best video settings on my pc for bf2?

[AFEDslayer]

ok i was simply wondering what settings m y bf2 would run best on my comp, my specs are: 3.2 ghz p4(Hyper Threading) , nvidia 6800gt(256mb), abit is7 mobo, 1 gig of ram, 150 gig hd. any ideas?

[Nitemare]

all high 4xAA around 30-50 FPS.

[CowboyNuggets]

try everything high except lighting, dynamic lighting, and shadows, AA 4x, then see what your FPS is to know if you can bump the other settings up.

[AFEDslayer]

umm how do i check my fps, ive been wondering what my fps is at.

[NoSoup4You]

in the console (~) type renderer.drawFPS 1

[AFEDslayer]

thanks a bunch man.

[CowboyNuggets]

let us know how it works out

[AFEDslayer]

i put everything high except lighting, dynamic lighting, and shadows, AA 4x

and my fps is at 82.3/12.0 is that good or bad?

[AFEDslayer]

ok nvm the fps goes from 45/15.0 al the way to 82.3/12.0

i have no idea what that means is that like 45-82 fps?

[CowboyNuggets]

Looks like 45-82 FPS to me, that's pretty good, I don't like to get below 35 FPS myself. I use fraps for FPS so I dunno what those second numbers mean. You could try bumping up one or two of the other settings if you wanna. You should check out how low your FPS gets during an artillery strike, that should give you your minimum FPS.

[AFEDslayer]

is higher or lower better? im guessing the higher the better right?

during an arty strike i got like 100 max good or bad?

[CowboyNuggets]

Higher is better, if your getting 100 FPS during an arty strike then you can crank up some more settings. Are you using a CRT monitor or LCD and what resolution are you playing at? Resolution settings make a big difference in how the game looks.

[AFEDslayer]

well whats wierd is during that arty strike i called it on top of me and i went flying and i saw it go to 100 when my body was flying is that the same? and im running at 1024-768
and ihave a 17" LCD monitor.

[CowboyNuggets]

For quality of your picture you want to set the game resolution at the native reolution of your LCD monitor, wich is probably 1280x1024. There is no option for 1280x1024 in game, but you can force that resolution. To do that just right click on your BF2 icon on your desktop, the hit properties. Where it says "target" you want it to read "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1280 +szy 1024

Then the next time you start BF2 it should run in 1280x1024

[AFEDslayer]

hmm ok ill do that, lol just for kicks i turned up everything to high and it was at like 20fps during arty strike.