Snafu7 Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 Hey, I bought Call of Duty today, but whenever I play it I get a message that says I need the newest video card. I called their tech support and it said I need a 32 MB vid card, and sadly I only have an 8 MB. My video card is a NVIDIA Vanta, does anyone know where I can upgrade my video card? Thanks.
Darth Homer Posted February 12, 2004 Posted February 12, 2004 Best Buy? Some other store w/ computer stuff...CompUSA or the like You won't regret it, CoD is an awesome game.
Snafu7 Posted February 13, 2004 Author Posted February 13, 2004 Well, my computer is kinda old, and I am told i need an AGP adaptor, does anyone know how I can find out if I have one? Thanks again.
Darth Homer Posted February 13, 2004 Posted February 13, 2004 Well, there are two slots for video cards, on is the AGP or Advanced Graphics Port that is designed specifically for video cards and the PCI, which is a multi-purpose port. You'll either have to find your owner's manual & see if it has the info, or open up the ol' case and take a looky on your motherboard (or see through the glass if you've got a window & neon lighting like me ) The PCI slots are generally longer & whitish in color while AGP is shorter & black. Most of the graphics cards put out today are AGP. I'd guesstimate that if your system is 5yrs old or younger, you probably have 1 AGP slot already on your motherboard, I'll see if I can find some pics of the two slots for you. edit: Here is the best pic I could find (they don't allow linking images, so you'll have to click the link), the 5 white ones are PCI, the black one is AGP, I found this on Tom's Hardware, which is a great place for reviews of hardware, peripherals, and all the latest pc equipment[/fanboy] http://www6.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20030827/images/asus-board.jpg
Snafu7 Posted February 13, 2004 Author Posted February 13, 2004 Ok, thanks a ton, I'm getting the graphics card after school tomorrow, and hopefully that will fix my CoD problem
Jedi Luke Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 You definately won't regret it. CoD would have to be the best World War I/II game.
Snafu7 Posted February 14, 2004 Author Posted February 14, 2004 Well I got the video card, but I'm still having driver problems, so I'll just use their tech support I guess.
Snafu7 Posted February 15, 2004 Author Posted February 15, 2004 Well, I got a new ATI Radeon Card, and call of duty works great, and your right, It definately was worth it. Nothing can Describe how exillerating it is to be right in the middle of a fire fight, in close quarters combat. Thanks again for the help.
Darth Homer Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 hey, no problem! Just wait till you get to the Russian campain!
Snafu7 Posted February 15, 2004 Author Posted February 15, 2004 yah, I just started it, the battle at Stalingrand is soo incredibly hard, talk about suicide. So far my fav mission would be the very first American one, or Pegasis Bridge, taking, and defending. Great Game.
Sherack Nhar Posted February 15, 2004 Posted February 15, 2004 nVidia Vanta 8MB video card. *looks at date* Holy ****. This piece belongs in a museum!
Snafu7 Posted February 16, 2004 Author Posted February 16, 2004 Yah, I know... I was talking to a guy at best buy about it, I told him that I had the 8MB, his response... "oh...I'm sorry..."
Treacherous Mercenary Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Originally posted by swgbking Well, I got a new ATI Radeon Card, and call of duty works great, and your right, It definately was worth it. Nothing can Describe how exillerating it is to be right in the middle of a fire fight, in close quarters combat. Thanks again for the help. What Radeon card you got there dude? And.... I have yet to get CoD!
Snafu7 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Posted February 20, 2004 I Have an ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB, works great with CoD, considering it only needs 32. The only thing that really sucks is that it cost $80, so I ended up paying $130+for call of duty and the card.
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