7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

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  • chrisluck
    #1

    7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

    You won't believe me when I say this but...

    I just installed the new eVGA 7900GTX 512mb, and I can't get BF2 to run on ANY SETTING! Let me lay out all the details...

    My setup:
    Dual 3.6 Xeon Processors
    3GB RAM
    Two 250GB 7,500rpm Hard Drives
    eVGA 7900GTX 512mb
    Dell 21" Widescreen (1680x1050)

    My Test in BF2:
    I got my new 7900GTX installed in my computer, fired everything up, updated the drivers with the latest update, defragged my computer, ran spyware on my PC to ensure it's as clean as it can ever be, as well as removed all old drivers of my previous graphics card...

    Fired up BF2, went into the settings and ramped everything up in the settings to HIGH with 4xAA, and set the resolution to 1280x1024.... Went into a single player online game to test the graphics that I was beyond excited to see....and it was so choppy I couldn't even get my weapon selection / spawn map pulled up!!

    So...I went back to the menu...lowered the resolution to 1024x768 with MEDIUM SETTINGS and NO AA... Went into a single player online game, and GOT THE SAME RESULTS!

    So...I then uninstalled BF2 Completely from my system, did yet another defrag, reinstalled it and applied the latest update...ran it again....and got the SAME RESULTS.

    Something is seriously screwed up here and I have no clue what it is. I've checked everything and all is clear.... am I missing something!??!? This is starting to freak me out, being as I just dropped all this money on this new card and I can't even RUN BF2! Sucks big time :cry:

    Hope someone can save my day. I can't go to bed until this is fixed.... and it's 2:00am
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    • MonkMachine
      #2
      Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

      Have you checked the audio settings? Might be on hardware and that screws up FPS.

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        • Trevortt
          #3
          Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

          can u play other games ok?

          Have you checked the audio settings? Might be on hardware and that screws up FPS.
          If u have 3rd party sound card ie Sound Blaster in a PCI slot, then u will use hardware.

          If ur using onboard sound u use Software.

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            • imported_Rumple9
              #4
              Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

              Which drivers did you install as not all the newest drivers support your card.

              Did you uninstall the old drivers properly in safe mode using driver cleaner pro?

              Is your power supply good enough for your graphics card (you should be using 500 watt +)

              Bet that card cost you a fortune - shame as it will be obsolete in 6 months when Direct x10 comes out

              Good review here though http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/325/1/

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                • anthonyl
                  #5
                  Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                  Well I have a 7900GTX and it installed fine and fired BF2 up first go and no problems since. At 1600 x 1200 with 4 x aa and 8 x af I get around 70 - 90 fps (depending on the map).

                  Have you changed anything in the BIOS?

                  Checked your Nvidia settings to make sure you dont have too much AA?

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                    • MonkMachine
                      #6
                      Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                      Whats the motherboard? When you updated the drivers did you uninstall them or just re-install over the top?

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                        • imported_goya
                          #7
                          Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                          send me your computer and ill fix it for you :evil:

                          what about getting a sound card, at least audigy 2 value, ~$30 newegg.

                          try disabling dual cpu support.

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                            • LoD
                              #8
                              Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                              Do other modern games work? Also do you have your chipset drivers installed?

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                                • zymyo
                                  #9
                                  Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                  LOL dells suck really bad, you should return everything except the card and make a custom pc.

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                                    • chrisluck
                                      #10
                                      Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                      My computer is a Dell Precision 670.... so that's all I know for the motherboard..

                                      My power supply is 650watts...

                                      My sound card is a SoundBlaster Xfi Extreme Music...

                                      I uninstalled the old NVIDIA Drivers for my previous Quadro FX 3400 by just going to My Computer > Add Remove Programs > Uninstall NVIDIA Drivers, and once those were uninstalled I rebooted in safe mode and ran Drive Clean Pro…. Then rebooted again to install my new 9700GTX drivers, and fired up BF2 to test….Still getting the same problem

                                      I've never changed anything in the BIOS....

                                      I don't know how disable dual CPU Support, so I can't even test that (unless someone can help explain how)....

                                      I've checked my NVIDIA Settings and my ForceWare Version is 84.56....

                                      My AA Settings on my card are set to "Application Controlled"....

                                      I don't know what or where to look for my hardware audio settings, and what to change to help the FPS in the game. When I go to the audio settings in BF2, it "was" set to "Software" and then I switched it to read from "Hardware" and the results were still the same... Then I set it to read "Creative Xfi" but it said that my hardware doesn't support that, which is strange because that's what kind of card I have!....

                                      I don't have any other games on my computer other than BF2....

                                      I don't know how to tell if I have my chipset drivers installed....

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                                      With all that being said, could someone maybe help me in listing out steps on what I can try next? A few things were shot out, but I don't know how to attempt doing them, or what I should try in which order. One person from another forum said that once BF2 is running, CTRL+ALT+DEL and go to my processes and only have BF2 run from one 3.6Xeon instead of both…. But I did that and there isn’t an option for me to disable one of my processors.

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                                        • firezip
                                          #11
                                          Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                          I believe the patch(1.22) is the cause. I believe the fps problem will be fixed in 1.3

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                                            • chrisluck
                                              #12
                                              Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                              That sucks bad.... becuase I can't even get into a game. Anyone know if there is some news on when 1.3 will come out?

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                                                • Sir. MatDef
                                                  Member
                                                  • Sep 2005
                                                  • 2899
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                                  Originally posted by chrisluck
                                                  With all that being said, could someone maybe help me in listing out steps on what I can try next? A few things were shot out, but I don't know how to attempt doing them, or what I should try in which order. One person from another forum said that once BF2 is running, CTRL+ALT+DEL and go to my processes and only have BF2 run from one 3.6Xeon instead of both…. But I did that and there isn’t an option for me to disable one of my processors.
                                                  You have to go to the process, then right click and select "Affinity". Then remove one of the checks.

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                                                    • chrisluck
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                                      Originally posted by Sir. MatDef
                                                      You have to go to the process, then right click and select "Affinity". Then remove one of the checks.
                                                      I did that, and tried BF2 on each processor (enabled 0, tried it.... didn't work, so I then disabled 0 and enabled 1, tried it.... didn't work, so then I went into the BIOS and disabled one all together, tried it... didn't work)

                                                      I'm downloading 3DMark right now to run a test to see if my card works fine on there. It's 334mb out of 576mb on downloading.... as soon as it's done and I run the test, I will post the results here. Hopefully it'll tell me if it's something with BF2 or somethign with my Card.

                                                      Stay tuned....

                                                      Ok, I just ran 3dMark06 and it went through the 1st graphics test just fine, but while it was starting up the 2nd graphics test I got this error...



                                                      Anyone ?

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                                                        • imported_goya
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: 7900GTX 512mb - Can't run BF2 - HELP!!

                                                          sound like a lot of people are having problems with this and other games with very high end system. thank god mine is a P.O.S, make sure you have latest updates and drivers. sounds like something does not quite support your graphics card. google the error message and see what others have found.

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