Bad Company 2 5850 FPS Problem

B&W · 14 May 2011 at 18:01

Hi Guys

My Sapphire 5850 is kicking every games but that i play, but not bad company 2........

My Spec is:

Q660 2.4 Ghz
Sapphire 5850 HD 1024 GB
2 GB RAM
Be Quiet 530W PSU
720 GB HDD

im only getting 30-35 fps on 1440 x 900 @ 75 hz Medium - High, i get more on crysis...........

pooley · 14 May 2011 at 18:06

It might help if you oc your cpu to at least 3ghz, this is one game that benefits from quad cores.

opethdisciple · 14 May 2011 at 18:07

BFBC2 responds well to cpu frequency.

For more performance, your have to push your cpu higher.

I'v seen a performance jump with my cpu from 3Ghz to 3.7Ghz

Avathar77 · 14 May 2011 at 18:12

should be able to get at least 3.2 out of a G0 Q6600 in a decent mobo.

B&W · 14 May 2011 at 18:16

pooley said:
It might help if you oc your cpu to at least 3ghz, this is one game that benefits from quad cores.

Can somebody give me a quick rundown how to OC or direct me to a good simple link

B&W · 14 May 2011 at 18:21

i have a ****ty Foxconn Motherboard, what shell i overclock it to??? 3.0 ghz??

opethdisciple · 14 May 2011 at 18:22

Also noticed you also have 2Gb of ram.

IF running a 64bit os, you could also put in another 2 gb.

If you want help overclocking, post in the overclocking section and Im sure loads will help.

arc@css · 14 May 2011 at 18:40

Keep an eye on the cpu temps if you are using a stock cooler.

B&W · 16 May 2011 at 19:56

UPDATE: i tuned my ATI catalyst options to my preffered settings and now with the following settings:

Everything High (Shadow, Effect, level of detal, terrain etc etc.....)
MSAA 8X
Antrasophic Filtering 16x
Res: 1440 x 900

im getting 40+ fps

really pleased

antran · 16 May 2011 at 20:17

lower your msaa to 2x or 4x to give a bit of fps boost. I can't tell the different between 4x and 8x.

Mr Krugga · 16 May 2011 at 21:16

I'm getting 40-50 fps at 2560x1440 AAx2 on my overclocked 5850. That's with everything else turned on, of course.

DazQ87 · 16 May 2011 at 22:41

5850 should be more than capable of playing BC2 on high settings, as others have said, give your CPU an OC to 3GHz+ if possible, the Q6600 seems to be pretty good for that, and if possible you could drop another 2GB of ram in. Should have no problems after that.

B&W · 17 May 2011 at 10:27

DazQ87 said:
5850 should be more than capable of playing BC2 on high settings, as others have said, give your CPU an OC to 3GHz+ if possible, the Q6600 seems to be pretty good for that, and if possible you could drop another 2GB of ram in. Should have no problems after that.

will my mobo (foxcon rubbish) be a problem while overclocking. im getting a new mobo but is that a big problem?? and is it suitable for overclocking

~>Dg<~ · 17 May 2011 at 10:34

it is your cpu i play at 1920

Kurisu Makise · 17 May 2011 at 10:47

doesnt seem right

with a 4770 on high, 4xAA, AF16 ,1080p i got 70fps avrg

d_brennen · 17 May 2011 at 10:53

Miffy1991 said:
doesnt seem right

with a 4770 on high, 4xAA, AF16 ,1080p i got 70fps avrg

Not in DX11, and what CPU at what frequency? OP do you have vsync enabled? Though 40 average would be strange

~>Dg<~ · 17 May 2011 at 10:54

it isnt right my old 4850 i used to play at 1680 x 1050 maxxed never dropped below 60 fps .

its the cpu.

WingZero30 · 17 May 2011 at 13:07

OP

Overclock Q6600 to 3.0GHz

Overclock 5850 to 800MHz (Core)

Add 2GB of Ram.

Job done :cool:

Scougar · 17 May 2011 at 14:28

BFBC2 plays REALLY badly if you don't have a quick enough CPU. Your CPU (The Q6600) REALLY needs to run faster than the stock speed of 2.4Ghz. If you run it faster it's called 'overclocking'. Running it faster will make everything in the game much much much more snappy and smooth.

It's not hard to raise the speed to 3.0 Ghz, and if you are lucky, you may get to somewhere between 3.2Ghz to 3.6Ghz (Maybe even more with very good cooling and luck).

But do as wingzero says in the post above. You won't really need to overclock the graphics card just yet, as that's not your problem. A lack of memory and your slow CPU speed are crippling performance.

B&W · 17 May 2011 at 14:46

OP was by my cousin but i have a similar issue.

hmm, I have a 4850 and e2180 cpu. I run BC2 at 1280, med details and its stuttery but playable.

Would I benefit from ocing my cpu?