Battlefield performance in Vista

[badsubby]

Hi, I want to increase my BF2 performance in Vista. I need your opinion about two components. My specs are in my signature. Should I get one more 1gb ram stick or a 74gb Western Digital Raptor Hard Drive. I cannot make up my mind about which one would benefit me the most. Thankyou for any comments/suggestions.

[=7DR= Firmy11]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

well 3gb, won't really be a big step up from 2, so id say the Raptor as, its the fastest HHD on the market....

[badsubby]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

Just a quick question. Can my fps be affected by my ping or no? I do experience some stuttering once in a while. What could be the reason for that?

[sava700]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

Just a quick question. Can my fps be affected by my ping or no? I do experience some stuttering once in a while. What could be the reason for that?

yeah it can effect it some what..but not by much.

Try a different or updated Video driver.

[badsubby]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

Do you recommend any for my pc?

[Stormy{CAN}]

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http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1651

That one.

[badsubby]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

But it only says the product supported are as follows:

GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 Ultra

No 7800gtx. Does it matter?

[goochball]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

Badsubby, I didn't notice this thread when I made mine...but I was having very similar stuttering issues. I believe if you upgrade to 3gb it will fix your problem. I acutally tested it. You can view this thread for details. http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118372

It's because Vista uses alot more of your ram. So you probably only have like 1.25gb available unlike XP where you had maybe 1.6-1.7gb available. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'm kinda guessing...but they should be pretty close.

[badsubby]

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Mr. Gooch what do you think about readyboost feature in Vista? Also, in the above mentioned thread you mentioned that you were getting 80-100fps what kinda video card you got? Thank you for your kind reply.

[goochball]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

I have a 8800gts. I don't know very much about readyboost, but If you have a flash drive you should definately try it out. It may or may not help.

[badsubby]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

I have a 8800gts. I don't know very much about readyboost, but If you have a flash drive you should definately try it out. It may or may not help.

8800GTS with 320mb or 640mb?

[goochball]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

8800GTS with 320mb or 640mb?

Sorry, it's the eVGA 640mb version.

[(TM)KillJoy]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

Actually, I would recommend getting 2 more gigs of ram ...you will notice a huge difference in game play. IMO 2 gigs of ram to run Vista and play BF2 is minimum, at 4 gigs the game plays very smooth, with no stuttering. Judging by the rest of your specs, more ram is what you need.

[imported_Neptune]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

yeah it can effect it some what..but not by much.

Try a different or updated Video driver.

no, im pretty sure ping doesnt affect frame rate. it just makes your character studder, as in he shifts a few feet here and there, but you wont lose frames from that.

i dont think this is a hardware related problem. try to find a better server thats closer to where you live, or live with it. I get 50+ frames and i studder, but i know its the server because my ping is like 70 (thats high IMO).

[badsubby]

Re: Battlefield performance in Vista

no, im pretty sure ping doesnt affect frame rate. it just makes your character studder, as in he shifts a few feet here and there, but you wont lose frames from that.

i dont think this is a hardware related problem. try to find a better server thats closer to where you live, or live with it. I get 50+ frames and i studder, but i know its the server because my ping is like 70 (thats high IMO).

Neptune what settings are you using in game? Do you feel extreme lag when it gets too busy such as bombing, artillery or too many players at one flag? I just want this information for comparison. btw, my ping is 30. I live in Connecticut and the server is in Virginia. Thank you pal.