which vid card is suited to my system

virus2 · 03-08-2009, 11:12 PM

I need help related to video card.I have a old MB(845) which has 2 PCI slots.
Everything is working fine till yesterday when i tried to play OUTLAWS game.It was crashing on my system.When i tried the same game on my brothers laptop,it was working fine.
After googling,I came to know that it was due to the video card not supported by the game..I dont have any external vid card on my system...I assume the system is using the primitive ON-BOARD vid card...
Now,i need help how to upgrade the vid card so that i can play games on my Desktop PC.
I dont even know how to check which drivers are being used currently.Any one can tell any command to check.
If i fix an external vid card in PCI slot,then the system will automatically detect the same or I have to do some setting???
Any Help seriously appreciated...

**emosun** · 03-08-2009, 11:29 PM

Post the make and model pc and your budget for the upgrade.

virus2 · 03-08-2009, 11:38 PM

M/B Intel 82845
740MB of RAM
2.4 GHZ P4 CPU
400W of ATX power supply
I found 2 white slots on M/B with PCI1 and PCI2 written against them.So,I think adding an external PCI card will solve my issue.
Problem is..One of my freind told me that there are PCI express vid cards which are only supported on latest M/B.So,iam worried if i end up buying such card and it is not supported by my primitive M/B,it would be a waste of money...

**emosun** · 03-08-2009, 11:49 PM

You can get relatively new pci versions of cards. There not the greatest performing cards but they will at least get your game going.

This wouldn't happen to be the game would it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_(video_game)

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 12:16 AM

Can you recommend any specific vid card...iam a noob in hardware technologies,but have heard a lot of NVIDA and Radeon cards.
pls comment..

Mcninjaguy · 03-09-2009, 02:50 AM

something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187041

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 03:16 AM

i just came to understand that my system has only normal PCI slots and NO AGP slot....
what do you guys recommend for normal PCI cards upgradation..

Mcninjaguy · 03-09-2009, 03:35 AM

that what the card in the above is PCI

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 05:23 AM

On other thought,can my problem be related to DirectX version.I ame to know that 3d games require proper DirectX to play.

Mcninjaguy · 03-09-2009, 09:51 AM

Directx9
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 12:09 PM

Sorry all for a big mistake from my side...edit...I do have a AGP slot on my motherboard near the CPU and now am looking to go for an AGP card.

BTW,Friends...just needed a opinion on any missing parameter on my current specs...Can it be the case that i can play the 3D game using current specs..may be some drivers or Directx issues that i have overlooked.
Just checked Directx using dxdiag command and found that they are latest(9.0)

I was previouly using HIS m/b which was also using 845 chipset.But,i was able to play OUTLAWS on that M/B.
After it failed 6 months before,i tried playing OUTLAWS just before yesterday only to get error message "Outlaws has encountered a problem and needs to close"

Any thoughts on this..I just need to play OUTLAWS on my system and if current specs can help me playing it,ii can avoid the extra cost of a vid card.
2 845 chipsets....one can play 3D games and one not..quite surprised.

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 12:27 PM

some pics of my agp slot....just to confirm...

**emosun** · 03-09-2009, 01:25 PM

Is this the game your trying to play?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_(video_game)

because almost any computer should be able to play it

virus2 · 03-09-2009, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

Is this the game your trying to play?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_(video_game)

because almost any computer should be able to play it

Yes,iam trying to play this game only...

virus2 · 03-10-2009, 01:45 AM

Looking at the images of my AGP slot,can anyone suggest me a good card for it at moderate proce range.
thanks..

**emosun** · 03-10-2009, 02:28 AM

That game is very old and should play on any computer made in the last 14 years. You really shouldn't need a video card at all. What was the exact error you are receiving?

According to wiki the game has known issues with newer versions of windows , so you might try an old 9x machine.

virus2 · 03-10-2009, 02:41 AM

Whenever I try playing this game,the main interface opens and i select 'Main'.After that,another window is displayed which asks for difficulty level 'Good,Bad and Ugly'.I select 'Good' and then the screen goes black and after 4-5 seconds,message is displayed as 'OUTLAWS has encountered a problem and needs to close.blah blah blah".
In fact,i was also wondering if the first 2 windows are showing properly,then it should be some missing dlls issue with my system.
I was previously also using WinXP on old Motherboard without any issues.I dont have any spare system to test it(win 9x M/C).
How do i get it working on current OS itself...

**emosun** · 03-10-2009, 04:40 AM

Well you can try reinstalling it. Check for games patches. Or change the compatibility mode. Also play with the hardware acceleration settings.

virus2 · 03-10-2009, 04:59 AM

I have freshly installed the game...Can you tell me how to work with hardware acceleration settings??

**emosun** · 03-10-2009, 05:20 AM

The hardware acceleration setting are in the display properties / settings tab / advanced button / troubleshooting tab. You can mess around with it to see if it does anything. You can also try the compatibility settings which you right click the game icon and hit properties , then the compatibility tab , and try different os's.

03-08-2009, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	which vid card is suited to my system I need help related to video card.I have a old MB(845) which has 2 PCI slots. Everything is working fine till yesterday when i tried to play OUTLAWS game.It was crashing on my system.When i tried the same game on my brothers laptop,it was working fine. After googling,I came to know that it was due to the video card not supported by the game..I dont have any external vid card on my system...I assume the system is using the primitive ON-BOARD vid card... Now,i need help how to upgrade the vid card so that i can play games on my Desktop PC. I dont even know how to check which drivers are being used currently.Any one can tell any command to check. If i fix an external vid card in PCI slot,then the system will automatically detect the same or I have to do some setting??? Any Help seriously appreciated...

03-08-2009, 11:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Post the make and model pc and your budget for the upgrade. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-08-2009, 11:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system M/B Intel 82845 740MB of RAM 2.4 GHZ P4 CPU 400W of ATX power supply I found 2 white slots on M/B with PCI1 and PCI2 written against them.So,I think adding an external PCI card will solve my issue. Problem is..One of my freind told me that there are PCI express vid cards which are only supported on latest M/B.So,iam worried if i end up buying such card and it is not supported by my primitive M/B,it would be a waste of money...

03-08-2009, 11:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system You can get relatively new pci versions of cards. There not the greatest performing cards but they will at least get your game going. This wouldn't happen to be the game would it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_(video_game) __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-09-2009, 12:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Can you recommend any specific vid card...iam a noob in hardware technologies,but have heard a lot of NVIDA and Radeon cards. pls comment..

03-09-2009, 02:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: which vid card is suited to my system something like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187041

03-09-2009, 03:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system i just came to understand that my system has only normal PCI slots and NO AGP slot.... what do you guys recommend for normal PCI cards upgradation..

03-09-2009, 03:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: which vid card is suited to my system that what the card in the above is PCI

03-09-2009, 05:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system On other thought,can my problem be related to DirectX version.I ame to know that 3d games require proper DirectX to play.

03-09-2009, 09:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Directx9 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

03-09-2009, 12:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Sorry all for a big mistake from my side...edit...I do have a AGP slot on my motherboard near the CPU and now am looking to go for an AGP card. BTW,Friends...just needed a opinion on any missing parameter on my current specs...Can it be the case that i can play the 3D game using current specs..may be some drivers or Directx issues that i have overlooked. Just checked Directx using dxdiag command and found that they are latest(9.0) I was previouly using HIS m/b which was also using 845 chipset.But,i was able to play OUTLAWS on that M/B. After it failed 6 months before,i tried playing OUTLAWS just before yesterday only to get error message "Outlaws has encountered a problem and needs to close" Any thoughts on this..I just need to play OUTLAWS on my system and if current specs can help me playing it,ii can avoid the extra cost of a vid card. 2 845 chipsets....one can play 3D games and one not..quite surprised.

03-09-2009, 01:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Is this the game your trying to play? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_(video_game) because almost any computer should be able to play it __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-10-2009, 01:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Looking at the images of my AGP slot,can anyone suggest me a good card for it at moderate proce range. thanks..

03-10-2009, 02:28 AM	#16 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system That game is very old and should play on any computer made in the last 14 years. You really shouldn't need a video card at all. What was the exact error you are receiving? According to wiki the game has known issues with newer versions of windows , so you might try an old 9x machine. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-10-2009, 02:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Whenever I try playing this game,the main interface opens and i select 'Main'.After that,another window is displayed which asks for difficulty level 'Good,Bad and Ugly'.I select 'Good' and then the screen goes black and after 4-5 seconds,message is displayed as 'OUTLAWS has encountered a problem and needs to close.blah blah blah". In fact,i was also wondering if the first 2 windows are showing properly,then it should be some missing dlls issue with my system. I was previously also using WinXP on old Motherboard without any issues.I dont have any spare system to test it(win 9x M/C). How do i get it working on current OS itself...

03-10-2009, 04:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system Well you can try reinstalling it. Check for games patches. Or change the compatibility mode. Also play with the hardware acceleration settings. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

03-10-2009, 04:59 AM	#19 (permalink)
virus2 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp2	Re: which vid card is suited to my system I have freshly installed the game...Can you tell me how to work with hardware acceleration settings??

03-10-2009, 05:20 AM	#20 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,019 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: which vid card is suited to my system The hardware acceleration setting are in the display properties / settings tab / advanced button / troubleshooting tab. You can mess around with it to see if it does anything. You can also try the compatibility settings which you right click the game icon and hit properties , then the compatibility tab , and try different os's. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list