Ok here's the deal, whenever I play BF2 these days since getting my new computer, it's horribly, unplayably jittery. Doesn't matter if I just restarted, if I exit all other apps and end all other processes before playing, it's still laggy as hell. I'm at my wit's end with this problem and I don't know if I should switch back to my old box, trade the nice graphics for BF2 that's actually playable...
The thing is, whenever my hard drive access light blinks on, the action on screen stops. When the light is blinking on and off, that means the action gets choppy and stutters...and if the hard drive light is solid on, as it seems to be for the first 3 minutes of each map, then forget it, I'm stuck. I can't even move.
I'm wondering what the hell is causing this problem? My specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300/1.8 GHz
GeForce 8600 GTS/256MB
320gb SATA II hard drive
2GB PC5200 DDR2 RAM
Windows Vista Home Professional 32-bit
I tried disabling my virtual memory page file, hoping that would lessen the computer's accessing the hard drive while I play BF2. I tried clearing my temp files. Nothing has done a damn thing so far.
I can see only two potential bottlenecks that could be causing my horrendous jitter. Either I need a sound card (using onboard sound right now), OR this is Vista's fault. I'm more inclined to blame Vista because it's more satisfying, plus I save money by not having to get a sound card. But what do you guys think?
Any help, suggestions etc. are much appreciated. Thanks.
The thing is, whenever my hard drive access light blinks on, the action on screen stops. When the light is blinking on and off, that means the action gets choppy and stutters...and if the hard drive light is solid on, as it seems to be for the first 3 minutes of each map, then forget it, I'm stuck. I can't even move.
I'm wondering what the hell is causing this problem? My specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300/1.8 GHz
GeForce 8600 GTS/256MB
320gb SATA II hard drive
2GB PC5200 DDR2 RAM
Windows Vista Home Professional 32-bit
I tried disabling my virtual memory page file, hoping that would lessen the computer's accessing the hard drive while I play BF2. I tried clearing my temp files. Nothing has done a damn thing so far.
I can see only two potential bottlenecks that could be causing my horrendous jitter. Either I need a sound card (using onboard sound right now), OR this is Vista's fault. I'm more inclined to blame Vista because it's more satisfying, plus I save money by not having to get a sound card. But what do you guys think?
Any help, suggestions etc. are much appreciated. Thanks.