Aside from BF2 software needed to play BF2, what other software, mice, sticks, cards, gadgets, etc... have you bought to improve you're BF2 game? And did it help?
I upgraded my whole rig in order to play the game: mb, ram, cpu, gpu, hdd, psu..
The old rig was good enough to play Pong with
The old rig was good enough to play Pong with
Last edited by DonFck (2006-07-24 00:08:50)
I need around tree fiddy.
I bought a G5, that's it. I'm lucky, I get hand-me-down hardware from a friend who's a technician and likes to keep his machine near the cutting edge so this PC cost me nada: new HD, new video card, new CPU and board plus 2 gigs of spare RAM. A huge improvement in how well the game runs, although the RAM alone in the previous machine made the biggest single difference.
Got a new exectutive computer chair, leather. it pwns. And doesn't smell like the land of 1000 farts.
Basically ditto ^^Todd_Angelo wrote:
I bought a G5, that's it. I'm lucky, I get hand-me-down hardware from a friend who's a technician and likes to keep his machine near the cutting edge so this PC cost me nada: new HD, new video card, new CPU and board plus 2 gigs of spare RAM. A huge improvement in how well the game runs, although the RAM alone in the previous machine made the biggest single difference.
So far, G5, a logitech headset, and a shelf to get the monitor at the right height.
Rig still sucks ass, new graphics card next.
Rig still sucks ass, new graphics card next.
new hdd, new mouse, new headset, new card, mem, everything lol.
Logitech Mic (15 euro's)
Sennheiser RS110 wireless headphones (100 euro's)
Logitech Keyboard (not the G15, 30 euro's)
Logitech Extreme 3d Pro joystick (35 euros')
Sapphire ATI x1600pro 512mb videocard (150 euro's)
OCZ Platinum 1x1GB RAM (150 euro's)
Zalman vf700-AlCu videocard cooler (25 euro's)
700 hours of my life: priceless
Sennheiser RS110 wireless headphones (100 euro's)
Logitech Keyboard (not the G15, 30 euro's)
Logitech Extreme 3d Pro joystick (35 euros')
Sapphire ATI x1600pro 512mb videocard (150 euro's)
OCZ Platinum 1x1GB RAM (150 euro's)
Zalman vf700-AlCu videocard cooler (25 euro's)
700 hours of my life: priceless
After I get my paycheck, Im upgrading to a new video card. Not quite sure what kind yet, but its just gonna be a 256. Dont want to go overboard and buy a video card that will fry my power supply (ala` my friend). I need a headset too. If anyone could recommend one that'd be great.
And I bought a Copperhead.
And I bought a Copperhead.
VIDEO CARD MEMORY IS THE LEAST IMPORTANT SPEC. PLEASE DO NOT BUY INTO THE MARKETING CRAP LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES.Cursed You wrote:
After I get my paycheck, Im upgrading to a new video card. Not quite sure what kind yet, but its just gonna be a 256. Dont want to go overboard and buy a video card that will fry my power supply (ala` my friend). I need a headset too. If anyone could recommend one that'd be great.
And I bought a Copperhead.
having ENOUGH ram is one thing. 256 will do for virtually any game, 512 might give you a boost in top-of-the-range games with ultra high settings. Look for Pixel Pipelines, clocks (engine/memory), memory type (DDR, GDDR2/3), Vertex Shaders, and the shader model.
I always check for those. But I check if its gonna work in my computer first. Granted this is the "family" computer and I dont have my own (well I do, but it runs 98. Nuff said). Ive researched into the graphics cards, seeing which one will give a better overall performance, but if its AGP then Im boned.SargeV1.4 wrote:
VIDEO CARD MEMORY IS THE LEAST IMPORTANT SPEC. PLEASE DO NOT BUY INTO THE MARKETING CRAP LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES.Cursed You wrote:
After I get my paycheck, Im upgrading to a new video card. Not quite sure what kind yet, but its just gonna be a 256. Dont want to go overboard and buy a video card that will fry my power supply (ala` my friend). I need a headset too. If anyone could recommend one that'd be great.
And I bought a Copperhead.
having ENOUGH ram is one thing. 256 will do for virtually any game, 512 might give you a boost in top-of-the-range games with ultra high settings. Look for Pixel Pipelines, clocks (engine/memory), memory type (DDR, GDDR2/3), Vertex Shaders, and the shader model.
Speedlink Medusa: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 … p;n=560798Cursed You wrote:
I need a headset too. If anyone could recommend one that'd be great.
You can get them cheaper than that I'm sure (mine were £25 from overclockers.co.uk but I couldn't find a direct link). There's a USB version too but USB headphones are notoriously cack and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
Apart from the headphones, a logitech mx518 mouse is the only other thing I've bought (and it was well worth it).
Case, ram, graphics card, mouse, keyboard, joystick, speakers, monitor,....man this game has cost me some money!!
upgraded my graphics to 7900gt with 512mb
and my RAM to 2gb
think i will upgrade my sound to Creative X-Fi Extreme Music and new 5.1 soundsystem
thinking about new, more comfortable headset too
EDIT: maybe the Logitech G11 when its out in Germany
and my RAM to 2gb
think i will upgrade my sound to Creative X-Fi Extreme Music and new 5.1 soundsystem
thinking about new, more comfortable headset too
EDIT: maybe the Logitech G11 when its out in Germany
Last edited by TodErnst (2006-07-24 07:03:37)
a whole new computer, which crashes incessantly
g5 mouse
saitek eclipse keyboard
cyborg evo joystick
g5 mouse
saitek eclipse keyboard
cyborg evo joystick
Saitek Eclipse illuminated keyboard (to play at night)
Razer Diamondback mouse
Upgraded ATI 9800pro to Nvidia 6800
Razer Diamondback mouse
Upgraded ATI 9800pro to Nvidia 6800
nothing. just some software/files tweaking.
Last edited by jkohlc (2006-07-24 07:59:25)
I bought a whole new computer just to play this game.
build a whole new system
Pentium D 805 OC'ed to 3.47
Asus P5LD2 2GB RAM
7600GTOC card
Logitech gamers headset
Logitech mx 518 mouse
extra fans to cool my case and motherboard when i play BF2
Pentium D 805 OC'ed to 3.47
Asus P5LD2 2GB RAM
7600GTOC card
Logitech gamers headset
Logitech mx 518 mouse
extra fans to cool my case and motherboard when i play BF2