Would I be able to run on high?

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=ESF=Mercy300
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Would I be able to run on high?

Post by =ESF=Mercy300 »

I'm upgrading to 2gb ddr2, amd x2 4200, geforce 8400 GS 1gb ddr2. Will I be able to run on high with decent fps?
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

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Moved to PR:BF2 Support.
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

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2GB ddr2 665
you'll need a total of 4GB if you want good performance on higher settings
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by =ESF=Mercy300 »

'Limeni[BiH wrote:;1563116']No. I don't think you will.
I have one PC with 2GB ddr2 665, amd X2 4500, ATI 4850 512 GB and i cant get decent FPS on all high with it.
So how much FPS did u get and how much did u get on med?
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

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Its decent fps on medium. But will I get more FPS cause I have 1gb instead of 512mb?
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by ConscriptVirus »

the 1Gb won't increase your fps. Last i checked (when running on med/high settings) PR used only like 300mb of video ram. also, your video ram is a bit slow (ddr2 compared to modern GDDR5) and it's important to have fast video ram since PR is a bit texture heavy.


i would go for at least 4gb of ram. (ram is pretty easy to upgrade) but i don't think it will be that necessary since you'll be running on lower settings. and i would go for medium/low settings, making sure that lighting, textures, and geometry are set to medium.
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declan54321
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by declan54321 »

The only real thing slowing down your fps is the graphics card, which (correct me if I am wrong) is a budget card. Even a GTS250 (or it's modern-day equivalent) can run PR on high, and that cost me ?100 (although I have a GTX 280 now...

Upgrade your RAM from 2GB to 4GB if possible. On vanilla BF2 (Installed on an SSD), there was so much stuttering, it was unplayable. But when I upgraded to 4GB RAM, it was smooth as silk.

Your processor is fine for the job (that's assuming it is 2.6/7/8 GHz)
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

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'Limeni[BiH wrote:;1563116']I have one PC with 2GB ddr2 665, amd X2 4500, ATI 4850 512 GB and i cant get decent FPS on all high with it.
Really? 512 GB??? Computer technology has certainly moved on recently...
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by =ESF=Mercy300 »

LOL! I'm just gonna play with these spec temporarliy till I buy a better computer to run PR:ARMA 2 :)
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

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Thx for the advise :)
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by =ESF=Mercy300 »

Would it be better if I upgraded to a 5450 512 mb ddr3?
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by =ESF=Mercy300 »

But the 5450 is DDR3
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Re: Would I be able to run on high?

Post by Smiddey723 »

=ESF=Mercy300 wrote:But the 5450 is DDR3
5450 would be better than a 8600GT imo
.:2p:.Smiddey
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