Asus eah5850

Well, been using this card at stock values -- the card runs underclocked when not in any graphically demanding programs which is a great feature -- for over a week now and have been very impressed. I am able to run at my native resolution (1920 x 1080) with all settings on high for Battlefield BC2 at about 75-90 FPS, VERY nice!

TF2 runs on my native res with all high settings, but only in 16-24 player servers. With a full 32 person server it is very tasking, as so much goes on in the game with that many people. So, I run TF2 with medium specs on my native res and everything is smooth as silk.

When I upgrade my mobo/processor, I'm sure I will see a large improvement in my gaming adventures. I might buy CoD MW2 and see how it runs.

I'm surprised you can't run TF2 on high, even in 32 man servers. That game is far less demanding than Bad Company 2... far. There must be something else going on?

Two things come to mind. Laggy servers, or servers that haven't been rebooted; or, you're CCC/profile settings? Perhaps, in our discussion about setting profiles, you've asked CCC to apply AA to your HL2 settings, which may already have ingame AA; thereby doubling the amount of AA you're using?