 64 and Opteron

Memory
PC3200 DDR400 1GB

Hard Drive
Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB SATA WD800JD

CDRW
SONY CRX320E 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive with 16x DVD-ROM Black IDE INT

Video card i have now
RADEON X800 XL 512MB PCI Express Dule HD

What do you people think? Run good?


Yeah it will :)

[BF2_Joe]

Yeah it will :)


From 1 to 10 what would you say?

[spyro415]

From 1 to 10 what would you say?

8.9203890725798317293847598345356457457 :rolleyes:

[retrofly]

Hi
P4 3.0Ghz
1 Gig ram
XFx geforce 6600 GT.

After reading alot of reviews the 6600GT can easily run at around 50 FPS on medium settings @ 1280x960, best of the mid range cards, so dont worry about it being a 128 card :D.

As fro the CPU, apparently BF2 isnt very dependant on CPU speed, in the same review the differance between a 2.8 and 3.8 processor was a few FPS

http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-x-2147-x-x-x&body_pagenum=4

Sorry if been posted before.

[Nomad2k3]

Yeah i get in in 4 days .. why would it only play at a reduced setting ?

the 6800 aint the quickest card about, and laptop modules aint know for their speed, a 6600gt is about same performance wise,

so a mid res with mid settings :p

[Hedgehog]

that blows ... still no answer on how well the M series processor will run for BF2 ?

[BF2_Joe]

8.9203890725798317293847598345356457457 :rolleyes:



HAHAH :laugh:

I think the 8.92 part is good.

[BF2_Joe]

Big question what is the difference between The M processor and the P4 Processor and which is better as well does anyone have a link where they compare the two?


P4 have the pure speed and the 800FSB... :cool:

[Indra]

My specs and settings:

Athlon XP 2700+ "Barton"
1024MB PC3200 DDR, dual channel mode
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
WD 120GB JB HD
Leadtek GeForce 6600GT AGP
WinXP Pro w/SP2

Runs BF2 quite nicely at 1024 + 768 res., all video options set to medium except for Terrain and Geometry which are set to high. No AA, unfortunately, game just becomes too framey to play with it enabled.

[Zoner]

Hi I have Battlefield 2 but I cant play it yet until I get my new laptop in 2 or 3 weeks. I do have the Xbox Live demo though so im a semi-noob. I need an oppinion from a person that would know how well my new laptop will run Battlefield 2 here are my specs:

Windows XP Home Edition w/sp2
Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Intel Pentium M Processor 2.13GHz+,533 Mhz FSB
Intel 915GM chipset
2GB DDR-II PC4200 533 Memory
80GB Ultra ATA 100 Hard Drive
Upgradeable MXM 16x PCI-Express NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GO 128MB

THANKYOU! ! ! ! !
:) :) :) :) :)

[BF2_Joe]

Hi I have Battlefield 2 but I cant play it yet until I get my new laptop in 2 or 3 weeks. I do have the Xbox Live demo though so im a semi-noob. I need an oppinion from a person that would know how well my new laptop will run Battlefield 2 here are my specs:

Windows XP Home Edition w/sp2
Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Intel Pentium M Processor 2.13GHz+,533 Mhz FSB
Intel 915GM chipset
2GB DDR-II PC4200 533 Memory
80GB Ultra ATA 100 Hard Drive
Upgradeable MXM 16x PCI-Express NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GO 128MB

THANKYOU! ! ! ! !
:) :) :) :) :)


i give it a 8.9 out of 10 one bad *** laptophttp://link-to.mysmilies.info/media/pc4.gif

[Zoner]

Thanks, yeah the good thing is it only costs $1,805 and it has a one year warranty. Ts basically maxed out to the maximum it would allow me except for the sound card I was going to upgrade it to the Augdy 2 ZS but it would cost an extra $150 and I couldn't afford spending anymore I'm glad it got a great score though.


I have another question what is the difference between Pentium M and 4? Also if I have a 2.13Ghz processor how much is that in Pentium 4 levels?

[coco]

What's best....
2 x 512mb pc3200 DDR ram or
4x 512mb pc2700 DDR ram ?

[BF2_Joe]

What's best....
2 x 512mb pc3200 DDR ram or
4x 512mb pc2700 DDR ram ?



2 x 512mb pc3200 DDR

3200 is better then 2700.

go with one 1024. of 3200. :cool:

[PMac12]

How about mine
P4 2.6Ghz
1.5g ram
Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
What type of settings and rez will I be able to run the game nicely?

[CodeRed]

I got a question.

I start up the game it gets to where I can choose Single player or Multi.
I click on either one and the game shuts down and im back to my desktop.
:mad:

My system is

AMD XP 3000
2.09ghz 1gb ram
Nvidia fx5900 vid card

[Smuzzah]

I am thinking about upgrading my PC with a shiny new videocard, and was wondering if these specs would be ok to run BF2 on "High" settings--and most other games on the market on "HIGH", as well.

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor
1 GB of RAM
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum with 256mb

How will the new video card boost performance in general gaming as opposed to my original card--an ATI Radeon 9550 w/ 256mb? Will I be able to handle most games on the market on "HIGH" settings?

[BF2Nut23]

What settings and FPS will i get with this?

Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz
512MB PC 2700 DDR RAM
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP 4/8
Soundmax Integrated Audio soundcard

[Varhalla]

Purchasing:

AMD 3000+ Venice core w/ 1ghz FSB
1 GB Corsair Dual Channel
Radeon x700 Pro w/ 256 MB

You guys think that could handle it ok?

[PandaAttack]

Been playing medium/high settings at 1024x768 and I'm less than impressed by my system's performance.

Specs:

P4 3.0c @ stock
Abit IC7-G MAXII Advance
1gb Corsair XMS PC3200XLPRO (2x 512mb) @ 2.5-3-3-5
ATI Radeon x800pro (256mb DDR3) @ stock
Audigy2 ZS
Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480w
Hard drives: 250gb sata (OS and programs, what BF2 resides on), 160gb, 2x 200gb, 300gb.
Fans for everything.

Any ideas? I was hoping to at least run at medium/high at this res without stuttering, but I notice slowdown and a bit of lag every now and then.

[bloodbrood]

ECS K8T800-A (S-754, DDR, AGP, LAN, Audio, sATA-R, USB)

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Processor (Socket 754)

512MB PC400 (DDR SDRAM)

Seagate 80GB (sATA-150)

POWERCOLOR ATI 9600PRO EZ 128MB (DDR TV-DVI 8X)

How wel would i be able to run BF2? Thanks a lot guys for the help =)

[BF2_Joe]

Purchasing:

AMD 3000+ Venice core w/ 1ghz FSB
1 GB Corsair Dual Channel
Radeon x700 Pro w/ 256 MB

You guys think that could handle it ok?


7.9 out of 10 Alsome! :)

[BF2_Joe]

ECS K8T800-A (S-754, DDR, AGP, LAN, Audio, sATA-R, USB)

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Processor (Socket 754)

512MB PC400 (DDR SDRAM)

Seagate 80GB (sATA-150)

POWERCOLOR ATI 9600PRO EZ 128MB (DDR TV-DVI 8X)

How wel would i be able to run BF2? Thanks a lot guys for the help =)



5.2 out of 10 Just an ok setup.

[BF2_Joe]

What settings and FPS will i get with this?

Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz
512MB PC 2700 DDR RAM
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP 4/8
Soundmax Integrated Audio soundcard




4.9 out of 10. Good Mobo Nice video card and a ok cpu :D

[BF2_Joe]

I am thinking about upgrading my PC with a shiny new videocard, and was wondering if these specs would be ok to run BF2 on "High" settings--and most other games on the market on "HIGH", as well.

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor
1 GB of RAM
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum with 256mb

How will the new video card boost performance in general gaming as opposed to my original card--an ATI Radeon 9550 w/ 256mb? Will I be able to handle most games on the market on "HIGH" settings?



8.7 out of a 10. Wow very good setup!

[BF2_Joe]

My specs and settings:

Athlon XP 2700+ "Barton"
1024MB PC3200 DDR, dual channel mode
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
WD 120GB JB HD
Leadtek GeForce 6600GT AGP
WinXP Pro w/SP2

Runs BF2 quite nicely at 1024 + 768 res., all video options set to medium except for Terrain and Geometry which are set to high. No AA, unfortunately, game just becomes too framey to play with it enabled.

4.9 out of 10. the cpu brings it way down.

[BF2_Joe]

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
1024MB ram
NVIDIA Geforce-FX 5500 256MB DDR

Should i get a new video card? How well would this one run it?


5.3 of 10. Ah so so, Good video card.

[BF2_Joe]

How would this run:

P4 2.8ghz with HT Tech
1GB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM
120GB 7200RPM Segate Barracuda Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB

I'm thinking about buying a 6600GT, how do you think it would run with the 6600GT in place of the ATI Radeon 9200?



4.6 of 10, just need a faster video card.

[BF2_Joe]

Will this run bf2?

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+
2ghz
512mb RAM
ATi Radeon 9200 128mb

I wont mind playing the game on the lowest settings.


6.25 of 10, Nice cpu, ok video, pour Ram amout, ya need more.

[BF2_Joe]

New computer I'm getting soon:

P4 3.2Ghz (HT)
1 gig of RAM
ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum

Am I gonna be able to run this on a high setting with a cable connection?



7.8 of 10, Nice! This is a keeper!

[jak0]

P4 1.8 ghz
512mb Ram
nVidia Geforce 6600 256mb

i think i'll run just fine.

[BF2_Joe]

Hi guys, new to the thread here^^

Just ran the demo w/Fraps running and this is what I got:

First my system:

Athlon 64 3500+ 939 (overclocked to 2.38 ghz)
Sapphire Radeon 9800XT (overclocked to bout 421 mhz)
Corsair XMS Dual-Channel sticks 512x2 DDR 433
SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer
WD SATA drives x 2 in RAID 0
and bunch of other stuff crammed inside a Thermaltake Tsunami mid-tower

(need to upgrade my mobo and get some PCI Xpress cards in sli...; ;)

ok now that I got that out of the way....

Demo running on all High netted me between 28-41 fps
Demo running on Med. netted me 37-50 fps

That's what I got I guess I'll need to tweak around some but for info. purposes thought I might throw that out there^^




9.1 of 10. to mutch over clocking, VERY HOT! make it cooler and ger .3% more.

[BF2_Joe]

How will this work?

AMD Athlon64 3200+
LeadTek Winfast Extreme 6600GT
1024 DDR Ram


8.8 of 10, top dawg, Very good it should run all on high!

[BF2_Joe]

Awww. Everyone else's was answered but mine. (ha-ha) I just want to know what setting I will be able to play on if I'm playing in a 64 player server. If I'm not on a 64 server...do you think I could go with HIGH graphics?

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

ATI Radeon 9550 256MB

1GB DDR Memory



8.9 of 10, Yeah all high!

[BF2_Joe]

My system:

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2Ghz)
Board: ASRock K7S8X R3.0
RAM: 1x 512 MB DDR-RAM (400Mhz), 1x 512 MB DDR-RAM (266Mhz) = 1 GB @ 266Mhz
Graphic: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (128 MB) - Latest Omega Drivers

I'm running the game @ 800x600 and all details low with 35 - 55 fps (no action) and 20 - 33 with actions!

Do you think that's ok for the system? I somehow think it could do a little more but I don't know what's wrong, really...


Well humm
4.6 out of 10, Don't ever mix the ram, slow video card, 800X600 hehe.
55 down to 33 humm, go paly BF1942. sorry.

[BF2_Joe]

my setup:

ASUS A7n8X-X mobo
AMD AthlonXP 2600+
1GB PC3200
Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB

Game seems to run okay with everything on medium (except for the occasional lockup)

Is it worth upgrading the vid card to something like an X800XL 256 AGP?
or upping the CPU to XP 3000+?
are either of these upgrades going to give much bang for the buck?


Or should I just save my pennies, run this setup and go to a new mobo, Athlon64, and PCI-E card in like a year?


5.1 of 10, just good enuff.

[xolinlevh]

amd 3000+ thats...2.12ghz = little slow
756 mb pc2700 cheap ram = sux
ATI 9600 pro 128 mb = sux

man i need to upgrade...hmm fx57....a nice ASUS board...2 gigs of memory if i can afford it...and a nice new vid card...then i can take settings off LOW

[BF2Nut23]

Joe i was just wandering what settings id be able to run BF2 on if i upgraded my memory to 1GB on this.

Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz
512MB PC 2700 DDR RAM
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP 4/8
Soundmax Integrated Audio soundcard

[buglenutsman]

AMD Sempron 3000+ 2.2Ghz
1.5MB Kingston HyperX Kit 750MHz DIMM PC2-6000
ATI Radeon X700 Pro Video Card (256MB, AGP 8X, DVI - SKU: 100437404)
250 SATA/120GB HD
and some other odds and ends

[Patriot1]

insted of posting here

DOWNLAOD THE DEMO


and see for yourself

[Doctor Benway]

I wanna see how well my rig will run bf2. I'd get the demo but I haven't actually built the comp yet: everything cept the case and mobo is still in the mail.

specs:

Athlon 64 3800+ 939
6800gt 256mb pci-e
1gb pc3200 ram (512x2 dual channel)

[Chronosoldier21]

Here are the specs:
-Intel Pentium M Processor (1.60 GHZ, 2MB Cache, 533 MHZ FSB)
-Windows Home Edition
-1GB Ram DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHZ 2 Dimm
-80 GB Hard Drive
-24X Cd Rom
-256 Mb Nvidia Geforce GO 6800 (Regular, not GT or Ultra)

Also I would like to know what settings I can play on. I will also have a cable connection

[Hinesy]

will my computer run battle firld 2 smothee i have

3.2gh intel P4

2x512 pc3200 ddr400 dual channel

Geforce 6200 pcie 256 meg x16

is that good for it

[Prince]

Here are the specs:
-Intel Pentium M Processor (1.60 GHZ, 2MB Cache, 533 MHZ FSB)
-Windows Home Edition
-1GB Ram DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHZ 2 Dimm
-80 GB Hard Drive
-24X Cd Rom
-256 Mb Nvidia Geforce GO 6800 (Regular, not GT or Ultra)

Also I would like to know what settings I can play on. I will also have a cable connection

That will run nicely on high and medium graphics. :)

[BF2_Joe]

will my computer run battle firld 2 smothee i have

3.2gh intel P4

2x512 pc3200 ddr400 dual channel

Geforce 6200 pcie 256 meg x16

is that good for it



VERY GOOD! 8.9 of 10 !

[BF2_Joe]

Here are the specs:
-Intel Pentium M Processor (1.60 GHZ, 2MB Cache, 533 MHZ FSB)
-Windows Home Edition
-1GB Ram DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHZ 2 Dimm
-80 GB Hard Drive
-24X Cd Rom
-256 Mb Nvidia Geforce GO 6800 (Regular, not GT or Ultra)

Also I would like to know what settings I can play on. I will also have a cable connection


8.3 of 10 VERY NICE!
the two thing i see that could be better is the CPU and the FSB that all
Not bad at all for a gameing labtop!

[BF2_Joe]

I wanna see how well my rig will run bf2. I'd get the demo but I haven't actually built the comp yet: everything cept the case and mobo is still in the mail.

specs:

Athlon 64 3800+ 939
6800gt 256mb pci-e
1gb pc3200 ram (512x2 dual channel)


DONT WORRY, YOU WONT NEED TO!
you have one BAD *** computer!
9.2 of 10!

[BF2_Joe]

insted of posting here

DOWNLAOD THE DEMO


and see for yourself


Dude Rember what the post is? The Official "How well/will my computer run BF2?" thread? DUHHHHHHH :laugh:

They are ASKING US! :D

[BF2_Joe]

AMD Sempron 3000+ 2.2Ghz
1.5MB Kingston HyperX Kit 750MHz DIMM PC2-6000
ATI Radeon X700 Pro Video Card (256MB, AGP 8X, DVI - SKU: 100437404)
250 SATA/120GB HD
and some other odds and ends


Damn GOOD!
8.9 of 10

[BF2_Joe]

Joe i was just wandering what settings id be able to run BF2 on if i upgraded my memory to 1GB on this.

Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz
512MB PC 2700 DDR RAM
ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB AGP 4/8
Soundmax Integrated Audio soundcard

Now I know that upgraded your memory would help and also be the cheepest way to go you have to rember that you have a Video Card that runs at 128MB
Get this upgraded too some time, for now just do a nother 512MB and you will see loading times faster and less lagg. I think you just barly put it on high
Nice MOBO tho. Cant that one go up to 4BG of ram? Every pay check get you self 512MB of ram you should have 2GB then if you have 4 slots. Or better yet
go with a better GPU a.k.a Video card @ 256MB and it will kick *** then, well with 1024MB of ram.

So Yea go for the 1024 for now and later get thishttp://www.amamax.com/innvge668xag1.html

[Casty]

For the record I own BF2. I expected better performance after upgrading my video card, but I'm wondering if I'm really getting hurt by my CPU power, my mobo can handle an upgrade max to 2.6 ghz so I am wondering if that will help a lot? I'd just wanna be able to enjoy 30+ fps on even all low if needed, as of right now all settings on low @ 800x600 I experience 10-25 fps on 64 player servers... :cry:

Pentium 4 1.6 ghz (yes... I know)
1 GB RAM
Geforce 6600GT 128 MB AGP

I really thought I'd get at least all low with 30-45 fps... should I be getting better? *sigh*

[BF2_Joe]

should I be getting better? *sigh*



Not with 64 players. :cry:

[Casty]

So you think if I upgrade my CPU I should see some better performenace? -_-

I should try to overclock this... but I can't seem to be able to, it's an Intel Board so it might be locked (?).

[BF2_Joe]

So you think if I upgrade my CPU I should see some better performenace? -_-

I should try to overclock this... but I can't seem to be able to, it's an Intel Board so it might be locked (?).


Ohhh YEAH a NEW CPU! you bet!
performenace like a MOFO! Thats like a hart trans plant for some one who has had a Hart attack, asking if thay will have more energy :) The Dr. would think your joking asking something like that.
I'm not downing you! ;) I'm Just saying.

Only overclock:
(1). IF: you have a bad *** cooling fan!
(2). IF: you havd money set aside for a New and better CPU.
(3). IF: you do not care about that CPU OR MOBO.
(4). Note: If you want to Reset you Bio's, afterover clocking and you don't like you settings, then Pull out your battery on your mobo.This will put your bios back at it's Defult settings, Thus taking off the overclocking. :D

[spyro415]

So Yea go for the 1024 for now and later get thishttp://www.amamax.com/innvge668xag1.html
Please DO NOT listen to him, the 6600gt is better than the 6600.

[Hound_Dawg]

If you have anything like my comp- see my sig, it will be fine. I run everything on high except lighting. Texture Distance 100%, 4x AA. 1152x864. I run the game with 43 bots and myself included on crammed 16 player maps with everything chaotic and no lag.

[ikaruga]

i can run BF2 on low/med setting with 100% distance view using
amd athlon tbird 1.3ghz/512mb/GF6600 (not a GT)
takes ages to load the map when connecting to a server tho :rolleyes: but FPS is consistant and smooth. hope that helps anyone with lame pcs :rock:

[ShootToKill]

Please DO NOT listen to him, the 6600gt is better than the 6600.


It's like a Mustang. The GT kicks the V6's ***. :)

[imported_mn9500]

can somebody tell me if this will run bf2 at max, all high.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

or will that run under max, if i put another gig of ram it will run at max, i just want to know so if i can run it at max with 1 gig of ram, it will save me some $$$?

[BF2_Joe]

can somebody tell me if this will run bf2 at max, all high.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

or will that run under max, if i put another gig of ram it will run at max, i just want to know so if i can run it at max with 1 gig of ram, it will save me some $$$?


I have the same thing you got I Just got the ATI 512MB video card. I run ALL HIGH!

[BF2_Joe]

can somebody tell me if this will run bf2 at max, all high.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

or will that run under max, if i put another gig of ram it will run at max, i just want to know so if i can run it at max with 1 gig of ram, it will save me some $$$?


I have the same thing you got I Just got the Radion 512MB video card. I run ALL HIGH!

[SierraHotel]

Here's the comp I'm trying to get:

Athlon64 3000+
1 GB Ram
GeForce 6600gt
17' lcd

I'm pretty sure this should handle medium settings without any lag... What do u guys think?

[Desolator]

Yes that should run medium pretty well. I have A64 3000+, 1.5 gigs of ram, and geforce 6800. Everything on high (except dynamic shadows, and dynamic lighting), and 4 aa. Runs around 50-60 FPS, around 30 in very heavy combat

[Fitzchivalry]

HELP!

I have this:
6600GT AGP
3.0ghz p4 cpu
1540mg ddr ram (1024 duel channel, 512 standalone)
asus p4p800-e deluxe mb

Im getting a slideshow at medium! even 800x600 isnt that good... I could run the demo fine at medium and 1024x768

wtf is wrong? Im running the 77.77 drivers. Flashed my bios last month

nuthin running in the background...

[S_t_a_l_i_n]

im gonna get a new rig, so what do u think the setting should be? could i run it on all highest?

AMD 64 3800+
X800XL 256MB
1GB ram
80GB hard drive 7200 RPM, 8MB cache <----meh, enough for all my games...
SoundMax sound card, crappy sound card, but it will do

do u think i can run everything on high with bells and whistles?

[imported_Wasp]

im gonna get a new rig, so what do u think the setting should be? could i run it on all highest?

AMD 64 3800+
X800XL 256MB
1GB ram
80GB hard drive 7200 RPM, 8MB cache <----meh, enough for all my games...
SoundMax sound card, crappy sound card, but it will do

do u think i can run everything on high with bells and whistles?

No I don't think so. The reason is quite simple. 1GB ram isn't enough. Unless the new patch fixes this (which I doubt) you will experience a lot of harddrive access while you play on most maps. I run all settings on medium except antialiasing on 2x, texture filtering on high and 100% view distance. If I go high on any other settings I experience harddrive access while playing. My rig is GF 6800Ultra, 2x512MB PC 3200, Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939 and Audigy2 sound card. I also run sound on hardware - medium and EAX enabled. Free memory before I start BF2 is about 850MB (XP running 14 processes).

[imported_Wasp]

HELP!

I have this:
6600GT AGP
3.0ghz p4 cpu
1540mg ddr ram (1024 duel channel, 512 standalone)
asus p4p800-e deluxe mb

Im getting a slideshow at medium! even 800x600 isnt that good... I could run the demo fine at medium and 1024x768

wtf is wrong? Im running the 77.77 drivers. Flashed my bios last month

nuthin running in the background...

Well I would guess your memory configuration plays a part in your problem, it's not a good idea to have a 3rd memory stick in a dual channel system. Pull that out and I'm shure it will run better.

[spyro415]

im gonna get a new rig, so what do u think the setting should be? could i run it on all highest?

AMD 64 3800+
X800XL 256MB
1GB ram
80GB hard drive 7200 RPM, 8MB cache <----meh, enough for all my games...
SoundMax sound card, crappy sound card, but it will do

do u think i can run everything on high with bells and whistles?

Yes, you should be able to run high settings just fine.

[BF2_Joe]

HELP!

I have this:
6600GT AGP
3.0ghz p4 cpu
1540mg ddr ram (1024 duel channel, 512 standalone)
asus p4p800-e deluxe mb

Im getting a slideshow at medium! even 800x600 isnt that good... I could run the demo fine at medium and 1024x768

wtf is wrong? Im running the 77.77 drivers. Flashed my bios last month

nuthin running in the background...


Slow hard drive maby?
Bigger game?

hummm is your 3.0ghz p4 cpu Running at 800FSB?

Edit, What about your video card, Over heated at any time, OverClocked?
Rong GPU drivers, BF2 Update?

[LabGuy1]

will mine work? it is a dell

[AristonCC]

Here are my specs and I can't update to 1.02 if I want to play. Keep getting "Memory not sane" errors or "RendDX9" errors.

Gigabyte K8NS Ultra 939 mobo
AMD Athlon64 3500+ (Winchester)
2 GB DDR400 PC3200 RAM
WD 80 GB SATA HD
nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB DDR
SB Live 24-bit PCI audio
Fastest internet I could find (~6 Mbps downstream)

I am stuck playing 1.0 until 1.03 comes out...tried everything!

Ariston Collander
Pharaoh000 in-game

[Mr. ADHD]

This spawns (no pun) another question...should I run BF2 sound on hardware or software? Which has better quality? I'm guessing hardware...

No I don't think so. The reason is quite simple. 1GB ram isn't enough. Unless the new patch fixes this (which I doubt) you will experience a lot of harddrive access while you play on most maps. I run all settings on medium except antialiasing on 2x, texture filtering on high and 100% view distance. If I go high on any other settings I experience harddrive access while playing. My rig is GF 6800Ultra, 2x512MB PC 3200, Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939 and Audigy2 sound card. I also run sound on hardware - medium and EAX enabled. Free memory before I start BF2 is about 850MB (XP running 14 processes).

[koretex]

is it possible to get it to run on a GEFORCEFX 5200???

maybe with crappy graphics???

im SOOO CLOSE ARGGHHH!!!

[alphasnail]

Hey im getting a new CP and i want to know if any1 can give me an esimate on what u think my FPS would be, im getting SLI 7800 GT, athlon 3800x2 1 gig of ram.

[Wtiberon]

AMD ATHLON 64 3400
ASUS MB K8N-E DX
1 gb Crucial DDR PC3200
Geforce6800gt
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB

How well will this run BF2?

[1twelve2]

my PC has:
-AMD Athlon 3000+ @1.8GHz
-1Gb DDR RAM
-BFG Nvidia 7800GTOC 256Mb

and i have to run BF2 on LOW LOW LOW settings.... is this because of my processor?

[riotpb]

Hey everyone, right now I'm running a system that was decent when I first built it 3 years ago, but i can see a perfomance drop with these newer games coming out (Hl2, and bf2 definitly). I have:
2ghz P4 w. 400mhz FSB
1gb Ram DDR266
ATI Radeon X800 256mb
AGP 4x slot
I invested in a good AGP card recently before i heard about PCI-xpress, and was sthinkin of gettin a new motherboard and processor so I can run my X800 at 8x and get an AMD 64 Processor. Also faster and more RAM.
Would I be fine with going AGP or should I invest in PCI-Express.

Thanks for any input.
I don't have much money to work with btw :)

[S_t_a_l_i_n]

Hey everyone, right now I'm running a system that was decent when I first built it 3 years ago, but i can see a perfomance drop with these newer games coming out (Hl2, and bf2 definitly). I have:
2ghz P4 w. 400mhz FSB
1gb Ram DDR266
ATI Radeon X800 256mb
AGP 4x slot
I invested in a good AGP card recently before i heard about PCI-xpress, and was sthinkin of gettin a new motherboard and processor so I can run my X800 at 8x and get an AMD 64 Processor. Also faster and more RAM.
Would I be fine with going AGP or should I invest in PCI-Express.

Thanks for any input.
I don't have much money to work with btw :)


u'd probably be fine with a lower medium setting due to ur CPU, and the coding of the game...

[imported_Wasp]

my PC has:
-AMD Athlon 3000+ @1.8GHz
-1Gb DDR RAM
-BFG Nvidia 7800GTOC 256Mb

and i have to run BF2 on LOW LOW LOW settings.... is this because of my processor?

I recommend all settings on medium except antialiasing 2x, texture filtering on high, view distance 100%. If the performance isn't good enough for those settings then make shure your memory is running in dual mode. Use Sisoft Sandra 2005 Lite and do the memory bandwidth test. You should get about 5500MB/sec. Try running sound on hardware/software and medium quality.

[1twelve2]

I recommend all settings on medium except antialiasing 2x, texture filtering on high, view distance 100%. If the performance isn't good enough for those settings then make shure your memory is running in dual mode. Use Sisoft Sandra 2005 Lite and do the memory bandwidth test. You should get about 5500MB/sec. Try running sound on hardware/software and medium quality.
thanks dude, ill try that tonite when i get home from work:D

[Fingers]

Hey guys, what's your verdict on this system? Can I get away with it? I just wanna play BF2!!

AMD Turion 64 ML-28 processor
ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express / 128MB VRAM
100Gb Hard Drive
512Mb DDR RAM

[JTBell]

1 Turbo X-gamer sonic case, black
1 Intel P4 3.2 GHz 2MB Cache LGA775 Processor
1 Asus P5AD2-E Premium motherboard
1 120GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM SATA serial HDD
1 Enermax EG495P-VE noisetaker 485W power supply
1 ATI Radeon X700 Prog 256MB PCI-EX16 video card
3X1/2 GB DDR2 Memory (1.5 gb total)
1 Sh*tty CD drive from 1998
Windows XP

[DarkLolindir]

Can my computer run Battlefield 2 easily? And with which settings?
Intel 2.66 GHz
1024 mb ram
nVidia 6600GT (128 mb)

I'm thinking of buying the game, I saw the game at a friend, and I just fell in love :p, but I need to know how my computer will run the game.

Thank you! :)

[gotmikey]

You will see a considerable reduction in lag if you go with 2.0 gigs of ram.


Hey im getting a new CP and i want to know if any1 can give me an esimate on what u think my FPS would be, im getting SLI 7800 GT, athlon 3800x2 1 gig of ram.

[Helms]

So far with the following:

2 GB Ram (taskmanager process reads 1,127 for bf2.exe)
3.06 GHz XEON
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT OC 256 MB Ram
Soundmax Audio (blows, I am upgrading to soundblaster X-Fi as soon as it ships, probably the Fatal1ty version)
7,200 rpm western digital 120gb hd
Verizon FIOS fiber connection 15 MB down and 2 MB up (actually 1.89 mb up)
Dual Boot Windows XP Pro SP2 / Vista

Everything runs absolutely smooth but sound quality is poor and depending on setting affects my video quality. I will upgrade to soundblaster x-fi which I expect will help me greatly. I expect BF2 will take advantage of the 64 MB or so dedicated audio RAM on the sound card to offload cycles from other components. Plus playing in 7.1 surround with EAX HD 5.0 will be an advantage I am sure for knowing where those footsteps/gunshots are coming from.

Question: it takes me a long time to load each level map ... status bar takes up to a minute. How can I increase this performace?

[imported_Wasp]

So far with the following:

2 GB Ram (taskmanager process reads 1,127 for bf2.exe)
3.06 GHz XEON
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT OC 256 MB Ram
Soundmax Audio (blows, I am upgrading to soundblaster X-Fi as soon as it ships, probably the Fatal1ty version)
7,200 rpm western digital 120gb hd
Verizon FIOS fiber connection 15 MB down and 2 MB up (actually 1.89 mb up)
Dual Boot Windows XP Pro SP2 / Vista

Everything runs absolutely smooth but sound quality is poor and depending on setting affects my video quality. I will upgrade to soundblaster x-fi which I expect will help me greatly. I expect BF2 will take advantage of the 64 MB or so dedicated audio RAM on the sound card to offload cycles from other components. Plus playing in 7.1 surround with EAX HD 5.0 will be an advantage I am sure for knowing where those footsteps/gunshots are coming from.

Question: it takes me a long time to load each level map ... status bar takes up to a minute. How can I increase this performace?

Free up some space on your harddrive and do a defrag. Your graphic quality settings is probably also affecting the loading time. Do you have a lot of programs running in the background? Anti virus/anti spyware etc. Is your Xeon a new one with 800FSB? The older Xeons had lower FSB which isn't all that great for gaming. Try running sound quality on hardware/medium. If the soundmax can't handle it then software/medium.

[adonis]

well i have a

memory - 1014 GB of RAM
processor - Intel(R) pentium(r) 4 CPU 3.00GHZ (2CPUs)
mother board - Asus P4P800 motherboard.


and i need a card (because i have integrated)

i was thinking of buying this card - http://www.cty.ca/detail.asp?pid=930

would it work?

[SuperTyphoon]

P4 3ghz HT
BFG 6800gt AGP (256mb)
1 gig PC3200
SB Audigy 2 ZS

Damn, so many people have the 3ghz HT Pentium 4, i never though it was that popular!

adonis, if you seriously think you are going to pay 165 for a 9800 pro, you are crazy. Check this link out, its a much much better card (reliable brand too) for a cheap price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140045

[adonis]

P4 3ghz HT
BFG 6800gt AGP (256mb)
1 gig PC3200
SB Audigy 2 ZS

Damn, so many people have the 3ghz HT Pentium 4, i never though it was that popular!

adonis, if you seriously think you are going to pay 165 for a 9800 pro, you are crazy. Check this link out, its a much much better card (reliable brand too) for a cheap price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140045


newegg dosent ship to canada :(

[Eddy01741]

P4 3ghz HT
BFG 6800gt AGP (256mb)
1 gig PC3200
SB Audigy 2 ZS

Damn, so many people have the 3ghz HT Pentium 4, i never though it was that popular!

adonis, if you seriously think you are going to pay 165 for a 9800 pro, you are crazy. Check this link out, its a much much better card (reliable brand too) for a cheap price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140045
165 bucks for a 9800 pro in canadian money is like 105 american dollars. Plus like he said, no newegg in canada.

[adonis]

it cost cheaper in tigerdirect anyway by like 30$

[imported_mn9500]

so guys, tell me if this will run on max, or what, i finaly know the specs for my system i am getting in 2 days.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2 ghz)
1 GB Ram
nvidia geforce 7800gt 256mb
250 gb HDD (7200 RPM)

[airsoftluver]

Will this system im building play bf2 with medium settings over 40fps?

200 Gig HD
X850Pro 256Bit/MB
Athlon 64 3500 Venice
1 Gig of Ram

or how bout my cousins system?

160 Gig
X800 128MB 256Bit
Athlon 2800
1 Gig of ram

Thanks alot guys!

[Major Bob]

Hey guys, ive on a AMD Athlon xp 2400+= >_<

1gb DDR pc2700 RAM
Nvidia GeForce 6200 128MB
300GB hdd

i am upgrading to a amd athlon xp 3200+ soon which runs at around 2.2GHZ but has much more power than my current one which will make BF run alot smoother and better.

i was just wondering, is there anyway that my memory modules if i took them to a pc shop would they be able to be changed to pc3200? since one of my 512mb sticks was originally pc3200. just wondering, thanks in advance.

[Helms]

Can someone else tell me what else I can do to increase my performance so I can play 64 player games smoothly??

Here are my specs:
Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz
2 Gb Ram
NVidia 6800 GT OC 256Ram
Verizon Fios Fiber connection 15mb down 2 mb up

I hope my computer runs much faster after I offload the audio. I noticed in the audio options you can select hardware rendering and x-fi. If this is the case, then all sound overhead will be completely offloaded to the soundblaster x-fi card. Creative site has announced them available for pre-order.

[JustinMcg]

Will my computer be able to play the game? I don't need high graphics or medium, I just want to play the game and have fun, graphics aren't my top priority.

Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
Asus P4P800S-X MOtherboard
1 Gig of DDR RAM

NOw here comes the the hardware thast could ruin it all...

ATi 9250

Here's what I think it will do. I think it will play, just on low settings, doesn't bother me at all though. I got the card for free form my uncle so it's all good. I upgraded to the ATi Radeon 9250 from an ATi RAGE PRO 2X AGP to this 8X AGP.

My computer runs Command & Conquer Generals and Generals Zero HOur, and that game takes a darn near super computer to run, SO I think I can play BF2.

Although I REALLY need to know if it will overheat or anything, or even play at all...

[gunitsoldier127]

if i have a 2.4 for my processor and 512 for my ram, i have a good video card though, will the processor and ram affect my fps(frame per second) in game?

[JustinMcg]

Ok, can you guys PLEASE tell me if it will run or not? ONce again my settings are...

Pentium 4 @ 2.8 GHz
1024 MB of DDR RAM
ASUS P4P800S-X
ATi Radeon 9250 w/ AGP 8X bus interface

Oh and my grandma's computer, which is a Presario 1500 runs COmmand & COnquer Generals and C&C Generals Zero Hour, and it only has a...

Pentium 4 @ 1.6 GHz
256 MB of RAM
Mobility ATi Radeon 7500

And the thing runs just fine. The only thing I want to know is that can my Video Card overheat and fry? Or am I ok? Because I read somewhere that the video card doesn't really matter, just as long as it isn't super old, because all cards display the say pictures, just at different resolutions and with better quality, doesn't totally effect the CPU. Although I could be wrong...

[805collective]

I'm (http://www.totalbf2.com) going to get a new computer.. Do you think this would work well? Is the Pentium D/64 bit an issue? How well will the GeForce6800 do?

Pentium D 830 Dual Core 3Ghz 800Mhz FSB
Windows XP
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz (2 x 512)
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
Sound Blaster Audigy™ 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability

[imported_<GN>John]

Well Ive got a 6800GT and it does just fine....so the 6800Nu should be semi-fine :p

[805collective]

But does anyone know if the Pentium D will work fine with BF2? (the 64 bit processor).. Is this an issue? Does anyone have one that works fine?

[porky]

I have a 6800 ultra
2gb ddr400 ram
3.2ghz p4 pressots
Audigy 2 ZS

will I beable to run everything on high inlucing sound, 4AA,16 Ansiotropic?

[noKu-D]

Has anyone ever played BF2 on a 1.5ghz or less computer/laptop?

[Helms]

maybe do 500mb more on the memory, when i look at the bf2 process in task manager, it used like 1.1 gb, plus teamspeak and any hardware profile software you may have might add a some more ... maybe go 1.5 gb ram if you can afford it otherwise, that looks awesome. I have the 6800 with 256 (agp though) and its very smooth wth everything maxed.

Its not a 64 bit application, so it wont take advantage of the 64 bit processor, but hey, it cant hurt. Plus im sure battlefield 3 will take advantage of dual core and 64 bit.

[modplod]

AMD 3000XP processor, Zalmann flower heat skin with 90mm fan, MSI kt400a MB, 1GB 2700 ram , 160 gb Sata, SB Audigy 2zs, XFX 256 mb 6800gt graphics card - Slightly over clocked to Ultra settings.

With everything on full horrendous lag when changing views , rotating quickly , grabbing a static TOW or SAM, getting into a vehicle or running around a corner into the enemy.

All graphics on Medium , Hardware sound and EAX pretty trouble free experience.

Mchine regularly defragged , Virus and spyware free

[Cap'n Steve]

Has anyone ever played BF2 on a 1.5ghz or less computer/laptop?

It runs fine on my 1.3 gigahertz Pentium 4 with 512 megabytes of RAM and a Geforce FX 5600 256 megabyte graphics card.

[adfa]

Hi, i have a 2.8 GHz comp, with 1 GB of RAM, i need to know which of the follwoing card would be the best for running BF2 at the highest settings...
thanks

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4050&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4060&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4070&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

[modplod]

As i posted my full spec else where - AMD 3 ghz XP 1 gb ram 256 XFX 6800gt 256 - running at Ultra settings, Audigy 2

Regualr defrag, virus / spyware check

Similar spec PC to your system.

Even with my card if i have most on the graphics on high during the game if you do anything sudden like turn , run around a corner into someone or grab an AA i was getting big lag - Ping was low and not due to connection issues causing lag.

Looking at the cards you have listed u may have to set a lot of graphics on medium to get decent game play. Its gonna be trial and error for ya.

I am sure peopel with lesser spec machines will say they run it on high etc but not all machines seem to be the same even if their specs are.

Good luck

[Dethred]

Browsing this thread I really don't see anyone with 2GB of ram complaining about stuttering that much. On the other hand I see tons of 1GB players complaining about it. Heck, I am bottlenecked by my 2.0Ghz P4 really badly, but I only get low frame rates when stuff happens, no stuttering or freezing, which went away completely (with the exception of the first 5 seconds of gameplay) with the 2 Gigs of Ram.

[element365]

I am thinking of getting this computer: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1361636&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

It has...
Athlon 64 3400+/2.4 GHz
512 MB RAM

Will be getting a Geforce 6600gt

How do you think this will run?

[Dethred]

I am thinking of getting this computer: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1361636&Tab=2&NoMapp=0

It has...
Athlon 64 3400+/2.4 GHz
512 MB RAM

Will be getting a Geforce 6600gt

How do you think this will run?

I am guessing pretty poorly. When I had 512 RAM the game
was only playable on the very lowest settings.

[element365]

I will probably going to upgrade the RAM to 1 gig, so I'm not too worried about that. Other than that, Is it OK?

[bigpappa]

my new pc is going to pwn with a 7800gt:)

[vjs]

Sure 2G would slow the game down as well as speed it up:wall: .

Problem is saying 2Gb of memory means nothing really.

If you compare 1G to 2G of memory in the same system with the same cas, fsb, same dual channel. 2G will either be faster or not faster but definetly not slower.

Problem is idiots going from 1G of dual channel memory to 2G of high latency cas 3 memory or single channel and drastically reduce their memory bandwidth (performance).

example add a extra 1G stick to their 2x512mb dual channel memory and get 2G of single channel <--slower.

1Gb of dual channel is faster than 2G of single channel.

2Gb could be faster than 1G everything else being equal.

2Gb will always be faster than 1G if you run out of memory by using high grahpics or ... settings with 1G.

I say go for 2G of PC3200 2-3-3-6 or 2-3-2-5 cas, stay away from the value ram. Corsair XMS, patriot, of OCZ platimum are good.


On cas, 200+ Mhz 3-3-3-7 isn't faster than 2-3-2-5 200mhz until you can run >246 mhz with 3-3-3-7.


-----------------

Video don't bother buying anything less than a 9800pro they are only around 120 bucks.

[wrxlvr]

My friend has a P4 1.7 Williamette (256mb cache) processor. This meets minimum requirements.

Now for the problem. I got him a 6600GT for his birthday, but it's lagging even on the lowest settings. Is it his powersupply (His is 200w and 300-350W is recommended for this card) or is his processor the problem?

Anyone with a slow processor and good video card running BF2?

His specs:
P4 1.7 Williamette processor
1 gig of PC2700 ram
80 gig HD

[Dethred]

I will let you know later tonight if the processor is the problem, My AMD 3500 comes in tonight to replace the old 2ghz P4. I expect decent gains, so I'll let you know.

[wrxlvr]

Got my friend a 6600GT for his birthday and it's lagging even at the lowest settings (low, 800 x 600@85hz) with the newest Nvidia driver.

I'm wondering, is his processor the problem, or is it his powersupply? Will his system run BF2 smoothly once he upgrades his power supply later tonight?

His specs:

1.7 P4 Williamette core (256mb cache)
200W power supply (300-350W is recommended)
80gig HD
12X DVD+/-RW CD-RW combo drive
1 gig of PC 2700 memory

[wrxlvr]

With the gig of ram, you should run med or med-high settings.

[Sir. abjam77]

Got my friend a 6600GT for his birthday and it's lagging even at the lowest settings (low, 800 x 600@85hz) with the newest Nvidia driver.

I'm wondering, is his processor the problem, or is it his powersupply? Will his system run BF2 smoothly once he upgrades his power supply later tonight?

His specs:

1.7 P4 Williamette core (256mb cache)
200W power supply (300-350W is recommended)
80gig HD
12X DVD+/-RW CD-RW combo drive
1 gig of PC 2700 memory

ya the processor and the power supply both could be the reason

[bigpappa]

thumbscrews add at least 5 fps.

[Sir. abjam77]

Hi, i have a 2.8 GHz comp, with 1 GB of RAM, i need to know which of the follwoing card would be the best for running BF2 at the highest settings...
thanks

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4050&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4060&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_detail.asp?stype=5&productcode=1511-4070&group=AGPNV&pgroup=VID

You should either go with the 6800 LE or the 6600 GT. The le can be unlocked SOMETIMES but only get it if you want stock settings, which can barely play on medium. Otherwise go with the 6600 GT

[Bad_B|tch]

Hi

Ordered a new PC with the following specs:

Athlon 64 3700 (San Diego) 1MB Cache
1GB dual channel DDR
Radeon X800XL PCI-e 256MB
Asus A8N-E motherboard

After reading several posts here I decided that I shoulda ordered 2GB RAM. Anyway the motherboard has 4 DDR slots - are all of these dual channel? Was thinking of ordering 2 more 512 sticks, would it still be running in dual channel mode?

[Zealot]

Before I buy i would like to know if I can run on this:
1.4 GHz
768 MB Ram
ATI Xtasy 9200 256MB

I can run the demo if that has to do with anything?

[ZxmbieKommandant]

I'm looking to upgrade from my old 5600 xt, 256mb, up to a 6600. My system specs are not so great, bear with me people, Athlon xp 2500+, 1.83 ghz, 512 mb of ram. Im wondering how much of a difference this will make in my overall gaming, and what settings I roughly should put it at to get a decent fps. Im getting massacred on this one, I cant stand it any more!! Damn you old technology damn you... Any help will be appreciated.

I'm getting a job soon, so I will be upgrading my computer. My crappy system is just temporary at the moment.

[Shamus]

Before I buy i would like to know if I can run on this:
1.4 GHz
768 MB Ram
ATI Xtasy 9200 256MB

I can run the demo if that has to do with anything?THe retail version performs about the same as did the Demo version. The only difference would be PunkBuster running on the Retail version. But then again, I can't remember if the Demo ran with PunkBuster or not.

[Dethred]

I'm looking to upgrade from my old 5600 xt, 256mb, up to a 6600. Im wondering how much of a difference this will make in my overall gaming, and what settings I roughly should put it at to get a decent fps. Im getting massacred on this one, I cant stand it any more!! Damn you old technology damn you... Any help will be appreciated.

We don't know the rest of the system. Even though a lot of people on here say that the game is primarily GPU limited CPU and RAM make a huge difference as well, if not more so if you're really crappy in those departments.

[5nakeEy3s]

I have about the recomnded settings to run medieum but it still lags a little for me thought ...

[supermidgetmob]

yeah with that system you should be able to pull all medium settings. I have a 6600GT 768 MB RAM and a 3000+ 32 bit processor and am able to get med. settings with no slow down in game

[Triptronic]

I can play on all high settings 4xaa/16xaf

specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
1gig of kingston valueram/soon 2gigs
evga geforce 7800gt/soon sli

[Lizzle*47]

Ok, I'm thinking my troubles are coming from my video card, which is an nVidia FX5700LE 256mb GPU. I have 1.5G of RAM and a 3GHz P4.

With that, I still get frame rates of no more than 40, absolute max. Most of the time, especially when explosions are happening, it slows down to 15fps. I have most things on medium except lighting, dynamic lighting, shadows, all the stuff that is a real drain on the system.

I have cleared the cache and I close down all the programs running in the background before I play. Do I need to upgrade my video card?

Tell me ifyou need more info about my, "1337 b0x."

[Skaven]

Nvidia GeForce 5500FX
1GB RAM
Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz
WinXP Pro
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On the Demo I can run settings low-medium without uber lag... 1024x768
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What seems to be the flaw here? BTW, I'm planning on getting a GeForce 6800.

[Caffeine]

can i play bf2 at good quility settings?
my specs are:
amd athlon 3400+ 3.4Ghz
geforce 6600le, 256mb pci-e
1024mb ram
160gb free harddisk space

[1dsandtrap]

could I play bf2 on these settings

1.4ghz AMD XP
1GB Ram
fx5700 256mb

[imported_sandman]

Ok, I'm thinking my troubles are coming from my video card, which is an nVidia FX5700LE 256mb GPU. I have 1.5G of RAM and a 3GHz P4.

With that, I still get frame rates of no more than 40, absolute max. Most of the time, especially when explosions are happening, it slows down to 15fps. I have most things on medium except lighting, dynamic lighting, shadows, all the stuff that is a real drain on the system.

I have cleared the cache and I close down all the programs running in the background before I play. Do I need to upgrade my video card?

Tell me ifyou need more info about my, "1337 b0x."

Yes your video card is holding you back. Your RAM and CPU are fine, put a 6800GT or higher in there and you can run all settings on high :) .

[imported_sandman]

Nvidia GeForce 5500FX
1GB RAM
Intel Pentium 4 2.20GHz
WinXP Pro
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On the Demo I can run settings low-medium without uber lag... 1024x768
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What seems to be the flaw here? BTW, I'm planning on getting a GeForce 6800.

That video card will hold you back no matter what CPU or how much RAM you have. You will notice a huge difference when you get that 6800 ;) . Also if you can afford it, upgrade to 2GB of RAM.

[imported_sandman]

can i play bf2 at good quility settings?
my specs are:
amd athlon 3400+ 3.4Ghz
geforce 6600le, 256mb pci-e
1024mb ram
160gb free harddisk space

You should be able to run at 1024x768 with some high settings and the rest medium, with no more than 2xAA, and get good fps. More RAM and a better video card will improve your settings.

[imported_sandman]

could I play bf2 on these settings

1.4ghz AMD XP
1GB Ram
fx5700 256mb

Your processor might be a little too slow to run it, but if it can, then you would be on the lowest settings at a low resolution :( .

[imported_sandman]

Hi

Ordered a new PC with the following specs:

Athlon 64 3700 (San Diego) 1MB Cache
1GB dual channel DDR
Radeon X800XL PCI-e 256MB
Asus A8N-E motherboard

After reading several posts here I decided that I shoulda ordered 2GB RAM. Anyway the motherboard has 4 DDR slots - are all of these dual channel? Was thinking of ordering 2 more 512 sticks, would it still be running in dual channel mode?

Yes 4x512MB sticks will run dual channel, as long as each pair is made of 2 matched sticks. Also you need to put them in the right slots ;) . With the 2GB you should be able to run on medium-high overall.