will this system run bf2?

matthew.reid · 10-15-2006, 09:30 AM

Hi just getting into bf2 I am going to buy a new computer looking at dells for around £550 found this will it run ok?
feedback would be great
PROCESSORIntel® Viiv™ Pentium® D 945 Dual Core Processor (3.40GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2x2MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)MEMORY1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] MemoryHARD DRIVE250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cacheOPTICAL DRIVE(S)16X DVD+/-RW DriveGRAPHICS CARD256MB nVidia GeForce 7300 Turbocache graphics cardMONITORDell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP

420 · 10-15-2006, 12:10 PM

faker_phil · 10-15-2006, 01:53 PM

Settings on medium is my guess.

grim reaper · 10-15-2006, 02:31 PM

I would say settings on low.

The 7300 is the "Turbo Cache" edition. Which despite having turbo in the name is not good. It has a small amount of on board ram but most of its memory is taken from the system RAM. It will work, but it wont be very quick.

Amraam · 10-15-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by matthew.reid

Hi just getting into bf2 I am going to buy a new computer looking at dells for around £550 found this will it run ok?
feedback would be great
PROCESSORIntel® Viiv™ Pentium® D 945 Dual Core Processor (3.40GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2x2MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)MEMORY1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] MemoryHARD DRIVE250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cacheOPTICAL DRIVE(S)16X DVD+/-RW DriveGRAPHICS CARD256MB nVidia GeForce 7300 Turbocache graphics cardMONITORDell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP

Try Komplett or Aria and build your custom PC (they can build it for you).

Dick_Justice · 10-17-2006, 08:27 PM

Not sure about the GPU, but the rest seems fine.

BF2 really loves a big GPU with lots of onboard RAM, unlike yours. You'll find your GPU will bottleneck the rest of your system.

10-15-2006, 09:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
matthew.reid Private Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	will this system run bf2? Hi just getting into bf2 I am going to buy a new computer looking at dells for around £550 found this will it run ok? feedback would be great PROCESSORIntel® Viiv™ Pentium® D 945 Dual Core Processor (3.40GHz, 800MHz fsb, 2x2MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)MEMORY1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [2x512] MemoryHARD DRIVE250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cacheOPTICAL DRIVE(S)16X DVD+/-RW DriveGRAPHICS CARD256MB nVidia GeForce 7300 Turbocache graphics cardMONITORDell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP

10-15-2006, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
420 General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,605	Re: will this system run bf2? Yes __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989

10-15-2006, 02:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	Re: will this system run bf2? I would say settings on low. The 7300 is the "Turbo Cache" edition. Which despite having turbo in the name is not good. It has a small amount of on board ram but most of its memory is taken from the system RAM. It will work, but it wont be very quick.

10-17-2006, 08:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dick_Justice Major Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marl, Germany Posts: 3,350	Re: will this system run bf2? Not sure about the GPU, but the rest seems fine. BF2 really loves a big GPU with lots of onboard RAM, unlike yours. You'll find your GPU will bottleneck the rest of your system. __________________ Plays BF 2 in Europe under the name of \"Erich_Felsner\"

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