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Hello,
I recently bought Battlefield 2 without realizing that my video card is below the recommended system requirments. It recommends a Geforce FX 5700 but I have 5500. I didn't open BF2 and test (because I could not take it back if I did). Does anybody know if it will run on my comp even though it is below recommended?
That's a tough one. There have been a lot of questions about BF2 in these forums lately & I tried doing some searching to get to the bottom of what video cards will/won't work. I couldn't get a definite answer regarding the FX5500. Some people claim it works, some say it doesn't...I think your best bet would be to stick with what's on the box.
Maybe you can find an answer here:
www.eagames.com/official/ battlefield/battlefield2/us/home.jsp
www.totalbf2.com
www.planetbattlefield.com/bf2
ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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read the REAMME, it says the BF2 only sopport the following video card, and 5500 is not on the list. the lowest geforce card on the list is 5700. so give it a shot. it might work for you. if not, you might wanna get better card. good luck!
P4 3.2GHZ
kingstone 1GB DDR 3200
ABIT AS8 mobo
Nvidia geforce 6800 128mb
Soundblaster 24-bit audigy 2
520W PSU
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here this is what the README says:
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 SeriesP4 3.2GHZ
kingstone 1GB DDR 3200
ABIT AS8 mobo
Nvidia geforce 6800 128mb
Soundblaster 24-bit audigy 2
520W PSU
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alright heres the full requirement for BF2
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System Requirements
========================================================================- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version)- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM- 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 SeriesP4 3.2GHZ
kingstone 1GB DDR 3200
ABIT AS8 mobo
Nvidia geforce 6800 128mb
Soundblaster 24-bit audigy 2
520W PSU
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OK, Thanks.
I'll try it with my card anyway just to check. If it doesn't work, looks like its time to upgrade.
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Hopefully you'll post back with your results...I gotz to know!
ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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I just bought a FX5500 yesterday + BF2.
It works.. but i play at default settings and thats everything low and resolution at 1024x768Medium settings isn't possible.. ok maybe u can tweak/custumize your settings a little to have some things on medium i didn't try that.
So BF2 runs quite well on a FX5500 .. just dont expect to be able to put all videosettings on medium or high.
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Now a couple days later i wish i never bought this card..
All the games that played perfect on my Gef4 TI 4200 perform a lot worse on this FXI only bought it to play BF2.. and im happy i can play that now but got problems in WoW, Doom 3, Half-Life 2, GTA SA, NFSU2 and more... all those games did run much better on my Gef 4
With my Gef 4 i had a 3DMark03 score of like 1500... and best i can get with FX now (WITH OC!) is like 1200 (1000 without tweaking and OC).
Geforce FX series is just trash... i can play BF2 now on low without problems but all other games are worse now..
If u only wanna play BF2 like me and cant afford a good card.. dont buy FX but buy for example a Radeon 9600SE 128MB (my neighboor got that.. all those games run perfect AND he can run BF2 on medium settings without any problems).
The cards are same pricerange.. but that Radeon performs MUCH better then this FX crap :(
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