Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Problem

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Dman877

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Ok so a friend wants to play mmp's and doesn't wanna pay for a video card. Fine, his board has intel integrated graphics and the game runs fine with this chip until it crashes after about 10 minutes. Seems to me it's overheating, I tried drivers/driver options etc. Is the intel extreme graphics in the northbridge? SHould I just try strapping a bigger hsf on there?

Anyone have anyt experiences with this?
 
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Dman877

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Well TBH he shouldn't have to, the intel graphics run the game fine, if they didn't keep crashing. Besides, he doesn't want anything used either, cheapest graphics at cc/bb is like 60+ for 5 year-old graphics technology too :(.
 
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Matthias99

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$33 new at Newegg
or ATI for $31
You can probably find 'em even cheaper on pricewatch.

I wouldn't be so sure that the chipset is running everything correctly (it is crashing, after all), and it's certainly *painfully* slow. Do him a favor and make him upgrade. Friends don't let friends run IEG. :)
 
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Genx87

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Originally posted by: Matthias99
$33 new at Newegg
or ATI for $31
You can probably find 'em even cheaper on pricewatch.

I wouldn't be so sure that the chipset is running everything correctly (it is crashing, after all), and it's certainly *painfully* slow. Do him a favor and make him upgrade. Friends don't let friends run IEG. :)
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I second that!
 
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CraigRT

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Originally posted by: Matthias99
$33 new at Newegg
or ATI for $31
You can probably find 'em even cheaper on pricewatch.

I wouldn't be so sure that the chipset is running everything correctly (it is crashing, after all), and it's certainly *painfully* slow. Do him a favor and make him upgrade. Friends don't let friends run IEG. :)
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Those are probably better than the Intel graphics, but man... I had a Radeon 7000 in my PC at work... wow, that was like... back in the TNT2 days... so slow!! but I guess at least it would be better than the Intel chip (which is hard to believe) I think the MX4000 would be faster, but I could be wrong. $2 more performance! :p
 
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Childs

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Originally posted by: CraigRT
Originally posted by: Matthias99
$33 new at Newegg
or ATI for $31
You can probably find 'em even cheaper on pricewatch.

I wouldn't be so sure that the chipset is running everything correctly (it is crashing, after all), and it's certainly *painfully* slow. Do him a favor and make him upgrade. Friends don't let friends run IEG. :)
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Those are probably better than the Intel graphics, but man... I had a Radeon 7000 in my PC at work... wow, that was like... back in the TNT2 days... so slow!! but I guess at least it would be better than the Intel chip (which is hard to believe) I think the MX4000 would be faster, but I could be wrong. $2 more performance! :p
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In the TNT2 days a TNT2 was considered fast.
 
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LordPhoenix

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Gotta be a dumb@#$ to get a Geforce 2/4 MX for $25-30 when you can get a Geforce 3 TI for like $30 on the for sale/trade forums which is wayyy more powerful and in another league....
 
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If he has an open AGP slot, get this $43
If he only has the PCI option, get this $52

ANYTHING is better, Intel "EXTREME!!!" graphics are really lackluster, and I don't even know what games he plays, but if they're remotely 3D, he's prolly not playing them well, thats my .02
 
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oldman420

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Intel extreme graphics uses system memory I have a feeling that your freind prob has 128 meg of ram.

Even with 256 meg that system is NOT a gaming box.

sixth


It will play solitaire though
 
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Soulkeeper

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last time i checked Extreme2 was still not designed for "ANY" 3d gaming at all
upgrade :(
 
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jiffylube1024

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Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Problem
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I can't run games with this pos
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[This is a known issue and does not affect just your system. The only known workaround is to buy a new video card that is intended for games]

-Taken off a BS site that doesn't exist (OK so I made it up... you get the message ;)).

Intel's Extreme(ly horrible) Graphics 1 + 2 are not for gaming; they are integrated solutions that are just enough to 'get by' running basic windows tasks.

If you want to run anything that is fullscreen, get even the cheapest GeForce 2 or 4 MX, or an even better solution, one of those two ATI's recommended by SneakyStuff, which are both quite nice at 2d and 'ok' for games that are several generations old ;) .
 
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Marsumane

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It shouldnt overheat like that. Putting a cooler on it may not solve your problem. I'm guessing that it wont because i dont see how it would just keep overheating unless its a pos and its not heat or something other then heat is causing it to crash. I would just do what everyone else is saying and get another card. It will cost u $30 and u have a guaranteed fix.
 
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