big_wig_074

i bought call of duty 4 as its amazing,but cant get it to work on my pc,im presuming its my graphics card,or lack of,but.....it says i need a geforce6600 or better on the box,so off i went to pc world,and i asked what i should buy and what the equivalents were from other makes and he bamboozled me by asking if its a pci,pcie,or something else i cant remember!!!!i dont bloody know,i just want to shoot some bloody terrorists in the nuts!!!!so,i have belarc advisor on pc and it says this


Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) VIA Technologies, Inc. KM400A-8237
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.15 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: KM400A-8237
Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 04/09/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
200.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
83.83 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1693S [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD2000BB-98FTA0 [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAER1144898, rev 15.05R15, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 8.39 GB 2.48 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 191.66 GB 81.34 GB free

Network Drives
None detected



so,my question is....what have i got?what do i buy?i just need it to be good enough to play the game,nothing else!as far as i can see i dont have a graphics card according to that so what are my options?please help!!!cheers

BM08

right ok lets just establish what you have first because that above is abit vague.
You dont need to download any programmes to find out the basics of your pc.

Click start bar, click on "run" and type in "dxdiag" into the box and hit enter, wait about 10seconds for it to fully load, click the "display" tab and get me a screenshot of that

big_wig_074

screenshot????? can i just copy and paste?

BM08

i need to know what motherboard you have, so download a programme called Everest, google it and its a small download, find motherboard on there and tell me what you have, then ill tell you what your options are

big_wig_074

okey dokey,gimme a sec

BM08

ok ill slow it down for you

When you get said infomation on the screen, press print screen key on your keyboard, and then open windows paint, click "edit" and then "paste", theres your screenshot, save it and upload it to here http://photobucket.com/

if you dont have an account you will have to make one

BM08

when i have your replys ill be able to give you some more answers

big_wig_074

hows this?
Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 04/09/2004-KM400A-8237-6A6LYB09C-0
Motherboard Name Biostar iDEQ 200V/210V (M7VBA)

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 167 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 333 MHz
Bandwidth 2666 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1
Real Clock 167 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 333 MHz
Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ] MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type VIA V-Link
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (ODR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth 533 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots [ TRIAL VERSION ]
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Video, LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor SFF
Motherboard Chipset KM400(A)
Extra Features [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Biostar Group
Product Information http://www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/index.php3
BIOS Download http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/bi...hp3?socket=775

rsnutters1

reposteeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! LOL

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...378&highlight=
https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...717&highlight=

BM08

whats wrong? every post you ended yourself, if you want to know anything i told you to pm me

big_wig_074

its not a repost at all,because my pc doesnt actually show me a error message,and i dont know what type of plug my card would need let alone what to buy.my pc will be different to yours.
anyway,my first screen shot,im so proud!

BM08

That pc is very old isnt it? im guessing you have had it years?

From what you give me i cant find any info on google but it says socket 462 which is very very old, and this is going to limit what type of graphics card you can buy.

BM08

big_wig_074 he was being sarcy i think, because his pc wont play it either
Im having a look at your screenshot............

big_wig_074

very old??i bought it in 2005 i think,was my mates carputer,but far better than my old one.doing a screenshot for you now,might need 2 as info too long for screen!

BM08

yeah it is old mate, socket 462 is years old, processor wise you "should" be ok, but im just trying to establish what connections your pc has for graphics cards if any.
I think it would actually be easier if you could take the side off your case and take a picture of it for me showing the inside, or if you look yourself you can see something like this
http://www.si87.com/Products/Videoca...pci-or-isa.jpg

Newer pc's have PCI-Express which is like the newest connection for graphics card, but your pc isnt going to have that, it will most likely be pci and or agp, hopefully you'll have a agp slot in there and then all you need to do is buy a agp graphics card, ill show you what to get but lets just work out what connection you have first

big_wig_074

theres a pci one(well it looks like one from that pic,lol) thats empty in there,would that be it?

BM08

Well if its white in colour like the pic above then yes its pci

You 100% sure you cant see a black or dark coloured slot the same length as the white one except its off set to the white one, as seen in the pic.

If you only have pci your screwed mate im afraid, nobody sells pci graphics cards anymore as the technology is so old its agp and pci-express nowadays.

Thats the reason i got this pc im on now 2 years ago as my old pc only had pci connections and i got annoyed that i couldnt upgrade it so i thought fck it lets buy a new one

big_wig_074

its blue!!!
heres a pic or 2



its the blue bit there.

BM08

Whats going on there, that red card thats sat next to that blue slot looks like a graphics card to me

I need to be there to see myself really.

I think its best if you take it into pcworld to the "Tech guys" section and then just say what graphics card i put in this.

Dont buy anything from them though, their a rip off for pc parts

BM08

Actually that red card, look at the back of the pc, whats going into this? if its the monitor then its a graphics card.
If it is then your display driver isnt installed because on your screenshot above its telling us you have no graphics card in there

big_wig_074

yeah it is plugged into the monitor!!!!!so i need to do what about this?help????what type of plug is this?pci?actually barring the colour it looks more like the agp in the picture,also says 128mb on it,then on the black chip bits says elixir and the silver heat sink says hi8,mean anything?there are numbers on the black chip bits,are they important?

big_wig_074

ooooh does this look right???

BM08

well this is good news because it sounds like you maybe have an agp slot.

Since your screenshot says the graphics card isnt detected (see it says "na" all the way down AND it says please install driver) tells me your drivers are not installed, but the fact you have a display and your on the pc right now tells me that the graphics card is infact working so thats good.

Im still sticking to what i said above though, your best bet is to take the case(thats all they need) to pcworld and just ask what you need, i dont know 100% without seeing it in person but it sounds/looks like AGP so thats good but rather than buy an AGP graphics card unpackage it and find out its the wrong type and you cant get a refund on graphics cards once there out of the anti static packing, so you need to be sure what your buying will work

BM08

yes mate, its definaly AGP then, thats good
I wish you showed me that before i type the essay above

Well give me 2mins and ill show you a graphics card that will be good for call of duty 4

big_wig_074

AWESOME!!!!cheers chap,cheap as possible please!

BM08

This is what you would need to run that game nicely http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119716

big_wig_074

fucking amazing,i owe u a pint!!!!! really appreciate this mate

big_wig_074

should i buy it from that site?card in hand!lol!

BM08

yeah get it from Ebuyer its a decent site, ive got things from it before, speedy delivery aswell

you can select express delivery if you want it monday, if you get standard delivery it will probably be there tuesday or wednesday

big_wig_074

cheers chap,case closed!!woohoo

BM08

no worries

Pm me whenever you get it and ill run you through how to install it properly, its easy

Stavros

Stop buying computer shit you big gay and give me my money, i need to get the BMW fixed

BM08

big wig your not from cheltenham by any chance?

Stavros

he is, yes

BM08