My dell doesn't have the necessary vid card for this game

[JoeFahey]

Well, I have a Dell Dimension 4600. I looked up it's specifications here, http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/s...s/dim4600/en/4600/sm/specs.htm#1106927

And I looked up the requirements for Joint operations here, http://jointoperations.filefront.com/info/Requirements

What Video card can/should I get to be able to run this game? Also, is the new vid card all I need? THANKS!!!

 

[nick1985]

that link doesnt say what is in YOUR system, all it says is what your system COULD have. You need to tell us exactly what components are in your rig. download and run everest home edition to get the details of your computer

 

[imported_Kensai]

Just slap a cheap AGP video card in it.

 

[JoeFahey]

Well, this computer is actually for my friend, and I am not on it at the moment. He gave me the service tag #, and the Model, which is the Dimension 4600....can't I find out whats inside it on Dell's site?

 

[KoolDrew]

What is your budget for the card?

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
Well, this computer is actually for my friend, and I am not on it at the moment. He gave me the service tag #, and the Model, which is the Dimension 4600....can't I find out whats inside it on Dell's site?

Just tell him to run Everest as nick suggested.

 

[JoeFahey]

Well, is there any other way to find it out without running everest? cant I just look it up on dell?


EDIT:And he would like to keep the price as low as possible, he doesn't want some $200 vid card, just one that can run this game

 

[JoeFahey]

Well, heres a list of the parts inside it, I found it on dell:

G0101 PROCESSOR, 80532, 3.0G, 512, 800FSB, SOCKET N
1 7N242 KEYBOARD, 104, UNITED STATES, SILITEK, LOW COST, MIDNIGHT GRAY
1 W1668 KIT, MOUSE, PERSONAL SYSTEM 2, 2BTN, WHEEL, LOGITECH
2 U3420 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 256, 333M, 32X64, 8K, 184
1 Y6575 COMPACT DISK READ WRITE, 48X32, IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS), SAMSUNG, MIDNIGHT GRAY, V2
1 X2749 MODEM, V.92, DATA FAX, INTERNAL, DONNY, DELL AMERICAS ORGANIZATION
1 U0970 DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE, 680M, 16X, I, 5.25" FORM FACTOR, HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE, MIDNIGHT GRAY
1 U4001 HARD DRIVE, 160GB, Serial ATA, 8MB, 7.2K, WD-XL80
1 P0253 CABLE, POWER, 6P, AUXILIARY, Serial ATA, TRANSFORMER SKY DIVE MINITOWER
1 Y5528 ASSEMBLY, CABLE, Serial ATA, TRANSFORMER JAZZ DESKTOP, 2.0
1 N2999 KIT, SOFTWARE, MNY-2K4, STANDARD, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR., ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 P2643 KIT, SOFTWARE, MSENC-2K4, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR., ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 M6143 KIT, SOFTWARE, WP-PRDCT-STE12, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 R2553 KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WXPHSP1A, COMPACT DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 G4874 KIT, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SOFTWARE, POWERDVD, 5.1

 

[KoolDrew]

That doesn't help any...

 

[happy medium]

You might have Intel onboard graphics which suck. If so buy any agp card such as Nvidea, geforce 4, ti4200,4400,4600 or Ati ,9500 pro,9600pro,9700pro,all under 100.00$



Edit: By the looks of them specs you do have onboard graphics, time to go shopping.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

eh go to your desktop screen>rightclick>properties>settings>type down what you have under "display:".

 

[Mrvile]

If he's got onboard graphics he's pretty much screwed.

 

[JoeFahey]

on Everest for him, it says this for a vid card,

Field Value
Device Description Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller

Does this tell anything? Also, ultramag gave a list of some vid cards, are there any that cost around $30?

 

[JoeFahey]

so with the onboard video, can he upgrade by putting in a vid card? or is he stuck with his onboard?

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
on Everest for him, it says this for a vid card,

Field Value
Device Description Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller

Does this tell anything? Also, ultramag gave a list of some vid cards, are there any that cost around $30?

$30? maybe try a garage sale. honestly, thats not even enough for a used card with any sort of gaming power.

 

[JoeFahey]

when he looked under display on his desktop, it said "Plug and play monitor on intel(R) 82865G graphics controller"

 

[JoeFahey]

Well, he just needs some cheap vid card that can run Joint Operations, here:

http://jointoperations.filefront.com/info/Requirements

 

[w00t]

I had onboard graphics like a week ago till now had to run cs at 640x480 16bit and still didnt get a steady 30fps. as long as he runs a low res maybe 16bit he might be fine.

 

[happy medium]

na , he can put in a card try this one . It will work for that game and real cheap
http://www.imagestore.us/product.asp?pf_id=VG%2DMX440%2D64MS&dept_id=06-005

 

[nick1985]

well if he needs to only spend $30, his options are VERY limited. this would be his best bet...

 

[JoeFahey]

The vid card also needs Direct X9...so would something like this be alright? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814270002

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
The vid card also needs Direct X9...so would something like this be alright? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814270002

no, that would not be alright. get the 4200 i have linked above.



"DirectX 9.0 AGP video card with 32MB & HW-T&L required. 128MB or greater recommended. Compatible 3D cards include: nVidia GeForce 2, 3, 4, 59xx, 6xxx and ATI Radeon 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X800. We do not support the following video cards: ATI Rage, FireGL, NVIDIA Quadro, TNT/TNT2 and Vanta chipsets,Kyro,Kyro II, Intel 810 and 815, SiS, Xabre, Matrox chipsets. Video cards without pixel shaders or with less than 128MB ram will not support all graphics features."


Also, how much RAM does this comptuer have? This is also quite important when gaming

 

[suicidalpigeon]

..i sold my 9600pro to my friend for $25. even if i still have it i wouldnt sell it to you for that much cause i dont know you. this post is completely worthless. actually my old gf mx2 could probably handle it very well, it did for moh:aa.

 

[JoeFahey]

But is there anything not on ebay? Since, the one I posted was alright, could you tell me what I would need different? Or what stuff I should look for in a vid card?

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: JoeFahey1
But is there anything not on ebay? Since, the one I posted was alright, could you tell me what I would need different? Or what stuff I should look for in a vid card?

the one you posted just flat out sucks. you are not going to find anything even worth the money if you cant get it off ebay. it would be a different story if we were working with more than $30. cant he set up a lemonade stand for a weekend?