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    why can play C&C3 but not Far Cry

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kezman, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. kezman

    kezman Newbie

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    im using 1520...with t5250, 2gb ram and 8600GT..

    my problem is..i can play C&C3 at high setting..but then i cant even play Far Cry at low setting...y is this happening???
     
    kezman, Jul 27, 2007
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  2. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Nurgles .
     
    Wu Jen, Jul 27, 2007
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  3. denro11

    denro11 Notebook Geek

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    crumple horned snorcack got to ur laptop gfx card it seems. actually that might be a driver issue. i'm not an expert on 'em, but i've read on laptopvideo2go and the tutorials here that they do driver updates cause of one driver not working w/ a game or something. try updating ur drivers, or if u have, go down a few notches on ur driver, like instead of the 160's use the 150's.
     
    denro11, Jul 27, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Check for patches for the game. If you are running the game on Vista you'll want to check if there are any compatibility issues.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 27, 2007
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  5. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Update windows, Update your V.Card Driver, Update Farcry. Run CCleaner and check for registry errors. If all those don't work uninstall Farcry and reinstall it.
     
    Wu Jen, Jul 27, 2007
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    darkspark88 Notebook Evangelist

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    I cant get it working either. Tried every driver there is. All I get is grey textures that flicker.
     
    darkspark88, Jul 27, 2007
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    MrWhereItsAt Notebook Evangelist

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    It could well be simply Vista hates games released more than a very short time ago. Far Cry works in Vista Home Premium for me until the 3rd leve, then it crashes no matter WHAT I try.
     
    MrWhereItsAt, Jul 27, 2007
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