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Started by Matthew314 | | 9 answers
Under Performing Graphics Card
I bought a new computer in early August. It is a HP DC7800 Convertible Minitower, and had a really bad graphics card. I have now got a Sapphire 7750 HD 2GB and had problems installing it. I had problems with low resolution, no sound and I have since fixed those problems. My Graphics Card is appearing as 'Standard VGA Graphics Adapter' and 'AMD ATOMBIOS' and shows up as having 0-16mb of RAM. I can't play Civilization 5, Skyrim or even run Movie Maker. I have the the most recent BIOS, and here are my specs:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad @2.40,
RAM: 4GB,
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 7750 HD 2GB,
DirectX 11.
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August 23, 2014 7:26:22 AM

tsuneo6 said:
ah good, what was the problem then?

I downloaded AMD Drivers rather than Sapphire ones, and the problem was fixed.
a b U Graphics card
August 23, 2014 7:13:48 AM

ah good, what was the problem then?
August 23, 2014 7:10:02 AM

tsuneo6 said:
you shouldnt have marked this as solved btw, it's best to start a new post so ppl come and read it.

It has actually been solved by my brother, but I chose you because you were helpful.
a b U Graphics card
August 23, 2014 7:03:48 AM

you shouldnt have marked this as solved btw, it's best to start a new post so ppl come and read it.
a b U Graphics card
August 23, 2014 7:02:17 AM

well I'm sorry, but I dont think your CPU has a built in graphics card...your CPU is quite old.
the only thing I can think off is reinstalling the drivers.
I wish I could be of more help
August 23, 2014 6:33:20 AM

tsuneo6 said:
does your cpu have a built in GPU?
I used to have some problems with my laptop. I had to update my bios and select the "switchable graphics" mode to fixed to it would only use my 'real' gpu


I have a built in gpu, and I would like to know how to select the switchable graphics mode.

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a b U Graphics card
August 23, 2014 6:20:50 AM

does your cpu have a built in GPU?
I used to have some problems with my laptop. I had to update my bios and select the "switchable graphics" mode to fixed to it would only use my 'real' gpu

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