Motherboard/Gaming

demetrics

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Aug 31, 2004
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My friend just bought Lord of the Rings Battle for middle earth and his computer can't run it right now with what he currently has. He wants to know if he upgrade it will he be able to play the game at atleast the low settings.

Game System Requirements
OS:Windows XP or 2000
CPU:1.3GH or faster
RAM:256MB or more
Disc Drive:8x or faster CD/DVD
Video Card with 32 MB or more memory


one of these are are required

NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS or greater,
ATI Radeon 7500 or greater

His Specs
AMD Athlon 2000+/1.66GH XP Processor
Hard drive 80G
3D S3 Graphics Prosavage 8
256 MB DDR for optimazed performance.
PCI Support 2.2
AGP Slot 4x


That is everyting that he knows for certain,
but I do have the specs on that
Motherboard in general.

North Bridge Chip VT8375

DDR 200/266

Bus Speed 200/266MHz
Maxium Memory 4GB

South Bridge VT8233,VT8233C,VT8235
V-Link speed 266MBps

he is thinking about buying a 256 MB DDR chip and one of these two video cards

ATI RADEON 9000 Video Card, 64MB DDR, TV-Out, 4X AGP, -OEM

Model# RADEON 9000 64M
Item # N82E16814102386

Specifications:
Chipset: ATI Radeon 9000
Memory: 64MB DDR
BUS: AGP 4X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out(S-Video Out)
Support 3D API: DirectX 8, OpenGL 1.3
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536
Cable/Accessories: Driver CD

40.50$

eVGA nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440SE Video Card, 64MB DDR, 64-bit, Dual VGA, 4X AGP, Model "e-GeForce4 MX 440 SE(064-A4-NV72-L6)" -RETAIL

Model# 064-A4-NV72-L6
Item # N82E16814130171

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440SE/250MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 64MB DDR/333MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X
Ports: DUAL VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)
Support 3D API: DirectX®7.1, OpenGL®1.3
Cable/Accessories: Driver CD
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@60Hz
35.00$
 

nick1985

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an extra 256 RAM would be great, but both of those vidoe cards are awful. search ebay or the for sale/for trade forums for a used ti-4200
 

ts3433

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Jun 29, 2004
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He'll probably be able to play it at the lowest settings, but those cards are practically onboard video material (hell, the NF2 IGP uses a GF4 MX). If buying a new graphics card, get at least a used Ti4200 (maybe a 9500 Pro if you can stretch a bit) or a new 9600/Pro.