(tech) help

2006-08-12 15:09:46

#1

jet burned: Banned; +13|6928|Irving, Texas, USA

I'm not good with computer whiz things (guess you could say it that way), so I'm seeking the bf2 community assistance. I'm trying to find out if my computer is up to speed with BF2 requirements (and if not, what I will need to bring it up to spec). I'll list what I know about its current state.

AMD Athlon 64 Processer 3200+
2.0 GHz
2000 MHz FSB
512 KB L2 Cache

Hard Drive:
160 GB ATA

Memory:
512 MB DDR SDRAM Duel Channel

Video:
nVIDIA GeForce 6100
PCI-Express Slot Available

(I kind of listed this off what I could find on the comp and I think this is the correct info to be giving)
Thanks for any help you can give.

Last edited by jet burned (2006-08-12 15:11:09)

2006-08-12 15:13:18

#2

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

get more ram 2x 1 gb if you can (meaning 2 gbs) and a better graphics card, how much are you wanting to spend?

2006-08-12 15:15:14

#3

coreinflames: Member; +12|6946

you need more Ram, turn that 516 into a 1 gig and you're good to go...

You can probly play with 516 but i dont recommend it...

and to find out you're computer specs: click Start / Run / type in "dxdiag" click enter.

2006-08-12 15:16:26

#4

coreinflames: Member; +12|6946

CommieChipmunk wrote:
get more ram 2x 1 gb if you can (meaning 2 gbs) and a better graphics card, how much are you wanting to spend?

i think the graphics card is fine, considering bf2 was built for nvidia, thats a 70 dollar card he has

2006-08-12 15:18:33

#5

jet burned: Banned; +13|6928|Irving, Texas, USA

CommieChipmunk wrote:
get more ram 2x 1 gb if you can (meaning 2 gbs) and a better graphics card, how much are you wanting to spend?

Approx how much would I have to spend. Would like to keep the cost somewhat minimal.

2006-08-12 15:19:50

#6

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

well if you got another 512 mb stick of ram you could probably play on all low settings

2006-08-12 15:20:19

#7

Stealth42o: She looked 18 to me officer; +175|6974

Yup, at least 1 gig of RAM, 2 if you can afford it.

2006-08-12 15:23:02

#8

jet burned: Banned; +13|6928|Irving, Texas, USA

CommieChipmunk wrote:
well if you got another 512 mb stick of ram you could probably play on all low settings

how much is that

2006-08-12 15:23:53

#9

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

it really depends

2006-08-12 15:27:18

#10

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

personally i would recomend just buying a 1gb stick that way if you want another (which you will) you can just stick it in later

i dont know what kind of ram you have now (timings, frequency) so if you bought another 512 mb, you could be ripping yourself off. I'll try to explain this, okay so ram works so that you can only run it at the lowest setting, meaning that if you buy some really amazing ram with awesome timings and everything, it will run the same as the one you have in your computer now. It all just depends.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220045

that would be a great stick of ram (they also sell it bundled so you'd get 2 gb, i believe its around 200)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220040 ^thats that one, it looks like you'd be better off just buying 2 of the first ones (if you want to go 2 gb)

Last edited by CommieChipmunk (2006-08-12 15:29:42)

2006-08-12 15:30:35

#11

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

coreinflames wrote:
CommieChipmunk wrote:
get more ram 2x 1 gb if you can (meaning 2 gbs) and a better graphics card, how much are you wanting to spend?
i think the graphics card is fine, considering bf2 was built for nvidia, thats a 70 dollar card he has

it might run lowest settings...

2006-08-12 15:43:53

#12

jet burned: Banned; +13|6928|Irving, Texas, USA

So the extra memory is all I'm gonna need or am I going to have to throw in some money for a graphics card (I'll know what to get for that and I could also get one from a friend).

2006-08-12 15:46:34

#13

CommieChipmunk: Member; +488|6872|Portland, OR, USA

personally i would get a better graphics card cuz i like stuff to look good, but i dont think you would have to

2006-08-12 15:47:36

#14

topthrill05: Member; +125|6880|Rochester NY USA

Just the memory.

2006-08-12 16:07:26

#15

alfman: Member; +1|6770

i have a amd 3000 2.0 with a 1.0 gig of ram and 6800 gs graphic card i have found out that u need 6600 gt min too run bf2 i had a 6200 nvidia graphic card and 512 mb ram and it did play for long so i went too a 6800 gs graphics card and 1.0 gig of ram and it plays good on the biggest screen resolution at 60 htz on all medium settings

2006-08-12 18:23:37

#16

ShotYourSix: Boldly going nowhere...; +196|7021|Las Vegas

Start with getting yourself to 1 or even 2 gig ram (Bf2 was one of the first games that could even USE 2 gig ram and 2 gigs will make a huge differece with stuttering etc.) and once you get there you can take a look at video cards. Obviously, you are gonna want a new video card too, but a new vid card on 512 ram is gonna be a waste so start with the ram and then build from there.

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