BF2 Bad performance - good system - HELP

[im_a_lazy_sod]

hi,

I've had my pc for a while and i've been having a few problems with bf2. I have a Celeron 3200, 2048mb RAM, 8600GT 256mb gfx and bf2 does not run anything above 20fps even on the lowest settings and i don't know what's up. can someone please give us a hand.

cheers

[apocalypse_kid]

Originally Posted by im_a_lazy_sod

hi,

I've had my pc for a while and i've been having a few problems with bf2. I have a Celeron 3200, 2048mb RAM, 8600GT 256mb gfx and bf2 does not run anything above 20fps even on the lowest settings and i don't know what's up. can someone please give us a hand.

cheers

To be honest, the words "celeron", and "good system" simply aren't compatible, a Celeron is a very poor processor for games, however even given that drawback, the requirements for the game only specify a Celeron D 1.7, FX 5700 and 512 Mb ram on XP.

However you have omitted crucial details we require. First, what OS? If Vista, the system requirements of Vista are so great that running BF2 on Vista with a Celeron CPU could very well be a killer. Second, what monitor and resolution are you running at, and what AA and AF settings are you running, a large monitor (ie:22" Viewsonic @1680x1050) with AA and AF up full could also be a problem, but since you are running yours on low settings what about drivers? If you are running Vista the early drivers were very buggy so you may need to update your drivers.

If you can get back to us with more info we will see what we can do to help further.

AK

[im_a_lazy_sod]

well i'm on xp home sp2 and i double checked my system specs. etc and it's a pentium not a celleron. i have it running at 1024x768 on a BenQ 19" and no AA or AF. and i've got the 162.18 drivers

cheers

[Commie]

Originally Posted by apocalypse_kid

To be honest, the words "celeron", and "good system" simply aren't compatible, a Celeron is a very poor processor for games

I found that one out the hard way, I still have that processor and I'm payin' the price

[mentle_monkey]

Try unchecking CPU1 in the affinity of "BF2.exe"
Doubt it will work though.