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Reccomend me a graphics card.

Gman5852Gman5852
edited February 2011 in General Chat
Hello telltale peoples.
I am currently in need of a new graphics card for plenty of reasons, such as better performance on my online games.

And like always, Im asking you for technical help.
I have a PC Toshiba Laptop, if that means anything.
Thanks for all that can help me:p

Comments

  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited February 2011
    It's not usually possible to upgrade the graphics on a laptop.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited February 2011
    Don't game on a laptop.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    :o
    That makes me feel stupid.

    I have a desktop that I game on as well, any reccomendations for that?
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    You can upgrade a laptop video card, but it's a real pain in the neck.

    As for desktop video cards, I've had good experiences with ATI Radeon cards.
    For specific suggestions, it might help if we knew your desired price range.


    Otherwise, if price isn't as big a factor, I would recommend going for getting one that can play Poker Night at a good quality without cursor lag. Not sure what specs that would require, though.
  • RibsRibs
    edited February 2011
    Okay, 99% sure you need to buy a good power supply first as 90% of computers come with terribad Power Supplies.

    From there, just anything that can run Crysis at 30+ FPS is usually a good sign.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    Ribs wrote: »
    Okay, 99% sure you need to buy a good power supply first as 90% of computers come with terribad Power Supplies.

    define bad.
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    I have a desktop that I game on as well, any reccomendations for that?

    What are the rest of your system specs and what is your budget? No sense spending more on a card than your processor can handle.

    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    You can upgrade a laptop video card, but it's a real pain in the neck.

    Maybe with some laptops, but certainly not all. Most laptops I know of have the graphics built-in to the motherboard, with no change possible (short of some frankenstein hacking that would require a lot more than just soldering)
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    All right, well I would say around $75 on a graphics card.
    Actually, I have been doing research myself(for once) and how good of a card is this one.
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_8800_gt_us.html
  • RibsRibs
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    all right, well i would say around $75 on a graphics card.
    Actually, i have been doing research myself(for once) and how good of a card is this one.
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_8800_gt_us.html

    you need to get a better power supply glargh no one listens to me
  • The GentlemanThe Gentleman
    edited February 2011
    I bought a graphics card capable of playing every game for £45.

    ATI Radeon HD 4650.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    Ribs wrote: »
    you need to get a better power supply glargh no one listens to me

    How do you know I need a better power supply?
    The Gentleman wrote: »
    I bought a graphics card capable of playing every game for £45.

    ATI Radeon HD 4650.

    What games have you been able to play with that?
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited February 2011
    I'm actually reading this because it is relevant to my interests. A friend is giving me most of the parts I need to build a new computer, but I still need a graphics card, ram, a hard drive, and a monitor, Which I pretty much have on the monitor side.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited February 2011
    We should probably know more about your system. The desktop, that is. If you don't know, download this. It's a tool that will quickly and easily detect your hardware, unless it's an obscure piece of really generic hardware. Then we might have trouble.

    Tell is the name of your CPU, the model of your mainboard, type and size of your RAM, and the name of your current graphics card.
  • RibsRibs
    edited February 2011
    And Power Supply!

    I ask repeatedly because no one seems to ever have a good power supply without buying one individually in my experience.
  • GeorgeCGeorgeC
    edited February 2011
    It annoys me how this should have been a 1 to 3 answer thread tops, but it's escallated massively into something else :(
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited February 2011
    Ribs wrote: »
    And Power Supply!

    I ask repeatedly because no one seems to ever have a good power supply without buying one individually in my experience.
    Most importantly, we want the wattage. It's usually on the side of the power supply itself.
    GeorgeC wrote: »
    It annoys me how this should have been a 1 to 3 answer thread tops, but it's escallated massively into something else :(
    Wait, why should it have been 1 to 3 responses?
  • GeorgeCGeorgeC
    edited February 2011
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    Most importantly, we want the wattage. It's usually on the side of the power supply itself.


    Wait, why should it have been 1 to 3 responses?

    Well ideally, it would have had the first poster show everyone his current system spec, then the next guy would identify a good card, the first poster would probably ask another question, then you'd get someone else be like blah blah decent card should last a while, I'm just surprised theres this many replies to the thread and no progress has been really made, case in point, no one listening to Ribs that he needs a better powersupply before upgrading his card
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    GeorgeC wrote: »
    Well ideally, it would have had the first poster show everyone his current system spec, then the next guy would identify a good card, the first poster would probably ask another question, then you'd get someone else be like blah blah decent card should last a while, I'm just surprised theres this many replies to the thread and no progress has been really made, case in point, no one listening to Ribs that he needs a better powersupply before upgrading his card

    Sorry, Im not the worlds greatest computer guy.:o
    Heres what I got from that download Dashing.


    CPU-Z Readme file

    Version 1.56
    October 2010
    Contact : cpuz@cpuid.com
    Web page: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
    Validation page : http://valid.canardpc.com
    Hall of Fame : http://valid.canardpc.com/records.php
    Forum : http://forum.canardpc.com/forumdisplay.php?f=74
    CPUID SDK : http://www.cpuid-pro.com/devkits.php


    Configuration file (cpuz.ini)

    The configuration file must be named cpuz.ini and be present at the same directory level
    as cpuz.exe. It contains the following :

    [CPU-Z]
    TextFontName=Verdana
    TextFontSize=13
    TextFontColor=000060
    LabelFontName=Verdana
    LabelFontSize=13
    PCI=1
    MaxPCIBus=256
    DMI=1
    Sensor=1
    SMBus=1
    Display=1
    ShowDutyCycles=0
    UseDisplayAPI=1

    - TextFontName : Font used for the information boxes.
    - TextFontSize : Size of the font used for the information boxes.
    - TextFontColor : Color of the font used for the information boxes. Value is expressed in hexadecimal, and consists in a classic Red/Green/Blue color code : RRGGBB
    - LabelFontName : Font used for the label boxes.
    - LabelFontSize : Size of the font used for the label boxes.
    - Sensor : Set to OFF (or 0) disables sensor chip detection and voltages measurement. 1 to enable.
    - PCI : Set to OFF (or 0) disables the PCI information. This disables chipset, SPD and, depending on the hardware, sensoring information. 1 to enable.
    - MaxPCIBus : Sets the maximum PCI bus to scan. Default value is 256.
    - DMI : Set to OFF (or 0) disables the DMI (Desktop Management Interface) information. This concerns BIOS vendor and version, motherboard vendor and revision. 1 to enable.
    - SMBus : Set to OFF (or 0) disables SMBus information : SPD, and, depending on the hardware, sensoring information. 1 to enable.
    - Display : Set to OFF (or 0) disables the video card information reported in the validator. 1 to enable.
    - ShowDutyCycles : Set to 1, switches the alternate clock computation method based on duty cycles. 0 to disable.
    - UseDisplayAPI : Set to 1, uses the display driver to read the display adapters information.

    Parameters

    -txt=filename : Launch CPU-Z in ghost mode (no interface appears) and generates the register dump file (.txt)
    in the same directory as the exe file.

    -html=filename : Same as "-txt" except it generates the html report.

    -core=id : Displays clock speed of core #id (id can be set from 0 to Number of cores minus one).


    Keys
    ----

    F5 : save the current tab in a bmp file
    F6 : save the current tab in the clipboard
    F7 : save cvf file in the current directory


    Cache Latency Tool

    The cache latency tool can be downloaded at that address : http://www.cpuid.com/download/latency.zip


    History
    1.56 - October 2010
    - Intel Core i3/i5/i7 "2000" serie processors (Sandy Bridge) with new logos.
    - Intel Core i7 970 "Gulftown".
    - Intel P67 chipset.
    - AMD Phenom II, Athlon II and Sempron II "Caspian" processors.
    1.55 - July 2010
    - VIA VX900/VX900M and VN1000/VN1000M chipsets.
    - Intel Core i5-760, Core i7-875K and Core i5-655K processors.
    - Intel Core i7-940XM, 840QM, 740QM mobile processors.
    - Intel Core i5-450M, 540UM, 430UM, Core i3-370M mobile processors.
    - Intel Pentium P6000 processor.
    - New parameter in cpuz.ini : UseDisplayAPI
    1.54 - March 2010
    - Intel Core i7-880, Core i5-680, Core i3-550 processors.
    - Intel Xeon 5600 line (32nm) processors.
    - AMD Phenom II X6, Sempron II, Turion II, Turion II Ultra and Athlon II Mobile "Caspian" processors.
    - NVIDIA GeForce 320M chipset.
    - AMD 870/880G/890GX + SB800/SB850 chipset.
    - Introduction of validation rooms.
    1.53 - December 2009
    - Fix validation issue with AMD Phenom processors (1.53.1).
    - Preliminary support for Intel Pinetrail platform (1.53.1).
    - Intel Core i7 930 & 950, Core i7 980X "Gulftown", Xeon W3565.
    - Intel Mobile Core i7/i5/i3 "Arrendale" (LV and ULV).
    - Intel "Clarkdale" platform improved support.
    - AMD Phenom FX-5000, Athlon II X2/X3/X4, Athlon L110.
    - AMD AM3 socket detection improved.
    - VIA VX800 and VX855 chipsets support.
    - ATI Radeon 2100 and Radeon X1250 support.
    - DirectX 11 detection fix.
    - Hardware virtualization support now reported as instructions set.
    - New HTML report with less information.
    1.52 - July 2009
    - Fix Core i7 clock bug (1.52.2)
    - New design with "Graphics" tab.
    - NVIDIA nForce 980a chipset support.
    - Intel Core i5 and Core i3 processors.
    - Intel Atom Z530, Pentium DC E6300 (2.8GHz) and Core 2 Solo processors.
    - Intel P55 and US15W chipsets preliminary support.
    - AMD Phenom TWKR support.
    - AMD Phenom X2 "Callisto" and Athlon X2 "Regor" processors.
    - AMD Opteron 6-core "Istanbul" processor.
    - Improved support for Windows 7.
    - New Intel logos.

    MD5 checksum : please refer to http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php#history

    1.51 - April 2009
    - New version with installer.
    - NVIDIA ION platform.
    - Intel "Clarkdale" processor preliminary support.

    MD5 checksum : please refer to http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php#history
    1.50 - February 2009
    - Improved support for AMD Phenom II processor.
    - Support for NVIDIA 740i chipset.
    - Several bug fixes.

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.50) : E1C827C54F527404EDDA6D65DA0280D8
    1.49 - December 2008
    - AMD Phenom II processor.
    - New Intel Core 2 models.
    - Improved loading time.
    - New online validation process.

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.49) : B836E86B40D7AFAF99D9C512E8CC9FEF
    1.48 - October 2008
    - Improved support for Intel Core i7 (Bloomfield & Gainestown).
    - Intel Atom dual-core version support.
    - AMD Athlon "Kuma" processor support.
    - Alternate clock computation method based on "duty cycles" for Intel Core 2 processors (see ShowDutyCycles in cpuz.ini)

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.48) : DB78FBF1F99B7709240B495E59758CCE
    1.47 - August 2008
    - Intel Core i7 processor.
    - Intel Core 2 Duo S Mobile processors.
    - NVIDIA MCP79/7A chipset.
    - AMD 790GX / SB750 chipset.

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.47) : A7484EFA3C32BC968C248CB1237FF493
    1.46 - June 2008
    - AMD Puma platform (Turion & Turion Ultra "Griffin");
    - AMD Black Edition processors.
    - Intel Xeon EX "Dunnington".

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.46) : C47432C41EC26156128F7B8E09E884CF
    1.45 - May 2008
    - Intel Atom Z500/Z510/Z520/Z530/Z540 processors.
    - Intel Core 2 Duo E7x00 processor.
    - AMD 45 nm Phenom (Dened & Shanghai) processors.
    - Intel P45 chipset.

    MD5 cpuz.exe (1.45) : DD4E540C04297CF93DC721166C13446E
    1.44.2 - Mars 2008
    - NVIDIA 650i, 680i, 750a/780a, 750i, 780i, 790i chipsets (1.44.2)
    - Intel G35 chipset (1.44.2)
    - Updated support for VIA chipsets (1.44.2)
    - Support for the new validator (1.44.1)
    - Preliminary support for VIA Isaiah processor.
    - Support for all VIA Model D processors: VIA C7-M, VIA C7-D, VIA Eden, VIA Eden.
    - Memory timings on Intel 5400A/B MCH (Skulltrail).
    - Fix AMD Phenom detection issue on Windows Vista 64.

    MD5 (1.44.2) : 81FB48A6EC7355E8D0DD71ADC2157CF6
    1.43 - January 2008
    - Intel Skulltrail platform support (Core 2 Extreme QX9775 + 5400B MCH).
    - Intel X48 chipset detection.
    - AMD Athlon 64-LE 1600 and 1620 support.
    - Fix detection issues on unlocked Phenom (ES/BE).
    1.42 - November 2007
    - Intel Wolfdale/Yorkfield/Penryn CPUs support.
    - AMD Phenom and Opteron Barcelona support improved.
    - Current core selection menu (right click on the CPU page).
    - Loading progress.
    1.41 - September 2007
    - New CPU voltage monitoring.
    - Intel Xeon Tigerton support.
    - Intel IA64 CPUs support (Itanium / Itanium2)(special thanks to Rami Radi and Ray Hinchliffe).
    - AMD K10 Phenom preliminary support.
    - NVIDIA MCP73 support.
    - Intel XMP profiles support.
    - Memory modules nominal voltage.
    1.40.5 - July 2007
    - NVIDIA nForce 560 chipset support.
    - Intel Dynamic FSB technology support.
    - Athlon 64 X2 BE & Sempron LE (TDP 45W).
    - SiS671/FX/DX/MX northbridge support.
    - SiS968 southbridge support.
    1.40 - May 2007
    - VIA P4M800CE chipset support.
    - Preliminary support for Intel Penryn CPUs family (45 nm).
    - Intel Core 2 Duo E6x20, Pentium E2140/2160 processors recognition.
    - Intel P35, G33, G31, Q35, Q33, X38 chipsets support.
    - Intel GL960/GM965/PM965 chipsets support.
    - AMD Athlon 64 "Lima" processor support.
    - AMD Geode LX processor support.
    - NVIDIA nForce 520 chipset support.
    - New parameter "-console" to generate output in a command prompt (Windows XP only).
    - New icon.
    1.39 - February 2007
    - Windows Vista 64 support.
    - VIA CX700/VX700 chipset.
    - Added Merom XE (X7900/X7800)
    - Added "PCI" and "MaxPCIBus" in the ini file to configure PCI scanning.
    - Added "-core" parameter to display the clock speed of the specified core.
    - Lot of bug fixes.
    1.38 - November 2006
    - VIA P4M890 and P4M900 chipsets.
    - NVIDIA 650i and 680i chipset.
    - AMD Athlon 64 FX-7x processor.
    - Core 2 Duo E6850, E6750, E6650 processors.
    - socket 775 Xeon processor.
    - New parameters "-txt" and "-html" (see above).
    - Lot of bug fixes.
    1.37 - October 2006
    - Intel Core 2 Quad, Celeron 360, Mobile Core 2 Duo T5200 support.
    - Changed SSE4 to SSSE3 (Supplemental SSE3).
    - Added VIA VT8237A southbridge.
    - New HTML report.
    - Several bug fixes.
    1.36 - August 2006
    - New processor information display.
    - Intel 5000X/P/Z/V SPD support.
    - Intel Pentium D 925 & 945.
    1.35 - June 2006
    - ATI RS350, RS400, RS480/RX480, RS482, RD580/RX580, RS600/RD600, RS690, RS700 chipsets support.
    - ATI SB600 southbridge support.
    - Intel P965 chipset support.
    - Engineering samples Core based CPUs report.
    - Windows Vista product line report.
    1.34.1 - May 2006
    - AMD socket AM2/S1/F (rev F.) CPUs support.
    - Enhanced Performance Profile (EPP) memory information report.
    - Added Trc (bank cycle time) in DDR2 SPD report.
    - Added Trc (bank cycle time) on i925, i945, i955, i975 chipsets.
    - FB-DIMM DDR2 SPD information report.
    - Core 2 Duo names and logos added.
    - Turion 64 X2 logo added.
    - Several bug fixed.
    1.33.1 - April 2006
    - Intel i965 chipset support added.
    - Fix SPD detection problem on SiS 964/965/966 southbridges.
    - ODC (Odd Divisor Correct) for Athlon64 rev E.
    1.33 - April 2006
    - Memory Command Rate timing added.
    - Improved support for Intel Conroe/Merom CPUs.
    - Celeron M 420/430 Yonah.
    - Xeon Dual core Dempsey.
    - VIA C7-M CPU detection added.
    - VIA PT880, PT880 Pro, K8T900 chipsets support.
    - nVidia nForce 550/560/570 (MCP55) chipset support.
    - VIA VT8251 southbridge support.
    - Fixed HyperTransport information misreports (in dump file).
    - Added K6-2 and K6-III logos.
    1.32.1 - March 2006
    - New Intel logos.
    - Added Pentium D 925, Pentium EE 965.
    - Several bugs fixed.
    1.32 - February 2006
    - Athlon FX-60 detection added.
    - Athlon64 new memory dividers.
    - Celeron 35x Cedar Mill, Pentium D 805.
    - Core Solo & Core Duo detection improved.
    - VIA C7 CPU detection added.
    - Intel i975X, i945GT chipsets support.
    - ATI RD580 chipset support.
    - ULi smbus support improved.
    - Fix smbus conflict with ClockGen.
    1.31 - November 2005
    - Improved support for ATI RS480/482 chipsets.
    - GeForce 6100/6150 (nForce 410/430) chipsets support.
    - Intel E7520 chipset support.
    - New CPUs support : AMD Opteron socket 939, Intel Pentium 4 Cedar Mill and Presler,
    Intel Xeon Paxville, Intel Pentium M Yonah SC & DC.
    - Several bug fixed.
    1.30 - August 2005
    - Latest Sempron and Turion support improved.
    - Intel Xeon Potomac, Pentium M 780 support.
    - Improved Windows version report.
    - Support for SMBus on latest SiS bridges (964, 965, 966) and ULi bridges.
    - Increased clocks refresh rate.
    - Several bug fixed.
    1.29 - June 2005
    - New PCI devices report.
    - Switch for VCore report in .ini file.
    - VCore report on some uGuru mainboards.
    - Improved clocks computation.
    - Improved support for latest AMD CPUs, Celeron D 3x1 (EM64T).
    - Improved support for SiS 649, 650 and 656 chipsets, Intel 915PM chipset.
    - Improved stability when several instances of CPU-Z are running in the same time.
    - Restored html report in ghost mode (see "Parameters" chapter above).
    1.28.6 - March 2005
    - Support for Athlon 64 X2 CPUs
    - Support for i955X chipset
    - Bunch of bugs
    1.28 - March 2005
    - Support for SiS chipsets improved : 648FX, 649, 655FX, 655TX, 656
    - Support for nVidia nForce4 SLI Intel Edition
    - Support for Intel Pentium D, Pentium XE, AMD Turion, Opteron 252
    - New F7 key to simplifiy the creation of the validation file
    1.27 - February 2005
    - Support for Intel Pentium 4 6xx CPUs.
    - New validation system.
    - Hundred of bug fixes.
    1.26 - December 2004
    - VCore display on Pentium M CPUs.
    - New CPU clock computation.
    - Improved support of Transmeta CPUs.
    - Several bugs fixed.
    1.25 - November 2004
    - nVidia nForce4 chipset support
    - Intel Pentium 4J support
    - New button to refresh memory timings
    - Several bugs fixed
    1.24 - September 2004
    - AMD Sempron support
    - New memory SPD page
    - PCI-Express graphic interface support
    - Configuration file
    - External cache latency tool
    - Restored html report
    - Fix several bugs
    1.23 - June 2004
    - Intel i915P/G, i925X chipsets support
    - Intel LGA775 CPUs support
    - Intel's CPU number display
    - New AMD Athlon 64 steppings
    - New report in one file
    1.22 - April 2004
    - New CPUs : Xeon Nocona, Celeron Prescott
    - DDR2 memory support
    - Clock mode when iconized
    1.21 - January 2004
    - one file package
    - Windows 64 support
    - new chipsets support
    - new CPU support : Celeron M, Pentium 4 "Prescott"
    1.20a - October 2003
    - memory frequency and ratio on nForce2
    - KT600 support
    - W83627THF VRM mode
    - SPD read improvement
    - Fix some memory leaks (DMI)
    - Fix memory size report
    - Fix AGP side band status
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited February 2011
    That's the update log for the actual CPUZ software Gman, not your computer specs
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    JedExodus wrote: »
    That's the update log for the actual CPUZ software Gman, not your computer specs

    Dashing why did you make me download that then?


    Wow this is really taking me a while, shows how much I truly know about computers:o
    EDIT:Here is a dxdiag. This should hopefully tell you guys about my PC.
    System Information
    Time of this report: 2/5/2011, 15:05:35
    Machine name: VANESSA
    Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.100216-1441)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
    System Model: Dimension 3000
    BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A02
    Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
    Memory: 510MB RAM
    Page File: 258MB used, 989MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
    DxDiag Previously: Crashed in DirectInput (stage 1)
    DxDiag Notes
    DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Music Tab: No problems found.
    Input Tab:
    Network Tab: No problems found.
    DirectX Debug Levels
    Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
    DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
    DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
    DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
    DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
    Display Devices
    Card name: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
    Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
    Chip type: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
    DAC type: Internal
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2572&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02
    Display Memory: 96.0 MB
    Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
    Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
    Driver Name: ialmrnt5.dll
    Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4396 (English)
    DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 9/20/2005 09:52:38, 36990 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
    VDD: n/a
    Mini VDD: ialmnt5.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 9/20/2005 10:00:54, 1302332 bytes
    Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6632-11CF-B462-9721A3C2CB35}
    Vendor ID: 0x8086
    Device ID: 0x2572
    SubSys ID: 0x019D1028
    Revision ID: 0x0002
    Revision ID: 0x0002
    Video Accel:
    Deinterlace Caps: n/a
    Registry: OK
    DDraw Status: Enabled
    D3D Status: Enabled
    AGP Status: Not Available
    DDraw Test Result: Not run
    D3D7 Test Result: Not run
    D3D8 Test Result: Not run
    D3D9 Test Result: Not run
    Sound Devices
    Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
    Default Sound Playback: Yes
    Default Voice Playback: Yes
    Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02
    Manufacturer ID: 65535
    Product ID: 65535
    Type: WDM
    Driver Name: smwdm.sys
    Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5246 (English)
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    Date and Size: 1/27/2005 21:31:06, 260352 bytes
    Other Files:
    Driver Provider: Analog Devices
    HW Accel Level: Full
    Cap Flags: 0x0
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
    Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
    Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
    HW Memory: 0
    Voice Management: Yes
    EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
    I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
    Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): Yes
    Registry: OK
    Sound Test Result: Not run
    Sound Capture Devices
    Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
    Default Sound Capture: Yes
    Default Voice Capture: Yes
    Driver Name: smwdm.sys
    Driver Version: 5.12.0001.5246 (English)
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Date and Size: 1/27/2005 21:31:06, 260352 bytes
    Cap Flags: 0x0
    Format Flags: 0x0
    DirectMusic
    DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
    DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
    Acceleration: n/a
    Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
    SoundMAX Digital Audio, Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
    Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
    Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
    Registry: OK
    Test Result: Not run
    DirectInput Devices
    Poll w/ Interrupt: No
    Registry: OK
    USB Devices
    Gameport Devices
    PS/2 Devices
    DirectPlay Service Providers
    DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)
    Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.2180)

    DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
    DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
    Registry: OK
    DirectPlay Adapters
    DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1
    DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Local Area Connection - IPv4 -
    DirectPlay Voice Codecs
    Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
    Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
    Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
    MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
    MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
    Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
    TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s
    DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
    Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
    Drive: C:
    Free Space: 40.4 GB
    Total Space: 72.8 GB
    File System: NTFS
    Model: ST380011A

    Drive: D:
    Model: LITE-ON CD-ROM LTN-489S
    Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 49536 bytes

    Drive: E:
    Model: PHILIPS DVD+-RW DVD8701
    Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 49536 bytes
    System Devices
    Name: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2572&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&10
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\ialmnt5.sys, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 10:00:54, 1302332 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmrnt5.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:52:38, 36990 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmdnt5.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:52:32, 118395 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmdev5.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:52:22, 213274 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmdd5.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:59:56, 900218 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igxpxa32.cpa, 9/20/2005 09:26:40, 524850 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igxpxa32.vp, 9/20/2005 09:26:40, 929 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igxpxk32.vp, 9/20/2005 09:26:40, 58704 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igxpxs32.vp, 9/20/2005 10:14:26, 24736 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccutils.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:31:12, 73728 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxsrvc.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:32:16, 57344 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxsrvc.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:32:16, 159744 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpph.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:35:24, 147456 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxcpl.cpl, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:35:12, 77824 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxcfg.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:35:02, 446464 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxdev.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:31:28, 135168 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxdo.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:32:30, 86016 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:35:40, 94208 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxzoom.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:08, 114688 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:32:24, 77824 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxress.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:35:28, 1503232 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:20, 114688 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrara.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:36, 122880 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrchs.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:36, 81920 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrcht.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:36, 81920 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrdan.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:38, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrdeu.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:38, 155648 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrenu.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:31:32, 135168 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxresp.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:40, 151552 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrfin.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:40, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrfra.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:40, 147456 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrheb.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:40, 122880 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrita.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:42, 151552 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrjpn.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:42, 98304 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrkor.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:42, 98304 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrnld.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:42, 151552 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrnor.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:44, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrplk.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:44, 143360 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrptb.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:44, 143360 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrptg.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:44, 143360 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrrus.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:46, 143360 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrsve.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:46, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrtha.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:46, 126976 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrcsy.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:38, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrell.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:38, 155648 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrhun.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:42, 147456 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxrtrk.lrc, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:46, 139264 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxext.exe, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:14, 94208 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxexps.dll, 3.00.0000.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:36:14, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmrem.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:52:36, 49152 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iglicd32.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:43:00, 2310144 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\igldev32.dll, 6.14.0010.4396 (English), 9/20/2005 09:44:50, 524288 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmudlg.exe, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:00, 114688 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuARA.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:00, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuARB.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuCHS.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuCHT.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuCSY.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuDAN.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuDEU.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuELL.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuENG.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuESP.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuFIN.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:02, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuFRA.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuFRC.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuHEB.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuHUN.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuITA.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuJPN.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuKOR.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuNLD.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuNOR.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuPLK.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:04, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuPTB.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuPTG.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuRUS.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuSVE.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuTHA.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ialmuTRK.dll, 0.00.0000.0000 (English), 9/20/2005 09:37:06, 40960 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\iAlmCoIn_v4396.dll, 1.00.1000.0001 (English), 9/20/2005 09:52:34, 61440 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82865G\PE\P Processor to I/O Controller - 2570
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2570&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&00
    Driver: n/a

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24DE&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&EB
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24DD&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&EF
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 26624 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hccoin.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 05:00:00, 7168 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24DB&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&F9
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:51:52, 3328 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 22:59:42, 25088 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 22:59:44, 95360 bytes

    Name: SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&FD
    Driver: n/a

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D4&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&E9
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB SMBus Controller - 24D3
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D3&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&FB
    Driver: n/a

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D2&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&E8
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbuhci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:38, 20480 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 142976 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\usbui.dll, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/4/2004 00:56:48, 74240 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:08:44, 57600 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB LPC Interface Controller - 24D0
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24D0&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_02\3&172E68DD&0&F8
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\isapnp.sys, 5.01.2600.0000 (English), 8/17/2001 13:58:02, 35840 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) 82801EB PCI Bridge - 244E
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_C2\3&172E68DD&0&F0
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 5.01.2600.2180 (English), 8/3/2004 23:07:48, 68224 bytes

    Name: Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1050&SUBSYS_019D1028&REV_02\4&1C660DD6&0&40F0
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\e100b325.sys, 7.01.0012.0000 (English), 2/10/2004 21:49:14, 154112 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Prounstl.exe, 7.00.0006.0000 (English), 11/21/2003 21:26:42, 118784 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\e100b325.din, 6/27/2002 11:53:38, 5110 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IntelNic.dll, 2.05.0001.0000 (English), 7/28/2003 11:55:40, 24064 bytes
    Driver: C:\WINDOWS\system32\e100bmsg.dll, 2/18/2004 23:40:00, 12288 bytes
    DirectX Components
    ddraw.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 266240 bytes
    ddrawex.dll: 5.03.2600.2180 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 27136 bytes
    dxapi.sys: 5.01.2600.0000 English Final Retail 8/4/2004 05:00:00 10496 bytes
    d3d8.dll:
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    The Gentleman wrote: »
    I bought a graphics card capable of playing every game for £45.

    ATI Radeon HD 4650.

    I have that. I like it.
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    What games have you been able to play with that?

    I can play ToMI at 9 without any issues.

    I think it defaults S&M3 to 6 or 7, but that's no big deal.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    Hey with my system specs, would I be able to use that one card I posted earlier?
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Hey with my system specs, would I be able to use that one card I posted earlier?

    That DXdiag doesn't show your power supply's maximum wattage (at least I didn't see it) so I googled Dell Dimension 3000 specs, since that's what you have.

    Dell says your current power supply handles up to 250W of power. The nVidia card link you posted and also the specs for the Radeon HD 4650 both recommend for you to have at least a 400W power supply; (the nVidia card is capable of pulling up to 105W.) Suffice it to say that you do need to upgrade your power supply before you buy a new video card.

    I also notice that you only have 512MB of RAM (only upgradable to 2GB), an 80GB HDD and 3 PCI expansion slots.

    EDIT: ... I really do hate to say it, but sometimes you have to consider the limitations of your motherboard and get a new computer instead of upgrading (it's the 2GB RAM limit and only 3 PCI slots that stand out for me.)
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    That DXdiag doesn't show your power supply's maximum wattage (at least I didn't see it) so I googled Dell Dimension 3000 specs, since that's what you have.

    Dell says your current power supply handles up to 250W of power. The nVidia card link you posted and also the specs for the Radeon HD 4650 both recommend for you to have at least a 400W power supply, as it says that card is capable of pulling up to 105W. Suffice it to say that you do need to upgrade your power supply before you buy a new video card.

    I also notice that you only have 512MB of RAM (only upgradable to 2GB), and an 80GB HDD. =\

    Ok on the power supply, but what about the RAM, is that bad.

    You guys REALLY are making me feel like I know nothing about computers here.
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Hey with my system specs, would I be able to use that one card I posted earlier?

    No, you wouldn't be able to use any of the cards mentioned so far. With your P4 2.8Ghz you won't be able to take full advantage of a GeForce 8800GT, it's a faster card than your processor can supply data to...

    But that's not your biggest problem. From what I can tell about a Dell Dimension 3000, it has no AGP or PCIe slot. You're going to have use a PCI card and your gaming performance would be severely limited by that.

    EDIT: Any dedicated card would be better than your current graphics, though. What games, specifically, are you wanting to play?
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    You guys REALLY are making me feel like I know nothing about computers here.

    I'm not saying that.

    I'm saying that your power supply needs upgrading and your hard drive is somewhat small, but more concerning is that your RAM maxes out at 2GB (yes 512MB is not much) and your motherboard only has 3 PCI expansion slots... regular PCI expansion slots, not PCI-e (which does affect your video card choices, actually).

    I'm concerned that your motherboard may be too old to warrant upgrading peripherals for it instead of replacing it.

    I really don't like saying that, but it's true.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    on the OTHER hand... if you were to buy a new desktop, you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for a decent one. I built mine mostly from parts I bought online, and I think the whole thing cost me about $450.

    ...granted I already had a good monitor, but still.
  • GeorgeCGeorgeC
    edited February 2011
    I understand that you are not an expert at computers, but a page worth of driver locations is not helping, just press the windows key + pause/break to bring up your system specs
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    figmentPez wrote: »
    No, you wouldn't be able to use any of the cards mentioned so far. With your P4 2.8Ghz you won't be able to take full advantage of a GeForce 8800GT, it's a faster card than your processor can supply data to...

    But that's not your biggest problem. From what I can tell about a Dell Dimension 3000, it has no AGP or PCIe slot. You're going to have use a PCI card and your gaming performance would be severely limited by that.

    EDIT: Any dedicated card would be better than your current graphics, though. What games, specifically, are you wanting to play?

    Tf2, Magicka, and the Half life series mainly.
    My Laptop seems to handle most games, just not certain games like these.


    All right, so what is the dedicated graphics card you talk about?
  • RibsRibs
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Tf2, Magicka, and the Half life series mainly.
    My Laptop seems to handle most games, just not certain games like these.


    All right, so what is the dedicated graphics card you talk about?

    Basically, all computers have Graphics Card, but most ones are Integrated and share Memory with the Virtual Memory, resulting in less available memory for Video at all. Dedicated does not share memory, leading to a much smoother and higher resolution performance.
    You mentioned Source Games, so I'd start there. Source isn't that demanding, and Magicka lies in it's reccomended specs (runs fine for me, much lower card). Basically, pretty much anything is better then what you have, but the computer you have doesn't seem to be that great for dedicated gaming at all.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    Ribs wrote: »
    Basically, all computers have Graphics Card, but most ones are Integrated and share Memory with the Virtual Memory

    most? most mid to low-end name brand PCs, maybe.
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    All right, so what is the dedicated graphics card you talk about?

    Basically, dedicated (in this case) means that the device (ie. video card) is physically wired into the motherboard and often shares the memory that the motherboard uses; as opposed to a video card peripheral which is separate from the motherboard, uses its own memory and plugs in to the motherboard via an expansion slot.

    Dedicated video cards cannot be replaced as they are physically attched to the motherboard, but could possibly be disabled (depending on the motherboard) so that it doesn't use up RAM if you used a different video card peripheral instead.


    Still, the fact that you only have PCI expansion slots continues to concern me. The commonly used expansion slot nowadays is called PCIe (PCI Express), which is better than AGP (the previous standard), which is also better than PCI.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    Ribs wrote: »
    Basically, all computers have Graphics Card, but most ones are Integrated and share Memory with the Virtual Memory, resulting in less available memory for Video at all. Dedicated does not share memory, leading to a much smoother and highe
    You mentioned Source Games, so I'd start there. Source isn't that demanding, and Magicka lies in it's reccomended specs (runs fine for me, much lower card). Basically, pretty much anything is better then what you have, but the computer you have doesn't seem to be that great for dedicated gaming at all.

    Yeah well, my laptop was what I was using for dedicating gaming, but as of late, it just fails at games such as half life, tf2, and magicka, but if I cant do anything there, than I thought my Desktop which wasnt for gaming, but more work and printer oriantated stuff, hence why it isnt good on gaming.
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    most? most mid to low-end name brand PCs, maybe.



    Basically, dedicated (in this case) means that the device (ie. video card) is physically wired into the motherboard and often shares the memory that the motherboard uses; as opposed to a video card peripheral which is separate from the motherboard, uses its own memory and plugs in to the motherboard via an expansion slot.

    Dedicated video cards cannot be replaced as they are physically attched to the motherboard, but could possibly be disabled (depending on the motherboard) so that it doesn't use up RAM if you used a different video card peripheral instead.


    Still, the fact that you only have PCI expansion slots continues to concern me. The commonly used expansion slot nowadays is called PCIe (PCI Express), which is better than AGP (the previous standard), which is also better than PCI.

    So in other words, Id be better off with a new Desktop altogether then?
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited February 2011
    Unfortunately, yes.

    However, as I said, you don't need to spend a ton of money to get a decent machine if you know what to look for.

    Which is to say that if you buy a Dell, you're paying in part for tech support and marked up prices on RAM.
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited February 2011
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    most? most mid to low-end name brand PCs, maybe.

    Just stop talking. Most computers sold are low-end PCs. The market for gaming PCs and powerful workstations is small compared to the amount used to surf the web and do basic business apps. Even a lot of laptops with AMD or nVidia graphics still share main system memory instead of having dedicated graphics RAM.
    Basically, dedicated (in this case) means that the device (ie. video card) is physically wired into the motherboard and often shares the memory that the motherboard uses; as opposed to a video card peripheral which is separate from the motherboard, uses its own memory and plugs in to the motherboard via an expansion slot.

    Dedicated video cards cannot be replaced as they are physically attched to the motherboard, but could possibly be disabled (depending on the motherboard) so that it doesn't use up RAM if you used a different video card peripheral instead.

    You don't know what you're talking about. Integrated graphics are the ones on the motherboard, because the graphics chip is integrated into the system. Dedicated graphics are ones that are on a separate board dedicated to graphics, or have their own memory dedicated to graphics.
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Tf2, Magicka, and the Half life series mainly.
    My Laptop seems to handle most games, just not certain games like these

    Well, you don't have enough RAM for Magicka. Between maxing out the RAM your motherboard can handle, and getting a decent graphics card, you'd be spending a fair amount of money for not a lot of benefit. You'd be better off saving up for a new PC, IMO.

    TF2 might run on the RAM you have, I'm not sure how much it's memory footprint has increased with all the added items, hats and other fancy stuff added. It's probably not going to run great on 512MB of RAM.

    The HL series would probably run pretty well with just the addition of a $50 graphics card, up until you hit HL2:ep2. That last one I'm not so sure about running well on just 512MB of RAM.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited February 2011
    figmentPez wrote: »
    Well, you don't have enough RAM for Magicka. Between maxing out the RAM your motherboard can handle, and getting a decent graphics card, you'd be spending a fair amount of money for not a lot of benefit. You'd be better off saving up for a new PC, IMO.

    TF2 might run on the RAM you have, I'm not sure how much it's memory footprint has increased with all the added items, hats and other fancy stuff added. It's probably not going to run great on 512MB of RAM.

    The HL series would probably run pretty well with just the addition of a $50 graphics card, up until you hit HL2:ep2. That last one I'm not so sure about running well on just 512MB of RAM.

    And theres my answer, so far it seems Ill just do that. Of course I am more or less broke on electronics due to the 3ds and games and all, but that this is what Ill do.
  • Bloody EugeneBloody Eugene
    edited February 2011
    1) Increase the total memory: 512 mb of ram are just too few. I suggest AT LEAST 1gb, better 2 or 4. And your system will litterally fly after it.
    2) Update your OS: Service pack 2? You need to activate windows updates! Really! It's free!
    3) After 1) and 2) you can buy any video card around 50$ - yeah, more you pay and fastest it will be, but be aware that more expensive high-end models needs additional power. I suggest Nvidia, it has less compatibility problems.

    With 100$ more or less you'll have some quite good performance for Telltale Games.
  • The GentlemanThe Gentleman
    edited February 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    What games have you been able to play with that?

    TF2 on highest graphics.
    Crysis on medium.
    Telltale games on quality 9.


    I haven't found an unplayable game yet.
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