Verifying Client Data takes to long.

[Kalero]

My system:
AMD X2 3800+ @2.4Ghz
1024 DDR PC3200
160Gb Western Digital 1600JS SATA II
Gainward 7800GT
I run the game:
1280*1024, 2 or 4x AA all HIGH (vertycal sync on)

the problem is after a map is loaded it stays a lot at " VERIFYING CLIENT DATA" why is that?

with my old rig (XP 2100+ , 1giga ddr, 9800pro, 2x80Gb Raid 0) it didn't took so long.
I know i need at least 1.5Gb DDR for optimal performance but is there anything i can tweak so it loads maps faster?
thanks.

[Gretschdrummer]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

hey,

its got slower since after the 1.3 patch was released, was your old rig before then? But yeah i agree it does take a rediculas time.

Gretsch

[Kalero]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

yeah i think it was 1.02 before or even the first release clinet.
WTF is this? why does it take so long.
this is the most f*cked uped, unoptimized game i ever played.
Even on high end systems it loads a lot... it's the code that needs to be rewriten... they better get a patch out that optimizes the game or else... bye bye BF2 for me

[NoSoup4You]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

Load time > Cheaters.

[Kalero]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

hmmm are u kidding me?
come on be serious... and help me solve this problem

[NoSoup4You]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

defrag, close extra programs, etc, etc?

Also try disabling the 2nd core, apparently that helps. And since nothing takes advantage (very little that is) of the dual cores, it won't effect much else. This can be done in your bios by setting the infinity to 1 CPU.

[Kalero]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

i already defraged, closed the extra progrmes.
hmmm disabling the 2nd core... never tried but i didn't saw an options for this in my bios...
ABIT AN8 ULTRA

[Kalero]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

i tried also with 1 core... same ****...
ok ... the game sucks, poorly writen code and unoptimized.
if anyone can help me please post here.
thanks

[ptegan]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

It's down to hard drive speed.


From EA UK :




It used to take me 3-4 minutes but my problem was not memory, it was the speed of the HD the game was installed to. Even though it was a newer HD, Windows was running it in PIO Access mode so I was getting 4.3 Meg / sec transfer speed. Once I got it switched to Ultra DMA Mode 4, I got 44 Megs / sec transfer and now verify in about 35 seconds. Download a program called HDTach and let it benchmark your hard drive speeds.

HDTach download

If you get a low speed (I had about 3.5mb on my BF2 drive, then do the following)

1) How to check...

If you are running XP, go to device manager and expand 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' Right click on 'Primary channel' and choose properties. (Primary is usually the channel you HD's are connected to)

Click on the 'Advanced Settings' tab, this will show the devices connected to that channel, and their current speeds. Virtually all modern hard drives should be running in Ultra DMA mode 5. Maxtor's on the right chipsets run Mode 6, and most CDrom drives run Mode 2. Any HD's running in PIO mode will seriously affect loading times, as this is the slowest speed possible.

2) How to fix...
XP will slow down the speed of devices if it receives errors while using the device, until it gets to PIO mode. This could be due to faulty cables, device or drivers.

First thing to try is simply change the the transfer mode to 'DMA if available' and reboot. If that does not fix it, uninstall the controller and reboot. XP should reinstall it and reset the fastest transfer speeds. You could also try both the MS drivers and the chipset manufacturers. (I had to install the NVidia drivers on my NF4 chipset, to fix IDE problems. I have also had them cause problems on my NF2 chipset system, so try both)

If it deteriorates or this doesn't fix it, check to make sure you are using 80pin cables, and that any transfer/DMA settings are correct in the BIOS.

Hope this helps.

[Kalero]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

dude my HDD is SATA 2 and it goes 60MB/s so it's not about hdd speed.
what do i need to play this game decent?
deep blue?

[Blak_Phoenix]

Re: Verifying Client Data takes to long.

Yep.. lol.. well, actually there is prob some bug that occours with those to, so i will say, you can not play BF2 with out having bug, unless.. you have no internet connection/you only play SP and never MP, as they can test the sp easily, and there are far less ways it can go wrong.