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    LOTRO On my Laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DarbX1605, Jan 4, 2009.

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    DarbX1605 Newbie

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    I really want to get LOTR Online, and on "Can you RUN it?" I passed everything in minimum and recommended, except the card. Oddly enough, the card shows that I have all the required specs of a card but it still reads fail. Am I able to run LOTRO with this comp?



    CPU
    Recommended: Pentium 4/Athlon XP or better
    You Have: 2 processors running - AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52
    PASS
    CPU Speed
    Recommended: 2.8
    You Have: 1.60 GHz Performance Rated at 3.23 GHz
    PASS
    System RAM
    Recommended: 1 GB
    You Have: 1.9 GB
    PASS
    Operating System
    Recommended: Windows XP or Vista
    You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build Service Pack 22600)
    PASS
    Video Card
    Recommended: 128 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI® Radeon® X850
    You Have: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series (ATI display adapter (0x5975))
    FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this recommended requirement.
    Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card

    Video RAM: Required - 128 MB , You have - 256 MB
    Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
    Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
    Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
    Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0

    Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
    Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.6614
    FYI: Your video card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper video card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
    DirectX Version
    Recommended: 9.0c
    You Have: 9.0c
    PASS
    Sound Card
    Recommended: Yes
    You Have: SigmaTel Audio
    PASS
    Sound Card Driver Version
    Your driver version number is: 5.10
    FYI: Your sound card driver version is provided for your information, but it is not part of this analysis. But proper sound card driver versions are important to the proper operation of your product.
    Free Disk Space
    Recommended: 10 GB
    You Have: 102.3 GB
    PASS
    DVD
    Recommended: 2x DVD-ROM
    You Have: PHILIPS DVD+-RW SDVD8820
    PASS, but the Speed could NOT be analyzed.


    Any help is greatly appreciated. Normally I just buy the game and find out the hard way - but COD4 burned me to the point where id rather know before buying.
     
    DarbX1605, Jan 4, 2009
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    crash NBR Assassin

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