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    What Can I Do?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NJ07, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. NJ07

    NJ07 Notebook Guru

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    I have got a new dell 1520 with

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 Processor (1.8GHz,800MHz,2MB L2 cache)
    15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
    1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
    120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
    nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory

    i have just tried playing battlefield 2 on it and it takes ages to load up a game and then lags what can i do to make it play better?
     
    NJ07, Aug 1, 2007
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    Turn down some of the settings?
     
    SmoothTofu, Aug 1, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    1. Delete bloatware or reformat, just remember to save drivers (SWSetup) and make restore discs.

    2. Upgrade to 2 GB of RAM, you can find it cheap at newegg.com or here.

    Otherwise, the 8600m GT can easily handle Battlefield 2 at very respectable settings.
     
    Lithus, Aug 1, 2007
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  4. Romanian

    Romanian Notebook Evangelist

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    BF2 always takes a reeeeeally long time to load up. Don't worry about loading times; it's normal. But lag shouldn't be happening. Good luck with formatting.
     
    Romanian, Aug 1, 2007
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  5. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    Romanian, from what you said in another thread I suspect more RAM is needed. 1GB just not enough?
     
    baddogboxer, Aug 1, 2007
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