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    getting new videocard drive for fullscrn game?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kdaniel6217, Mar 11, 2008.

  1. kdaniel6217

    kdaniel6217 Notebook Consultant

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    i have a ibm 600 made in 2001 and i like playing starcraft on it...but the sreen is 640x?? small. its not fullscrn and its because the old video-chip (neomagic magicgraph 128zv driver). the 640x??? is the defult settting for this old thing. Is it possible to put a new videocard driver? maybe the(neomagic MagicGraph 128xd) this should make it full screen.

    how can i do it? do i need to solder the new chip? or do i just change it like the cpu? help me...i want to play games full screen.

    heres a example....it shows chips and ibm 600 w/ magic graph 128xd playing some game FULLSCREEN

    http://translate.google.com/transla...926543389.shtml&langpair=zh|en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
    (its chinese translated into english)
     
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    lunateck Bananaed

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    It's time to get a new laptop.
     
    lunateck, Mar 11, 2008
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    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    Tony_A, Mar 11, 2008
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    kdaniel6217 Notebook Consultant

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    oh...so new graphic card=need to motherboard or new laptop? dang...tat sucks
     
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    Tony_A Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, new laptop in your case as no drop-in motherboard replacement exists for your (and 99%+ of modern) laptop.

    That said, a new laptop (even the bottom end $4-500 ones) will be a huge upgrade from what you're using.
     
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    kdaniel6217 Notebook Consultant

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    Dude, StarCRAFT runs ONLY at 640x480. It`s how it was made.
     
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    I think his problem is that it runs non-fullscreen @ 640X480 (probably centered 1:1 pixel mapped on a 1024X768 display)

    Also kdaniel6217, Why are you contemplating a $250 band-aid solution? You can get a new laptop with like 10X the CPU/RAM/GPU/etc of a Thinkpad 600 for $400-500!! Isn't a Thinkpad 600 using ~ 366Mhz Pentium 2, 6-10GB hd, etc? If so, don't waste $$$ on a dinosaur!!!
     
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    kdaniel6217 Notebook Consultant

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    i actually put a 30gb Toshiba hd. but i guess cpu is pretty bad.


    but you can play on full screen which is just stretching..less quality but full.
     
    kdaniel6217, Mar 11, 2008
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That GPU is a joke...and it would not work any better than what you have. It is meant ONLY for connecting to a another monitor, and will not actually do graphics intensive work (like gaming). There is a reason plug-in-graphics are not a big deal in the industry.

    But I'll put it this way to you: If you want a better graphics card you must buy an entirely new laptop. There is no way to solder on, swap in, swap in with motherboard, or any other way to upgrade.
     
    Greg, Mar 11, 2008
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