Battlefield 2

[Scooby_Doo]

no TG is about on target... AHH huge roach just strolled into my room.... Brrrrrr *shivers* i can't stand them...

 

[gkm]

Yes, I also find it eats about 40 to 50MB per hour, aka a huge bandwidth hog, but still fun.

 

[Paragon]

nasty

after some posts and some replies from the masters, i have decided to get the all-you-can-eat account. Hopefully that should cover the bandwidth usage and then some.

c u all on the server

 

[doobiwan]

:woot:

Cool Banana's, see you online.

 

[twenty20]

Hi again, long time since i stopped by.

I am looking to buy myself a birthday present - I think it's going to be a GFX card [AGP 8x only ]... but with all the choices, these are my options:

Gigabyte nVidia GeForce 6600 - 256MB 128Bit (R 995)

-- or --

Gigabyte nVidia GeForce 6600LE - 128MB 128Bit (R 799)

-- or --

Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600 Pro - 256MB 128Bit (R 899)

I really am unsure about these, but I need to keep it under a grand. This card would be replacing my LeadTek Winfast A360 which is essentially a GeForce 5700.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[killadoob]

twenty20 check out http://www.dotcomputers.co.za/Legend NV Graphics.htm

check out the 6600gt for 992 agp

you would be mad not to buy it in i did and love it, its cheaper than the 6600 you want

 

[twenty20]

6600gt

Thanks, I really appreciate the help.

I am wondering if there is cash left for a sound card and ram too ----- my bank is going to hate me.

 

[killadoob]

well a semi decnt sound is around 300-350 not to bad

dunno how much ram you want but it isnt badly priced either

 

[Carlhead]

I got myself a PCI-X 6600GT it's awasome... can finally run BF2 on MAX with no glitching... can see much further now to!!

I would recomend RAM before sound... when / if you do go for sound, the entry level creative's are awesome... however, I don't know what speakers you have, but creative have some pretty cheap sets that really kick but!

 

[twenty20]

Thanks again

Well, after looking around, i cannot find my Ram modules listed on the price list from my supplier, but to throw in another 512Mb PC133 transcend should not be too bad.

So far I got the following down as to buy for my birthday

Logitech Precision Gaming Headset
Sound Blaster Audigy2 Value PCI Sound Card - 8 Channel Surround Sound

RAM - to be found
Gfx - to be found

 

[killadoob]

i would say that sound card is really hectic for a headset lol

 

[stoke]

KE ? What ?
6600GT [256 MB Ram or 128 MB Ram ?]

Reason : I've got a 6600GT PCI-E - 128 MB Ram. I cannot run my BF on high - it crawls.

 

[Freshy-ZN]

Does anyone use/recommend one of those Logitec gamepads for BF2? Im so tired of missing the Z to lay down....

 

[twenty20]

KE ? What ?
6600GT [256 MB Ram or 128 MB Ram ?]

Reason : I've got a 6600GT PCI-E - 128 MB Ram. I cannot run my BF on high - it crawls.

Well, I would definitely be gunning for a 256MB card - 128Bit (256 Bit is beyond my humble budget constraints)

 

[killadoob]

6600 gt will never run bf 2 high

pci e doesnt make that much difference its like 5-10% increase (nothing)

games dont utilize the amount of bandwidth that pci offers so for now pci e is future technology

 

[stoke]

Does anyone use/recommend one of those Logitec gamepads for BF2? Im so tired of missing the Z to lay down....

Try mapping Z to C. It's sooo much easier to press.

/me agree's with doob ... a 6800GT with 256 MB can be run on high, not a 6600GT with 256 MB though.

 

[doobiwan]

I've got left-shift bound to prone, it's MUCH easier. (And crouch to ctrl) I never crouch anyway.

 

[twenty20]

okay cool, that makes sense.... so your run key would then be bound to ??

I am only asking because i just got my new phones and mic combo and remember something about C being mapped to a communication (squad or comm. i do not recall.)

 

[doobiwan]

Don't bother with a separate run key. If you double tap "w" (forward) you run, so you don't have to move your fingers.

 

[rainynight65]

I have prone mapped to the middle mouse button.