Overclocking...

RikiRude · 02-01-2007, 02:08 AM

I have an
AMD 64 3500+
Dual channel 1 GB of RAM
A 120GB 2MB cach harddrive
and a Radeon x800 256 mb video card

al basrah runs crummy for me and my settings are

Terrain - Medium
Effects - medium
geometry - medium
texture - high
lighting - medium
dynamic shadows - medium
dynamic lighting - medium
Anti-alising - 2x
texture filtering - high

now do you think i could be running my settings higher? i know my 2mb cache harddrive slows me down in some areas (but im not sure which)
and my video card came with a overclocking cd, but ive never done it before, would overclocking help al basrah run better? thats the only map that runs crummy for me, its only real apparent when im flying.

The_motivator · 02-01-2007, 02:13 AM

clarifying- 1gb total or 2x1gb for the ram? the x800 is what i had till i upgraded, atleast the GTO version. was able to run almost everything med-high until basrah.. i couldn't fly in that map due to hiccups. now i have 2gb (2x1024mb) of ram, but i'm pretty sure my new videocard is helping.

overclocking your videocard is risky but it can pay out. your processor should be fine.... maybe try the videocard overclock... i'm not sure what the results will be like though.

{GD}StevenGarcia · 02-01-2007, 02:17 AM

Skip the overclocking, get another GB of RAM. Either that, or turn your settings down.

[R-MOD]Dylan · 02-01-2007, 02:22 AM

What exactly is overclocking, and how does one do it?

RikiRude · 02-01-2007, 02:55 AM

I have 2 512s

can't afford more RAM at the moment, but trust me im looking into getting some when i have a steady job!

Downtown_two · 02-01-2007, 06:12 AM

Hold off and get some RAM, overclocking is this thing people do to get pseudo performance gains, really, all you will see is a few extra points in 3dMark. Thats it. Any true overclocker will tell you straight, it doesn't give you any real world performance gains.

robbo · 02-01-2007, 10:34 AM

isn't it just AL basrah being super laggy due to Bugs and such and such same with Hills of Hamyong

Garabaldi · 02-01-2007, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Dylan

What exactly is overclocking, and how does one do it?

Overclocking is basically forcing a peice of hardware to run at a higher clock rate than was intended.

It can garner a little bit of extra performance, and is pretty low risk granted you have proper cooling and airflow in your case.

It can be done fairly easily. OC'ing your CPU simply involves getting into your BIOS and raising the CPU's FSB clock speed.

CPU OC'ing can be done by downloading free software, or manually adding a specofoc registery. It too simply involves raising the clock speed of the GPU.

Riki, BF2 pretty much requires 1.5GB RAM minimum if you want to run textures on high.

Thunder · 02-01-2007, 11:25 AM

turn AA off, for the simplest boost

Freshmeat · 02-01-2007, 11:29 AM

Use a programe called Rivatuner V2.0

http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner (INFO AND DOWNLOAD)

02-01-2007, 02:13 AM	#2
The_motivator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 600	clarifying- 1gb total or 2x1gb for the ram? the x800 is what i had till i upgraded, atleast the GTO version. was able to run almost everything med-high until basrah.. i couldn't fly in that map due to hiccups. now i have 2gb (2x1024mb) of ram, but i'm pretty sure my new videocard is helping. overclocking your videocard is risky but it can pay out. your processor should be fine.... maybe try the videocard overclock... i'm not sure what the results will be like though.
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02-01-2007, 06:12 AM	#6
Downtown_two Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,291	Hold off and get some RAM, overclocking is this thing people do to get pseudo performance gains, really, all you will see is a few extra points in 3dMark. Thats it. Any true overclocker will tell you straight, it doesn't give you any real world performance gains.
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02-01-2007, 02:17 AM	#3
{GD}StevenGarcia Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 378	Skip the overclocking, get another GB of RAM. Either that, or turn your settings down.

02-01-2007, 02:22 AM	#4
[R-MOD]Dylan Forum Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 3,821	What exactly is overclocking, and how does one do it?

02-01-2007, 10:34 AM	#7
robbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great Britain!!!, Yorkshire Posts: 1,156	isn't it just AL basrah being super laggy due to Bugs and such and such same with Hills of Hamyong

02-01-2007, 11:25 AM	#9
Thunder Join Date: May 2006 Location: i dont know any more Posts: 2,042	turn AA off, for the simplest boost

02-01-2007, 11:29 AM	#10
Freshmeat Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 372	Use a programe called Rivatuner V2.0 http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner (INFO AND DOWNLOAD)

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