BF2S Forums Getting choppy after hour and a half

This reminds me of when car won't start.  First thing to determine, electric or fuel?  Is it not getting spark, or is it not getting fuel?
Similar with computer: Is it hardware or software?  Are you sure its not a software problem?  Do you have anything else running in the background?  Music downloader, virus scanner, internet open to US National Debt clock page LOL?  Common problem is the music downloader, even if you are not using it, someone else might be grabbing from you, etc.

To check FPS when playing, press tilde ~ to open the Console.  Enter
renderer.DrawFPS 1
and it will appear in top left corner.

Close Console by pressing ~ again.
renderer.DrawFPS 0
turns it off.

If you're sure it's not software, what about your video card?  You didn;t list it, how many MB?  Done a firmware update lately?

Good luck.

Hi

What is the upper limit of Your CPU temperature? My AMD is 60.
There is a good little program called Fraps www.fraps.com that shows fps (and captures video).
When the chop happens try Esc (to menu) - Alt+alternating arrows (?) (to desktop) - Ctrl+Alt+Delete (Win Task Manager where You can see how much RAM+CPU the different running programs use. Maybe there is a spyprogram initiating? You can end all programs under Your username except Explorer and Taskmgr and BF2. Try TweakNow RegCleaner Standard www.tweaknow.com to clean up, that might help.
Mine also chops in the beginning of big maps play.

Hey Freke,

If I remember correctly, my CPU is topping out at about 60C.  I thought it was the CPU before and checked the temps and they were higher, but then I realized my buddy that helped me build the PC put a fan on backwards that provides air directly to the CPU from the side of the case.  I turned that fan around and dropped the temp 20C under load.

I saw that FRAPS program earlier today, not sure how having another program running in the background can really help, but I may try it.

Is the TweakNow program just a registry cleaner?  I haven't heard of that one.

Rick,

My video settings in BF2 are all medium except Textures, which is on Low.  I think I am playing with the resolution set to 1024 x 768, but I would have to check it again.

Upgrading the RAM I could do if it comes to that, but I am not going to be able to do much as far as upgrading the VC.  I have a Socket-478 (I think) CPU and I was unable to find a mobo out there that supports that chip and PCI-e cards.  My next PC upgrade is gonna be EXPENSIVE, new CPU, new mobo, new graphics card.  Sheesh, not looking forward to that.

Anyway.   I am sure I could turn some of the other setting so Low but the more I have to knock down the worse the realism of the game is gonna get.  Ya know, turn off dynamic lighting - lose muzzle flashes.  Turn off Shadows - lose, uh, ... shadows. Turn down the effects - lose the bullet holes on walls that tell me I am getting shot at by a worse shot than me

If I have to do that I will, but I would rather find out there is something else I can do that will help.

Last edited by wolraht (2006-06-09 09:54:57)

Freke,

I have read that AMD's run cooler than Intel's all the time.  I think mine can run pretty good up to 80C before you start nearing the threshold.  At least, thats what I recall reading.

Thanks for the virus scan site.  I will check that out when I get home.  I think I have a copy of Norton I can install, or I have also used AVG in the past, it's another free one.

I will post back here if I figure anything out.

Also, the door is still open to any other ideas. 

Hello!

First of all 15 is your current FPS, 66 is the current average.

I can easily solve your problem. Your video card memory is NOT enough to play that game anymore even if EA say so.

Believe me, if you would buy a video card with at least 256MB memory 70% of your problem would disappear. Now your card struggles to load the new textures when they get into view. If you set the textures to low the problem will exist. Even if you set everything to low the problem will exist.

I know I had the same problem. In approximately every 30 secs the FPS falls down to 15 then it jumps back again in a couple of seconds. Very annoying. Seems to happen especially with choppers close to you.

Change your video card.

I don't think its a video memory problem as I'm successfully running it with only 64meg . There used to be a memory leak problem that caused this but i think it was patched. Also try clearing your cache.

I was running on all medium specs.  Yesterday I turned several of them to Low.  I only got a chance to play one map but it did seem to load faster and it ran totally smooth without a single glitch.  Then, when I quit out, a different issue I had been having didnt happen.  That issue was with the music running for about 20 seconds and no other program being able to run until it quit.  but it didnt happen this time.  of course, that also could be because I only got to play one map.

I will find out tonight when i get to play for a while.

How do I clear the cache??

I will look into an upgrade on the video card (doubt i will slide that past the wife since i just bought this one like, 2 months ago) and i will look into another gig of RAM.  I think i can do that without catching too much grief.

Use this to clear cache http://games.softpedia.com/get/Tools/Ba … aner.shtml