Game is choppy

[sirhavoc]

I just formated my hard drive and when I started to play bf2, the game is very choppy. That has never happened. I have updated punkbuster. Still choppy. I deleted bf2 and reinstalled it, still the same problem. I have spysweeper and check it every 4 to 5 days. I'm behind a router but never had this problem before. Been playing bf2 since it came out.

Thanks
James



Dell xps
2 gig ram
6800 video
pent d 3.4

[cloakster]

Re: Game is choppy

Did you install all of the needed drivers.

[|CBW|Simon]

Re: Game is choppy

Exactly. Start with your sound and video. Possibly try a defrag as well. Are you playing on a wireless network?

[sirhavoc]

Re: Game is choppy

I go threw a router but not wireless but I never had a problem

Thanks
James

[DeadCRAP_]

Re: Game is choppy

how many background processes do u have running

[|CBW|Simon]

Re: Game is choppy

That you never had a problem is of no concern. You have a problem now. Either you did it, which I think you would have already said if you did, or something has changed. Since something that you don't know has changed EVERYTHING is suspect.

That you are not wireless eliminated a lot of choppy issue possibilities. Another major one is software drivers for sound and video devices. Make sure to download the newest ones from the manufacturers website.

See about defraging your pagefile just in case and defrag the whole hard drive as well.

Some tips from the tech guide stickie at

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85898

Problem - Slow/Stuttering performance in Battlefield 2
Cause - Several possible Causes
Fix - This can be caused by several things so here are a list of things to try and improve its performance.
1. Check that your PC can handle Battlefield 2 at your current settings. Graphical lag can often be caused by not having enough RAM to play the game.
Low Settings - 1GB Ram
Med Settings - 1.5GB Ram
High Settings - 2GB Ram
In Addition you will need a processor and graphic card capable of handling the game at the higher settings.
So try lowering your settings to see if performance improves.
2. De-frag your Hard-Drive
3. Try cleaning out your shaders and cache, to do this, go to C:\Documents and Settings\username*\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 and delete the shaders,
next go to C:\Documents and Settings\username*\My Documents\Battlefield 2\LogoCache and delete the cache.
Try Battlefield 2 again to see if it is better, if not, move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, this put the game onto default settings, as well as cleaning out its cache and shaders again.
4. Run Adware/Spyware Scans on your PC to remove unwanted software running in the background. Recommended tools for this are;
Adaware
Spyboy : Search & Destroy
Windows Defender
Spyware Blaster
5. Use this Program - PCI Latency Tool. Download and install it. Use it to try setting your graphic card latency to 64 or 128 if it is at a higher number. This can help Improve performance on some systems.
6. Use task Manger to close down unnecessary background tasks, also turn off/disable you anti-virus and firewalls to see if they are the cause of the problem.
7. Re-Install the latest version of Directx from the Microsoft Website, then move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, and see if it helps.
8. Use Driver Cleaner to remove your old graphic card drivers and install a new set for your graphic card, then move your battlefield 2 folder from my documents to your desktop, and see if it helps.
9. Check the bios to see if you have given the correct about of Memory to the AGP slot if on a AGP card, i.e. 256mb of Memory if its a 256MB card. On some systems this may help on others, it may not help but just use up more RAM.
10. In BF2 Audio Options, try running software mode instead of hardware mode.
11. Disable/Add BF2 to DEP
To turn it off do this
Right click on my computer
Select properties
Select the advanced tab
Select performance options
Select the data execution prevention tab
Add BF2.exe to the list of exceptions OR turn DEP off completly.
Reboot

[Reckless_Meanie6]

Re: Game is choppy

I had webroot spysweeper and that made BF2 laggy for me. I uninstalled it and that helped. AVG has a great anti-spyware program on their site for free. I think it's much better than spysweeper.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/lng/us/tpl/tpl01?prd=asw