Okay, first question is do you actually NEED a NVIDIA or Radeon video card? Can it be that my brand new Dell can't play this game because I don't have either, and after spending the $50 for this game I have to buy a video card?
I get past the movie intro and then my screen blanks and I return to my desktop. Anyone else having an problems like this?
Okay, first question is do you actually NEED a NVIDIA or Radeon video card? Can it be that my brand new Dell can't play this game because I don't have either, and after spending the $50 for this game I have to buy a video card?
I get past the movie intro and then my screen blanks and I return to my desktop. Anyone else having an problems like this?
I think it might depend a lot on wether your video card is one of those integrated cards. They often don't have a lot of extras. They are usually a very basic display devices. I myself have a Radeon 9800 Pro. I bought this card because I like to play a lot of graphicly intense games. As someone that plays a lot of games, I knew that I would need a good graphics card. If your card is an integrated one, you might want to look at picking up a new video card. Middle of the road cards can be picked up pretty cheap. You might even want to look on Ebay. There are some good cards selling for pretty cheap. A Radeon 8500 or an Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti500.
Sorry. But if you know what kind of graphics card you have, you might want to update the drivers.
There are other brands than ATI and nVidia.
BUT they are pretty much the market leaders for gaming at the moment.
AND if you have a Dell odds are it's an integrated Intel chipset.
Start->Run->dxdiag ->Display What does the Device information say?
Buying a name brand computer does not guarantee it can play games. Generally you're buying a workstation/desktop not a gaming machine.
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Wow, this sucks. I did get every new driver, and yes it's an intergrated Intel chipset. So I'm rather convinced my card is incapable. Here's something I ignored before but should really have picked up on.. when creating my character the character is simply a black shadow, no 3-D rendering at all, and I'm assuming you all weren't greeted by a black shadow. Ah well, I'll price some cards.
[This message was edited by Hadrienas on Wed November 19 2003 at 06:02 PM.]
Yup, integrated intel is popular but it doesn't cut the job. The main problem with it is that it doesn't have onboard memory. It uses your system memory instead.
Yes, that's not what we had.
You should be able to get a decent card for between $50 and $150.
Check out http://www.pricewatch.com/ to find some good prices.
Make sure your system has an AGP slot. If it doesn't you'll have to be sure you get a PCI card instead.
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Hadrienas ,
If your Dell is indeed brand new, it will have an AGP slot.
You can get some dirt cheap card like the Geforce 4 MX 440 with 64Mbs of memory that will run Uru fine and keep you going for a while. If you are on a tight budget, that card is worth considering.
However, if you want to spend a bit more and ensure a bit more longevity to your card, you will need to start looking at the Geforce 4 Ti4200 and above for NVidia or, I think, the Radeon 9600 or above for ATI.
I have a Geforce 4 Ti4200 myself and it's great. It plays Uru in 1024*768 at max detail with 2 * antialiasing (smoother edges) without a problem. I find it to be a cheap card that offers great performance for its value.
It's not the fastest out there though and, if you want to really break the bank, you can get some monster cards. It's worth starting to read hardware reviews before choosing then.
WendyG
WendyG, that's what I would have thought too.. Until I called up Dell and asked. Not all of their budget PC's come with an AGP slot.
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Define an AGP slot and how I can determine if I have one?
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