Not to sure whats going on...BF2 wont run

[Acies]

Hey. My name is Dallas. I installed BF2 on my machine and it would not run. It would show the beginning image it always does, then shuts down. I was told to reinstall it and patch it again. So I did. It STILL will NOT run. Just shows the image and shuts down. Here are my spec on my systerm (may I remind you I ran BF2 on a MUCH crappier system):

Operating System: Windoes XP Professional with SP2

Ram: 1 gig (I have ram it off of 512 before)

CPU: Pentium 4 1.80GHz

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200


Please assist me as I want to get back in the fields asap. Thanks for the help.

[AcE]

NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200

That's your problem.

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[Acies]

So, I need a new video card? But, I had a REALLY crappy one on my old PC and it still ran it.

[AcE]

You need an FX 5700 or better. What did you have on your old pc out of interest ?

[Acies]

not to sure. it was a POS built thing. maybe it was a 5700, not sure. did the job though, but with some vid lag. how much would a new vid card cost about? like, a mediocre one..

[apocalypse_kid]

Originally Posted by Acies

it was a POS built thing. maybe it was a 5700, not sure. did the job though, but with some vid lag.

The 5700 is 10x better than a GF2 MX 100/200. Your old computer may have been a POS, but your new one is a just junk if it is using a card that old! For example here is the release order of the cards, GF2MX, GF3, GF4, FX5000 series, so you cansee the 5700 is 3 generations later than the GF2 series.

Oh yes, moving this to the help forum.

AK

[RepublicKommando=x=]

christ matey !!

a GF2 , now that brings back memorys. Good luck anyway bud .

[SteVen]

Originally Posted by Acies

not to sure. it was a POS built thing. maybe it was a 5700, not sure. did the job though, but with some vid lag. how much would a new vid card cost about? like, a mediocre one..

Just to play BF2 with? A 7600GT will handle the game no problem medium-high settings for $90. But thats if you even have a PCI-Express x16 slot which I highly doubt since your specs are so low..You'd need a PCI-Express x16 sot for a 7600GT.

Though I'd be pretty surprised if your CPU can handle the game too...a P4 1.8Ghz is pretty old and slow..

Ever thought of building a newer budget rig?

[Acies]

Yeah I did think about it Steven, ALOT. But, let me put it too you this way, I am 18, I just moved out of home (from NY to Ga), have yet to find a decent job around here so, as you can see, money is a HUGE issue for me. Not to mention the medical problems I have had. So, that makes it hard to do ANYTHING.