Unable to play games on pc!

[learnerpcuser]

I have recently brought a new pc! I have installed some games and upon compleation i have tryed to play the games and all that happens is a blank screen appears for a few seconds and then just sends me back to my desk top. One of the games playes the advertisment but closes after that, I have been able to play some of the games Iv'e installed but just having problems with one or two please can any one help, thanks in advance!

 

[muckshifter]

Update ALL Drivers ... and game updates.

Failing that ... at least tell us what the PC is.

 

[learnerpcuser]

Packard Bell 1507 iMeadia

 

[muckshifter]

Oh gorse save us ... well try my first suggestion ... if that don't work, ask Crapard Hell if they ever did make PC that can play games.


http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-Packard_Bell_PACKARD_BELL_IMEDIA_1507_INTEL_PENTIUM_4_PROCESSOR_519


apologise to you ... I am often obnoxious, and has no reflection on you personally.

 

[PotGuy]

argh. SiS. They take 10 years to update anything

 

[learnerpcuser]

Thanks MUCKSHIFTER! I'll give that a try

 

[tomsega]

It sounds like you've got an office PC from a chain store - The reason you can't play games is probably because you don't have a proper graphics card. You have an integrated graphics card - which means the graphics are supplied by a very low spec on-board graphics processing unit, which is ok for internet and business use, but is not designed for games. Certainly not new ones. You might get away with trying to play older, crappier games - but there aint no way your gonna play far cry or half life 2 with an integrated graphics card. I don't even think those types of games are designed for anything less than a proper ATI or Nvidia card.

The best budget cards out there are probably the GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800. Try and get one of those!

 

[learnerpcuser]

Thanks tomsega!

 

[TECHGUNS]

Hi learnerpc and muchshifter. I havent posted in a while been at the campus to much.
If ya updated all the drivers and it still dont play.
Have you updated the operating system. A new PC usally isnt updated go to MS updates or try DirectX 9c at Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Some new games wont play without this update no matter what video card ya have.

 

[scumbob_squarenuts]

Another suggestion, your screen refresh rate and resolution sttings can stop the PC from running certain games (they might be set too high), but like others said it is probably because your PC has intergrated graphics. What game is it your trying to play?

 

[learnerpcuser]

prince of persia + oil tycoon

 

[TECHGUNS]

A media PC even 5 years old should play allmost all games within the game specs.
I post about this subject often and alot of posters do it here also.
Check your chipsets.
Packard Bell used just about every brand of chipsets. Intell, Via, Sis ect..
They use whatever is the least epensive at that manufacuring time all they have to do is use another board number and push another button at surface mount.
Watch the bios while booting it should let ya know what chipsets you have.
Look in hardware manager- system devices for the chipset drivers.
Any yellow question marks somethings wrong and check the drivers should match the bootup bios.

A possible mixup in the factory install disk, it might have the wrong chipset drivers cause they used so many brands. This kinda thing happens, I know alot of mistakes fall down the cracks from too much manufacturing experience.

If the wrong drivers is installed most video seems normal but no gamer excelleration.
Ya might want to download, install and burn the update chipsets anyway.

Opps did I say what? If ya cant talk the talk, walk the walk. Am i coo coo I like it and dont use spell check.