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Just bought the game and having trouble with video. Says video hardware is
below recommended minimum requirements. I would like to buy a video card to
support this game. Any insight on what, where, and $$$?
 
Hi marty,

Are you going to buy a card online, or from a local retailer?
Either way, I suggest either an nVidia or ATI model from
DX 8 generation or above with at least 128 MB or RAM.

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Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
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marty Wrote:
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| Just bought the game and having trouble with video. Says video hardware is
| below recommended minimum requirements. I would like to buy a video card to
| support this game. Any insight on what, where, and $$$?
 
Jimmy S.,

Thanks for the response. I'm not up to speed with any type of upgrades.
I'll give you some specs on my pc.: Total physical memory- 512.00 MB; Intel
82865G Graphics Controller(a friend said it's not a dedicated card)(he also
mentioned that I may or may not have an AGP slot);Pentium 4CPU 2.8GHZ. Don't
know what it all means other than I'm incapable of playing any current games.
Got tired of the video game consoles and trying to play something deeper.

I'm clueless as to what I may need or may not need and am reluctant to take
my tower to a retailer who would sell me hardware that I would not need. Any
info. and helpful tips would be great.
 
Hi marty,

In order to determine whether you can install a PCI or AGP
video card, it is important to know the make and model of
your computer or at least of your motherboard.

This may help: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

marty Wrote:
=================
| Jimmy S.,
|
| Thanks for the response. I'm not up to speed with any type of upgrades.
| I'll give you some specs on my pc.: Total physical memory- 512.00 MB; Intel
| 82865G Graphics Controller(a friend said it's not a dedicated card)(he also
| mentioned that I may or may not have an AGP slot);Pentium 4CPU 2.8GHZ. Don't
| know what it all means other than I'm incapable of playing any current games.
| Got tired of the video game consoles and trying to play something deeper.
|
| I'm clueless as to what I may need or may not need and am reluctant to take
| my tower to a retailer who would sell me hardware that I would not need. Any
| info. and helpful tips would be great.
|
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi marty,
||
|| Are you going to buy a card online, or from a local retailer?
|| Either way, I suggest either an nVidia or ATI model from
|| DX 8 generation or above with at least 128 MB or RAM.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| marty Wrote:
|| =================
||| Just bought the game and having trouble with video. Says video hardware is
||| below recommended minimum requirements. I would like to buy a video card to
||| support this game. Any insight on what, where, and $$$?
 
Thanks 4 your reply. I did some research and also got some insight from a
friend. Ended up buying a new rig from IbuyPower. Nvidia 8800 GTS, Core 2
Duo E660, x-fi platinum- you get the point. Never did any PC gaming but dove
in head 1st. From what I've read and heard, I'm supposed to stay away from
WOW, or I'll have no life.
 
Hi marty,

Sweet rig! You shouold have a blast gaming with it. :-)

--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

marty Wrote:
=================
| Thanks 4 your reply. I did some research and also got some insight from a
| friend. Ended up buying a new rig from IbuyPower. Nvidia 8800 GTS, Core 2
| Duo E660, x-fi platinum- you get the point. Never did any PC gaming but dove
| in head 1st. From what I've read and heard, I'm supposed to stay away from
| WOW, or I'll have no life.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi marty,
||
|| Are you going to buy a card online, or from a local retailer?
|| Either way, I suggest either an nVidia or ATI model from
|| DX 8 generation or above with at least 128 MB or RAM.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| marty Wrote:
|| =================
||| Just bought the game and having trouble with video. Says video hardware is
||| below recommended minimum requirements. I would like to buy a video card to
||| support this game. Any insight on what, where, and $$$?
 
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