Will My PC play BF2? Answer

[Finalheaven]

.Credit to Metanooki.

step 1: identify your system

OS

Windows XP only (Win 2000 and WinME not supported)

internet connection: (only for multiplayer)

Broadband Internet connection(dial-up will not work)

Processor

AMD xp

1500+ very low settings
1800+ low settings
2000+ low-mid settings
2400+ mid settings
2600+ mid settings
2800+ mid-high settings
3000+ high settings

AMD 64

2800+ mid-high settings
3000+ high settings
3200+ high settings
3400+ high settings
3500+ high settings
3600+ and above insane settings

intel p4

1.5 very low settings
1.6 very low settings
1.8 low settings
2.0 low settings
2.4 mid settings
2.8 mid-high settings
3.0 high settings
3.2 high settings
3.4 high settings
3.6 and above insane settings

RAM

256MB very low settings
 512MB mid-low settings
1024MB high settings
1536MB high settings
2048MB insane settings

Video Cards

ATI

8500 low settings
9000 low settings
9200 se low settings
9500 se low settings
9600 se low settings
9500 low settings
9600 low settings
9500 & 9600 pro mid settings
9800 se mid settings
9800 mid settings
9800 pro mid-high settings
x700 pro mid-high settings
9800 pro 256mb med-high settings
x800 pro high settings
x800 pro xt and above insane settings

NVIDIA

GeForce Fx (GeForce 4 will not work)

5200 low settings
5400 low settings
5600 low settings
5700 low-mid settings
5800 low-mid settings
5900 low-mid settings
5700 u mid settings
5800 u mid settings
5900xt mid settings
5950 mid settings
6600 mid settings
6600 256mb mid settings
6600 gt mid-high settings
6600 gt 256mb high settings
6800 and above insane settings

step 2: do the math

if you have a low processor and a mid ram and low video card: low+mid+low= low settings

low+low+high:low
low+mid+[high,insane]:mid-low
mid+mid+low: mid-low settings
mid+mid+mid: mid settings
high+mid+mid: mid settings
high+high+mid: mid-high settings
high+high+high: high settings
insane+high+high: high settings
insane+insane+insane:[you should be playing the game right now]

[imported_Chubz]

I definetely agree with everything here.... my PC specs are in my sig, and they match up to exactly what you'd recommend.

Sticky this, mods!

[Finalheaven]

Thank you. And hopefully in a more populated forum.

[[F.E.A.R]Cicada]

I definetely agree with everything here.... my PC specs are in my sig, and they match up to exactly what you'd recommend.

Sticky this, mods!

yeah..and your ram is dragging your whole system down..PC2700..BLEUGH

[imported_Chubz]

yeah..and your ram is dragging your whole system down..PC2700..BLEUGH

Sad but true.

That's why I run the Smartclose program, and have tons of tweaks going.... at least I get an average of around 50 FPS... it's still smooth as butter.

I guess the sad thing is that I have a 512mb stick of PC3200 RAM, and another 512mb stick of PC2700 RAM, so that ONE stick is bogging me down... if only I can find another cheap stick of PC3200 512mb RAM to go with it! :laugh:

Ah, seriously though..... even though my RAM is bogging me down, I run the game on 1280x1024, all high but textures and shadows, and with 2x AA. It runs pretty damned good considering my RAM and CPU aren't the greatest.

[lcplsickoll]

Very accurate and helpful. Hopefully people will use the search button and view this before asking. "Will mine run?"

[Finalheaven]

Very accurate and helpful. Hopefully people will use the search button and view this before asking. "Will mine run?"

Now Now. you should know better.

The search button is broken. :p

[BurnTheWeed]

yeah..and your ram is dragging your whole system down..PC2700..BLEUGH

Faster ram wouldn't help, his FSB is still only 333mhz (PC2700). It would only matter if he overclocked or got a processor that used a 400mhz FSB.

[aznsensation18]

I agree with most of this...good one...

[Sir. S.A.S]

ur missing the AMD 3500+

But otherwise well worth a sticky

[SR^Kano]

Re: Will My PC play BF2? Answer

You are also missing athlon XP 2500+

[Finalheaven]

Re: Will My PC play BF2? Answer

I know little of AMD procs, so if you could suggest settings for both those chips, that would be great.

Of course, you can see where the chips would fall in, and deduce the best settings.

Too bad no sticky for this post.

[king_kilr]

Re: Will My PC play BF2? Answer

im using 1gb ram 3400+ and a 6800 gt and im all settings maxed of course my computer was built by my magic fingers so *shrug* whatever

[adonis]

Re: Will My PC play BF2? Answer

is a SAPHIRE ATI radeon 9800 pro 128 ddr any good? wou;ld it give me med/high settings?

[BurnTheWeed]

Re: Will My PC play BF2? Answer

is a SAPHIRE ATI radeon 9800 pro 128 ddr any good? wou;ld it give me med/high settings?

Yes, it will give you medium with a 2ghz XP and 1gb of ram. A higher cpu and more ram and you could probably get high settings.