Finally got my X800 XL + PSU and........

[Nitemare]

Nah your fine Aviation.

[imported_Chubz]

Sorry to hijack your thread but I am thinking of buying a x800pro next week but will my CPU be a bottleneck it's a P4 2.8...?

Like Nitemare said, you're fine... just make sure you have AT LEAST 1 GB of RAM... nothing below that, else it will run like crap (like what happened to me!).

[imported_Chubz]

Ok... sorry to double-post, but I just wanted you guys to know that in this better PC (1 GB RAM; Athlon 2800+ XP) Battlefield 2 runs alot better.

I just did a demo with the following settings:
1280x960 resolution; All Medium; 2x AA; 100% View Distance

I played Single-player, the Daqling Oilfields map.... I hopped into a jeep, and drove it from my flag to the enemy flag, all while recording a benchmark. Here were the results:

Min: 31 FPS
Max: 60 FPS
Avg: 48 FPS

This isn't TOO bad, is it? :p An Average of nearly 50 FPS.... that's pretty smooth if you ask me, so I'm guessing it isn't bad results afterall.

[imported_cybercrow]

true

Upgrading from an XP2500to an XP2800 will yeild minimal improvements and not really financially feasable.
A gig of good RAM will benefit any system though but it's starting to become evident that 1 gig is no longer enough for todays games.

true i noticed a difference in game going from 2gig to 4gig :p
alot smoother

[deathBOB]

Ok... sorry to double-post, but I just wanted you guys to know that in this better PC (1 GB RAM; Athlon 2800+ XP) Battlefield 2 runs alot better.

I just did a demo with the following settings:
1280x960 resolution; All Medium; 2x AA; 100% View Distance

I played Single-player, the Daqling Oilfields map.... I hopped into a jeep, and drove it from my flag to the enemy flag, all while recording a benchmark. Here were the results:

Min: 31 FPS
Max: 60 FPS
Avg: 48 FPS

This isn't TOO bad, is it? :p An Average of nearly 50 FPS.... that's pretty smooth if you ask me, so I'm guessing it isn't bad results afterall.

It will be less on a 64 player server...