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619427 2007-12-09 08:58:00 Hi everyone

I'm running battlefield 2 on medium settings 1024x768 and it runs fine but I know my computer can run it at full settings as its always usually above 30fps on full quality. The only problem is that it stutter HEAPS at full settings so I have to play on medium because of low RAM and it runs great.

Anyone have any idea what settings I can turn to high that are more video card and CPU intensive? Thanks :cool:
CaptainVincent (76)
619428 2007-12-09 11:46:00 we can't help without a bit more info....

how much ram do you currently have? what cpu and video card? what OS?

if you know your computer can run at full settings then why isn't it?:illogical:

ram usage will vary depending on the size of maps, amount of objects present, number of players and background applications. of course, without knowing your PC specs i cant comment any further as your problem sounds more like a video memory issue rather than ram;)
motorbyclist (188)
619429 2007-12-10 02:15:00 Sorry, My sig says my system specs.

768MB RAM DDR333
GeForce 7600GT OC
Sempron 3200+

And my system can't run at full because of "stuttering" due to my low amount of RAM but the fps is always above 30 at full settings.

I'm not very bright when it comes to undestanding which settings are the most RAM hogging.
CaptainVincent (76)
619430 2007-12-10 02:54:00 Sorry, My sig says my system specs.

768MB RAM DDR333
GeForce 7600GT OC
Sempron 3200+

And my system can't run at full because of "stuttering" due to my low amount of RAM but the fps is always above 30 at full settings.

I'm not very bright when it comes to undestanding which settings are the most RAM hogging.

lol i didn't think to read your sig at all

you really need both a better processor and ALOT more ram to run BF2... ram is pretty cheap (www.pricespy.co.nz)

as i said, map sizes will affect quite a bit, and i can't recall the BF2 settings off the top of my head and cant be bothered reinstalling it to find out.

so all i can suggest is fiddling alot to see what works, and buying atleast a gig of ram - you're running at less than half the recommended amount

as a guide, you can leave the graphics set reasonably high, but all physics etc will need to be toned down a bit

or, just buy more ram:thumbs:
motorbyclist (188)
619431 2007-12-10 20:24:00 mate, i play Battlefield 2 as well, it is best to have at least 1024 Ram, DDR2 ram would be nice, but since you have DDR-333 which is bit old. Your CPU is bit low as well, best to have over 2.4ghz. P4 would be fine, Duel Core would be better.. However your graphic card is fine. Better than mine.. grahic (12930)
619432 2007-12-10 20:26:00 if you are wanting to upgrade your computer, i rather buy a new one...You could always get a decent computer from trade me....or Professional Computer store or something.... grahic (12930)
619433 2007-12-11 01:33:00 Definately not my CPU it's rated 3.2Ghz Pentium and (AMD64 2800+). Looked it up on toms hardware.

What about that hardware audio option, when I use that option I get 1/3 of normal framerate, I need that option on as I have 5.1's and I want it to sound good... :(
CaptainVincent (76)
619434 2007-12-11 07:59:00 Definately not my CPU it's rated 3.2Ghz Pentium and (AMD64 2800+). Looked it up on toms hardware.

What about that hardware audio option, when I use that option I get 1/3 of normal framerate, I need that option on as I have 5.1's and I want it to sound good... :(

argh misread processor - a sempron 3200 is still "not good enough"

what you may have realised by now is that EA games make very "unoptimised" software and is generally worse than microsoft. BF2 is particularly bad, and bf2142 is downright offensive in that it's just a bf2 mod rather than a whole new game

onboard or pci sound card?
motorbyclist (188)
619435 2007-12-11 10:28:00 Get 2 gig of ddr400 ram its cheap and will solve
the stuttering in BF2.

I have the game and all the addons as well so I know what it is like.
Dont play it now I am playing other games instead.

Update graphic card drivers,mobo drivers,bios,sound card drivers,OS updates,defrag harddrivers,don't have things in the system tray that you don't need when gaming,etc.

The best option when wanting help on a game is to go to the games website and find their game forums,more fun too as your talking to gamers and they know what your talking about as they have the same game as you and can get better info/help/advice/learn/have fun etc.
memphis (2869)
619436 2007-12-11 11:21:00 I forgot to add check for patchs for all your games as well.
:cool:
memphis (2869)
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