Quake Wars gpu Compatibility

I just bought Quake Wars yesterday... guess what:

MY PC WONT PLAY IT!!! It says something allong the lines of :


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224 MB of Video memory on an optimal video architecture

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Sorry if its long...
Take a close look at ********* ERROR*********** theres some pretty interesting info there...

Another thing is... I play HL2 at medium settings avg 30fps... But my pc plays farcry and some other games all sh!**y at low settings ... Explain that?

 

Admins please tell me if I need to cut anything down... such as some useless loading info... just tell me if any problems happen with your policies... rofl

 

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com

Get a better driver.. lol But then again Intel GMA 950 isn't gonna run to many games.. It's a wonder you can play HL2!! Farcry is just terrible, it artifacts like mad at certain camera angels. Needs to be patched if it already hasn't.

That game isn't that demanding compared to Bioshock or Crysis, so you got a good chance.

 

If you're really using a GMA950 then give up hope now!

 

lol I was like WTF My laptop is using a 950gma with stock drivers.... and playing HL2 at medium settings at 1280*800 .... I was pretty impressed... anyways... no clue why Quake wars wouldnt even start... ill go update the drivers...

Im pretty sure that Crysis isnt demanding (On low settings at 800*600 at low settings DX8 rofl )

 

What?! The GMA 950 has no chance of running today's newest shooters.

 

HAHAH! Im playing HL2 medium settings... I mean I just want to play Quake wars at low settings and stuff.... Ima get my new lappie soon... better said buy my new lappie soon

 

you actually expected it to work?

 

Half Life 2 at 1280x800 on mediums is quite frankly BS of the highest order. Unless by 30fps, you meant 3fps. I had a GMA950 for testing and it could only run at 640x480 dx7 mode min settings. It's a widely known and accepted fact that HL2 and the GMA950 does not equate to anything else.

 

yeah....no kidding, my desktop X700 can run HL2 at all highest settings, but cannot run quake wars, so no chance in your lappy running it

 

Guys im like totally serious! I just finished playing garrys mod at med/high settings! My mom bought me this *nice looking* but not so powerful laptop hoping I would like it, my reactions where seriously f***ed up, I shouldnt have said this was a crappy laptop... anyways... cant change the past.. so now I saved up money and she and my dad will chip in for a gaming laptop anytime I want too.... Anyways...

Please tell what I am running in my HP Pavillion DV6000 then?!!? I believe there are no gpu options for it btw...

 

I can send you a quick pic of my lappie specs if you want... and ingame screen shots from garrys mod I just took a minute ago (funny fun with friends)

 

Correct. Half-Life 2 can run smooth on Intel chips, at the cost of looking like games from 2000.

Take a look at this webpage to see the quality differences in Half-Life 2. For an average person, the incredible art style that unifies low and high settings making low settings a minimal sacrifice. For 3D card enthusiasts, low settings is an eye strain.

 

Can you kind of rephrase that please?

By the way is it me or does the DX8.1 look better than all the others!?!?! Well I was definitely playing HL2 on DX9 soo.... idk what you want

Im just asking why I cant even launch quake wars... I mean It compatible with like dx8....soooo.... I think I will restart my computer Since I just installed vista again and updates where made... ill report back tomorow =)

 

Half-Life 2 scales back depending on what hardware you have. Did it say DX9 in the options menu?

Not software, but hardware. Settings screenshot

There's also a list of the supported graphics chips.

SUPPORTED VIDEO CHIPSETS
NVIDIA GeforceFX Series (5700 or higher, not including 5700LE and 5700VE)
NVIDIA Geforce 6 Series (6200 or higher)
NVIDIA Geforce 7 Series (7300 or higher)
NVIDIA Geforce 8 Series
ATI Radeon 9700 or higher
ATI Radeon X700 or higher
ATI Radeon X1650 or higher

 

It most definitely says DX 9.0c =)

 

I dont really care about the listed gpu's I go all out intergrated non listed gpu

Anyways... still I cant find out how to get it runnning... ARGH!!! Maybe theres a patch soon =)

 

I've had a friend get HL2 and Garry's Mod running on a 16mb Pro savage card, and these new Intel GMA 950's runs circles around that card..lmfao..

With all these fancy talk of DX versions and theories put aside, seriously man, good luck with this adventure.

I'd just stick the money out and get a nice XPS m1330 or i1420 or 1520.. lol Quake wars run fantastic on my i1520. Since you're young Dell would be a good choice.. They'll replace w.e you manage to break LOL.

 

there is not a chance in hell you will run quake wars on a gma 950

 

I wouldn't say that, instead: there is not a chance in hell you will play quake wars on a gma 950. Unless of course you consider a slideshow playing.

 

That's the official list. They're only supporting those video cards.

 

The official lists are usually very inaccurate. I'm not saying that Quake Wars can be played on the 950, but I wouldn't go by the "official" stuff.

 

Well HL2 doesnt have my video card listed... And I play it...

Im serious I do play many games on my gma950 just on low... I get HL2 DX9.0c 30fps all medium settings...

And isnt quake wars backwards compatible with like DX8

I will be getting something along the lines of a c2d 2.4 ghz 7200rpm 120gb+ hdd 8700gt (sli maybe) or better (im still waiting)

 

I suggest you contact Valve and Intel and tell them that all their engineers, and the people who actually made the 945, as well as dozens thousands of users of said products are wrong then. Obviously they've all made a terrible mistake!

 

My expereience has been that the lists are really solid. My friend with a 5700LE tried playing a game listed for 5700s, and the hardware check failed his machine and he couldn't play.

 

ive never look at the gfx card spec, as long as u have a gfx card thts not ancient you should be able to run most games..."run" them

 

If you go to SystemRequirementsLab.com, which uses the "official supported" list, most laptops with a 8600m GT will fail at the BIOSHOCK test.

 

I'm not talking about some fakebench™ thing. Splinter Cell just plain refused to run.

 

Oh, well that's usually missing some needed component, like a shader level or something.

 

NOOO! It says 5700SE and LE are exceptions

 

Well anyways... I probably cant play it since I dont have enough shaders or stuff like that... and for the record... I just finished playing the Farcry demo on High settings at 1280*800 32bit Sooo the gma950 isnt that bad =)

 

This is why I don't buy games without getting the demo first. Getting a demo running is the only thing that will give me a high degree of confidence in the compatibility of the final product. That is, unless SRL says that I overly exceed the recommended settings. That's why I got Oblivion, even without a demo.

But ET:QW has a demo, so...

You could always ebay the game and use the cash to buy a better laptop.

 

derrrr I have QW:ET and it DIDNT worked.... eeeerrrrrderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr lol jk

 

that i doubt. my desktop(X700) runs it on high settings at about 30fps and drops to bout 18 sometimes. it is that bad, and also it one thing if it can run it, can it run it smoothly.

 

What ever you want man... I play fracry on high, HL2 on med., Garrys mod on High (lag when you do stupid stuff *stack 200 gas barrels and accidentaly drop a grenade derrrr*)

I just installed driver updates and vista patches and shiz ima go test it... be back soon... unless it works and ill be playing till 10:30pm

 

nope... aint working... CRAAAAP

 

Look just go away, first you claim Half Life 2 runs at medium on 1280x800 and now Far Cry runs at high on 1280x800 too.

You do realise that this would place your GMA950 in 9800Pro/6600GT edging towards x800/6800 territory and make it the worlds most special GMA950.

I have tested Far Cry on the GMA950. It runs acceptably - at lowest settings 800x600. Get a life and stop trolling. I'm reporting your post because anyone that knows ANYTHING about hardware knows you're lying through your teeth.

 

how convienant its not working when we i was about to ask for some screens/fraps.

 

omg omg omg lol yeah but im being serously true... what can I say!?!?

Checked with the latest drivers? On vista?

I really dont know what to say... but I am seriously playing games at those settings!!!

 

k get us some screens then if you are. with fraps not JUST screens

 

hai guys im just done tweaking my 8600gt i hooked it up to my vacum cleaner with some sellotape to take out all that hot air i'm now running crysis on 1920 x 1200 on my 28" plasma tv. mostly smooth. bit choppy when more then 100 enemies on screen at once.

i cant take pictures because i have no hands.

 

i just threw mine in the bath tub, its water proof, then my 60" plasma popped outta side of my tub and mine doesnt lag when theres 100 enemies on the screen anymore..yay

 

Hey guys...the GMA900/950 is not a gaming card, and it cannot play FarCry or any game at the mythical settings being talked about here. Seriously, shame on those who are misleading many others based solely on their status either a fanboy or someone trying to feel better about a notebook that can't do what they want.

Keep pretending the GMA can do it, and this thread will be closed. Misinformation will not be tolerated on the forums.

 

thanks for putting your foot down

 

I will post screens and a vid. if I can once I get it right... ill show off specs and info bout my p run farcry right after it *uncut* show settings and BAM! lol

I am getting a decent lappie soon

so Im not really "omg my pc is soo good its a 8.63ghz octo core with a DX 13 and a 80 yotabyte raid 5 hdd and liquid nitrogen cooling and an octo sli Nvidia 4th generation 9850gtx ultra gx8 and a x2hd dual drive (only up to 65 terabyte cd's version) all that in a 15.4notebook wheighing just under 5 pounds "

 

I am just telling the truth... if you want to ban me go ahead... I am just a noob who owns a current piece of crap... and I wouldnt make stuff up to waste my time... im getting fraps right now

 

i have absolutly no clue what you just said.

 

Who edited my frigging post?! My keylogger says other wise... wow... someones turning against me *stupid cough ad cough mins cough* jk

 

do you think ati 200m can play? it goes up to 60fps in medium..
i think i can with 2gb and turbo mem.. since i saw someone playing fear on high settings with 2gb..

 

The problem isn't that you don't have the required shader level. ET:QW uses a modified D3 engine, so you're looking for OGL 2.0 support (IIRC) over any particular DX level. You may be able to play if Intel releases a driver supporting OGL 2.0, but that's not a huge priority for Intel.

On a side note, I cannot believe you are running Far Cry maxxed in Vista, playable. My 8600M GT cannot even do that, although the issue is probably Vista.