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    Trying To Play A Game

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by midnighG7, Dec 27, 2008.

  1. midnighG7

    midnighG7 Newbie

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    the games graphics min is ati x850
    and mine is intel lnt. GMA X3100 Gfx
    what one is better?
     
    midnighG7, Dec 27, 2008
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  2. Tony_A

    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    Ati x850 by far. It's an older DX9/SM 2.0 card, but has 16 rops and 256MB of GDDR3 RAM via a dedicated 256-bit memory interface.

    What game is it?

    You probably can get it to run, just at lower settings.
     
    Tony_A, Dec 27, 2008
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  3. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    First off, that "minimum required" card is a dedicated graphics card, which is going to be better than an integrated card (what you have). Also, there are other things that contribute to a game not running smoothly than just the graphics card.

    What game are you trying to play? What are the specs of your laptop (CPU, RAM, HDD, etc)?

    And welcome to NBR! :)<quotequote>
     
    crash, Dec 27, 2008
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  4. midnighG7

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    fallout 3
    i have all requremens then other then the graphics card
     
    midnighG7, Dec 27, 2008
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  5. Satyrion

    Satyrion Notebook Deity

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    Fallout 3 runs at 5-15 FPS with ultra low settings with the x3100
     
    Satyrion, Dec 27, 2008
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  6. midnighG7

    midnighG7 Newbie

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    but it crashes when i try to make a new charater
     
    midnighG7, Dec 27, 2008
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    uppgrade ur drivers and use a custom cfg file for better fps
     
    Satyrion, Dec 27, 2008
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  8. midnighG7

    midnighG7 Newbie

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    like custom download the game or what?
     
    midnighG7, Dec 27, 2008
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