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Technical Help & Discussion => PC & Console Games and Gaming => Topic started by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 16:06

Title: game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 16:06

i just put the 64 mb geforce2mx400 in my dads pc.. he tried doin it himself as you probably guessed yesterday with dougs (dad) posting in..

well whenever i play halo i seem to get alot of lag whenever i get close to a teammate or enemy?

but not when im no where near any1..

also sometimes the game just stops when playing online and i have to restart... direct x is working and has been tested,broadband has been tested and the graphics card has been tested so im starting to get worried?  

 :'(

any suggestions? thanx in advance PoD (jonah)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2004, 18:04

It's possible that the game has outpaced the graphics card in terms of specification, Jonah.  These days, a lot of games require a 128Mb card, which I found out when playing the Harry Potter games, even though they don't say so on the box. Also, a friend had problems with Colin McRae Rally 3, before upgrading to a 128Mb card.  Perhaps the game manufacturers don't want to put people off buying them in the first place, in the hope that they won't notice graphic intensive parts of the game suddenly running in slow motion?   What does it say are the minimum requirements for the game?

Obviously I'm only guessing in your case, but do, however, speak from having similar issues, which were cured by a graphics card upgrade.

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 18:44

it is at my dads, personally i have 256mb but this is the 64mb graphics card that worked perfectly in my pc when i was playing halo.. the games min requirement is 32mb but also this processor is amd duron 900 but it is getting upgraded  ;)

also on a totally unrelated topic i seem to remember a list telling you how many osts you needed to become senior member etc.. is there anyway i could find that now? thanx..


PoD (jonah) ;)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: Sandra on April 13, 2004, 19:25

111 to go for you PoD, youre over half way there  :)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 19:43

cool  ;D

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2004, 20:18

Although, it's more about quality, than quantity.   ;)  *Cough*  (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apax34.dsl.pipex.com%2Fsmileys%2Fblush.gif&hash=3dbc21ec73ac0f8617efe43e4e3ecfddcfc90f80)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 21:05

what do you mean  >:( are you saying my posts arent useful   :'( if you are i will have you know i spent a while looking about that laptop question earlier and i do try to help people and i only aksed the question about the ranking out of interest or wernt you talking bout me at all   :-\ uve confused me  :-[

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 21:07

ok i just re read what you said and i dont think you were talkin bout me  ;) and i hope not  >:(  ::)

jonah

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: Simon on April 14, 2004, 00:57

Sorry, Jonah, it was an attempt at a joke at my own expense, but it could have been interpreted either way, depending how you read it.  Don't worry, I wasn't referring to your posts.  I was just saying that it's what people say that's important, rather than how many posts they have made.   :)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 14, 2004, 10:53

lol ok  ::)  ;)

Title: Re:game problem
Post by: Michelle on April 14, 2004, 11:48

Oh I didn't realise you were talking about posts!!

Must have read it the other way :lol:  8)