twruhl Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 No, the "best" cards are easily over $400 + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler_Durden Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 If you want the BEST prices on video cards, check out http://www.pricewatch.com They have a lot of those cards at some low prices. They route you to the vendor with the best price on the card you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedBadMan Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Have a Geforce 2 MX (Don't need input on this). And I was wondering if the game would even run with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_IX Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Minimum reqs are 64MB 3d card with Hardware T&L. If I'm not mistaken, then Geforce2 was the first to include Hardware T&L. So you should be okay. Can always take back to Walmart if it doesn't fly Can verify this with a little googling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediCrow Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I have a 64MB Geforce4 MX and it is choppy as hell. But it depends on your other specs I suppose. Although usually no matter what your specs are, a weak graphics card can be a pretty serious bottleneck in system performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgtSmith Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Well, seeing as how the engine locks performace at either 20 or 30 FPS and the graphics are very poor and the maps small I would think just about any graphics card would run this game, heck - anything as powerful as a console should run it because all SWBF is is a console game for the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediCrow Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Originally posted by AgtSmith Well, seeing as how the engine locks performace at either 20 or 30 FPS and the graphics are very poor and the maps small I would think just about any graphics card would run this game, heck - anything as powerful as a console should run it because all SWBF is is a console game for the PC. Actually, for me, it's a console game on a console. Imagine that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelH1212 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 hey im back, My card works! but I have to have the settings on low. would a Verto GeForce FX 5200 Video Card, 8x AGP, 128MB DDR work on at least meduim settings? its 100 bucks and I think i Might get it. I cant order online and its at comp usa so Im guessing its the best I can get for under 100. EDIT oh also I cant see the cinema movies inbetween levels in the single player would this be because of my graphics card or another problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FpS_Vandal Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Joel, here's the thing. the 128 cards are OK for this generation of games. I think you can get away with playing BF on high with it if you have a decent machine the rest of the way (+512ddr ram, +2.0 ghz processer ect) BUT you may want to keep playing BF on low settings and save up for a cutting edge card... here's why. I struggled through four years without updating my old computer: 512 SD ram (much slower, may as well be 128.) on board sound 600mhz Intel Celeron 64mb Geforce 4 mx420 20 GB HD I saved up a pretty penny and picked up this beast: 1gb DDR ram Audigy 2 sound AMD 64 processer ATI Radeon X800 pro 256DDR3mb 160 GB Serial ATA HD ----- Now, the next gen hardware is already on the horizon. Right now your video card is pluged into a PCI slot, well the next gen mobos/processers are called PCIExpress, which has I belive double the transfer speed (may be 4x, I forget.) Either way, right now 256 mb is the cutting edge and 128 is the standard....soon 256 will become the standard and PCI:x will be the cutting edge. Get yourself a few hundred dollars and pick up either a GeforceFX 256 or Radeon X800 pro/platnium. It'll be worth your money when running HL2 and all of the next gen PC titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil777 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 There is an "Auto Detect" options in the graphics set up menue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR-0927 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 O.K., I am happy to say I shall be getting a new computer (it was supposed to come on September 21st, but it got delayed because of the company getting confused with the credit card and location or something). I hope it'll come by the end of this week, or early next week (maybe Monday, my Birthday) Now, here are some of the system specs for the new computer: 1024 MB of RAM (1 GB of RAM) nVidia GeForce 6800 gt 256 MB RAM 160 GB Hard Drive AMD 64 3200 Processor Windows XP Professional Broadband Cable Connection (Earthlink) How good do you think it'll fare? Will my computer run this game under the highest settings easily, without lag? I sure hope so, as the nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra was number one on the best graphics card (tested under Doom 3) and the one I am getting is the second best. I have been bored, and unable to play Star Wars: Battlefront until my new computer comes, as my current computer is...not good. It has a nVidia Riva TNT2 Pro video card...and 256 MB of RAM... Then, after the computer comes, my Dad still has to install Windows XP Professional, Xandros Linux, and drivers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swphreak Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Threads merged with existing ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenno Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I'm also experiencing the move problem. The screen just goes black, i can hear sound just no video. i'm updated quicktime (just in case) direct x, and video drivers but nothing has helped. my system stats AMD 2000+ 512 mb ram nvidia 440 mx (yeah i know but it's either college or a new card) 80 gigs on the hard drive I'm unsure what would cause this. Anyone have an idea. P.S. oh, i have all the video settings set to low and shut other down in an attempt to elimenate the card. I't set to 800x600 now. hmm, i wonder if my palette is set to high???!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelH1212 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by xenno I'm also experiencing the move problem. The screen just goes black, i can hear sound just no video. i'm updated quicktime (just in case) direct x, and video drivers but nothing has helped. my system stats AMD 2000+ 512 mb ram nvidia 440 mx (yeah i know but it's either college or a new card) 80 gigs on the hard drive I'm unsure what would cause this. Anyone have an idea. P.S. oh, i have all the video settings set to low and shut other down in an attempt to elimenate the card. I't set to 800x600 now. hmm, i wonder if my palette is set to high???!! I have the same problem I dont get it.... oh also. I have a 68MB video card and I put my settings to high and it runs smooth and looks pretty good! I dont get it I thought 68MB couldent run high details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenno Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 ok, here's what i found out (i'm now playing finally). first you need to make sure you have direct x 9.0c installed. it's part of the install but just in case you decided to skip it using the expert install go back and install it anyway. If your using an older card you MUST have 9.0c compatible driver. for nvidia that would be the 61.77 driver. if not then you will have sound but no movies or background animations when your in the menu screens. I'm hoping this will help out those with black screens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanov77 Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Hi guys! I was going to buy this game for my pc, but, not trusting the Min specificatin posted on the official FAQ I want your opinion... I have a: P4 1800 Mhz 512 Mb RAM Geforce4 5200 fx 256 mb ddr Win Xp How are my performances going? As far as the official specs I should be able to play it without too much troubles... Im stockpiling games, Doom3 and Thief3 runs both like crap (Doom3 in particular is unplayable).... I dont want SW:BF to take dust on my library like them... should I buy it? II dont mind about low detail, I just want a smooth playing experience . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 PC System Requirements Computer Required: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer CPU Required: Intel P3 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 1000 MHz Recommended: Intel P4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Memory Required: 256 MB RAM Recommended: 512 MB RAM Graphics Card Required: 64 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability Recommended 128 MB 3D Graphics card with Hardware Vertex and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability Sound Card Required: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card CD-ROM Required: 8X Speed CD-ROM drive Recommended: 16X Speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Input Device Required: Keyboard and mouse Supported: Joystick and Gamepad DirectX Microsoft DirectX 9.0c is included on this CD. You will be prompted to install DirectX during the installation of this game if this or a more recent version isn?t already properly installed on your system. NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" updates for your operating system. This may also include the latest drivers for your motherboard, sound, and video hardware. Installation Installation requires 2.7 GB of free hard drive space. We recommend that you have an additional 200 MB of free space available after installing the game for the Windows swap/page file. Internet Connectivity for Multiplayer Required: DSL, Cable, or faster connection Those are the official specs. So of course, the game should run fine, just make sure you have the latest stable drivers for your video and sound cards and the latest stable directX. The thing is however, your MP experience probably won't be smooth, because everyone is complaining about the 20/30 fps cap that the majority of servers have. Hopefully a few patches from now this will be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 You should buy more RAM (so that u've got 700+RAM) and a Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Originally posted by Pho3nix You should buy more RAM (so that u've got 700+RAM) and a Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics card. He could, but it won't make much difference in the game. I have less than he has and I can run at full detail with smooth framerate (offline, heh). His specs meet or exceed the recommended requirements, so he's fine if he doesn't want to spend a bunch more cash. ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanov77 Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Wow! Unexpected good news!!! I will buy it mainly for Single player, due to my crappy conection... However... This game is new...Thief3 is 4-5 months older and it runs horribly on my machine... are you sure that it will run fine in single player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I don't see any reason why not. Here are my specs and the game runs fine in SP on full detail, 1024x768 res: AMD Athlon 2400XP+ (2 Ghz, I've also tried with an 1800XP+ at 1.6? Ghz) Windows 2000 Professional 256 mb pc133 sdram ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 (not Pro, not XT, just regular, and 128 mb ddr vram) DirectX 9.0c Soundblaster Live! (regular version) The age of the game doesn't matter so much as the engine used, how well they did their compatability testing and how good the current drivers are for the stuff you're using. The sys specs are what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I'd say it'll work perfectly. Perhaps not all on max settings, but SW:BF doesn't require as much you'd expect. You will do fine unless unexpected issues crop up (hardware conflicts and the like) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaming Dart Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Originally posted by Pho3nix You should buy more RAM (so that u've got 700+RAM) and a Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics card. I thought having more than 512 RAM would overload your motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Not necessarily. It depends on the hardware you have. I've heard of people with over a gig of ram, so it must not be impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romanov77 Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Thanks for the replies, I think I'll buy it... Btw, a friend of mine just bought a pc and it has 1024 mb of RAM... and it works fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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