For those of you with BF2 lag/chop/shutter this MIGHT help

BOB050082 · Jul 3, 2005, 11:00 AM

I run BF2 at 1280x1024 with everything on high settings except for lighting which is at medium, and dynamic shadows off. I run a pretty constant 45-60 fps, and have yet to experience any major lag or chop. The only thing I can think of that I could possibly be doing differently from others, is the fact that I have my pagefile on another HDD. For those of you who don't know how to move your page file, it can be done like so; Right-click my computer and go to "properties", then go to "advanced">>>"performance">>>"advanced" and then click "change" down at the bottom. You will see a list of all your locally connected HDDs, select your non-windows drive, choose custum size, and give it a min and a max setting, then click "set". Now select your windows drive, and choose "no paging file" and hit "set".

Now this may or may not help. Also for those of you with just one drive, there is a way to move the paging file to the edge of the disk, but I can't recall how to do that.

My rig for reference:

AMD 64 FX-51
Asus SK8n
1GB Corsair PC3200 (2x512)
Sapphire Radeon X850xtpe AGP (Omega)
1 74GB WD Raptor
1 80GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA
SB Audigy 2

Again, this is only a POSSIBILITY tha MIGHT help SOME of you with problems.

Stop It · Jul 3, 2005, 11:21 AM

I have that already, and I advise, if you can, that others do the same, it spreads the load well, and it means that you can effectively double the amount of HD effort your computer can mkae at once at times, worth a go

UnTouchAble · Jul 3, 2005, 12:24 PM

Done, gonna try it out later, hope this helps!

Thx

skinlab · Jul 3, 2005, 03:39 PM

i use it, it works
worth a shot for everyone i guess, nothing to lose

INSTG8R · Jul 3, 2005, 04:08 PM

K Im still waiting for my copy to be shipped...Ordered it on Tues. Buggers havent even shipped it yet GRRR. anyways WHEN I get it I would like to run it in 1280x1024 as thats my Native Res, as far as I can see from the demo anyway that res isnt available, BOB was that a config change you made? I tried it with the Demo but it would crash me back to Desktop. Just wanted a head start

BOB050082 · Jul 3, 2005, 04:15 PM

1280x1024 isnt offically supported for some reason, so what you have to do is add "+szx 1280 +szy 1024" to the commandline, from what I can tell, adding it to the .con file usually results in a crash

UnTouchAble · Jul 3, 2005, 04:56 PM

It worked, runs smooth, also i rec the TweakGuides.com XP tweak guide! Really improves performance overall!

INSTG8R · Jul 3, 2005, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOB050082

1280x1024 isnt offically supported for some reason, so what you have to do is add "+szx 1280 +szy 1024" to the commandline, from what I can tell, adding it to the .con file usually results in a crash

Thanks Bob MUCH appreciated

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 3, 2005, 06:07 PM

BF2 the main issue is it uses massive amount of memory and page file 850+MB/850+MB
even with 1.5 gb of ram (80-90FPS everything on high but shadows,x800xl), with 1gb it seemed was unplayable... at the settings I ran @ with 1.5GB So buy ram everyone lol'

Stop It · Jul 3, 2005, 07:34 PM

LOL, But you are right, to play full 64 player maps with everything on full, 2Gig of ram is reccomended, but I use mediums to keep FPS high, and FPS is good, and I never stutter, the only thing that bugs me is the huge load times, but thats not a huge issue, (Im using 1GB of GeIL PC3200 ram btw).

nitrousoxide52 · Jul 3, 2005, 07:42 PM

Also, I found something online for nforce boards, if you disable the network card, then that lag at the beginning of the game won't happen anymore, because it is PB looking around that one area and finding a dead end, and repeating about 20 more times.

kuju72000 · Jul 29, 2005, 03:40 PM

yeah I WOULD HIGHLY [color=#cccccc]RECOMMEND USING 2GB or at least 1.5gb in order to play bf2 at high setting and high rez without the annoying lagging. Due to the fact the uses abort 1-1.5gb of your rams.[/color]

[color=#cccccc]I intially ran the game using 756mb but had to dramitically tweak the game settings to mainly medium and on low resolution, which really piss me off![/color]
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quakerjtf · Jul 29, 2005, 07:53 PM

I'm not going to spend over $200 on new ram just so I can run crappy BF2 a little smoother, fuck that. That pagefile trick looks nice though. What's a good min and max too for size.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 29, 2005, 08:12 PM

1024 seems to work all around...

daedal · Jul 29, 2005, 08:50 PM

Running at 1280x1024 everything at full/highest with 4xAA and High Sound. Would the Pagefile trick still be worth it if my secondary drive is IDE though? Primary would be a 36gb Raptor.

quakerjtf · Jul 29, 2005, 09:17 PM

I read some crap on page file. It suggests to have 1.5xRAM - max available for page file. Mine was already on 1500-3000 so I used the same values.

Jul 3, 2005, 11:00 AM	#1
BOB050082 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0	For those of you with BF2 lag/chop/shutter this MIGHT help I run BF2 at 1280x1024 with everything on high settings except for lighting which is at medium, and dynamic shadows off. I run a pretty constant 45-60 fps, and have yet to experience any major lag or chop. The only thing I can think of that I could possibly be doing differently from others, is the fact that I have my pagefile on another HDD. For those of you who don't know how to move your page file, it can be done like so; Right-click my computer and go to "properties", then go to "advanced">>>"performance">>>"advanced" and then click "change" down at the bottom. You will see a list of all your locally connected HDDs, select your non-windows drive, choose custum size, and give it a min and a max setting, then click "set". Now select your windows drive, and choose "no paging file" and hit "set". Now this may or may not help. Also for those of you with just one drive, there is a way to move the paging file to the edge of the disk, but I can't recall how to do that. My rig for reference: AMD 64 FX-51 Asus SK8n 1GB Corsair PC3200 (2x512) Sapphire Radeon X850xtpe AGP (Omega) 1 74GB WD Raptor 1 80GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA SB Audigy 2 Again, this is only a POSSIBILITY tha MIGHT help SOME of you with problems.

Jul 3, 2005, 11:21 AM	#2
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,431 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	I have that already, and I advise, if you can, that others do the same, it spreads the load well, and it means that you can effectively double the amount of HD effort your computer can mkae at once at times, worth a go __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Jul 3, 2005, 03:39 PM	#4
skinlab Got Satan? Join Date: May 2002 Location: was in Canada, now in UAE Posts: 286 Rep Power: 0	i use it, it works worth a shot for everyone i guess, nothing to lose __________________ Religion is the opiate of the masses - Marx God is dead - Nietzsche X-pider2 + Enermax 465 / P4P800-DX / 2.6C@3.25 / 1GIG XMS 4000PT/ R9800PRO / Audigy2 ZS / 80gig WD SE + 160gig Maxtor SE + 200gig Maxtor PS3100 External / Plextor Premium + BenQ DW1640 / other stuff

Jul 3, 2005, 04:08 PM	#5
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	K Im still waiting for my copy to be shipped...Ordered it on Tues. Buggers havent even shipped it yet GRRR. anyways WHEN I get it I would like to run it in 1280x1024 as thats my Native Res, as far as I can see from the demo anyway that res isnt available, BOB was that a config change you made? I tried it with the Demo but it would crash me back to Desktop. Just wanted a head start __________________ Sys. Specs. Intel E6600@3.2\|Abit IP35 Pro\|2x1024 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 \|Sapphire HD4870 512\|Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500G SATAII 16MB w/PRT\|SB X-Fi Fatality\|TT Tough Power 1200W\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Samsung 204B 20" 5ms LCD\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G5\|Logitech G15\|Saitek X-52+Pro Rudder Pedals\|TrackIR w/Trackclip Pro 3DMark06

Jul 3, 2005, 06:07 PM	#9
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	BF2 the main issue is it uses massive amount of memory and page file 850+MB/850+MB even with 1.5 gb of ram (80-90FPS everything on high but shadows,x800xl), with 1gb it seemed was unplayable... at the settings I ran @ with 1.5GB So buy ram everyone lol' __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Jul 29, 2005 at 08:12 PM.

Jul 3, 2005, 12:24 PM	#3
UnTouchAble DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S-O-T Posts: 342 Rep Power: 0	Done, gonna try it out later, hope this helps! Thx

Jul 3, 2005, 04:15 PM	Thread Starter #6
BOB050082 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0	1280x1024 isnt offically supported for some reason, so what you have to do is add "+szx 1280 +szy 1024" to the commandline, from what I can tell, adding it to the .con file usually results in a crash

Jul 3, 2005, 04:56 PM	#7
UnTouchAble DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S-O-T Posts: 342 Rep Power: 0	It worked, runs smooth, also i rec the TweakGuides.com XP tweak guide! Really improves performance overall!

Jul 3, 2005, 07:34 PM	#10
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,431 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	LOL, But you are right, to play full 64 player maps with everything on full, 2Gig of ram is reccomended, but I use mediums to keep FPS high, and FPS is good, and I never stutter, the only thing that bugs me is the huge load times, but thats not a huge issue, (Im using 1GB of GeIL PC3200 ram btw). __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Jul 3, 2005, 07:42 PM	#11
nitrousoxide52 Driverheaven.com err .net Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 0	Also, I found something online for nforce boards, if you disable the network card, then that lag at the beginning of the game won't happen anymore, because it is PB looking around that one area and finding a dead end, and repeating about 20 more times. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ XFX Geforce 7800GT ABIT AN8-SLI BFG Tech 650w

Jul 29, 2005, 03:40 PM	#12
kuju72000 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	yeah I WOULD HIGHLY [color=#cccccc]RECOMMEND USING 2GB or at least 1.5gb in order to play bf2 at high setting and high rez without the annoying lagging. Due to the fact the uses abort 1-1.5gb of your rams.[/color] [color=#cccccc]I intially ran the game using 756mb but had to dramitically tweak the game settings to mainly medium and on low resolution, which really piss me off![/color] [color=#cccccc][/color] [color=#cccccc]Anyway after installing my 2gb, I noticed the proformance dramitically improved so that it enable me to ran at 1600x1200, high settings including lighting and 4xatl at a stable frame rate. [/color] [color=#cccccc][/color] [color=#cccccc]specs[/color] [color=#cccccc]x800pro, catalyst 5.7, kingston pc3200 2gb, intel P4 2.6GB[/color] [color=#cccccc][/color] [color=#cccccc][/color] [color=#cccccc][/color] [color=#cccccc][/color]

Jul 29, 2005, 07:53 PM	#13
quakerjtf DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	I'm not going to spend over $200 on new ram just so I can run crappy BF2 a little smoother, fuck that. That pagefile trick looks nice though. What's a good min and max too for size. __________________ http://www.amd.com

Jul 29, 2005, 08:12 PM	#14
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	1024 seems to work all around... __________________

Jul 29, 2005, 08:50 PM	#15
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Running at 1280x1024 everything at full/highest with 4xAA and High Sound. Would the Pagefile trick still be worth it if my secondary drive is IDE though? Primary would be a 36gb Raptor. __________________

Jul 29, 2005, 09:17 PM	#16
quakerjtf DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 376 Rep Power: 0	I read some crap on page file. It suggests to have 1.5xRAM - max available for page file. Mine was already on 1500-3000 so I used the same values. __________________ http://www.amd.com