BF2 Problems

Canus · 05-31-2007, 07:37 PM

When I run bf2 on my computer it has an average fps of 63 but whenever i start a new map or enter a new area my HDD goes crazy and makes a lot of noise and my FPS goes from 67 to 2 for about 15 sec and then recovers. What is happening and how do i stop it. I have a 7900gt 256mb, 3500+ and a gig-o-ram so whats up?

**koala** · 06-01-2007, 12:37 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF

How much free hard drive space do you have left? Have you defragged lately? What are your swap file settings (virtual memory)?

**pharoah** · 06-01-2007, 12:54 PM

my pc used to do the exact same thing on oblivion.my fix was i added another gig of ram.

Canus · 06-01-2007, 05:11 PM

i defrag every week or so and i have a good 80Gb left out of 160gb. and i dont knowhow to check my swap file settings.

jaggerwild · 06-10-2007, 06:16 AM

Hey BF2 runs best with two gigs of ram, double what you have. You will enjoy your game experience much more!
Pharoah hit it on the head...........

**Aus_Karlos** · 06-10-2007, 06:28 AM

When your HDD goes crazy on BF2 theres nothing really you can do about that. What is happening is simple... When you change map it tries to load the new map with the existing textures in the RAM. When i finds it carnt use all the textures it starts to empty them onto the HDD at the same time it loads the new ones on the RAM (The slowdown on the map for the first few seconds is your pc still unloading unwanted textures).. This can help by having lots of RAM (you have enough) or by having a large HDD buffer (8-16<mb). Another factor is you swap file (virtual RAM). Having too much or too little can have a performance impact on your PC. With 3.5bg of RAM set the pagefile to about 2-4gb.
This should smooth out performance. Also go to www.tweakguides.com and look up BF2 for some tweaking

**mattlock** · 06-10-2007, 07:02 AM

Hello Canus and Welcome to TSF.

Just to echo Koala, Pharoah, et. al., you'll notice a dramatic difference in BF2 experience by adding another gig of ram. Even another 512mb for a total of 1.5gb will help, but a full 2gb of system ram is the sweet spot for BF2 and BF2142.

Happy gaming,
Matt

05-31-2007, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Canus Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	BF2 Problems When I run bf2 on my computer it has an average fps of 63 but whenever i start a new map or enter a new area my HDD goes crazy and makes a lot of noise and my FPS goes from 67 to 2 for about 15 sec and then recovers. What is happening and how do i stop it. I have a 7900gt 256mb, 3500+ and a gig-o-ram so whats up?

06-01-2007, 12:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 9,293 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: BF2 Problems Hi, welcome to TSF How much free hard drive space do you have left? Have you defragged lately? What are your swap file settings (virtual memory)? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

06-01-2007, 12:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
pharoah Super Gaming Mod Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,778 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: BF2 Problems my pc used to do the exact same thing on oblivion.my fix was i added another gig of ram. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

06-01-2007, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Canus Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: BF2 Problems i defrag every week or so and i have a good 80Gb left out of 160gb. and i dont knowhow to check my swap file settings.

06-10-2007, 06:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
jaggerwild Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY Posts: 490 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: BF2 Problems Hey BF2 runs best with two gigs of ram, double what you have. You will enjoy your game experience much more! Pharoah hit it on the head........... __________________ JAGGERWILD

06-10-2007, 06:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,922 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit My System	Re: BF2 Problems When your HDD goes crazy on BF2 theres nothing really you can do about that. What is happening is simple... When you change map it tries to load the new map with the existing textures in the RAM. When i finds it carnt use all the textures it starts to empty them onto the HDD at the same time it loads the new ones on the RAM (The slowdown on the map for the first few seconds is your pc still unloading unwanted textures).. This can help by having lots of RAM (you have enough) or by having a large HDD buffer (8-16<mb). Another factor is you swap file (virtual RAM). Having too much or too little can have a performance impact on your PC. With 3.5bg of RAM set the pagefile to about 2-4gb. This should smooth out performance. Also go to www.tweakguides.com and look up BF2 for some tweaking __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest

06-10-2007, 07:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,846 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: BF2 Problems Hello Canus and Welcome to TSF. Just to echo Koala, Pharoah, et. al., you'll notice a dramatic difference in BF2 experience by adding another gig of ram. Even another 512mb for a total of 1.5gb will help, but a full 2gb of system ram is the sweet spot for BF2 and BF2142. Happy gaming, Matt __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!