Do I Need A New Graphics Card?

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Originally posted by Eatchipz@28 October 2003 - 21:45
Well u do if u want to play that game. It is beacuse your Graphics Card Does not Sppoart Open GL.

What is your Graphics Card anyway :)

Eatchipz

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hey dude, i got the exact same prob with my old pc. now, did u install sp1 for xp? if not, do that, cuz there's a fix in sp1 that fixes the opengl support for graphics cards. i had same prob with xp, and sp1 fixed the prob. i'm pretty sure that's the solution. if not, then it's a prob with ur vd card

Yep, i already installed SP1, is there anythin else i could do, or just buy a new graphics card?
and how bad is a ATI RADEON 7000 64M SDRAM 4X TV OUT AGP

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Originally posted by kaiweiler@29 October 2003 - 00:30
Yep, i already installed SP1, is there anythin else i could do, or just buy a new graphics card?
and how bad is a ATI RADEON 7000 64M SDRAM 4X TV OUT AGP

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very bad. get at least a radeon 9000 or 9200 or 9500. go with 9500 pro if u got the $. if not, a gfx 5200 would work too. plays all games, and it'll last for at least another 2-3 years

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Originally posted by kaiweiler@29 October 2003 - 01:30
Yep, i already installed SP1, is there anythin else i could do, or just buy a new graphics card?
and how bad is a ATI RADEON 7000 64M SDRAM 4X TV OUT AGP

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It can handle wolfenstein, though it's hardly the best out there.

Heck an old Nvidia GF2MX can do it and the ATI 7000 is supposed to be a little bit better I think :unsure:

EDit: Mind your processor and mobo, not to mention your power supply, if you would like to try one of Abu's suggestions, they might demand a bit much from yer stuff.

Thanks, while were at it how do i find out what kind of ram i need to buy? if im puttin on an extra 512 or somethin on top of what i already have, do i need to get the same kind?

and i think im gonna check out what staples has for video cards, and then go buy it somewhere else cheaper

DAMNNN u need more ram...RAM RAM RAM and yeah get a radeon 9200 or 9500 or something!

I got his game working without a graphics card (just onboard which for you monitor to work is the min you have) i was very proud of myself i was really trail and error i can't remember exactly what i did but was something to do with filtering hower I saw it on friends GFORCE 2 (a relatively humble card) and it made me cry, a graphics card really adds to your games though giants is the only one at that time i couldn't run

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Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+29 October 2003 - 02:11--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 29 October 2003 - 02:11)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kaiweiler@29 October 2003 - 00:30
Yep, i already installed SP1, is there anythin else i could do, or just buy a new graphics card?
and how bad is a ATI RADEON 7000 64M SDRAM 4X TV OUT AGP

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very bad. get at least a radeon 9000 or 9200 or 9500. go with 9500 pro if u got the &#036;. if not, a gfx 5200 would work too. plays all games, and it&#39;ll last for at least another 2-3 years [/b][/quote]
What are you talking about "very bad" I have a Radeon 7500 64 mb DDR card(not identical to the one he was talking about but not far off either) and mine works near perfect.I haven&#39;t had a problem playing any games with it yet.For him to go from onboard video to the 7000 is a big step.Remember not everybody can afford to dums&#092;p 200+ bucks on a video card.

Kaiweiler-where are you from? I noticed you quoted the price in Canadian money.If you are in Canada I can get you a much better deal on a graphics card from a local shop in Halifax Nova Scotia.I can get an ATI Radeon 9200SE 128 mb card for 80 bucks plus tax from this shop.Or a radeon 9600 256mb for 168.00 ,or even a radeon 9600 pro 128 mb for 231.00

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Originally posted by kaiweiler@29 October 2003 - 01:27
if im puttin on an extra 512 or somethin on top of what i already have, do i need to get the same kind?

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yes, you need to get the same speed this helps Belarc Advisor
also i think you should spend too much on the graphics card unless you&#39;re going to upgrade the processor, stick with the ATI 7000 or 9200 if you want to splash out a bit

Hello again, thanks everyone for your advice, johnboy27, i am from about an hour away from halifax, so if you could find a good deal there i could easily go get it&#33; what store is this called?
DarthInsinuate, if i only have 128 ram now, does that mean i can only get another 128, and not a 512? or what do you mean by the same speed