Question about running COD4

lolomg4 · 03-29-2008, 10:52 PM

I have an HP a6010n computer and bought COD4 for it. After I installed it and tried to play it, it said...

----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
Attempting 44 kHz 16 bit [Windows default] sound
----- R_Init -----
Getting Direct3D 9 interface...
Pixel shader version is 2.0
Vertex shader version is 0.0
Video card or driver doesn't support fullscreen gamma.
Video card or driver doesn't accelerate transform and lighting.
Video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data.

Error during initialization:
Video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data.

Can my computer run COD4? If so, what video card should I get and how much will it cost?
What I've read so far is that Intel video cards are worthless.
I don't want to pay too much for a video card but I would like the graphics to be good. I would also like to know how much the power supply would cost.

<THANKS TO ANYONE THAT HELPS>

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 12:20 AM

Welcome to tsf. Indeed this is a common problem here and yes you card isn't powerful enough. Please post your maximum budget for a new video card. Lucky for you your pc has a pci-e slot in it to upgrade the video.

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 12:32 AM

I'll pay as much as it takes for COD4 to run smoothly.
-THANKS-

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-30-2008, 12:36 AM

what are the rest of your system specs

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 12:40 AM

Processor
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4300 Intel® Viiv™ Technology
• 1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz Front Side Bus
Operating system installed
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Chipset
Intel® 945G Express Chipset
Standard memory
1024MB
Memory type
DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots
4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (two available)
Internal drives
Internal hard disk drive
320GB
Hard disk controller
Serial ATA hard drive
Hard disk drive speed
(7200 rpm)

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 12:44 AM

I would say just a nice 8600 or maybe a 3650 or something along those lines. To keep him from having to do the psu too.

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 12:49 AM

I actually found this the other day and its a pretty good deal. only 100$ after rebate

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=E145-8616

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 12:57 AM

So if I buy the video card in the link you provided I wouldn't have to buy another power supply? and would the graphics be pretty good?

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 01:10 AM

You should be able to get by as the card uses less power then the ddr2 models that are cheaper, and only requires a molex connector and no 6 pin connector. And yea you should get good graphics out of it. Obviously you would get better performance from a more expensive card but then you need a psu and it would get up there in price.

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 01:13 AM

Thank you very much, I shall buy this video card!

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 05:53 PM

Uh it looks like I only have a 250w psu...sigh.

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 06:15 PM

Dang thats low, I was expecting a 350w which would have been ok but 250w is pretty low down there. Your gonna need a 350 or 400w watt to do that card , or else you'll need to look at real low end cards.

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 07:04 PM

Since I'm going to have to buy another psu, which video card will work better for COD4? The one you recommended or this one? http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3680417&CatId=3614

**FreoHeaveho** · 03-30-2008, 07:47 PM

The 8800GS is a better card, but for only a little more, if you can stretch it go for a GT>

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 08:46 PM

How much is the gt?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 03-30-2008, 09:40 PM

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=E145-8832

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 10:31 PM

That gs didn't look bad for only 100$ , the gt looks like its twice as much.

lolomg4 · 03-30-2008, 10:53 PM

Yeah the gt looks a bit pricey for me, do you think I should get the 8800 gs 384mb or 8600 gt 512mb? CompUsa has the same website as tigerdirect I think. I'm going to run up to CompUsa this week maybe.
~Thanks for the help

**emosun** · 03-30-2008, 11:17 PM

For 100$ that 8800 gs 384mb is better then the 8600 and its the same price , sounds good to me, but remember that that card uses even more power so you'll need a good 500W for that. These would be pretty good to go with it. I really wouldn't go any cheaper on the psu.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371007
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153052

lolomg4 · 03-31-2008, 03:26 PM

Okay... sorry this is my last question about video cards hopefully heh
Is this one better than the other cards mentioned? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2900232&CatId=2669

03-29-2008, 10:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	COD4 video card error... I have an HP a6010n computer and bought COD4 for it. After I installed it and tried to play it, it said... ----- Initializing Renderer ---- ----- Client Initialization Complete ----- Attempting 44 kHz 16 bit [Windows default] sound ----- R_Init ----- Getting Direct3D 9 interface... Pixel shader version is 2.0 Vertex shader version is 0.0 Video card or driver doesn't support fullscreen gamma. Video card or driver doesn't accelerate transform and lighting. Video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data. Error during initialization: Video card or driver doesn't support UBYTE4N vertex data. Can my computer run COD4? If so, what video card should I get and how much will it cost? What I've read so far is that Intel video cards are worthless. I don't want to pay too much for a video card but I would like the graphics to be good. I would also like to know how much the power supply would cost. <THANKS TO ANYONE THAT HELPS> Last edited by lolomg4; 03-29-2008 at 11:17 PM.

03-30-2008, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 Welcome to tsf. Indeed this is a common problem here and yes you card isn't powerful enough. Please post your maximum budget for a new video card. Lucky for you your pc has a pci-e slot in it to upgrade the video. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 12:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 I'll pay as much as it takes for COD4 to run smoothly. -THANKS-

03-30-2008, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Question about running COD4 what are the rest of your system specs __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

03-30-2008, 12:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor E4300 Intel® Viiv™ Technology • 1.8GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz Front Side Bus Operating system installed Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Chipset Intel® 945G Express Chipset Standard memory 1024MB Memory type DDR2-SDRAM Memory slots 4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (two available) Internal drives Internal hard disk drive 320GB Hard disk controller Serial ATA hard drive Hard disk drive speed (7200 rpm)

03-30-2008, 12:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 I would say just a nice 8600 or maybe a 3650 or something along those lines. To keep him from having to do the psu too. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 12:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 I actually found this the other day and its a pretty good deal. only 100$ after rebate http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=E145-8616 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 12:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 So if I buy the video card in the link you provided I wouldn't have to buy another power supply? and would the graphics be pretty good? Last edited by lolomg4; 03-30-2008 at 01:00 AM.

03-30-2008, 01:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 You should be able to get by as the card uses less power then the ddr2 models that are cheaper, and only requires a molex connector and no 6 pin connector. And yea you should get good graphics out of it. Obviously you would get better performance from a more expensive card but then you need a psu and it would get up there in price. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 01:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Thank you very much, I shall buy this video card!

03-30-2008, 05:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Uh it looks like I only have a 250w psu...sigh.

03-30-2008, 06:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 Dang thats low, I was expecting a 350w which would have been ok but 250w is pretty low down there. Your gonna need a 350 or 400w watt to do that card , or else you'll need to look at real low end cards. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 07:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Since I'm going to have to buy another psu, which video card will work better for COD4? The one you recommended or this one? http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3680417&CatId=3614

03-30-2008, 07:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,227 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: Question about running COD4 The 8800GS is a better card, but for only a little more, if you can stretch it go for a GT> __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

03-30-2008, 08:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 How much is the gt?

03-30-2008, 09:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: Question about running COD4 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=E145-8832 __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

03-30-2008, 10:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 That gs didn't look bad for only 100$ , the gt looks like its twice as much. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-30-2008, 10:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Yeah the gt looks a bit pricey for me, do you think I should get the 8800 gs 384mb or 8600 gt 512mb? CompUsa has the same website as tigerdirect I think. I'm going to run up to CompUsa this week maybe. ~Thanks for the help Last edited by lolomg4; 03-30-2008 at 11:09 PM.

03-30-2008, 11:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Question about running COD4 For 100$ that 8800 gs 384mb is better then the 8600 and its the same price , sounds good to me, but remember that that card uses even more power so you'll need a good 500W for that. These would be pretty good to go with it. I really wouldn't go any cheaper on the psu. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371007 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153052 __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-31-2008, 03:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
lolomg4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 21 OS: vista	Re: Question about running COD4 Okay... sorry this is my last question about video cards hopefully heh Is this one better than the other cards mentioned? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2900232&CatId=2669 Last edited by lolomg4; 03-31-2008 at 03:40 PM.