Upgrades For BF2

[IfYouHaveToAsk]

Hi, just looking for some advice:

I've just got BF2 SF xpack and i'm really into BF2 at the moment and I was wondering what would be best (My current system is in my sig) to upgrade since i can play BF2 on medium settings at the moment but sometimes its a bit jerky.

My choices:

1) Spend £70 on another gig of ram
2) Spend £90 on a 3800 x2 processor
3) Spend £120 on a 7600gt
4) Save up and get a 7900gt

Would it be worth upgrading a x800 vanilla to 7600gt or not?

So what do you guys think is the key to better BF2 performance?

 

[Nukem]

I would say the CPU... Your card is good for now... but I do think it's the CPU that will be holding you back now. It's trying to run an intensive game plus al the apps in the background...

 

[IF06]

Yah, I wouldn't necessarily think a game would be jerky at medium settings with one gig of ram.

So as he said, go with the cpu.

You ever thought of overclocking?

 

[Nitestick]

i wouldn't expect a particularly brilliant leap in performance going from a 3000+ to an X2 3800+ however i would still reccomend that upgrade .

with BF2 though and weighing up your current options i guess in the near future though an extra 1gb of RAM could be most beneficial.

 

[IfYouHaveToAsk]

So would you agree that a 3800 and another gig of ram would be more beneficial than a new gfx card. I guess this way the whole computer will be more responsive.

 

[beedubaya]

BF2 runs best with 2GB of RAM. If you want to turn the settings up, then upgrade your graphics card. CPUs have little effect on gaming these days as I noticed little improvement in-game when upgrading from an Athlon 64 3200+ to an Opteron 165 at X2 4400+ speeds.

 

[b1gapl]

I agree with beedubaya...maybe just upgrade to a better gfx card, and get another gig of ram.

 

[Trotter]

RAM > CPU > graphics card (7900GT)

 

[IfYouHaveToAsk]

Hmm, a lot of the time it plays fine but when i run around a i get a little "stuttering" or it will pause occasionaly for half a second or so - usually at the beginning of the map. I guess this is due to not having enough ram?

 

[Trotter]

Most likely.