Do I even have a graphics card!!!

Cava Fizz · 10-25-2006, 09:38 AM

My insurance company replaced my computer when mine was stolen the latest one I have doesnt play certain games and it is always graphics issues. I am wondering if i even have one or is it just not working properly

For example I have just bought titan quest and every time I try and play it get the message failure couldnt initalize graphics engine.

When I click on display it says I have a plug and play monitor on MSI MS-star force GEforce4 MX 4000 (NVIDA Geforce4 MX 4000).

Also my flat screen monitor a 19" noc LM965 mointor is very grainy and worse quality than my bog standard dell 'fat' monitor.

Any help would be much appreciated

HawMan · 10-25-2006, 09:41 AM

you do have a Graphics card, but its Very Very old.

Cava Fizz · 10-25-2006, 09:45 AM

this game i want to play only requires a Geforce 3 though surely with my gefroce 4 it should work?

crazijoe · 10-25-2006, 10:02 AM

It's not really that old. Just very low budget. You may want to download the latest drivers.

**UncleMacro** · 10-25-2006, 11:52 AM

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this game i want to play only requires a Geforce 3 though surely with my gefroce 4 it should work?

Unfortunately, you've been caught by one of NVIDIA's worst naming choices. A GeForce4 MX 4000 is actually a slightly updated version of a GeForce 2 MX. So it's really a GeForce 2 and not a GeForce 4. GeForce 2s are DirectX 7 cards. If a game requires a GeForce 3 then it probably needs pixel or vertex shaders. Those are only supported by DirectX 8 cards and up. So a GeForce4 MX 4000 is too old to run a game which requires a DirectX 8 support like a GeForce 3.

ebackhus · 10-25-2006, 12:36 PM

The GF3 cards supported DirectX 8 (SM 1.1). The GeForce 4Ti series supported DirectX 8.1 (SM 1.3-1.4). The GeForce FX5200 was a direct replacement for the 4Ti's.

**Fr4665** · 10-26-2006, 01:17 AM

and the fx5200 had an emulation that could run dx9.0 ;)

Cava Fizz · 10-26-2006, 03:43 AM

thank you all for your replies.

i have just ordered a Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 256MB AGP Graphic Card should do the trick.

Ta

**Fr4665** · 10-26-2006, 03:46 AM

yes it will glad to help

10-25-2006, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cava Fizz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Do I even have a graphics card!!! My insurance company replaced my computer when mine was stolen the latest one I have doesnt play certain games and it is always graphics issues. I am wondering if i even have one or is it just not working properly For example I have just bought titan quest and every time I try and play it get the message failure couldnt initalize graphics engine. When I click on display it says I have a plug and play monitor on MSI MS-star force GEforce4 MX 4000 (NVIDA Geforce4 MX 4000). Also my flat screen monitor a 19" noc LM965 mointor is very grainy and worse quality than my bog standard dell 'fat' monitor. Any help would be much appreciated

10-25-2006, 10:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,243 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	The GF3 cards supported DirectX 8 (SM 1.1). The GeForce 4Ti series supported DirectX 8.1 (SM 1.3-1.4). The GeForce FX5200 was a direct replacement for the 4Ti's. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-26-2006, 01:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	and the fx5200 had an emulation that could run dx9.0 ;) __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-26-2006, 03:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	yes it will glad to help __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

10-25-2006, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,938 OS: Win XP My System	you do have a Graphics card, but its Very Very old.

10-25-2006, 09:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cava Fizz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	this game i want to play only requires a Geforce 3 though surely with my gefroce 4 it should work?

10-26-2006, 03:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cava Fizz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3 OS: XP	thank you all for your replies. i have just ordered a Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT 256MB AGP Graphic Card should do the trick. Ta