30 FPS on battlefield 2 for Geforce 6800 128mb

[Korbin91]

Battlefield 2 for me is going chunky. is 30 FPS low? should i upgrade my video card (Geforce 6800 128mb)? I want to be able to play on high settings with resolution at 1024

 

[Korbin91]

oh yeah, sorry.

AMD athlon 64 x2 dual-core 4200+
2 gig Kingston DDR400
180 gig hardrive
Geforce 6800 128mb

 

[uber_g]

ok no prob there


i suggest install new drivers , get coolbits and overclock

 

[Korbin91]

oh woops, my memory isnt 2 gig, its 1

 

[uber_g]

still no prob , i would overlcock though

 

[Korbin91]

i dont know how to overclock....im 14, so i probably dont know some things, but i know most things

 

[Korbin91]

Would a better video card help? im thinking of getting a new one anyway

 

[Korbin91]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY A STRATE ANSWER, one more question tho, can 1 gig do high settings with 1024? i dont want to run at max

 

[AntiHax0r]

Probably could if your video ram was at least 256mb, other than that, I don't think so Medium would be possible though.. I run BF2 smoothly with 1024x768 on everything medium and 100% visibility.

 

[Korbin91]

wow, for some reason, im getting information. !!! antihaxor what is your computer specs?

 

[vimka]

You may want to look at upgrading your motherboard, too, depending on if you have PCI-E or AGP. The current high-end AGP cards are overpriced and their performance leaves something to be wanted.

 

[Korbin91]

I have AGP and PCI E

 

[vimka]

Awesome. In that case, I would suggest either the Radeon x1900XT or the GeForce 7900 GT. Those two cards, IMO, are the best buys at the moment. They're both PCI-E, of course.

The Radeon is a bit more expensive, but it can do HDR & AA, the GeForce is either-or (though it's less expensive).

Happy gaming!

 

[Korbin91]

yeah, i was going to get that 7900 GT, and now that you recomend it, im really going to thank you for your help

 

[Korbin91]

oh, i dont think i want to take the chances...i hear you can destroy your video card by overclocking it to a certain point

 

[someguyy]

well you are planning on buying a new card so OC your old one and see if it does you any good. And if it breaks, well you were going to replace it anywamy.

but you should try upgrading to 2gigs of mem first as it will be cheaper and also improve overall system performance.

 

[Hale73]

Get the X1900XT and overclock it to X1900XTX stock speeds!!! If ur budget still fits, otherwise get the 7900GT

 

[uber_g]

your 14 ...

glad your askin for help !

most kids your age just go on myspace and uhh yeah u get the point


i can run BF2 on high with my current system


AMD 64 3200+ at 2.4ghz
1gb RAM
asus sli mobo <-- people hate it
6800gs 256mb
and enough cooling fans to choke a small pony


but mehh i could use more Ram

 

[vimka]

your 14 ...

glad your askin for help !

most kids your age just go on myspace and uhh yeah u get the point

Amen!

and enough cooling fans to choke a small pony

LOL! Sounds like my current system... I think I'm up to 8 fans (down from 11 at one point!).

I actually feel weird when I walk into my computer room and it doesn't sound like there is a hair dryer going downstairs.

 

[Korbin91]

wow uber g, thought you had 2 gigs like everyone else. well if you can run on high settings, hopefully smoothly, than there is no nead to get 2 gigs, since dont want to go any higher than high settings.

 

[Korbin91]

oh yeah, and another, i do go on myspace, but i just do it for the fun of building a page, and talking to old school friends

 

[Korbin91]

I dont want to break it, im going to give it to someone. so no, i would radther not. thank you for recommending it tho

 

[jj_mclure]

i get 50-60 fps in batt2 at 1152x860 no AA, no dyn shadow,

i have 6800 gs agp 256mb, 2 gigs ram, p4 3.0

before i had 1 gig and i could see my HDD chug as I moved in the batlefield. i added another gig and game runs as smooth as my bottom.

hope this helps.

turn off dynamic shadows. what a waste. it actually distracts me when i play to see those silly shadows. dumb dumb dumb.

 

[Korbin91]

ok, but i would much radther do medium and put the shadows on low, since dont think it will play smooth at 1150 since it only has 128mb

 

[Korbin91]

your 14 ...

glad your askin for help !

most kids your age just go on myspace and uhh yeah u get the point


i can run BF2 on high with my current system


AMD 64 3200+ at 2.4ghz
1gb RAM
asus sli mobo <-- people hate it
6800gs 256mb
and enough cooling fans to choke a small pony


but mehh i could use more Ram

hey man, thanks for all your help, i just wanted to be told if i could run on high settings with 1 gig, and you told me strate to the point that it could, thanks again

~~~ Korbin ~~~~~