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soleix
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_ 		15. April 2008 @ 03:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My computer is an:

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz
CPU Speed
1.79 GHz
RAM
256 MB
247.5 MB
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Build Service Pack 22600)
Video Card

***I need Minimum:
32 MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 3 or 4MX+ / ATI Radeon 8500+)

***I have: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller)

Direct x 9
For Gameplaying

***Can I upgrade by downloading free software?
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		15. April 2008 @ 10:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by soleix:
 My computer is an:

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz
CPU Speed
1.79 GHz
RAM
256 MB
247.5 MB
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Build Service Pack 22600)
Video Card

***I need Minimum:
32 MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce 3 or 4MX+ / ATI Radeon 8500+)

***I have: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (Intel(R) 82845G Graphics Controller)

Direct x 9
For Gameplaying

***Can I upgrade by downloading free software?
In your case, you are talking about the graphics adapter. The intel is an onboard graphics chip, which is extremely low end.

You can look for the latest drivers, for that chip, but you are better off getting a dedicated graphics card, if your motherboard has an AGP slot for one.
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