what settings?

2006-04-30 07:42:02

#1

[DEI]Bart: fire at will!!!; +76|7184|Leiden, Holland for the n00bs

i'm going to get a sytem upgrade and my new specs are:

AMD athlon XP 2200+ (1.8 clock)
1 gig ram
nvidia gforce 6200 256 MB
160 GB harddisk

so, what sttings can I run best, so i dont have to wait to long for a map to load??

2006-04-30 07:44:47

#2

slicknic: Member; +145|7097

low low and... low =x

seriously tho.. i have a better comp (3 gigs of ram even) but i have settings mostly on low/off

id recommend low/off for all pretty much =/ geometry on medium will lag maybe and make load longer.. but u can see further

2006-04-30 07:48:01

#3

RedVigor: Member; +3|7156

I can see you having any chance at running anything above Low/off

2006-04-30 07:48:30

#4

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7209|The Hague, Netherlands

slicknic wrote:
low low and... low =x

seriously tho.. i have a better comp (3 gigs of ram even) but i have settings mostly on low/off

id recommend low/off for all pretty much =/ geometry on medium will lag maybe and make load longer.. but u can see further

What on earth have you running their, with 3 gigs and most on low. i have 512 mb and everything on medium, some things off (dynamic light) and 100% view

Last edited by -=>cSc<=-*RunDje*cT| (2006-04-30 07:48:44)

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2006-04-30 07:48:41

#5

cmotdibbler: Member; +19|7137|The pork thing inna bun stall.

With 1 gig of ram i would suggest a mixture of Medium and Low settings. I normally leave Dynamic Shadows OFF and Dynamic Lighting on MEDIUM. Depends really on taste and speed. The lower the settings the more FPS you can get. I found it a trial and error process until i found settings i was happy with. The general rule of thumb is :

1 Gig RAM = Low/Medium Settings
1 1/2 Gig RAM= Medium Settings
2 Gig RAM=High/Ultra High Settings.

Do you have an onboard soundcard or a separate one as this can effect performance.

Hope this helps.

Last edited by cmotdibbler (2006-04-30 07:49:48)

2006-04-30 08:24:12

#6

slicknic: Member; +145|7097

-=>cSc<=-*RunDje*cT| wrote:
slicknic wrote:
low low and... low =x

seriously tho.. i have a better comp (3 gigs of ram even) but i have settings mostly on low/off

id recommend low/off for all pretty much =/ geometry on medium will lag maybe and make load longer.. but u can see further
What on earth have you running their, with 3 gigs and most on low. i have 512 mb and everything on medium, some things off (dynamic light) and 100% view

he asked "what sttings can I run best, so i dont have to wait to long for a map to load??" high settings = longer load time at least.. no matter what

and i can run higher settings.. i just try to keep 50+fps at all times.. and i do run geomitry on high and effects on medium.. not for looks but for other reasons (like w/ medium effects u can see trail of heli rocket.)

and lastly memory doesnt affect how high of settings u can run really (altho it does matter at beginning if u high textures because of all the loading) but ... if u want fps then u need good videocard/processor

and i agree w/ smotdibbler.. those are settings you could run ... but lower = better for load time.

2006-04-30 08:38:54

#7

0akleaves: Member; +183|7084|Newcastle UK

im currentky running that setup execpt i have a 3200+ cpu other than that identical and i get 30-55 fps with every thing on low for gods sake get a new gfx card ive just ordered a 7600gt oc for £140

You have to learn the rules of the game and then you have to play better than anyone else.

2006-04-30 08:43:08

#8

Pfc. Leemus: Ownerer via the strategic use of bullets; +20|7079|N.S.W, Australia

I run EVERYTHING low or off. 800x600 resolution. view distance 75%.
512megs of ram
1.8ghz processor
geforce fx5600 256mg

Gets me from A to B.

By the way cmotdibbler I LOVE you sig. +1

2006-04-30 08:43:51

#9

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7187

Pfc. Leemus wrote:
I run EVERYTHING low or off. 800x600 resolution. view distance 75%.
512megs of ram
1.8ghz processor
geforce fx5600 256mg

Gets me from A to B.

By the way cmotdibbler I LOVE you sig. +1

i agree

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2006-04-30 09:01:35

#10

[DEI]Bart: fire at will!!!; +76|7184|Leiden, Holland for the n00bs

k tanks for support guys

2006-04-30 09:37:18

#11

elite: Member; +89|7185|Sheffield, England

I Have Amd 2200+ And 1gb Ram, And I Play It On Medium

2006-04-30 09:38:47

#12

0akleaves: Member; +183|7084|Newcastle UK

what gfx do you have though i have a 6200 worst card ever

You have to learn the rules of the game and then you have to play better than anyone else.

2006-04-30 11:20:04

#13

AT3am_Murd0ch: Member; +15|7051

I'm running:

Athlon 64 3500+ (fastesnt I could get without getting silly money)
2Gb of 400mhz DDR RAM (Cheap Kingston stuff)
GeForce 6800 (Only £150 at the time)

And I run all settings on max, with view distance at 100% - It all looks B-E-A-utiful....

PS I'm a uni student, so this was built on a very limited budget...

2006-04-30 11:20:08

#14

[DEI]Bart: fire at will!!!; +76|7184|Leiden, Holland for the n00bs

Evil-fruits|ST4R wrote:
what gfx do you have though i have a 6200 worst card ever

now I have an FX5500, but thats on the wrong computer (want to play on my own, wich has a Gforce2 MX100/200 :S)

2006-04-30 18:15:23

#15

ssonrats: Member; +221|7116

Im getting loads of lag on 64 player games and my rig is this:

p4 3ghz
1gb ram
256mb 6800gsx

The card is AGP wich is a bit shit to be honest, but i have just ordered 1 gb more ram and a new PSU.

I can run 32 players on all high with no aa tho.

2006-04-30 18:19:45

#16

MB.nZ: Member; +86|7245|New Zealand

800x600
geometrics high
view 100%
everything else low

I would recommend this for any system, since you can recognize the enemy easier if u have textures on low quality

2006-04-30 18:22:08

#17

Defiance: Member; +438|7142

I've got 3.4 ghz P4, 2gb XMS, 6800GT and everything on high runs fine on 64 player.

With your rig, you should do pretty well on medium/off. A better vid card would help alot though.

2006-04-30 18:23:48

#18

ssonrats: Member; +221|7116

It's definately the ram, im almost certain.

2006-04-30 19:15:00

#19

Towelly: It's A State Of Mind; +399|7062|Your attic

ssonrats wrote:
It's definately the ram, im almost certain.

Correct, RAM has turned out to be the most important thing when it comes to gfx, a good card and a decent CPU is obviously helpful but the effect of switching from 512MB/1GB to 2GB is massive.

And as everyone else is posting there rig specs

Hiper 580W PSU
Asus a8n SLI premium
AMD x2 4200+ @ 2.75GHz
2x1GB OSZ Performance RAM
Leadtek 512MB 7800GTX @ 550/1700 MHz
x-fi xtreme music sound card

Runs BF2 and any other game you care to throw at it like a dream

BF2S Forums what settings?

slicknic wrote:

-=>cSc<=-RunDjecT| wrote:

slicknic wrote:

Pfc. Leemus wrote:

Evil-fruits|ST4R wrote:

ssonrats wrote:

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