I'm trying to work with emulators (gamecube and ps2) and I'm not
willing to spend like $200 on a video card just to play a few games. I also am not interested in online shopping.|||bestbuy, local game stores, circuit city might have.. CompUSA
but seriously dude.. shopping for parts online is cheaper|||tigerdirect.com
newegg.com
zipzoomfly.com
dabs.com
scan.co.uk
novatech.co.uk
ebuyer.com
ebay.com
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Is is possible to play Sims 3 without a certain video card?
My computer is old, not the new Windows or Mac or whatever. I bought Sims 3 but whenever I try to play it it says I need this certain video card. Is it possible to play with my regular video card?
P.S. The video card I'm 'supposed' to have is a video card from the 'hightech' computers. PLEASE HELP!|||You shouldn't need an ultra high end card to run sims 3 (sims 3 wont be as demanding as most other games like first person shooters etc), though you may need a minor upgrade to meet the minimum requirements.
It may be possible for you to get an AGP or PCI card that is significant enough of an upgrade to play Sims3 without having to break the bank.
If you want more help, feel free to run the belarc advisor tool at http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and email me, I can tell you what your options are at that point.|||What is the exact error, and what is your exact video card.
P.S. The video card I'm 'supposed' to have is a video card from the 'hightech' computers. PLEASE HELP!|||You shouldn't need an ultra high end card to run sims 3 (sims 3 wont be as demanding as most other games like first person shooters etc), though you may need a minor upgrade to meet the minimum requirements.
It may be possible for you to get an AGP or PCI card that is significant enough of an upgrade to play Sims3 without having to break the bank.
If you want more help, feel free to run the belarc advisor tool at http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html and email me, I can tell you what your options are at that point.|||What is the exact error, and what is your exact video card.
What is a good temperature for the 8800GT Video Card?
How Hot can this Video card be? I just overclocked this card from the stock 600mhz core clock to 700mhz so i can Play Crysis WH in high settings. temperature ranges from 70-75 Celsius; it changes depending if there's to much action in the game.
Can this Card handle this temperatures without giving problems? So far everything runs stable. Or what should be the temperature for this card?|||Company line is it's rated up to 100c (Celsius) , but not something I would want to stay at for too long. Up to 80C, I would start to worry about. 85C would be my red-zone. If 75C is your load temp, it's no problem.
Roger, on another question you asked: Your hardware will support both 32 bit or 64 bit Vista. However, unless you intend to run 64 bit games, you will get no benefit. Also some 32 bit applications will not have all the features in 64 bit as the do with 32 bit. 64 bit Vista will not make your 32 bit applications run better. As an example, MS's own Office Suite software will not perform all the applications it does on 32 bit. I would not upgrade to 64 bit Vista based on your current requirements. Spend your money on something else or save it for something else in the future.
I hope that helps|||The cards are fairly durable. 70-75 is on the hotter side. My GTX will run that, but the two cards are very different.
What type of case cooling do you have?|||75 degrees under load i.e. playing crysis are good temps!! Remember graphic's cards are designed to run alot hotter then cpu's. If however you wish to lower it while gaming download rivatuner an adjust your fan speed before you start gaming. I personally would not bother though.
Can this Card handle this temperatures without giving problems? So far everything runs stable. Or what should be the temperature for this card?|||Company line is it's rated up to 100c (Celsius) , but not something I would want to stay at for too long. Up to 80C, I would start to worry about. 85C would be my red-zone. If 75C is your load temp, it's no problem.
Roger, on another question you asked: Your hardware will support both 32 bit or 64 bit Vista. However, unless you intend to run 64 bit games, you will get no benefit. Also some 32 bit applications will not have all the features in 64 bit as the do with 32 bit. 64 bit Vista will not make your 32 bit applications run better. As an example, MS's own Office Suite software will not perform all the applications it does on 32 bit. I would not upgrade to 64 bit Vista based on your current requirements. Spend your money on something else or save it for something else in the future.
I hope that helps|||The cards are fairly durable. 70-75 is on the hotter side. My GTX will run that, but the two cards are very different.
What type of case cooling do you have?|||75 degrees under load i.e. playing crysis are good temps!! Remember graphic's cards are designed to run alot hotter then cpu's. If however you wish to lower it while gaming download rivatuner an adjust your fan speed before you start gaming. I personally would not bother though.
Whats a good computer or video card to run World of Warcraft?
Hey I play World of Warcraft and I'm looking in to buying a computer with a good video card (desktop computer) for 700-800$ or less. If people would just simply tell me or post links for computers I would be more than happy. Thank you.|||Check out the Cyber Power Mega Special I. It looks like a powerful system (from components) with a very affordable price tag at $475 for just the tower. The link for the system is
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_…
Good luck finding that new system and enjoy the game!
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_…
Good luck finding that new system and enjoy the game!
What kind of hardware requirements i need to run the ati hd 5770 video card?
I have intel core i3 processor 4gb ddr3 ram intel motherboard pcie x1(dont have a motherboard of pcie x16). i am trying to select a video card for my pc so i want to know is my specs r enough for this card or should i have to upgrade anything? Or change anything? And i think my psu is 100 watts. so please help me out.|||You might want to double check your pc specs. I've never seen a i3 mother board with no pcie slot asms never even heard of a100w power supply.|||Is your computer a laptop? if so then dont bother trying to upgrade, as its extremely difficult to do so.
If you have a desktop, youll need to upgrade everything except RAM
You need a 500W PSU, at least an intel core i5 or AMD phenom II x4. And youll also need a new motherboard because you dont have a PCIe x16 express slot or a new socket for the processor,
techincally the processor is good enough, but its highly recommended to upgrade to an I5 or AMD phenom II x4.
mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
BUT if you have a laptop, then you cant upgrade anything and are stuck with what you have|||Your motherboard MUST have an x16 PCIe slot.
No version of the 5770 or other "gaming" GPU feature any other type of bus connector.
Also, you will need at least a 400W (around there too lazy to look it up right now) PSU to power the GPU. The PSU must also supply a 6-pin PCIe power connector or you will need a molex to 6-pin adapter.
If you have a desktop, youll need to upgrade everything except RAM
You need a 500W PSU, at least an intel core i5 or AMD phenom II x4. And youll also need a new motherboard because you dont have a PCIe x16 express slot or a new socket for the processor,
techincally the processor is good enough, but its highly recommended to upgrade to an I5 or AMD phenom II x4.
mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
BUT if you have a laptop, then you cant upgrade anything and are stuck with what you have|||Your motherboard MUST have an x16 PCIe slot.
No version of the 5770 or other "gaming" GPU feature any other type of bus connector.
Also, you will need at least a 400W (around there too lazy to look it up right now) PSU to power the GPU. The PSU must also supply a 6-pin PCIe power connector or you will need a molex to 6-pin adapter.
How do i install a video card if the one i'm currently using is built in the motherboard?
do i have to uninstall the motherboard video card first? or can i put the video card already, then install while i am still using the motherboard video card? help!|||Since currently you are using the onboard graphic, so you cannot remove the graphic card. Otherwise your motherboard will be spoilt. There is only one chip inside motherboard for graphic processing. No need to remove any graphic driver.
Then just install the new additional graphic card. Make sure the graphic card socket is correct. AGP socket is for previous version and PCI-E for latest version. After you fixed in the graphic card, the graphic processing will be priority switch to the additional graphic card. So don't connect your monitor to the onboard VGA socket. Use the additional graphic card socket.
After fixed it, ON your PC then put in the graphic card driver CD. Then it should be no problem after this.|||It really depends. Some smart motherboards will automatically disable the onboard graphics when you install a new video card. Some wont do that, and youll have to disable the onboard graphics yourself, though that can differ between computers. If you have to disable them yourself, it can usually be done through BIOS.|||You don't switch it out its permanitly on the motherboard and you need to see if your motherboard supports PCI-E or PCI because some graphics card take different slots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILrq7lMe…|||you can't its saughtered onto the motherboard.
Then just install the new additional graphic card. Make sure the graphic card socket is correct. AGP socket is for previous version and PCI-E for latest version. After you fixed in the graphic card, the graphic processing will be priority switch to the additional graphic card. So don't connect your monitor to the onboard VGA socket. Use the additional graphic card socket.
After fixed it, ON your PC then put in the graphic card driver CD. Then it should be no problem after this.|||It really depends. Some smart motherboards will automatically disable the onboard graphics when you install a new video card. Some wont do that, and youll have to disable the onboard graphics yourself, though that can differ between computers. If you have to disable them yourself, it can usually be done through BIOS.|||You don't switch it out its permanitly on the motherboard and you need to see if your motherboard supports PCI-E or PCI because some graphics card take different slots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ILrq7lMe…|||you can't its saughtered onto the motherboard.
How do I reinstall a video card drive?
I recently asked a question about my screen going all fuzzy, and someone suggested that I re-install my video card drive. How do I go about doing this? Any help would be appreciated.|||If you have an NVIDIA card, you go here,
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx…
download new drivers (don't install) goto add/remove prgrams in the control panel, you should see NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVERS. Uninstall that program, and restart your computer.
now open up your downloaded drivers, and install them, restart computer, and your on your way.
If you have an ATI video card go here...
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
same step as above, download, uninstall old one, restart, install new ones, restart, on your way.
You have to know if it's ATI or NVIDIA , and what number it is, such as a 6800gt, 7600gt, 1900pro. You can find it by right clicking on your desktop, going to display settings, and the spot where you change your resolution usually states what card you have.
if not, don't fear, use GPU-Z
http://majorgeeks.com/GPU-Z_d5796.html
it will tell you everything you need to now for your card.
if your new to computers, don't worry 'viruses' and all that crap, I download tons of software and programs from this site, they are a big trustworthy site.|||go on google and find out wat video card you have and then find the website for the manufacturer and go on there and you should be able to find the appropriate software to install it.
Hope this helps
Josh
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx…
download new drivers (don't install) goto add/remove prgrams in the control panel, you should see NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVERS. Uninstall that program, and restart your computer.
now open up your downloaded drivers, and install them, restart computer, and your on your way.
If you have an ATI video card go here...
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
same step as above, download, uninstall old one, restart, install new ones, restart, on your way.
You have to know if it's ATI or NVIDIA , and what number it is, such as a 6800gt, 7600gt, 1900pro. You can find it by right clicking on your desktop, going to display settings, and the spot where you change your resolution usually states what card you have.
if not, don't fear, use GPU-Z
http://majorgeeks.com/GPU-Z_d5796.html
it will tell you everything you need to now for your card.
if your new to computers, don't worry 'viruses' and all that crap, I download tons of software and programs from this site, they are a big trustworthy site.|||go on google and find out wat video card you have and then find the website for the manufacturer and go on there and you should be able to find the appropriate software to install it.
Hope this helps
Josh
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