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Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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Name: paulmckenna
Date: September 3, 2005 at 23:19:12 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 1700+ 512RAM

Comment:

Ok heres my problem- i purchased a new graphics card after noting down the games requirements as listed on the back of games cover shortly after its release. To cut a long story short i purchased the Nvidia GeForce 6600 256 mb as it was on the list of supported video cards.
Yesterday i purchased the game from a local shop and the said graphics card from ebay and was over the moon that i would soon be playing the game. Then i opened the game to read the instructions and was confronted with the list of supported video cards only this time the card that i purchased had "(PCIe)" at the end of its name and i seen no mention of the card in AGP which is what i bought. :(
Can someone please please tell me if they think the card that i purchased will run battlefield 2?

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Response Number 1

Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: September 4, 2005 at 00:27:38 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

Reply: (edit)

Yes it will.
http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/features.jsp

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Response Number 2

Name: paulmckenna
Date: September 4, 2005 at 01:17:47 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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Yeah cheers for that Michael :)
I know what it says there but in the instruction booklet of the game and on a few websites that i have looked up since yesterday i have found this:
- 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
Now if you look at "GeForce 6600 (PCIe)" - this is the graphics card that i purchased except that mine is (AGP) and this card is not mentioned as being supported. What i want to know is if there is any real difference between the PCIe and AGP versions of this graphics card and most importantly, will BF2 run on it?
This is causing me real confusion firstly because im not really clued up about this sort of thing and secondly because EA made no mention on the back of the games cover about whether or not the cards need to be PCIe or AGP. Its really possible that i have blown my money on a card that wont run this game.

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Response Number 3

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: September 4, 2005 at 08:22:21 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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It will run fine. That's just the expansion slot interface on the motherboard. Currently, there has been insignificant or no performance difference between a PCI-e and AGP version of the same card. The reason the AGP version wasn't listed is probably because they didn't have AGP versions of the 6600 at the time that supported list was written.
In short, enjoy BF2.
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Response Number 4

Name: paulmckenna
Date: September 4, 2005 at 20:45:02 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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Cheers heropsycho, that makes me feel a whole lot better :)

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Response Number 5

Name: DustiDue
Date: September 10, 2005 at 03:16:44 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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Hi,
I have two questions:
Is that ATI Radeon X300 Series in that list the same as an Club3D X300SE PCI128MB, and is it good enough?
And
Is it safe to buy and install a secondhand Club 3D ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP? Will this damage my computer?
Thanks, I really hope yall can answer my quostions and help me out here :D

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Response Number 6

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: September 10, 2005 at 20:40:50 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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X300's are PCI-e only to my knowledge, so that would mean no, you can't install a Radeon 9800 Pro because it's AGP.
Is the X300 good enough? In my opinion, in a word no.
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Response Number 7

Name: peter griffin
Date: September 11, 2005 at 18:25:23 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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Hey I had a question I have a radeon 9250 I cant run BF2 even though on the box it says 8500 or above, oh well im over it. But I have only PCI slots and I need a card that will run BF2 any suggestions? Im thinking only one I could get is a jaton FX5700. Is this true?

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Response Number 8

Name: levalencia
Date: September 13, 2005 at 11:16:14 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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ATI 9550 256 MB
ATI RADEON 9250 128 MB. TV-OUT DVI
TARGE GRAFICA ATI RADEON 9600XT
Which one of these video cards do you recommend me?

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Response Number 9

Name: heropsycho2177
Date: September 13, 2005 at 14:37:18 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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I've counted three attempts of a thread hijacking here. LOL, post your own questions in your own threads, please.
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Response Number 10

Name: ballplayer0202
Date: October 2, 2005 at 18:21:49 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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i bought BF2 and now need to upgrade my graphics card. i have a Dell Dimention 3000. Is there any card that will run BF2? I have a PCI slot.

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Response Number 11

Name: jpkeenan
Date: October 12, 2005 at 15:19:24 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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hey will a geforce fx 5500 or a geforce 6200 oc work for bf2. if so what would be the diff compared to the radeon x700?

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Response Number 12

Name: dodji
Date: October 17, 2005 at 17:01:43 Pacific
Subject: Battlefield 2 requirements

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hi, i have a computer of 512MB ram, 3GHZ, windows xp media center, and 200GB memory,
1.is 512MB ram god for bf2 with no difficulty, if no how much?
2.witch PCI-express graphic card would you recomend?
a)radeon 800 Pro-256MB,b) radeon X700Pro, c)GeForce 6600.
please answer

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