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williamX
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8. September 2006 @ 00:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I PURCHASED F.E.A.R FOR THE PC LATELY AND I CHECKED ON WINDOWS GAME ADVISOR TO SEE IF IT WOULD RUN ON MY PC AND THEY SAID IT WOULD HERES BUT WHEN I TRY TO PLAY THE GAME I GET A BLACK SCREEN THEN IT SAYS (THE VIDEO CARD IN THIS COMPUTER IS NOT SUPPORTED PLEASE REFER TO THE READ ME TXT FILE) WHEN IREFER TO THE TXT FILE I FIND THIS GRAPHICS:

General:

* Selecting a display resolution that is supported by your video card but
not your monitor will result in a black screen. If this occurs, use
ALT-F4 to quit the application, and then use the display option in the
configuration utility (CONFIG.EXE) to select a resolution supported by
your monitor.

* Launching the game in Windows(R) XP 64-Bit Edition with ATI Radeon Windows(R)
64-Bit edition Beta Drivers 3 may result in a black screen on launch. To work
around this issue, toggle your color quality settings in Windows(R) from 32
to 16-bit (or vice-versa) and then back again. This should allow the game to
launch normally.

* If you get a black screen on launch and have ACE Mega CoDecS Pack or similar
codec packs installed on your computer, you will need to disable installed
codecs from the CoDecS Dashboard settings screen before running the game.
Please note to which Codecs are being disabled so those Codecs can be
enabled at a later time.

* The Soft Shadows option will have no effect if the Full-Screen Anti-Aliasing
(FSAA) option is enabled. Also, you may notice odd rendering issues with
shadows in the game if you enable this option while FSAA is enabled
through the Windows(R) control panel.

ATI Radeon:

* Enabling FSAA and Pixel Doubling at the same time will result in a black screen.
This appears to be a driver issue.

* Hitching may occur when a large number of new materials are loaded into video
memory at the same time. Please contact ATi for the latest information
regarding this issue. In the meantime, try turning texture resolution down to
Medium in the performance menu.
I TRIED MOST OF THE ABOVE BUT NOTHING WORKS!!! HERES WHAT IM RUNNING IT ON

OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP
PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON(TM) XP/MP4 19/2MHZ
GRAPHICS CARD NIVIDIA GEFORCE4 MX 440
MEMORY 256MB
FREE DISK SPACE 41.88GB
OPTICAL DRIVE DVD

HERES F.E.A.R GAME REQUIRENTS

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIRED

? Windows(R) XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed
? DirectX(R) 9.0c August Edition (Included) or higher
? Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
? 512MB RAM or more
? 64MB GeForce(TM) 4 Ti or Radeon(R) 9000 video card
? Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
? 5.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
? Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
? DVD-ROM drive
? 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX(TM) 2.0
? Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games
? Mouse
? Keyboard

PLEASE HELP ME AS I AM NEW TO ALL THIS AND WOULD REALLY APPRECITE HELP GETTING THIS GAME TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALI

ALI
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8. September 2006 @ 10:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hmmm.I hate to be the one to have to tell you this but your pc isn't going to play most of the newer games like fear.

Windows game advisor isn't worth a damn either.Never go by minimum system requirements.You need a new gfx card to play the newer games and then you will be all set to go.I also recommend more ram.
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PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON(TM) XP/MP4 19/2MHZ

There is no such thing.
http://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+ATHLO...:en-US:official

Do me a favor.Go into the control panel and click "system" under the general tab it should have the processor.Come back and tell me what it says and I'll tell you if it's any good for games.

pc games with gamepad support by tycobb.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/360823

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8. September 2006 @ 10:25

williamX
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8. September 2006 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What kind of gfx card would you recommend i need nothing to expensive as im only a part pc gamer!! heres what ive got

HP PAVILLION
AMD ATHLON(TM)XP 2600+1.91GHZ
256MB OF RAM

CHEERS FOR THE HELP APPRECIATE IT!!!!!

ALI
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8. September 2006 @ 10:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your processor isn't the greatest but it would do.There lots of gfx cards to choose from but anything under $130 in most cases isn't worth it.
You have to make sure it's compatible with your systems mother board(agp,pci express etc)

Here's where I got mine.I like this place because you can shop by price and catagory.They have a huge selection.But you could always look here and write down the model and buy it somewhere else if you like.
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=48

Cheers.

pc games with gamepad support by tycobb.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/360823
williamX
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8. September 2006 @ 12:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good Man cheers for the help will give it a look and let you know how I get on THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

ALI
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8. September 2006 @ 12:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Aye I forgot newegg won't ship internationally but like I said you can check them out there and order from somewhere else.I live here in the states and it's to bad they don't ship outside because they have done me well every time I've ordered.



pc games with gamepad support by tycobb.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/360823
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