Load times

[underclocker]

Im mainly playing BF2 and have found that a few friends can load it up quicker than me despite the fact that my pc is higher spec. I know its not that hot but even so it’s a reasonable set up and Im fed up with being beaten in to a game by a 4 year old Dell.

AMD 64 3700 Sck 939
MSI K8N Neo Plat
2x1GB DDR XMS3500LL Pro
6800 GT
37gb Raptor
50gb Spin Point
2mg cable

Following the guides I shut down as many unwanted processes as possible.

So what makes for quick load times?

From desktop to login screen = I’m thinking HD speed is the key here?

Connecting to account server = Processor/ cable speed??

Once you’ve selected a server time to load map and start game = no idea (this is the bit where my system is slow)????

Any ideas/ hints

(Not sure which forum section this should go in, please move if needed)

 

[underclocker]

Thanks The Voice, you think it could be just down to the hard drive? Ive defragged the HD, which was quite a mess after the many BF2 patches!
I use the raptor for the OS and BF2 and not much else.