Old IBM computer having graphics promblems

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Sandman209

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I got a old ibm computer for some kids to play games on and when I run games like minecraft it says the graphics card does don't support this game. I am not sure if it has a to old card or not the right driver. I looked all over to find what card and i keep getting just Standard VGA card. If i do need a new card what one should i get. Here is some info on the computer.
Standard VGA Graphics Adapter [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (16.1"vis, s/n 6389, September 2004)
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
System Model IBM 8187F4U
System Serial Number: KCWM4C7
Enclosure Type: Desktop
3.00 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Hyper-threaded (2 total)
36.88 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
24.32 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
 
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It seems this http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-51144 is your computer, and latest driver support for it is Windows XP. If you did not upgrade memory, Windows 7 is an overkill for that boy, so you better "downgrade" back to XP, and use the drivers off Lenovo site.

But even with Windows 7, you should getter something better than Standard VGA adapter off Intel 865G on-board video. Try changing the driver to "965 Express Driver"
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It seems this http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-51144 is your computer, and latest driver support for it is Windows XP. If you did not upgrade memory, Windows 7 is an overkill for that boy, so you better "downgrade" back to XP, and use the drivers off Lenovo site.

But even with Windows 7, you should getter something better than Standard VGA adapter off Intel 865G on-board video. Try changing the driver to "965 Express Driver"
 
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The Standard VGA adapter is the problem as it is just a basic driver. The specifications I was able to pull from your model number indicates that it uses an 865G graphics chip which is incompatible with Windows 7 for higher level graphics. It also has an AGP slot which, if you can find one, will allow you to put a real video card in the machine. You will need at least a DirectX 9 compatible card to enable any sort of graphics in Windows 7. A DirectX 10 card would be the best choice if you can find one. You will also likely need to upgrade the power supply with a higher wattage microATX/PS3 power supply as it comes default with a 230 watt. (Must be the small microATX power supply).

EDIT: That system is more than capable of running Windows 7 as long as you have at least 2 gigabytes of memory. The maximum that system can handle is 4 gigabytes which I would recommend. Even with 4 gigabytes, you will have access to at least 3 to 3.5 gigabytes of memory. Since that is a 32 bit system and cannot support the 64 bit version of Windows 7, you will not be able to access the last 500 or so megabytes of system memory. Performance won't be stellar but it will function and be usable.
 
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I know some people will say your kicking a dead horse by trying to upgrade that old computer. Memory is cheap (even for the old stuff, 4GB of DDR 400 (which is what you want to buy even though it only supports DDR 333) shouldn't cost much more than US$80. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231039. As far as the video card, you are very limited as there just simply isn't many to choose from. Your only choices would be very old at best. An nVidia Geforce 5500 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187180 or an AMD Radeon 4350 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161318 is about all I could come up with.
 
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ty i will try and get it working on windows xp and if it still isnt i will try a new card thanks
 
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