I can't figure out how to play games on this GPU.

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Hello,

I found two ATI FireGL v8650's in my garage and chose to make a workstation build. I wanted to play CSGO earlier and got this error. https://gyazo.com/310c1a72a3d8e575ca250e0e8b249dda

I know that these GPU's are old but I am only using one. I haven't even tried crossfire yet. I have also fresh installed Windows 10 and DDU my driver 5 times. Am I missing something? My hardware is also Shader 3.0 compatible.
 
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Why the hell are you playing games at work???


And of course this brings us back to my statement, csgo is a horrible game that doesn't properly work. Contact valve about the issue


You stated Windows 10 above.

If you really have just 7, it might just be that the game is garbage and doesn't understand that professional cards are capable. Ask the developer about that, only they will be able to tell you if it's a software limitation
 

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It's CSGO

And I fresh installed Windows 7 because my work uses programs that don't work with Win 10 and the driver support for these are better here. Still doesn't fix the problem
 


It does, since not all games detect feature levels properly when using the firegl drivers.
 

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SHader Model 3.0 must be supported by your GPU, wich dont have this support.

Shader Model 3.0 its like DirectX 7 and you are trying to run a game with at least need directX 10 support.


its not a driver problem or windows problem.

CSGO need something your GPU dont have (Shader Model 3.0)
 


His card does support 3.0 (up to 4.0)
 

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Thanks Mr. Robot. My GPU support it just fine. I've played Euro Truck Simulator, Unturned, MW2, and Far Cry 2 on medium to high settings with my x5650 and Fire GL. Still I can't play CSGO whenever I am at work which is complete BS.
 


Why the hell are you playing games at work???


And of course this brings us back to my statement, csgo is a horrible game that doesn't properly work. Contact valve about the issue
 
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LOL you gotta point. Oh well