Reason not to buy Battlefield 2142 - Page 3

Viper007Bond · October 19th, 2006, 9:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blind_Io

Please, do yourself a favor and get an Nvidia card. I had an ATI and I am much happier with the Nvidia, the drivers are so much nicer.

Yeah, I won't be going with ATI again any time soon.

Firecat · October 19th, 2006, 9:41 AM

These are the supported Nvidia cards (from the requirements). Which one is in my price range? (ideally below 100 bucks). Hopefully one of the stores close by has them in stock

NVIDIA

Driver tested: Forceware v91.31 Windows XP

GeForce 5800 series
GeForce 5900 series
GeForce 6200 series
GeForce 6800 series
GeForce 7300 series
GeForce 7800 series
GeForce FX 5700 series
GeForce FX 5900 series
GeForce FX 5950 series

Note: The 6600 card is not supported.

Thanks

Lilleput · October 19th, 2006, 10:02 AM

GeForce 5800 series No!
GeForce 5900 series $99.00
GeForce 6200 series $69.99
GeForce 6800 series $164.99
GeForce 7300 series $88.99
GeForce 7800 series $289.99
GeForce FX 5700 series $109.00 LE: $39.99
GeForce FX 5900 series $114.99
GeForce FX 5950 series Ultra: $521.21

Wait a little and get a 6800GT its a excellent card!

gtrietsc · October 19th, 2006, 2:17 PM

I am picking up my pre-order today or tomorrow. I'm not exactly in a hurry. I already need to download the first patch. How long until 1.02? images/smilies/thumbdown.gif

jeffy777 · October 19th, 2006, 2:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter3hg2

The demo runs on my integrated card although the ATI integrated is supposed to be better than the Intel Extreme.

Well, yeah, of course. That's because ATI is actually a graphics company. Their mobility series for example is decent, but you will get much better performance from a dedicated card.

ATI is a good company. There's nothing wrong with their drivers. I've had both nVidia and ATI cards (several of each) and they're both good images/smilies/thumbup.gif

Firecat · October 20th, 2006, 1:16 AM

Well...I went to office depot, and the only card they had out of all of those was the ATI Radeon x300SE. So I bought that.

Installed it, and the game works images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

On the down side, i'm not that impressed with the graphics etc. It's probably the card, oh well...you get what you pay for. images/smilies/oops.gif

jeffy777 · October 20th, 2006, 5:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firecat

Well...I went to office depot, and the only card they had out of all of those was the ATI Radeon x300SE. So I bought that.

Installed it, and the game works images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

On the down side, i'm not that impressed with the graphics etc. It's probably the card, oh well...you get what you pay for. images/smilies/oops.gif

SE stands for "sucky edition".....and an X300 is low on the scale besides. I wouldn't get anything below an X800 these days.

The game has gorgeous graphics (see the vid viper posted in another thread), but you need proper hardware. I'd take your card back while you still can images/smilies/wink.gif

wutdafeezi · October 20th, 2006, 5:43 AM

I'mm glad I didnt buy this game, the demo sucked anyway. BF2 has enough problems as it is.

jeffy777 · October 20th, 2006, 8:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutdafeezi

I'mm glad I didnt buy this game, the demo sucked anyway. BF2 has enough problems as it is.

I still don't know why so many complain about BF2? I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones who enjoys smooth gameplay without crashes.

Firecat · October 20th, 2006, 9:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffy777

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firecat

Well...I went to office depot, and the only card they had out of all of those was the ATI Radeon x300SE. So I bought that.

Installed it, and the game works images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

On the down side, i'm not that impressed with the graphics etc. It's probably the card, oh well...you get what you pay for. images/smilies/oops.gif

SE stands for "sucky edition".....and an X300 is low on the scale besides. I wouldn't get anything below an X800 these days.

The game has gorgeous graphics (see the vid viper posted in another thread), but you need proper hardware. I'd take your card back while you still can images/smilies/wink.gif

I have 14 days, so i'll take your advice. I'll start shopping for something else.

The graphics on the card don't even seem as good as the intel integrated one.

Would this be better? (then the x300 and intel).

http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...Pro_Video_Card

Lilleput · October 20th, 2006, 10:29 AM

^^ Get a 6800GT seriously! its the best card for the money!

Firecat · October 20th, 2006, 10:34 AM

lol...it's a little too pricey. I was looking for something under-100 to the low 100s. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper007Bond · October 20th, 2006, 11:17 AM

Still worried about spyware? Then read this: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=11300

See also: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/10/20

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20061020.jpg

jeffy777 · October 20th, 2006, 8:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firecat

I have 14 days, so i'll take your advice. I'll start shopping for something else.

If you want a great card for a budget price, get the X800 GTO:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131007

It's under $90 suprisingly. I have a similiar card (mine is the Sapphire GTO2) and I can play BF2 with all the grpahic detail cranked on high.

It's way better than the X300 or X1300 and it perfoms almost as good as a 6800 GT, here's a chart to illustrate:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=538&chart=196

Just make sure your motherboard supports PCI-E cards.

If your Motherboard only supports AGP, here's pretty much the same card for the same price as an AGP version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814102002R

Gabkicks · October 28th, 2006, 11:01 PM

my x800gto runs bf2142 demo like a dream images/smilies/biggrin.gif

i cant believe how welll it runs, no stuttering or slowdown and very good framerates.

i wonder if i can expect the same type of great performance on all of the maps... i am really considering buying this game this week.

Adunaphel · October 28th, 2006, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilleput

^^ Get a 6800GT seriously! its the best card for the money!

You're forgetting the 7900GTO.....

GTX for half the price....

October 19th, 2006, 9:41 AM	#42
Firecat Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 6:42 AM Posts: 4,449 Rep Power: 48	These are the supported Nvidia cards (from the requirements). Which one is in my price range? (ideally below 100 bucks). Hopefully one of the stores close by has them in stock NVIDIA Driver tested: Forceware v91.31 Windows XP GeForce 5800 series GeForce 5900 series GeForce 6200 series GeForce 6800 series GeForce 7300 series GeForce 7800 series GeForce FX 5700 series GeForce FX 5900 series GeForce FX 5950 series Note: The 6600 card is not supported. Thanks __________________

October 19th, 2006, 10:02 AM	#43
Lilleput Evo-less Joined: Jun 10th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: United Kingdom of Denmark Age: 26 Posts: 3,019 Car: Ford S-Max Titanium - 268hp Rep Power: 77	GeForce 5800 series No! GeForce 5900 series $99.00 GeForce 6200 series $69.99 GeForce 6800 series $164.99 GeForce 7300 series $88.99 GeForce 7800 series $289.99 GeForce FX 5700 series $109.00 LE: $39.99 GeForce FX 5900 series $114.99 GeForce FX 5950 series Ultra: $521.21 Wait a little and get a 6800GT its a excellent card! __________________

October 19th, 2006, 2:17 PM	#44
gtrietsc Joined: Dec 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Age: 32 Posts: 1,241 Car: '06 BMW X3, '07 Ford F-150 FX4 Rep Power: 38	I am picking up my pre-order today or tomorrow. I'm not exactly in a hurry. I already need to download the first patch. How long until 1.02? __________________

October 20th, 2006, 1:16 AM	#46
Firecat Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 6:42 AM Posts: 4,449 Rep Power: 48	Well...I went to office depot, and the only card they had out of all of those was the ATI Radeon x300SE. So I bought that. Installed it, and the game works On the down side, i'm not that impressed with the graphics etc. It's probably the card, oh well...you get what you pay for. __________________

October 20th, 2006, 10:29 AM	#51
Lilleput Evo-less Joined: Jun 10th, 2005 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: United Kingdom of Denmark Age: 26 Posts: 3,019 Car: Ford S-Max Titanium - 268hp Rep Power: 77	^^ Get a 6800GT seriously! its the best card for the money! __________________

October 20th, 2006, 5:43 AM	#48
wutdafeezi Joined: Jul 23rd, 2006 Last Online: August 16th, 2009 Location: California, USA Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	I'mm glad I didnt buy this game, the demo sucked anyway. BF2 has enough problems as it is.

October 20th, 2006, 10:34 AM	#52
Firecat Politically Charged Joined: Mar 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 6:42 AM Posts: 4,449 Rep Power: 48	lol...it's a little too pricey. I was looking for something under-100 to the low 100s. __________________

October 20th, 2006, 11:17 AM	#53
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 7:30 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,275 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Still worried about spyware? Then read this: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=11300 See also: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/10/20 __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

October 28th, 2006, 11:01 PM	#55
Gabkicks Joined: Mar 25th, 2005 Last Online: 5:14 AM Location: Mountains of NJ Posts: 377 LFS Status: Rep Power: 20	my x800gto runs bf2142 demo like a dream i cant believe how welll it runs, no stuttering or slowdown and very good framerates. i wonder if i can expect the same type of great performance on all of the maps... i am really considering buying this game this week. __________________ You won't know untill you've raced....

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