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    Is it possible to play Silent Hunter 3 with a GeForce4 440 Go video card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Tim Konuch, Jan 29, 2007.

  1. Tim Konuch

    Tim Konuch Notebook Consultant

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    The requirements for this game states that the video card needs to support Vertex / Pixel Shader 1.1 . Will my Dell Inspiron 8200 graphics card be able to do this?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks,

    Tim
     
    Tim Konuch, Jan 29, 2007
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  2. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    Your card doesn't have pixel or vertex shader 1.1 or even 1.0, sorry :(
     
    Zellio, Jan 29, 2007
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Zellio is right, unfortunately you can't play that game. The GeForce4 440 Go is a DirectX 7 card; it has no pixel shaders. Pixel shaders only showed up in DirectX 8.x and up cards.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 29, 2007
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  4. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Aye, you're out of luck. Even if it did support the shaders, I doubt that card would be powerful enough to handle it. My X1400 only runs it @ around 35fps.
     
    Lysander, Jan 29, 2007
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  5. Tim Konuch

    Tim Konuch Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks everyone for your help in answering my question!!

    I guess it is time to start looking for a new notebook sometime this year. Hopefully after the new direct 10x graphic cards start coming out. :)
     
    Tim Konuch, Jan 30, 2007
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I think that's a good idea Tim; you have held onto your current notebook for long enough that a few more months ( until April - June, we'll probably see DX10 then) won't matter much. ;)
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 30, 2007
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