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Command & Conquer 3 freezes, I think It's my RAM. What do you guys think?
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bridq
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 17:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm trying to play Command & Conquer 3, but everytime I play the game it freezes and I dont' know what it can be. I'm assuming it's because my system is using all my resources. Here are my specs:


CPU: AMD athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor 4600+ 2.40 GHz
RAM: 2 GB or RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

In the Windows task manager I took a picture and this is what the Processes tab looks like

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/bdequinia/specs.jpg

Is this what is causing my game to freeze? Do you think you guys can tell me which processes I don't need? How do I prevent my computer from autimatically using these programs?

Any help is greatly appreciated; thanks!
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krj15489
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 17:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you have 2 gigs of ram and you are not even using half of it. i think it might be you video card. you may need to upgrade to something more powerful, like an 8800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130082

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bridq
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 18:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i think you might be right because when I play the game weird patches of blue and green appear on the screen before the game locks up. I wonder if I can play the game on low settings? I thought this game was supposed to run on very low systems?
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krj15489
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its a newer game and i dont think it is supposed to run on low end computers. if you turn down the settings that should help a little. but all you need is a new video card. 7600gt or higher with 256mb would work.
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bridq
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 19:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It works now! I put everything on the lowest settings and it works fine (even though it doesn't look very good). I paid $300 for my geforce and it's already outdated which sucks; I don't think I want to buy another graphics card anytime soon. I'll just play it on low settings. thanks for your help!
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_ 		19. June 2007 @ 20:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by bridq:
I paid $300 for my geforce and it's already outdated which sucks; I don't think I want to buy another graphics card anytime soon.
Welcome to the world of PC gaming.
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