Battefield:BC2 frame hang/jitter

[zaknafiend]

Hi,
I am running an intel q6600 quad core @ 2.4ghz along with 2GB ddr2, and an nvidia 7900gtx all on XP home 32 bit.
I own Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and when i play the game, it will run smoothly for a couple seconds and then hangs for half a second before going smoothly again and then hanging at varying intervals. I turned the graphics and resolution options all the way down and it still hung like that. the CPU was at like %70 ish. Now I can run other (albeit not the newest) games near max settings, even with AA, so i don't know why this one won't do lowest. I know it is a video card bottleneck, but is there something else weird going on? this is not normal consistent low frame rates, it;s like intermittent hiccups or something. and I do have the latest drivers.
please help,
thanks

 

[darkchazz]

wow, you're still using that ancient card
Just upgrade , and you will be a happy man
and also try overclocking that cpu....

 

[zaknafiend]

wow, you're still using that ancient card
Just upgrade , and you will be a happy man
and also try overclocking that cpu....

so if i OC the cpu to like 3.0ghz and run with a gts 450, that be good?

 

[swifty_morgan]

depends on your resolution. I'd also add another 2gig ram......... 32 bit or not. video card is one problem, texture swapping is another.
A full or improperly maintained HD will also cause you problems.

 

[jjb8675309]

If you want to play BFBC2 with playable framerates you should be looking to do the following::::: Overclock your cpu (and honestly start saving for a replacement), get 64 bit win 7, get another 2 gig of ram or replace all of it with 4 gigs of dual channel ram (if you are going for a new build might as well upgrade to ddr3, 4 gigs can be had for around 50 bucks right now, next upgrade your gpu to something like a hd 6850 or gtx 460..... you can go for a higher end gpu but your processor will most likely not be taking advantage of all of its power.. you have gotten a lot of mileage out of your previous gpu so its time for an upgrade and your graphics and framerates will be greatly improved

 

[zaknafiend]

Best answer selected by zaknafiend.

 

[jjb8675309]

geez next time I will just write a few vague lines and hope for the best

 

[zaknafiend]

geez next time I will just write a few vague lines and hope for the best

haha no hard feelings dude, those were great recommendations for a new build, but this was not low framerates like usual, I did all lowest settings ona 8800gt and still got it sometimes. and yes, I realize the guy with the best answer basically said the same thing very vaguely but he was also first. hope a new vid card will fix this problem.
thanks all!

 

[jjb8675309]

haha no hard feelings dude, those were great recommendations for a new build, but this was not low framerates like usual, I did all lowest settings ona 8800gt and still got it sometimes. and yes, I realize the guy with the best answer basically said the same thing very vaguely but he was also first. hope a new vid card will fix this problem.
thanks all!

no worries, I just quit cigs the other day so I think I was a little on edge, lol, hope your problems are solved

 

[zaknafiend]

no worries, I just quit cigs the other day so I think I was a little on edge, lol, hope your problems are solved

haha no prob, and grats!

 

[darkchazz]

lol alright I'll be more detailed next time :|

 

[jjb8675309]

lol alright I'll be more detailed next time :|

sorry bro im happy that you can accumulate some stats... have a good weekend

 

[Mousemonkey]

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