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MonkeyXM
08-08-2006, 03:11
Alright here is the deal,not sure if anyone knows an answer to this but I'll start from the begining! I went to my cousins house and downloaded a bunch of demos (Prey Demo,Battlefield 2 Demo,FEAR demo) and brought them home...I got the Prey one to work,the Battlefield 2 one when I click it the screen goes black then back to the desktop (guess my GFX Card isn't good enough for it :noooo: ) but when I start the FEAR one it goes to the menu plays through the first cutscenes,shows a scene where people are talking (and I can look around and stuff,it's in game) but when it starts to load the first ACTUAL level where you get guns and stuff,it won't load at all!

I tried setting the specs to minimum but it had no effect (except the cutscenes and stuff looked crappy). Anyone else had this problem? Or is this a sign that my computer can't handle it? :noooo:

My graphics card isn't that bad....It plays Prey perfect! And my RAM meets the minimum requirements! (It's 512) hmmmm Thanks in advance to anyone that tries to help me! :)
SSJ Flipip
08-08-2006, 03:36
Yeah the BF2 Demo wont load as a result of your lower-end graphics card...

Hmmm...

I'm not sure about the FEAR demo problem though... It is a very demanding game (spec wise) however... Sorry. :noooo:
MonkeyXM
08-08-2006, 16:38
Yeah...I thought my compy wasn't good enough,but I played in game and saw the cut scenes,so apparently I can play it! I dunno... :noooo:

I guess I'll have to get that Radeon 9200 that I was looking at.... Really didn't wanna get it this soon....
Fluxx
09-08-2006, 11:34
It'll struggle with a 9200......... :noooo:
MonkeyXM
09-08-2006, 13:57
Well I got to looking and Radeon X1300's are about my price limit....that should be ok,right?
Fluxx
09-08-2006, 22:44
A 9200 is as AGP card.

An X1300 is a PCI-E card.

Your motherboard will (probably) only have a slot for one or the other.

Which type of card do you need?

Theyre both budget cards, so dont expect bells and whistles... :noooo:

Review of the X1300 here............http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/budget-gpus/index.x?pg=1
pandion
10-08-2006, 00:58
Why don't you wait until the DX 10 cards come out, because when they do all top of the line DX 9 cards should get a big price drop.

and it's not that far away.
Fluxx
10-08-2006, 21:45
But the good DX9 cards will keep their price for a while..............and if he has AGP it wont matter either way..... :respect:
MonkeyXM
11-08-2006, 19:30
hmm....I guess I'll just wait for this price cut....I like Price Cuts :)
Fluxx
12-08-2006, 13:35
Just go for the best card you can sensibly afford...... :respect:
SSJ Flipip
12-08-2006, 14:24
7900's are generally cheap. tonguegre
Fluxx
14-08-2006, 05:58
7900's are generally cheap. tonguegre

Where? :mefiant:
bazzaredodge
14-08-2006, 13:56
Ps: Install guide. I'm sure they're better ones out there though. (http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6142716/index.html?sid=6142716)
SSJ Flipip
14-08-2006, 16:36
Where? :mefiant:
We are in 2020 right......?

They'll be cheap when 8800 is released... knowing NVIDIA they will release the higher end card before the 8100... give it about a year or so.
Fluxx
14-08-2006, 19:40
We are in 2020 right......?

They'll be cheap when 8800 is released... knowing NVIDIA they will release the higher end card before the 8100... give it about a year or so.

He'll need a whole new machine by then......... :noooo: :mefiant:
SSJ Flipip
14-08-2006, 20:09
Depends how quickly games demand higher specs. There has to be a limit... I mean, PS3 graphics are virtually perfect... once they get ported onto a PC game, theres nothing that I can imagine to beat it. :mefiant:
Warspite
14-08-2006, 21:28
I just wanted to mention that 64bit Athlons have recently been cut by ..LOADS!. A balls out 64 bit Athlon MIGHT just allow you to play the game with a card at the lower end of your budget.Maybe.Perhaps not, but I like cheap processors :salut2:
MonkeyXM
31-08-2006, 22:57
Man I swear,these cards are expensive.... tonguegre
Fluxx
01-09-2006, 01:57
Just be sensible about it and shop around....theres always a new one every 6 months anyway, so no matter what you get there will always be something better just around the corner....... :noooo:
MonkeyXM
02-09-2006, 16:45
So what's gonna be the estimated price on the new ATI Card thing? I might ask for one for Christmas..... :hin: