Help plz

[Poppintaco]

I just bought a copy of bf2 and when i start it up my screen turns black and it just goes back to my desktop.Help plz

[CowboyNuggets]

You need to list your computer specs bro

[Poppintaco]

Windows XP
Segate 160 gb harddrive(new)
GeForce 4000 AGP 128mb (new)
Intel
Pentium 4 2.00GHz
256MB Ram

[imported_wOoZiE]

Geforce 4000? i think that might be ur problem i dont think that vid card is supported.

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series

[Sir. S.A.S]

yep the GPU is the problem. By ur self a cheap 9800pro and youll be talking

[GreatWhiteShark]

The game will not run for you as your rig/PC/sys has lower than required specifications...

Windows XP ............. ok
Segate 160 gb harddrive(new) ............. ok N/A as long as plenty space!
GeForce 4000 AGP 128mb (new) ............. not supported by the game
Intel
Pentium 4 2.00GHz ............. ok as long as it is running at least 1.7 hz
256MB Ram .......................... not enough RAM

Sorry to bring bad news but.....
You need at "least", another vid card, (supported by BF2) and more RAM.


Taken from the BF2 "readme" file

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series

How to find the BF2 "readme" file start > my computer > local disk where you saved the game normally C: > Battlefield 2 file > support > readme

[Poppintaco]

All right im going to bestbuy to pick up a 9200 or a 9800 and 512mb of ram will that be ok

[$G-MONEY SMITH$]

go get teh 9800pro dont buy a 9200

[bisley]

go get teh 9800pro dont buy a 9200

DONT buy ATI .... she0t !

[Lt. Falco]

All right im going to bestbuy to pick up a 9200 or a 9800 and 512mb of ram will that be ok

Yes, it will be enough to play it....(go with the 9800 btw)

[$G-MONEY SMITH$]

DONT buy ATI .... she0t !

ati's not sheot there very good i use to have a 9800pro and played bf2 on almost all high so idk what ur talking aboot.

[bisley]

ATi r sheot , take a read of past posts n see how many ppl have had issues with aTi . I also know ppl with all flavours of AtI cards and they are all peesed off with them = she0t , but hey dont let me stop ya if you want issues . 8-)

[$G-MONEY SMITH$]

funny how i had 0 issues with my beloved 9800pro...

[GreatWhiteShark]

All right im going to bestbuy to pick up a 9200 or a 9800 and 512mb of ram will that be ok

Yes, it will be enough to play it....(go with the 9800 btw)

If this comes across as being patronising it's not meant to be m8 I'm trying to give you advice as i see it.

You are in need of some seriously good advice Poppintaco, not that mine will be of any use to you but...... go to your local PC parts specialist a small shop with plenty of customers at the weekend (not a place like PC World Tandy etc),
And / or a good reputable online parts specialists go to there forums read stickies and post with the information.... how much you wish to spend, what you wish the PC to do for you in the short and long term etc.

Saying that you just want BF2 to run for you, on your rig is fair enough, but it seems that you are unaware that the game will only run under specific specifications of hardware, a 9200 is not listed as being supported by the game and therefore the game will not run, if you buy a 9200.

As Lt. Falco says people run BF2 with a 9800 pro but not necessarily well or with high settings.. normally at low to medium. (Not much eye candy)
You will defiantly need a total as EA says of at least 512 ram but would benefit greatly from you getting 1GB of RAM.

If i were you, consider a new build pc without a monitor that will come with a 9800 or higher grade vid card and at least 512 or 1gb of RAM.

[$G-MONEY SMITH$]

wtf shark you know nuthing at all, i played bf2 demo with my 9800pro with all the eye candy, so come back when you learn something, and most little pc places overcharge and are dumbasses... i went to one to buy a damn fan and they were like ???? fans? what the heck are those leet hacks, so tehy no nuthing and go to www.newegg.com for price steals and great service.