Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card?

Atandon · 2009-02-23, 05:01

I'm just wondering what setting you play it on-seems that vBF2 allows highest settings without any lag (useless comparison I know), yet with PR I have to play everything on low-even though pre 0.85 everything was set on medium/high.

I have:
7900GS 256MB O'ced
2GB RAM
2.4Ghz Core2Duo.

Either one of the processors got deactivated, or my card's getting too antiquated.

Undies · 2009-02-23, 06:21

Theres something amiss m8, i played quite happily on a 7900gs with all on max settings using a slower processor than you. Could be something such as not enough power being delivered by the psu, or something as inocuous as spyware hogging all your processor time.

SqnLdr · 2009-02-23, 06:39

Your lag could be your RAM mate. 7900GS should be more than enough boot. What resolution are we talking?

Bringerof_D · 2009-02-24, 00:47

i kept lagging in .8 every time i approach buildings. i had radeon 9500 pro. i haven't played PR since and am moving up to a Geforce 9800gt on my new comp. was it a problem with my vid card before or would it have been something else?

Atandon · 2009-02-27, 15:31

Hmm...problem seems to have fixed itself- I can get it to medium with no lag on all of the maps including the 17km^2 ones. I think Vista is preventing me from maxing the game. Can't wait till Windows 7 comes out!

Cheers for your help anyways, guys.

charliegrs · 2009-03-02, 03:19

i have a 7950 gt, a 512 meg card. my processor is slightly worse than yours, a 2.1 ghz core2 and 2 gigs ram yet i play PR with everything maxed out and resolution set to whatever the highest it can go in the menu, i forgot what it was. mine plays smooth as silk, never lags, never any problems. however i also use windows XP, maybe your problem is your using vista? i dont know, but i would never go near vista.

Atandon · 2009-03-27, 14:47

Yes-Vista is the main culprit here. Unfortunately, due to network connection issues, my uni requires me to have Vista installed so that I can access the internet. For now, the only thing that can be done is to turn off all of the Vista settings to play the game maxed out-but they tend to reset themselves after every restart, and I'm too lazy to turn off the Vista features over and over again.

[R-DEV]Tim270 · 2009-03-27, 15:46

Just get rid of the eye candy, also another 2GB or RAM would help quite a bit.

Robbi · 2009-03-27, 15:55

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Originally Posted by Tim270

Just get rid of the eye candy, also another 2GB or RAM would help quite a bit.

His RAM is fine atm tbh mate, and also read his post where he cant get rid of Vista due to Uni rules...

Atandon · 2009-03-28, 16:22

I have- I'm currently playing it on medium right now. As for RAM, I've been playing on a laptop for the last 3 years. Unfortunately, Dell doesn't offer RAM upgrades for their laptops, so I am stuck until next year when I buy/build a new PC.

Like I said earlier, the problem was, I couldn't get past low settings-this seems to have fixed itself, however, so I'm happy

2009-02-23, 05:01	#1
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124	Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? I'm just wondering what setting you play it on-seems that vBF2 allows highest settings without any lag (useless comparison I know), yet with PR I have to play everything on low-even though pre 0.85 everything was set on medium/high. I have: 7900GS 256MB O'ced 2GB RAM 2.4Ghz Core2Duo. Either one of the processors got deactivated, or my card's getting too antiquated.
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2009-02-23, 06:21	#2
Undies Retired PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,106 United Kingdom Location: England's green and pleasant lands Blog Entries: 3	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? Theres something amiss m8, i played quite happily on a 7900gs with all on max settings using a slower processor than you. Could be something such as not enough power being delivered by the psu, or something as inocuous as spyware hogging all your processor time.
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2009-02-23, 06:39	#3
SqnLdr Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 180 United Kingdom Location: Essex, UK	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? Your lag could be your RAM mate. 7900GS should be more than enough boot. What resolution are we talking?

2009-02-24, 00:47	#4
Bringerof_D Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,076 Canada Location: Vancouver	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? i kept lagging in .8 every time i approach buildings. i had radeon 9500 pro. i haven't played PR since and am moving up to a Geforce 9800gt on my new comp. was it a problem with my vid card before or would it have been something else?

2009-02-27, 15:31	#5
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? Hmm...problem seems to have fixed itself- I can get it to medium with no lag on all of the maps including the 17km^2 ones. I think Vista is preventing me from maxing the game. Can't wait till Windows 7 comes out! Cheers for your help anyways, guys.
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124

2009-03-02, 03:19	#6
charliegrs Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,003 Location: phoenix AZ USA	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? i have a 7950 gt, a 512 meg card. my processor is slightly worse than yours, a 2.1 ghz core2 and 2 gigs ram yet i play PR with everything maxed out and resolution set to whatever the highest it can go in the menu, i forgot what it was. mine plays smooth as silk, never lags, never any problems. however i also use windows XP, maybe your problem is your using vista? i dont know, but i would never go near vista.

2009-03-27, 14:47	#7
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? Yes-Vista is the main culprit here. Unfortunately, due to network connection issues, my uni requires me to have Vista installed so that I can access the internet. For now, the only thing that can be done is to turn off all of the Vista settings to play the game maxed out-but they tend to reset themselves after every restart, and I'm too lazy to turn off the Vista features over and over again.
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124

2009-03-27, 15:46	#8
[R-DEV]Tim270 PR:BF2 Developer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,142 United Kingdom Blog Entries: 1	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? Just get rid of the eye candy, also another 2GB or RAM would help quite a bit.

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2009-03-28, 16:22	#10
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124	Re: Does anyone play PR on a 7900 series card? I have- I'm currently playing it on medium right now. As for RAM, I've been playing on a laptop for the last 3 years. Unfortunately, Dell doesn't offer RAM upgrades for their laptops, so I am stuck until next year when I buy/build a new PC. Like I said earlier, the problem was, I couldn't get past low settings-this seems to have fixed itself, however, so I'm happy
Atandon Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124