Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

[Noni]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

you can't unlock the pci express 6800.

6800nu will out perform the 6600gt. There is no question about that.

to the first post...

" Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY"

those are really far off.

How?

Yes, the 6800 AGP 128mb is known for unlocking pipes.

[ksmarty]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

I just found out that the Dell Dimension 8400 only accepts max power supply of 250Watts? Has anyone heard of this?

[ksmarty]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

I just called Dell and it does have the 350Watt Power supply

[bob332]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

I just called Dell and it does have the 350Watt Power supply

from my experience, dell has quality psus so you should be ok, if you aren't running a ton of hdds.

in my rig, as you can see, i am running a antec 350W psu with no problems, but i wouldn't add anything else as i am sure i am close to the max...need kill-o-watt...

[ksmarty]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

Just bought my VGA PNY|6800GT 256M VCG6800GXPB - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$230.00) Refurb!!!! VERY NICE PRICE .
newegg rocks!

[bob332]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

Just bought my VGA PNY|6800GT 256M VCG6800GXPB - OEM (Qty=1,Price=$230.00) Refurb!!!! VERY NICE PRICE .
newegg rocks!

nice price :)

you will have to give us a full report when you get it in!!!

[GA|Jacks0n]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

Listen, the eVGA geForce 7800gt is all ya need. 2gb's of ram and you're good to go. And those cards come at a great price for the power, newegg.com has the best deals and it's x-mas time to they're even better!

[bob332]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

Listen, the eVGA geForce 7800gt is all ya need. 2gb's of ram and you're good to go. And those cards come at a great price for the power, newegg.com has the best deals and it's x-mas time to they're even better!

not if you have a agp board...

[twhyman]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

the 6800gt will help, but not to max settings. when running high textures, that takes quite a bit. i would recommend mostly high on the settings but keep textures on medium and use 4AA. you are going to be close to your max ram usage, but i understand not wanting to upgrade that also, in fact there will be times when you do hit the pagefile.

take a look at my bf2 ram usage article i created in my sig, it is currently just showing 1280x960, but i will probably be updating it soon to reflect 1024x768. my gpu, the x800xtpe, is approximately in between a 6800gt and 6800ultra so you should get an idea. and this recommendation would be for bf2 vanilla, the expansion pack takes more ram...

also, if you are buying a 6800gt used, you may also look for a x800xl, x800xt or x800xtpe since they are all pretty close, but you may find a better dean when you have 4 different cards to look for than just one.

so upping my mem to 1.5GB and getting a 6800GT will do the job?

gr8 mem usage guide it would be gr8 if u do a 1024x768 guide too

thanks
twhyman

[bob332]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

so upping my mem to 1.5GB and getting a 6800GT will do the job?

gr8 mem usage guide it would be gr8 if u do a 1024x768 guide too

thanks
twhyman

yes it should work fine for bf2 vanilla and needed if you go with bf2sf, imo.

i will be doing a 1024x768 version soon. unfortunately i can only use my x800xtpe since i sold my 9800pro when i purchased this card...

[KB-smoker]

Re: Probably the minimum spec to play BF2 on high SMOOTHLY

How?

Yes, the 6800 AGP 128mb is known for unlocking pipes.

how what?

and the second part is what i said...