cant play vietcong 2

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12. June 2006 @ 19:24

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i get this message and good ideas were i could get new graphics card
that will play this game.its a pain i just bought a new garhics card not to long ago.

i know of neww egg .

codydog

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13. June 2006 @ 00:09

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Have you tried this? Looks like you are missing something.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38...

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13. June 2006 @ 02:45

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Either that or just the simple fact that the 9250 is way underpowered. I assume that you are using PCI, correct? If so splurge for a radeon 9200. Much more powerful than the 9250(I know the numbers make no sense, right?) Even then it is only still DX8.1.

Also maybe the game is just picky that way and won't let you run it unless you meet the Pixel Shader Model requirements. Did that to me with Area 51 and MOH Pacific Assault on my old Celeron Northwood after my FX5700 LE PCI conked out on me. If it really won't let you play maybe you could score an FX 5500. A little more powerful than the 9250 with PS 2.0

*Edit* Oh yeah. If you do get the FX5500 make sure it is one with a 128-bit memory bus. It doesn't matter though if you have 128MB or 256MB of memory though. Atleast not on a card in that performance range.

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13. June 2006 @ 02:53

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thanks i think the card i have now is a pgi slot.green one

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13. June 2006 @ 03:48

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Is there only one of those green slots on your board? If so it is probably AGP, which would leave you in far better stead.

If there are more then you have a PCI slot and your options are quite limited.

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13. June 2006 @ 04:13

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Here, I found some cards for you:

If you have AGP I think maybe this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140051

Or if you have a little more money this is a much better choice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102289
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I you are stuck to PCI then this is good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143059

Or if you have the cash:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814139166

Like I said, limited options. That is pretty much everything in PCI right there. Face it though. You are two generations behind. Everything in PCI is grossly uder powered. And everything in AGP is also underpowered. But atleast you can still get good cards for AGP for a premium. Like $20-$50 more than the PCI-Express version.

PCI is all but extinct and has been phased out. AGP isn't dead yet but it is also being phased out very quickly.

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13. June 2006 @ 17:49

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814140051

that one u posted link above is better than the one i have ??

and will this let me play newer games like vietcong 2 or wil it be outdated in a month which i will have to buy a new one again

i paid $ 90 for the card i have .i bought it only 2 months ago .i got ripped .........

heres what i have

Name ASUS A9250
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5960&SUBSYS_00541043&REV_01\4&3621FAAD&0&0008
Adapter Type RADEON 9200 PRO AGP (0x5960), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description ASUS A9250
Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6458
INF File oem57.inf (ati2mtag_RV280 section)
Color Planes 1
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1024 x 768 x 75 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xD8000000-0xE7FFFFFF
I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000CFFF
Memory Address 0xE9000000-0xE900FFFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6458, 729.00 KB (746,496 bytes), 8/4/2004 1:29 AM)

Name ASUS A9250 Secondary
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5940&SUBSYS_00551043&REV_01\4&3621FAAD&0&0108
Adapter Type RADEON 9200 PRO AGP (0x5960), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
Adapter Description ASUS A9250 Secondary
Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.6458
INF File oem57.inf (ati2mtag_RV280 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xE7FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE9FF0000-0xE9FFFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6458, 729.00 KB (746,496 bytes), 8/4/2004 1:29 AM)

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14. June 2006 @ 01:02

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An ASUS 9250 video card right? Do you have PCI or AGP? That is the question. If the slot that it is in is the only one of it's kind on the motherboard then it is AGP. If there are more slots like it it is PCI. Please clarify this first before we jump to a purchase so I can advise you better.

And... yes, you got ripped off majorly.

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14. June 2006 @ 02:47

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its a agp card

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14. June 2006 @ 02:54

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then get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102289

I little more expensive than that FX5500(i think) but much more powerful and it will get you through that game no problem.

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14. June 2006 @ 04:02

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GREAT but when will i have to upgrade again ?and will that card work with any newer game

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14. June 2006 @ 04:23

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You should be okay on newer games. Anything 2004 and under should be perfect.

As to upgrading, the truth is that card is already a very old card. It came out in 2003. While you can play some good games with it you will have to be willing to spend $150+ to play anything highend on any higher than low settings. But for Vietcong 2 you will be good.

Here's a list of games that will run well with that card:

Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Vietnam
Conflict Desert Storm
Conflict Vietnam
Call of Duty 1
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Half-Life 1
Half-Life 2(it'll run okayish)
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion
Area 51
Max Payne
Max Payne 2(awesome game)
Starwars Battlefront
Starwars Battlefront 2
Halo(with the 30FPS lock on it'll run great)
Anything that looks old will run beautifully on this card i.e. 2002 and under.

That's all I can think of for now. If you want any more help with your computer you can send me a private message and I'll gladly help you out.