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Cari,
If this is the case how come i can play a percentage of the game with
seamless gameplay?
Just a bit puzzling that's all. Massively expensive to upgrade laptop
graphics card
Cari \(MS-MVP\) Wrote:
> Unfortunately it's far more likely that the onboard graphics just
> aren't
> sufficient for the game. Consider purchasing a separate graphics
> card.
> Check whether you have a free AGP slot (or even PCI or PCI Express) and
> then
> look at the collection of your games and find the one with the highest
> specs
> and choose your card accordingly.
>
> Then do your research.... and fix your budget. With high end gaming
> graphics cards going up to $500, look at those which meet your
> specification - and maybe a little higher - always plan for the future.
> You
> can pick up something like a FX5700 with 256mb of RAM (AGP) for about
> $130
> at places like www.newegg.com
>
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
> In Loving Memory of our dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>
>
> "BigFatGoalie" BigFatGoalie.1mradp@pcbanter.net wrote in message
> news:BigFatGoalie.1mradp@pcbanter.net...-
>
> Hello All,
> I have an IBM R30 and i have recently been playing Call of Duty and
> Call of Duty United offensive games on my 17" TFT. I have encountered
> a
> problem however.
>
> The gameplay is really good up until a certain stage where the
> graphics
> basically die and go pixelly and green / pink colours. I have
> exhausted
> every possible avenue possible to fix this, i was wondering if anyone
> could help me or offer any advice. I don't see how it can be great
> right up until this point and then suddenly stop performing.
>
> Could it be a corrupt game file or something along those lines?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> BigFatGoalie
> -
--
BigFatGoalie
Cari,
If this is the case how come i can play a percentage of the game with
seamless gameplay?
Just a bit puzzling that's all. Massively expensive to upgrade laptop
graphics card
Cari \(MS-MVP\) Wrote:
> Unfortunately it's far more likely that the onboard graphics just
> aren't
> sufficient for the game. Consider purchasing a separate graphics
> card.
> Check whether you have a free AGP slot (or even PCI or PCI Express) and
> then
> look at the collection of your games and find the one with the highest
> specs
> and choose your card accordingly.
>
> Then do your research.... and fix your budget. With high end gaming
> graphics cards going up to $500, look at those which meet your
> specification - and maybe a little higher - always plan for the future.
> You
> can pick up something like a FX5700 with 256mb of RAM (AGP) for about
> $130
> at places like www.newegg.com
>
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Printing & Imaging
>
> In Loving Memory of our dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
>
>
> "BigFatGoalie" BigFatGoalie.1mradp@pcbanter.net wrote in message
> news:BigFatGoalie.1mradp@pcbanter.net...-
>
> Hello All,
> I have an IBM R30 and i have recently been playing Call of Duty and
> Call of Duty United offensive games on my 17" TFT. I have encountered
> a
> problem however.
>
> The gameplay is really good up until a certain stage where the
> graphics
> basically die and go pixelly and green / pink colours. I have
> exhausted
> every possible avenue possible to fix this, i was wondering if anyone
> could help me or offer any advice. I don't see how it can be great
> right up until this point and then suddenly stop performing.
>
> Could it be a corrupt game file or something along those lines?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> BigFatGoalie
> -
--
BigFatGoalie