Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Friday 29.11.2024 / 10:49
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - games > laptop gaming problem for layman
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
laptop gaming problem for layman
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
robfosert
Newbie
_ 		28. February 2007 @ 07:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can someone please tell me why grand theft auto and certain other titles install, and start up ok, then flash and flicker on the gamescreen itself? they usually crash after a couple of minutes. is this a graphics card issue? i dont understand why they should install ok, but not play. i have managed to play collin mcrae 3, and simcity4 and hitman2. somebody please help! should i try runnin it through a vid cable into a tv?
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. February 2007 @ 07:33
Advertisement
_ 		__
aDcleaner
Junior Member
_ 		14. March 2007 @ 05:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What are the system specs for the laptop and video card.
[ + quote]
Teach and learn? Yea, right
ddp
Moderator
_ 		14. March 2007 @ 06:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
moved to correct forum
[ + quote]
robfosert
Newbie
_ 		15. March 2007 @ 15:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its an Intel Centrino Duocore
T5200 @ 1.6ghz x2
1014 RAM
32 bit operating system

the video card is a Mobile intel 945GM express chipset family version 7.14.10.1114

geoforce go.
is there a way of upgrading, if it is the problem.?[img][/img]
[ + quote]
Noqoilpi
Member
_ 		16. March 2007 @ 05:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Do you have Vista or XP. Your specs look ok, but games are tough.
You need to hook up with some gamers for more info.
Like these guys.
Some suguest you need better Drivers.
[ + quote]
geestar20
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		16. March 2007 @ 13:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some games are more graphically intense than others. Since GTA has more interactive creation than your other games your onboard vid card will crash and possible restart your system.

I don't understand what this is ---> "geoforce go" Its usually GO 7600 Nvidia (That's the latest graphics card) thats being thrown in high end gaming "consumer" notebooks.
[ + quote]
tuxbox
Member
_ 		16. March 2007 @ 18:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
go to start an go to run. type in dxdiag then a message will pop an click no. then on top click on the display. then post a pic or type out the specs under the device box thingy
[ + quote]
robfosert
Newbie
_ 		17. March 2007 @ 04:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its windows vista premium.. is the graphics card up for it?? the system requirements on the box are all well within my system spec. i just thought that if it says 32bit graphix, then it wil work...maybe the game is just too busy. so annoying, because im buying software that supposedly runs on my system, im getting in only to find out ive just wastedmy money... like i said it runs cllin mcrae 3 ok and thats a really fast paced game, so to me, this does not really make much sense
[ + quote]
tuxbox
Member
_ 		17. March 2007 @ 06:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ahhh. now i see. you have vista running. there are rumors going around that vista laggs games or makes the performance crap. you should just wait till sp1 for vista comes out and that should fix it.
[ + quote]
robfosert
Newbie
_ 		20. March 2007 @ 15:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if thats correct, thats great. has anyone else come across this problem? and did windows ex etc. have the same sort of problem? I was told that vista was alot better, and a lot more versatile than its former, so i expected it to obviously be better.. obviously not!
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
tuxbox
Member
_ 		20. March 2007 @ 16:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
win xp is better than vista right now. its only better because its not as buggy compared to vista and you can actually play games with out any problems. once microsoft releases service pack 1 for vista it should fix majority of the bugs and games should have good or better performance.
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > software, operating systems and more > windows - games > laptop gaming problem for layman
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2024 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork