6600GT enough for BF2?

[Munky]

Originally posted by: dblue
I found a benchmark that compare x800 and 6600gt

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/mainstream_battlefield_2_demo/page3.asp

so the finding is there is 6600gt>x800, except at 2xAA, 4xAA. But the frame rate aren't really playable with AA on. I guess I am going to go with 6600GT.

The x800 is a way better card than a 6600gt. This benchmark might clear the picture up a bit:
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q1/sapphire-x800/index.x?pg=1

Unless you're bent on having an NV card, theres no reason to get a 6600gt when you can get a faster 128mb x800 for the same price, and for a little more get a 256mb x800.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: M0RPH

Originally posted by: sisq0kidd

Here's where I have a problem with your argument though. I have tested 1gb. You have not tested 2gb. Even with your testimony, you say you left textures at medium settings. That's where the hogging starts. Crank that up to high and tell me your 1gb can handle the load.

He plays at 1280x1024 res in BF2 on max settings. I answered his question straight about what would yield the best results. You are merely side stepping and saying the obvious that a better video card is a better video card. Maybe next time you can answer the OP's question instead of arguing something you have no clue about.

$70 to upgrade ram is the price you pay to upgrade from a 6600gt to x800. Which ever is the smartest move in real life is up to the user. However, to answer the OP's question again, 2 gigs would yield better results.

From all the things mentioned above, I can only see the things I have stated as obective. Twist my words and arguments all you like, but everything above still stands.

Here's the thing, though. With a 6600GT he's not gonna be able to play at 1280x1024 with everything maxed out. Not unless he likes to play at 10FPS. He will be playing at about the same settings that I play at, since his system will be about on par with mine. People here are saying that it's at 1280x1024 and up, with all maxed settings where you really start feeling the need for 2GB. I guess I can accept that, but it doesn't really apply to the guy who started this thread. It only applies to people with high end video cards that can actually run with those settings.

As for the comparison between 6600GT and X800, I've seen deals on both of these recently for about $130, so there isn't much of a price difference. That's why I recommended he get the X800 because in my book it's the better card.

Proof? My 6800NU (VERY close to 6600GT) can run at all max settings, save for any antialiasing and lighting at medium. I get about 65 FPS and stuttering because of my lack of RAM.

 

[ddogg]

Originally posted by: M0RPH

Originally posted by: the cobbler

Originally posted by: M0RPH
I just played for 3 hours. I set the graphics to the HIGH preset. Everything is on high except for two things, textures and something else (I forget). I also turned on 4xAA and the resolution is set to 1152x864.

The game ran smooth as can be, no problems whatsoever. I got 30-50 FPS and no significant hitches or anything like that. And guess how much memory I have? That's right, 1GB. So you guys that are saying that you need 2GB to play on high are just plain wrong.

great, now set the resolution to 1280x1024 like half the rest of us use and turn to "high" both textures and "something else" and see what happens

since textures are more taxing on system memory than any other setting, putting it to anything except High doesn't really help your argument here.

Well like I said, I used the "high" setting. So I guess EA/DICE considers that high quality, even though a couple things are left on medium. If you guys are talking about cranking every single setting to it's maximum, then you should specify that. Anyway my graphics card is not gonna handle cranking up every setting. However, my bet is someone with a 7800GTX is not gonna have any trouble cranking it all up, regardless whether he has 1 or 2 GB RAM. It's much more about the graphics card than it is about 2 GB system memory.

well morph...BF2 is probably one of the worst coded games out there and you do require 2gb to stop stuttering at high resolutions. i have a 7800GTX and have slight stutters at 1920x1440 with 4XAA. after upgrading to 2gb the stuttering did stop.
Getting 2gb for other games is probably worthless as it shows no significant increase but its great if you're into BF2.