Requirements

[Veritas]

Can someone list the requirements to play BF2? I want to make sure my comp can play the game before I go get it. It would be a waste to get it and then not be able to use it :P.

If my comp can handle it, I'll be joining the server as soon as I get it (not sure when that would be, but before the end of the year I'd imagine).

[Lag Messiah]

I play with a:

P4 2.4Ghz
Geforce 6600 256MB
512 DDR466 RAM

The loading screens are kind of slow with 512, which is why I'm upgrading to 1GB. The main issue is probably if your graphics card is shader version 1.4 capable. BF minimum requirements lists this as "ATI 9500 and above or nVidia 5200 and above."

[Totenkopf]

Requirements:


- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version) (although I am running it on Win2K just fine)

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz (also please note that I read someone installed this on a P3-866 and ran just fine)
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series

(I have seen it run fine on a Nvidia FX5200, however)

[Veritas]

I have a 5200, so that's the min req. Everything else is above that.

Although, maybe it's time to upgrade that anyway...who knows.

Thanks for the info guys.

[Voodo]

Athy XP 1800 (clocked to 1.6)
FX 5200 128mb
768 of pc 2100 (266 mhz)

Do I have an icebergs chance in hell of playing?

[Totenkopf]

So the only way to really know if to download the demo, and see if'in it works!

Good luck! :D

[Rammer]

If it dont work , we will start callin you Voodotitanic hahhaaa...humm reckin we oughta bail awhile ?

[Voodo]

..|..

:fuckoff: :asshole:

[tiamat]

If it says 5200 minimum....sorry, unless the games supports 640x300 resolution, you dont have a snowballs chance in hell of running it at any acceptable frames, my 9600xt @ 800x600 starts to struggle running the damn demo, so good luck trying to run it without dropping any $$$

[Totenkopf]

I always expected great sayings from you! :P

Your processor will push it (barely) but your video is going to be severely handicapped.

No matter - there is still CS to play. Remember - Today is Tuesday!!

:P

[Voodo]

Well gang I downloaded all freaking 546mb of the demo....and when it starts a map the BF2 program terminates....doesn't look good for the Voo playin BF2 until I inherit a bazillion dollars and buy a new comp :(

[NoFX]

Well gang I downloaded all freaking 546mb of the demo....and when it starts a map the BF2 program terminates....doesn't look good for the Voo playin BF2 until I inherit a bazillion dollars and buy a new comp :(


>_< Voo, had to add this: doubtful a " snowflake's " chance of things happenin' with that dinosaur!!!

my old Athy1900+ would run it --- but if you ever complained about "Lag" in CS,,,, well, 'nuff said,,, try upgrading card and Ram.

but if/when you get into it you'll have a hard time getting out of it.


start donation for Voodo titanic?!?!?! :dunno:

[Voodo]

Never lagged on CS...Recently made some tweaks and get 150FPS. Not like thats alot but its a ton for CS. Oh well Plan B. Still gonna hang around the old freaky people even if they are playing BF2!:D:P

[tiamat]

No disrespect, but I remember playing CS 1.5 with my old 8mb ATI rage...doesnt take a helluva system to run that game...

At any rate, not a bad idea, I know I'll have a few extra GPU's laying around here...including my older 9600xt (I'm trading my x800pro for a 9700pro and a brand new venice 3200+).... so If I end up not using the extra fans, RAM, and GPU.....voo, I might be able to Fedex you that stuff, of course you'll have to play @ 1024x768 with everything low.... But it would work.

[Veritas]

Voo not everyone there is freaky, and especially not everyone is old. :meh:
You should try to play it sometime if the hardware becomes capable. It is a fun game.

Never lagged on CS...Recently made some tweaks and get 150FPS. Not like thats alot but its a ton for CS. Oh well Plan B. Still gonna hang around the old freaky people even if they are playing BF2!:D:P

[covert_commando]

Well I guess between everyone here we could start a thread of extra hardware and what not that we dont use.
When I think about upgrading my system I think of what I can reuse..if pc 2100 memory is the fastest you can use, I guess its up to buying new ram, but a new mobo at the same time.....you will spend and extra 100 bucks at the same time, however it is worth it, thats what I did when I bought my new processory..new mobo and reused everything else.
I went with a new chipset thats why.....but if your gonna buy a new vid card....if you think about it....step into a new mobo, memory and vid card at the same time, sometimes you can find good combo deals....newegg is awsome.
You could stil reuse your hard drive and cd rom drives anyhow.....thats a plus...reuse your sound card or have decend intigrates sound card.......just make sure you dont have intigraded video.....that is horrid.
So if you have a little bit if patients...then give it a good thought of what would be better in the long run. Computers are about outdated every 3 years....up grade yours to last you another year....all this new technology will drop..and you can have a dream system of today...tomarrow....for 1/2 the price.

I hope it makes sence.

[Rammer]

Ahh let's see ,,New vid card Nvidia GeForce 6600, new mobo,Abit V7. New processor Pent 4 2.8Mgh Prescott. 1+gig ram , got 8 fans running ,, it's loud but runs very cool ! Processor never goes over -1C. Hope this is enough for awhile lol .