Battlefield 2 graphics problem

[Lad Vader]

I have a problem with Battlefield 2, I can only play it for around 1 hour before it crashes because of a problem with something starting with ati. I have a radeon 9250 PCI card will changeing it to a AGP card make it better or chould I get a new card? I was thinking of getting a ATI Radeon X800 XL AGP but there is also a ATI Radeon X800 XL X800XL 256MB DDR3 AGP 8X HDTV 1Y what does the DDR3 mean.
Will this be good enough to play battlefield 2 or is it more than I need?

[GunSpeed]

have a radeon 9250 PCI card will changeing it to a AGP card make it better or chould I get a new card?

PCI cards can not fit in AGP slot, they are different.

Graphic cards are not eveything, first we need full spec. of your PC or mainly Processor and Memory at least.

AGP is better than PCI and PCI-E (PCI-Express) is better than both. There is no motherboard with AGP + PCI Express as far as I know. Getting a PCI-E card can force you getting new motherboard, Does your current motherboard support AGP ?

As for the crashing problem, did that happen once you started playing BF2? Or when you upgraded your ati drivers, (Latest version is 6.6 been out less than a week), it might be an over heat problem, but usually freezes your whole PC.

Thinking of a New card? Well my advice remains : Go for the highest price you can afford.

[STi FlyBy]

I was thinking of getting a ATI Radeon X800 XL AGP but there is also a ATI Radeon X800 XL X800XL 256MB DDR3 AGP 8X HDTV 1Y what does the DDR3 mean.

The "DDR3" is the type of memory used on the card ...

[Lad Vader]

Is there a program that gets your pc's specs or a way to get them without going through all your boxes and things?

[fdjc4]

Lavaly's Everest would..if you can pick up an old version. They have halted the produciton of the home version now. Thoguh coporate and ultimate are still on the go but they are not freeware.

[STi FlyBy]

Samba, Belarc Advisor, and Everest would be your best bet ...

[Lad Vader]

Computer:
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4 540J, 3200 MHz (16 x 200)
Motherboard Name Foxconn 6617MX-S / 661FX4MR-ES / 661FX7MF-(E)S / 661FXME(-E) / 661GX7MI-S / 661M03-G / 661M04-MX / 661MX (Pro)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 661FX/GX
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Award (12/20/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter SAPPHIRE RADEON 9250 - Secondary (Omega 3.8.231) (256 MB)
Video Adapter SAPPHIRE RADEON 9250 (Omega 3.8.231) (256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9250 (RV280)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC655 @ SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive WDC WD1600BB-00GUA0 (149 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 (DVD+R9:6x, DVD-R9:6x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address 00-01-6C-AE-43-59
Network Adapter SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])
Modem Motorola SM56 Speakerphone Modem

Peripherals:
Printer Canon Bubble-Jet BJC-265SP
Printer Canon MP150 Series Printer
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device

I took a few things out that I don't think are relevent.

[STi FlyBy]

Your memory isn't there ... Go to Start > Control Panel > System and tell me how much RAM you have

[Lad Vader]

I have 1gb of Ram or 2x 512mb.

[bbeenn]

have you updated all your drivers ???

[Lad Vader]

I looked at the thing that causes it too stuff up and it's name is ati2dvag.