BF2 and my Specs?

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  • -Tomcat-

    #1

    BF2 and my Specs?

    Hi all!

    I'm new to the BF2 community as I only purchased the game a few weeks ago. I bought new components for my pc but BF2 still only runs at around 25-30 fps.

    Please can someone advise me on what to do to improve them?
    My specs are as follows:

    AMD Athlon 2400+ (2.0GHz)
    1Gb DDR PC3200 CL 2.5 RAM
    XFX Geforce 7800GS

    I run it at 1024x768 with all settings on low, effects on high, no AA and 100% view distance (I tried it with 50%..........O.M.G. lol) I also turn off ALL other applications (except firewall)

    I have read other threads similar to this one and there are people out there who get 50+ fps on lower spec computers. How?!:cry:

    Will getting a faster proccessor make the game better?

    A friend of mine suggested upgrading to 2Gb of RAM and that I would see a huge improvement in the fps.

    The other thing is background proccesses - I know that closing down unneccessary ones can speed up the game, but when I went to close them down, it warned me that closing them down can cause crashes or loss of data :|:
    So I left them alone. If someone could tell me which ones I can close and which ones I can't, that would be very helpful.

    Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated

    Thank-you very much in advance

    -Tomcat-
  • davelisowski

    #2
    Re: BF2 and my Specs?

    Try this forum.

    I used this guide to tweak unwanted programs and stuff.

    And yes, upgrading to 2GB of RAM will increase performance.

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    • Talus
      Member
      • Oct 2006
      • 6854

      #3
      Re: BF2 and my Specs?

      This sort of question belongs in the 'Tech Center' subforum...moved.

      And welcome to the forums :hi:

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      • Dan

        #4
        Re: BF2 and my Specs?

        I have an Athlon 2400+ w/ a 9700PRO and get a frame rate of 20ish...

        I do believe that if you upgrade your RAM to 2gb and your processor to something a little newer, you would see alot of difference...

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        • John Edmo

          #5
          Re: BF2 and my Specs?

          Get the ram

          Talus is a hard man but does a good job.


          You should be able to run everything on high with 2 GB of DDR ram

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          • ConscriptVirus
            Member
            • Oct 2007
            • 6369

            #6
            Re: BF2 and my Specs?

            ram will only help with loading times and stuttering...not so much with fps issues

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            • Merlin
              Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 861

              #7
              Re: BF2 and my Specs?

              Your processor/mobo is the reason why you have a low FPS. The low front side bus speed is not enough to allow the 7800GS to run as fast as it wants to.

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              • -Tomcat-

                #8
                Re: BF2 and my Specs?

                Thank-you all for your help and your welcoming!

                Merlin, you said that my processor/mobo is letting me down. Should I buy a new mobo/proccessor? Does anyone have any idea how much this might cost?
                Only thing is, if I buy a new mobo, logically I should get a PCI one, rendering my £200, 3 week old 7800GS useless!:cry:

                I guess it has to be done at some point. R.I.P AGP, we had some good times...

                Any takers on the 7800GS lol

                -Tomcat-

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                • Merlin
                  Member
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 861

                  #9
                  Re: BF2 and my Specs?

                  You could probally get away with buying a cheap AMD 64 socket 939 setup with AGP as they are being sold dirt cheap at the moment. The newer AM2 socket processors do not really out perform the 939's. AMD 3700+ 939 San Diego for $105 on newegg.

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                  • soroth

                    #10
                    Re: BF2 and my Specs?

                    Originally posted by -Tomcat-
                    Merlin, you said that my processor/mobo is letting me down. Should I buy a new mobo/proccessor?
                    I have an old P4S800 with a 2,6 Ghz Celeron, xfx6600GT and 2 Gig ram and my FPS is mostly +- 40 on most maps. (most settings to medium except effects, shadows and lightning=disabled). For me, it was just a matter of finding the right tweaks for the bios, windows and BF2. (and it was alot )

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                    • Dan

                      #11
                      Re: BF2 and my Specs?

                      Originally posted by -Tomcat-
                      Thank-you all for your help and your welcoming!

                      Merlin, you said that my processor/mobo is letting me down. Should I buy a new mobo/proccessor? Does anyone have any idea how much this might cost?
                      Only thing is, if I buy a new mobo, logically I should get a PCI one, rendering my £200, 3 week old 7800GS useless!:cry:

                      I guess it has to be done at some point. R.I.P AGP, we had some good times...

                      Any takers on the 7800GS lol

                      -Tomcat-
                      #Haha!! I'm actually saving up for a 7800GS myself (AGP) yet wont have the funds for a month or so - Are you willing to hold onto it??

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