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    graphics help?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by illius, Jul 28, 2010.

  1. illius

    illius Newbie

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    Ok, I have purchased a new acers aspire 7741Z-5731. It has worked great with what I have put it threw so far. I have ben playing games on it to test it out. But I am confused on what graphics card, or gpu it has. In the description of it all it says is intel(r) graphics media excellerator hd. But in my game description it says nvidia geforce 7900gs. Now I never thought it would but I have installed and have fallout 3 playing. But it is kind of choppy, and sluggish. Now my question is is there a way to update the drivers or change the settings for the card itself? From nvidias site this card is perfect for extreme hd gaming. I'm thinking if there was a way to change or improve the fps this game would run good. Any ideas or maybe someone can clear this up/point me in the right direction?
     
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  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Aspire 7741Z certainly has an Intel GMA HD in it - the GeForce 7900 GS is kind of old, and if you did have it, you'd notice the Nvidia sticker on your system.

    The Intel GMA HD is a halfway-capable GPU, but it's far from the best out there. You'll probably need to turn down the settings and resolution to get Fallout 3 playable.
     
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