Battlefield Bad Company 2 Clubhouse

[cadaveca]

max out all settings, turn HBAO off, v-sync off(since doesn't work, but does lower performance)AA off, AF @ 4x, is good for 2560x1600 on single 5870. I cannot get v-sync working at all on 5870 currently. One of many things to look at this weekend for me.

for Eyefinity, medium settings, or two cards, same settings. I notice a huge loss of in-game "scoring ability" with anything more than that9in other words, PC's performance is too slow, affecting online gameplay accuracy).

[Batou1986]

wow that's a huge res right now im running all med settings detail on high 4x AF @1680x1050 and its decent tho there can be some lag spots such as 2 tanks and a helo all clustered together and then blowing up

so hopefully i can run high settings with 2x aa or does it do the same thin on the 5xxx series as this where AA kills the game if you zoom in with anything

[TheMailMan78]

I don't get any slowdown anymore. They have updated the drivers well enough now I stay well above 60 FPS with everything at max.

[cadaveca]

I think that's your cpu that helps, mailman. I get slow downs on occasion, even with Crossfire. He's got E8400 dualcore.

Nice avvy, BTW. Interesting choice, that one...

[AphexDreamer]

Just getting back into this game. Can't wait to play tonight!

[TheMailMan78]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

I think that's your cpu that helps, mailman. I get slow downs on occasion, even with Crossfire. He's got E8400 dualcore.

Nice avvy, BTW. Interesting choice, that one...

You know who it is right?

[MT Alex]

Originally Posted by Batou1986

my main question is will i have issues running bc2 on a non CF 5870
i don't want to go back to doing the driver dance i just want the damn thing to work right, if that's the case i might just have to buy something ferni based even tho i really don't want to.

10.4a here, with a single 5870 and no problems. Ever.

[Kursah]

Originally Posted by Batou1986

my main question is will i have issues running bc2 on a non CF 5870
i don't want to go back to doing the driver dance i just want the damn thing to work right, if that's the case i might just have to buy something ferni based even tho i really don't want to.

I've yet to really have any issues with my HD5870...been using it since about a week after the game's official release. I run 1920x1080, 4xaa, hbao on, everything cranked up to the max...runs great now and has for quite a while. I know there were some issues early on..but those were quickly fixed iirc...I'm on 10.6 w/o issues...I haven't even looked into updating drivers since everything works so well.

[TheLaughingMan]

10.7 did not change anything related to BC2 to my knowledge. It did add hardware support for VLC and fixes for several Eyefinity bug fixes.

[hv43082]

Finally reached level 50. Now what? Wait for BF3?

[kid41212003]

Starcraft 2. lol

[MT Alex]

Originally Posted by hv43082

Finally reached level 50. Now what? Wait for BF3?

Geez That's a no brainer - look at porn

[Wile E]

Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

You know who it is right?

Benny Hill.

Loved that damn show. I can still hear the chase music in my head. lol.

[sapetto]

BC2 promo - 33% off
You can get Bad company 2 at EA store for 20$ (PC downloadable) and 29$ for the regular version.

[TheMailMan78]

Originally Posted by Wile E

Benny Hill.

Loved that damn show. I can still hear the chase music in my head. lol.

I bet a lot of the young bucks on TPU have no idea. I used to love the "old man" he had on that show.

[Tatty_One]

Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

I bet a lot of the young bucks on TPU have no idea. I used to love the "old man" he had on that show.

A legend in the UK!

[mastrdrver]

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Not 10.4, but 10.4a preview driver. However, for Crossfire, 10.6 works best. 10.7 is garbage on all performance fronts...from artifacting and horrible anisostropic filtering, to bad AA performance.

Very good to know about the crossfire. Just got a 5870 with a free Evga X58 board off ebay. Just hope it all works (even though he said it all did). Just that whole too good to be true thing.

Though I've just got a single monitor so no concerns about Eyefinity.

[1Kurgan1]

Originally Posted by Tatty_One

I hear what you are saying, I supppose my point really is.... what is the point in waiting right to the end of the recon "class up" to get an M95 if it gives you no advantage over other Sniper weapons? As I see it, each weapon has it's different strengths but if ALL of them need a headshot for a single shot kill beyond a couple of hundred metres then we might as well have just had the M24 at the beginning with no others, you expect to get an improved weapon with more attributes and/or firepower as you progress. Of course the same applies to the other classes to a certain degree but surely the whole point of playing through recon is to finish up with a superior weapon.... in fact the M95 is less accurate than the M24 or Gol and outside of that couple of hundred metre radius it is no more effective..... in fact not so sure it is any more effective inside that radius due to it's slightly inferior accuracy.

Yeah, the M95 at the end with no real gain sucks, but you also get basically a tie for the best Sniper Rifle to start out with off the bat, unlike other classes that have to dig deep to get theirs.

Originally Posted by lemode

rehashing maps and nothing really new. so glad i don't waste my time playing this, still!

Most of us still haven't played as much as you yet, I finally just hit rank 38, but I don't think I'm even over 200 hours yet.

[shevanel]

Originally Posted by sapetto

BC2 promo - 33% off
You can get Bad company 2 at EA store for 20$ (PC downloadable) and 29$ for the regular version.

I bought this an hour ago (great deal thanks for the headsup) but I still have not recieved an email or anything and my card was charged.. is EA normally slow?

[TheLaughingMan]

Well, I got Lt. Colonel today. I am a little over 200 hours. Close to Plat for the M416 and I guess I will stick with Recon for a while after that.

While the M24 you start with is easily the second best, arguable the best Sniper Rifle. People still don't get the kit says RECON and not SNIPER, but I digress. I will brag a little and say that I am pretty good at the kit especially in Squad Deathmatch. Setting that asside, almost every gun for Assault is good in its own regard. The F2000 is the only low point and it is still good for prey and spray at close range. Engineer easily gets the short end of the stick for starting equipment. The Scar-L is nice to replace it, but not the best the kit has to offer IMO.

[shevanel]

Hey guys, I got the game installed but during installation punkbuster showed some fail and now I get kicked off the servers within 2 minutes or so.. what do I need to do to fix this issue?

[TheMailMan78]

Originally Posted by shevanel

Hey guys, I got the game installed but during installation punkbuster showed some fail and now I get kicked off the servers within 2 minutes or so.. what do I need to do to fix this issue?

Go here....

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=117152

[lemode]

Originally Posted by 1Kurgan1

Most of us still haven't played as much as you yet, I finally just hit rank 38, but I don't think I'm even over 200 hours yet.

i think i capped out at about 540 before uninstalling the game.

[1Kurgan1]

Originally Posted by lemode

i think i capped out at about 540 before uninstalling the game.

Yeah, in the amount of time you put in those hours, it's going to make anyone hate it. I'm still loving the game, but if I had played that much in that amount of time, heck even if I had 540 hours in right now, I probably would no longer play the game. I would look back and say it was great, and that I enjoyed it, but that I got my time out of it and I'm done.

[Mussels]

hell, i'm done with it at 85 hours...