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    BF2 Performance

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Deadbolt360, May 28, 2006.

  1. Deadbolt360

    Deadbolt360 Notebook Evangelist

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    Alright well I know I will hear "Your specs aren't good enough" but hear me out.

    I use to play BF2 fine, I wouldn't get much lag and it was definetley playable at the lowest settings. I am on a desktop.

    Specs:
    P4 1.5 GHZ
    384 mb RD ram
    Radeon 9600 AGP4x with 128 mb ram

    Like I said, I use to play it fine. Now it is getting extremely laggy after i reinstalled and updated. What are some things I can do to optimize the game? I downloaded the omega drivers, however I tried to overclock but I don't know how far I can OC without messing up my computer. I don't want to fry anything because this is the "home computer" So what do you guys recommend in terms of trying to get this game to run as smooth as possible. I obviously don't care about eye candy, I just want to be able to run it. Tips in any way would be helpful. I've already reduced as many processes as possible.
     
    Deadbolt360, May 28, 2006
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  2. Unreal

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    Your ram. l thought the minimum for bf2 was 512mb..
     
    Unreal, May 28, 2006
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  3. ez2remember

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    You're in a tough position. The easy answer would of been upgrade the RAM there is just too little. I find even older games than that struggle to run flawlessy on 512mb, 1GB is preferred. The problem is RD-RAM is so expensive and its probably difficult to find as well.

    Can you install an older OS? If its winXP you're using it hogs up a lot of RAM so very little is left for gaming.
     
    ez2remember, May 28, 2006
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

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    384MB is RAM is very little, especially if you plan to play games. I'd up it to 1GB+, or, just use your laptop for gaming.

    Chaz
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 29, 2006
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  5. Deadbolt360

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    Ha! Got it working fine, like it use to work =) except I suck a lot more now and I stopped playing before the commander could do vehicle drops.
     
    Deadbolt360, May 30, 2006
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    What did you do?? I have been having issues lately myself (with an m1710 no less), but I think most of the problems are related to the new patch. Would be good to hear how you solved the problem though!!
     
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  7. Deadbolt360

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    Well, I basically uninstalled then reinstalled. Downloaded the Omega drivers, OC'ed a little bit. Downloaded the Patch ( I think it's the latest one ) and now it works.
     
    Deadbolt360, May 31, 2006
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