BF2 Computer

2007-04-10 14:28:02

#1

Chunkala: Member; +4|6228

I have only played Battlefield 2 about 4 times and that is at the local LAN center. I am really interested in getting it so I can play it at home. The problem is I dont know if my computer is good enough. I have looked for minimum requirements for BF2 but I havent found them. If you could show me were they are at or suggest a good computer for BF2 because I badly need a new computer. Right now I have 512 mb of RAM. It is a Dell Dimension DIM3000 with Intel(R) Celeron(R) 2.66Hz and 2.66GHz. I copied that off of the system info. Any help will be well appreciated.

Also, First post woot!

2007-04-10 14:29:36

#2

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6291|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

Welcome to BF2s. Soon enough, you'll be a mean, sarcastic asshole like the rest of us!

As for your question: It sounds good to me, but God knows I'm not the most technologically savvy member out there.

2007-04-10 14:30:30

#3

TeamOrange: Don't be that guy; +84|6312

first off welcome to the community

second off
click here

also a little head up before you get flamed by people, before you ask a question try and use the search engine you can see at the top of the forum

Last edited by teamorange (2007-04-10 14:38:00)

2007-04-10 14:30:34

#4

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6495|N. Ireland

Hi there!

I actually had the exact same system before. You need to upgrade the RAM to at least 1GB and I recommend getting an FX5200 256MB PCI video card because the computer will only have PCI slots.

You'll be able to play on low-medium settings at around 75% VSD (View scale distance).

2007-04-10 14:30:37

#5

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6710|England. Stoke

I think you may need at least 1 gig of ram...

2007-04-10 14:30:43

#6

hate&discontent: USMC 0311 SEMPER FI; +69|6390|USA, MICHIGAN

at least 1 gig of ram, 2 gigs is best, and at least a 6800 nvidia card.

2007-04-10 14:31:18

#7

voodoosniper7: BF2s Nublet; +71|6440|somewhere other then here

yeah looks fine to me to im a dumbass when it comes to computers though

2007-04-10 14:31:23

#8

Swimmerxc: Member; +12|6479|DC/VA

whats your graphics card?
run this on it
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

2007-04-10 14:31:27

#9

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6396|The Gem Saloon

you will need a gpu, and some more ram probably.
i used to run with 512 of ram and an fx52000......it worked, but horribly.
get at least a gig of ram, if not two.
look into video cards and see what is in your price range......remember if you go too high end with gpu's its just another upgrade after that with a new psu.
good luck, and welcome to bf2s.

2007-04-10 14:41:17

#10

Chunkala: Member; +4|6228

Well thank you all my computer didnt even get recomended and my computers video card is on board so i cant change it I already tried im not sure about the ram

2007-04-10 14:43:12

#11

TeamOrange: Don't be that guy; +84|6312

Chunkala wrote:
Well thank you all my computer didnt even get recomended and my computers video card is on board so i cant change it I already tried im not sure about the ram

ya that happened to my friend he bought a basic dell and found out that the motherboard was integrated with the video card and had to get a new computer

2007-04-10 14:56:59

#12

benzoenator: Member; +4|6239

I'm running BF2 on 512MB RAM with a Geforce 6200 256MB card. I don't run anything other than xfire when I go on (close all other processes). Servers are a little laggy when you join them, but apart from that, it works ok. I'm looking into getting another gig of RAM though, as it does take a little longer to join a server (verifying client data bit) with a low RAM.

2007-04-10 15:16:52

#13

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6495|N. Ireland

2GB would be an overkill on his current system..

2007-04-10 15:20:00

#14

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6396|The Gem Saloon

leetkyle wrote:
2GB would be an overkill on his current system..

listen to this man^^^^^^^^^
if you decide to follow his advice and go for the 5200, i have my old one just laying around.
i dont know where you are located or if you are even interested.....if you are shoot me a pm.

2007-04-10 15:21:04

#15

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6396|The Gem Saloon

Chunkala wrote:
Well thank you all my computer didnt even get recomended and my computers video card is on board so i cant change it I already tried im not sure about the ram

you can change it as long as you have a PCI slot.

2007-04-10 15:59:07

#16

Fearmesnipers: Member; +41|6447|Wales

Although you would probably be best having 1gig of ram. I have friends playing this with 256mb and they say its fine. So your 500 should be good enough

2007-04-10 16:15:22

#17

Mad Ad: Member; +178|6512|England, UK

if you look in the bf root folder youll find a text file called readmeserver.txt, thats got all the minimum specs in it - heres the important bits

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- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version)

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Series

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2007-04-10 17:16:26

#18

Chunkala: Member; +4|6228

Thank you all so much for helping me, I dont think I have gotten this much help from any online community I will give you all +1 karma for helping me out. And I have 2 PCI slots so I might be able to make my computer work.

Edit- When I get enough posts I will give you all karma =P I will remember

Last edited by Chunkala (2007-04-10 17:19:41)

2007-04-10 17:17:56

#19

BigmacK: Back from the Dead.; +628|6752|Chicago.

I'm going to move this to "Tech".

2007-04-10 17:20:49

#20

Undetected_Killer: Le fuck?; +98|6287|FIYAH FIYAH FIYAAAAAAH

Welcome to BF2s, you'll see me raping threads.

I think your comp is okay, you should be able to play. But don't DL PR anytime soon.

Oh, watch out for TMo- He'll steal your girlfriend, kill your dog, and eat your child.

Don't kill me TMo!!

2007-04-10 17:24:07

#21

d.cripz: Member; +29|6411

Mad Ad wrote:
if you look in the bf root folder youll find a text file called readmeserver.txt, thats got all the minimum specs in it - heres the important bits

000000000000000000000000000000000000000

- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version)

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 6800
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Series

000000000000000000000000000000000000

i run bf2 with an ATI x700 PRO rofl. Its on medium with one high... and 90% for view distance

2007-04-10 17:24:49

#22

Jbrar: rawr; +86|6543|Winterpeg, Canada

Yo, i'd suggest you find a local computer tech shop, or even a friend that can help. This will probably make things much easier while you decide on what you can or want to upgrade.

d.cripz wrote:
i run bf2 with an ATI x700 PRO rofl. Its on medium with one high... and 90% for view distance

the x700 actually runs quite nicely for it's specs. I've seen it pull of a decent fps on all high (except for lighting/ and the dynamic settings).

Last edited by Jbrar (2007-04-10 17:27:16)

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