HELP! I need a new video card...

[bryan_05]

To play Battlefield 2 I am going to need a new video card. I don't have more than $100 to spend. Is this even going to be possible?

The Battlefield 2 readme file says ...

- 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

[shaolinmonkey]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

To play Battlefield 2 I am going to need a new video card. I don't have more than $100 to spend. Is this even going to be possible?

The Battlefield 2 readme file says ...

Easy man an ATI Radeon 9600 SE is ony 40 bux go to Directron.com free shipping and reliable

[bryan_05]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

Easy man an ATI Radeon 9600 SE is ony 40 bux go to Directron.com free shipping and reliable

Link?

[TDKing]

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[mark1726]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

I don't know the price now, but I have a ATI Radeon 9800 128 mb card and BF 2 demo is running fine for me. My PC is 2.7 ghz with 700 mb ram, average by today's PC game standards. On the demo I run at 1024/768 with mostly high settings except for medium textures and lighting. Like I said it runs smooth for me as long as I have a good connection to the game server.

[Tha Dynasty]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

9800 are very expensive. Get a 9600...they are the same. If you have a sart nerd buddy they can transform a 9600 into a 9800, they are both the same

[vinny_b]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

9800 are very expensive. Get a 9600...they are the same. If you have a sart nerd buddy they can transform a 9600 into a 9800, they are both the same

dynasty: isn't the 9600 (which i have) 64mgs, and the 9800, 128mgs? If so, how are they the same, or same when 'transformed'? Would appreciate any info, am wondering if my 9600 card will get me by for a while. Thanks.

[QuasiHero]

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i ran the bf2 demo with my ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 and it worked fine, although i didn't max out the graphics. i can try maxing out the graphics at home tonight and report back if you'd like.

i think it's possible to get a card to play bf2 for $100.

[Chappy]

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I will sell you my XTX Geforce 6600 GT for 120.00 including shipping.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I can get a GEForce 5700 LE 256MB card from Gateway for 118.00. Just got off the phone with them, I am going to call back and do it later today. Hopefully now my wireless connection will be able to handle this game!!! LOL

[vinny_b]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

i ran the bf2 demo with my ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 and it worked fine, although i didn't max out the graphics. i can try maxing out the graphics at home tonight and report back if you'd like.

i think it's possible to get a card to play bf2 for $100.

thanks, man. I would be interested to hear your findings.

actually, i would be interested in picking up a 128 or 256 card, except i have a laptop (purchased yesterday). It is running a 3400 athlon processor, 512 ram, with a Radeon 9600 card. I do not believe the card is 'upgradeable'. From what i understand, Dell (XPS) and Alienware are the only laptop builders whose units will take a post-factory vidcard.

[SportsorDeath]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

I am playing on an ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 (w/ 128mb) as well, and the game runs fine for me. I have everything set to medium, and it is really smooth. I did try bumping textures and a couple other things up to high, and the framerate took a dump, so I set them back to medium.

Also, it is a really, really good idea to have at least 1 gb of RAM. BF 2 hogs resources like nobody's business.

[QuasiHero]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

well, i played the bf2 demo with my ATI all-in-wonder 9600 and at medium graphics level, it was smooth, like sportsordeath found on his machine. i bumped it up to high and although i can tell the framerate was lower, it was still very much playable, which makes me wonder what specs sportsordeath has on his machine.

my specs: P4 2.4Ghz 800FSB, 512MB RAM, no dedicated sound, 7200rpm HD

[SportsorDeath]

Re: HELP! I need a new video card...

my specs: P4 2.8Ghz 800FSB, 1 GB RAM, good Soundblaster Live audio card, same speed hard drive as you.

I should get noticeably better performance than you based on the RAM difference alone, not even considering the processor speed (pretty negligible). I guess it all depends on what each of us are willing to tolerate as far as framerate goes.

I did only bump up the settings all to high once, and that map was "FuShe Pass", so I don't know if that had something to do with it. I'm also not 100% sure I didn't have anti-aliasing enabled too, which would definitely play a part. It wasn't unplayable by any means, but just enough to annoy the crap out of me and make me drop the settings back down to medium.

[kweiss]

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I don't know if this will be of any help.