BF2S Forums i cant login to my account HELP!!!!!!

Rampage74 wrote:

i can play other games like CSS...ill try the suffix thing..even though i dont have one...but worth a try

Give 3DMark a go - it pushes the video card harder than any current game will.
If it completes the 3dMArk benchmarks without crashing, then download Sandra and run a 'burn-in test' - this will give all your other components a good workout...

Rampage74 wrote:

ok ill give it a shot
but what will the tests prove?

Whether it's a hardware issue or not - if 3DMark locks up. It's most probably the video card. If Sandra locks up then you can use it test individual components to find out which one is causing the problem. If neither lock up then, I'm afraid it's back to square one again. At this point the only thing to do is to start replacing each component of your system one piece at a time until you find the culprit (it helps to have a friend/relative with a similar PC that can lend you parts for this process - you said your dads computer works fine, yes? how does the spec of his computer compare to yours?)...

have you had this problem too?

I had a similar problem last month - not sure if it's related, but BF2 just crapped out on me.  When I finally ran the DirectX tests, I found that my video card had crapped out - would lock up running 3D tests, and would insta-boot on DirectDraw tests (Running a GT6600).

Had to RMA the video card - the replacement runs as expected (I was going to say it ran fine, but its only a 6600).

To run the Directx tests yourself, just type DXDIAG in the Run command in windows - the rest explains itself.

This same thing happened to me when i replaced my modem with a router, the solution was to change the MTU size, i had to lower it to 1400. May be something along those lines, depending on your setup.

did you guys have this exact problem?