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			| Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168463] | Mon, 29 August 2005 20:35  |  
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				|  |  Dave Anderson Messages: 1953
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	| For all you ATI Radeon 9200SE users here is a heads up for ya.  I recently got the Battlefield 2 demo which should have worked fine on my pc.  Except for the fact that EA doesnt tell you that BF2 does not work right with that GFX card even though its in the supported gfx cards list.  Another reason to hate EA:  Battlefield 2, supposedly being able to run on the Radeon 9200SE, crashed my pc everytime I started the game up on every driver I tried with the game.  Finally the game decided to corrupt my graphics drivers as trigger my VPU recover which decided to crash my computer again.  I now have to run on integrated graphics thanks to EA's shit fuck game. 
 I don't know if this was a problem on just my computer but my friend had the same problem as me with the Radeon 9200SE.  Just a heads up for you 9200SE users to think about when getting this game/demo.
 
 On a side note:
 
   
 
 
 David Anderson
 Founder, Software Consultant
 DCOM Productions
 Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168468 is a reply to message #168463] | Mon, 29 August 2005 20:45   |  
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					|  Homey Messages: 1084
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	| The offial list is as following 
 Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
 Radeon X700 (PCIe)
 Radeon X600 (PCIe)
 GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
 GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
 GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
 ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
 ATI Radeon X800 PRO
 ATI Radeon 9800 Series
 ATI Radeon 9600 Series
 ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
 ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
 ATI Radeon 8500 Series
 ATI Radeon X300 Series
 NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
 NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
 NVidia GeForce 6800
 NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
 NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
 NVidia GeForce FX 5700
 Series
 
 My 6600 GT isn't there but it works great...but that's a new card.
 
 Also just browsing I found this  http://www.eaplay.com/southafrica/community/messageboards/ga me/battlefield2/thread/11021/?pg=last
 The one guy mentions changing it to 4X which may help you. Google is your friend on this one.
 
 Homey
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168469 is a reply to message #168463] | Mon, 29 August 2005 20:46   |  
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				|  |  Dave Anderson Messages: 1953
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	| Dunno...But I do know that their game is what messed up my computer. 
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 Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
 Radeon X700 (PCIe)
 Radeon X600 (PCIe)
 GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
 GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
 GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
 ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
 ATI Radeon X800 PRO
 ATI Radeon 9800 Series
 ATI Radeon 9600 Series
 ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
 ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
 ATI Radeon 8500 Series
 ATI Radeon X300 Series
 NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
 NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
 NVidia GeForce 6800
 NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
 NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
 NVidia GeForce FX 5700
 Series
 
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 Thanks for pulling that list up.  So all I can say now is 9200SE users DO NOT get BF2.  But seriously, EA, sucks.  Also on that link you gave me, its too bad mines not AGP, its PCI.  :/
 
 David Anderson
 Founder, Software Consultant
 DCOM Productions
 Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168562 is a reply to message #168463] | Tue, 30 August 2005 11:20   |  
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				|  |  Dave Anderson Messages: 1953
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	| | Quote: |  | Bullshit.
 
 I have the Mobility Radeon 9200. Battefield 2 works just fine.
 
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 Are you a retard?  the mobility 9200 is different from the Radeon 9200SE.
 
 David Anderson
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 DCOM Productions
 Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168572 is a reply to message #168463] | Tue, 30 August 2005 12:27   |  
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				|  | Spice Messages: 1448
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	| Let me give you a rundown on how I'm seeing this. 
 You Installed Battlefield 2 without checking supported GFX Cards.
 The game doesn't support your GFX Card and corrupts your drivers.
 You blame EA for your fault.
 
 End. This should be locked.
 
 
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168576 is a reply to message #168562] | Tue, 30 August 2005 12:53   |  
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					|  idebo Messages: 390
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	| | deadfive wrote on Tue, 30 August 2005 13:20 |  | 
 | Quote: |  | Bullshit.
 
 I have the Mobility Radeon 9200. Battefield 2 works just fine.
 
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 Are you a retard?  the mobility 9200 is different from the Radeon 9200SE.
 
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 Wasn't talking to you asswipe, I replied on EA's list of working graphic cards. Now don't pick on me because you're pissed on something you did yourself.
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168587 is a reply to message #168463] | Tue, 30 August 2005 14:08   |  
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				|  |  Dave Anderson Messages: 1953
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	| | Quote: |  | Let me give you a rundown on how I'm seeing this.
 
 You Installed Battlefield 2 without checking supported GFX Cards.
 The game doesn't support your GFX Card and corrupts your drivers.
 You blame EA for your fault.
 
 End. This should be locked.
 
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 I did check the list but the list I had gotten was from a friend.  And I am not balming EA I posted this as a heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users.
 
 
 | Quote: |  | Wasn't talking to you asswipe, I replied on EA's list of working graphic cards. Now don't pick on me because you're pissed on something you did yourself.
 
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 Maybe next time you should qoute who you are talk to.  I thought you were talking to me.  Sorry about that no hard feelings.
 
 
 | Quote: |  | You actully made a thread.....
 
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 And yes as I have said multiple times I posted this to give a heads up to ATI Radeon 9200SE users.  Must be a crime around here to warn people about these things.
 
 David Anderson
 Founder, Software Consultant
 DCOM Productions
 Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168618 is a reply to message #168463] | Tue, 30 August 2005 15:45   |  
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				|  |  Dave Anderson Messages: 1953
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	| I doubt I am going to buy a new GFX card just to run a EA games demo...yet alone buy a used one.  Thanks for the idea though. 
 David Anderson
 Founder, Software Consultant
 DCOM Productions
 Microsoft Partner (MSP)
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			| Re: Heads up for ATI Radeon 9200SE users. [message #168669 is a reply to message #168614] | Tue, 30 August 2005 19:55   |  
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					|  tooncy Messages: 407
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	| | Renx wrote on Tue, 30 August 2005 18:36 |  | 
 | tooncy wrote on Tue, 30 August 2005 15:13 |  | Can't we just all agree that BF2 has an piss poor optimization free engine?
 
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 No.
 
 
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 I haven't seen an engine as bad as the one in BF2 since Extreme Paint Brawl.  On a machine that can tear through HL2 with the settings maxed, I have to scale down detail on BF2 and I still have to put up with subpar performance.
 
 
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