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    Why cant old games like COH run on this card?!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by momanx86, Aug 13, 2011.

  1. momanx86

    momanx86 Notebook Guru

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    I just installed Company of Heroes and its not compatible with the gt555m! It runs crap on the intel card...maxed out it runs at 11 FPS...I need this game to run on my gt555m but it says incompatible hardware. Any help?

    This problem is common with most of the older games. Please help.
     
    momanx86, Aug 13, 2011
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    macaddict84 Notebook Consultant

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    It should work because I play CoH on my M14x everyday. Are you using steam or the disks?
     
    macaddict84, Aug 14, 2011
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  3. momanx86

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    i installed em thru the discs but the game doesnt support the gt555m.....are you using that card to play? How did you get it to work on that card..i just get an error that its incompatible hardware
     
    momanx86, Aug 14, 2011
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    Steam installed the game for me. Once I started it up it shows that the gt555m is being used for the game. Did you update to the game to the current patch?
     
    macaddict84, Aug 14, 2011
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    I downloaded the patch but it does not detect the game. What patch number are you running?

    Also I using a pirated copy, but it still should run....dont know why it only runs on the intel crap.
     
    momanx86, Aug 14, 2011
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    :rolleyes:

    Maybe you should buy the game before complaining that it doesn't work properly.
     
    R3d, Aug 14, 2011
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    Sorry man but in my country its almost impossible to find original copies. Pirates rule the market. But that doesn't mean pirated games are full of problems.

    There must be some way I can get the game to work on the gt555....maybe changing some setting like in an ini file?
     
    momanx86, Aug 15, 2011
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    WOW!.... lol
    I dont support Pirating, but my suggestion would be to check and see if there is a new "Hacked" Patch. (im pretty sure there will be)
     
    Tergazzi, Aug 15, 2011
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    Or check if its actually running on the GT 555M.
     
    nicholaslimck, Aug 19, 2011
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  10. DarkFame

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    Just right click the shortcut and select to run the game with the nvidia graphics processor. How hard can it be? :p
     
    DarkFame, Aug 19, 2011
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    Optimus is fail and should detect when you are running a "game" properly.

    Set NVIDIA as default for that game :)

    EDIT: You contradicted yourself. First you say it runs with low FPS, then you say it says "incompatible hardware"

    ....
     
    LVNeptune, Aug 19, 2011
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  12. momanx86

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    I'm not an idiot guys of course I right clicked and chose the nvidia card. The problem is when I do that I get an error message saying incompatible hardware get it now?

    And I never contradicted myself, you read it wrong buddy. I said I get low FPS when using the intel card and an error message saying incompatible hardware when I try to use the nvidia card. Get it now?
     
    momanx86, Aug 19, 2011
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    Just a guess but you just lost any chance of getting help now.
     
    macaddict84, Aug 19, 2011
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  14. momanx86

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    Sorry if I sounded rude, didnt try to be
     
    momanx86, Aug 19, 2011
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