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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 3, 2010 17:51:26 GMT -5
Uhhh oh yeah he did say he got it installed. Nevermind my last post. Lol I have a bad habit of not reading the whole topic...
So if you can't see servers in Tunngle, then your firewall is probably blocking it. You used to connect fine - any idea what's changed?
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Post by [ROJOES]ronjons on Sept 3, 2010 19:02:17 GMT -5
^ It's easy to do yourself. But then I would say that, wouldn't I? This helpful? www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9x097QRXeAJust follow the "RTFM" principle and it's all so simple, right? Cheeky bugger I'll RTFM you. Unfortunately HP manual is scant. give pretty hands off advice with upgrading their products You can check specs burz h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01491260&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=sg&lang=en&product=3755433#N956To find type of graphics card Henry check device manager. press: windows button + r type: devmgmt.msc (enter) should see listed 'display adapter' click there, it should describe your graphics card (important here you dont accidentally remove or uninstall device)
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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 4, 2010 5:29:02 GMT -5
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Post by xi Uk H3nry ix on Sept 4, 2010 6:12:34 GMT -5
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 4, 2010 7:19:55 GMT -5
Yeah that's the on-board card. What you need is a dedicated graphics card which can do the heavy-duty stuff you need for gaming. I do recommend Nvidia as I've had bad luck with ATI, but that's just my opinion. I have the recommended "minimum requirement" card on a slow-ish PC and it's OK with the graphics detail turned to "lowest". Gets foggy on the shire I think £40-£60 will get you a pretty good card for what you need but you can probably get away with a lot less. At least that's what I remember from last time I was looking at cards. You have a PCI-Express slot which makes shopping a lot easier - AGP is totally out of fashion these days.
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Post by xi Uk H3nry ix on Sept 4, 2010 10:44:47 GMT -5
is there no way i can play it with out there i mean like not even complete remove the slowd gameplay so i can play atleast would be nice for thetime being id let you remote assist me if you wouldnt mind if you think you could do that
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Post by royaltyisbeleg on Sept 4, 2010 11:02:14 GMT -5
is there no way i can play it with out there i mean like not even complete remove the slowd gameplay so i can play atleast would be nice for thetime being id let you remote assist me if you wouldnt mind if you think you could do that did you change your setting options to low? If not go to options->display, then change it all to low. If you lag playing the single player there is really nothing ondeaander can do for you except to buy you a new computer. Jk
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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 4, 2010 11:34:57 GMT -5
The multiplayer may be slightly better than the singleplayer because there are no bots running around. It's worth a try. But honestly I think you'll need a dedicated graphics card.
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Post by xi Uk H3nry ix on Sept 4, 2010 15:32:02 GMT -5
allright wont be anytime soon atm hopefully sometime this month or next month
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Post by Angelus on Sept 4, 2010 17:32:24 GMT -5
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Post by xi Uk H3nry ix on Sept 5, 2010 10:48:51 GMT -5
think ill buy 1 in a couple days its just fitting it im no computer expert but aint there like some computers where you cant change the graphics card
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Post by [ROJOES]ronjons on Sept 5, 2010 12:13:11 GMT -5
That card's a doozer Angelus, should beef you up. think ill buy 1 in a couple days its just fitting it im no computer expert but aint there like some computers where you cant change the graphics card Modern computers are smart enough to automatically disable built in graphics card after the new one's been put in. Best wait till then. If you cant wait go kamikaze & try over clocking your card, beware it can burn out, poss create unstable pc. Download & install EVGA Precision may ask you to sign in before download (user name lotrc, password letmein). From what I've read you'll be presented with 4 sliders, the one most effective'll be GPU one not if. Most people report 600 mhz is about highest it can go on your graphics card before computer having a fit. Not used it myself so I dont know which settings work best. [
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Post by Angelus on Sept 5, 2010 15:34:03 GMT -5
Did a little bit more checking and the graphics card won't fit in my pc Tower bcz my Tower is to small. so i will wait and will get a Alienware Area 51 Desktop Pc with dual video cards.(few months)
xi UK H3nry ix - you should also check to make sure the card you buy will fit.
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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 7, 2010 14:10:40 GMT -5
^ You could just buy a new case for your existing PC...
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Post by Onde Aander on Sept 7, 2010 15:03:36 GMT -5
think ill buy 1 in a couple days its just fitting it im no computer expert but aint there like some computers where you cant change the graphics card It's probably tough if you have laptop but I don't see any obvious reason why you can't fit yours with a new card, H3nry. The problems you're likely to have are.. Graphics card is the wrong type. If the link I posted earlier was the correct link to the spec's for your motherboard, then you need a PCI-Express 16x card. Graphics card is either too long to fit in your computer's case or so fat that it blocks the adjacent PCI port. You can prevent this by measuring ahead of time to make sure it will fit. The last card I installed did block one of the PCI ports but I didn't care because there was nothing plugged into it anyway. Your power supply is not powerful enough or doesn't have the right connectors. The specs of your power supply should be printed someplace on the unit. You will want to make sure it is at least 450W (that's what I'm using with my Nvidia 7800). Some new graphics cards have square-ish 6-pin power connectors instead of flat 4-pin power connectors - my last card had this problem, but it came with an adapter to convert 2 of the 4-pin ones into a 6-pin one. The most difficult part of installing a new card is probably opening up the computer case - they often have very clever (or very retarded) ways of securing all the parts in place. So you might have to fiddle around with it a bit before you figure out how it works. As long as you don't touch the electronics too much and don't FORCE any of the little screws or latches you shouldn't have to worry about damaging anything. Just remember how to put it all back together and try not to electrocute yourself (some parts can still give you a shock even after the PC's been unplugged). Make sure the screwdriver you use is not magnetic, just in case you touch anything sensitive with it (electronics and magnets just don't mix). Besides that, it should be pretty straightforward. Open the case, un-hook whatever mechanism is holding the PCI cards in place. Normally you'd remove the old graphics card at this point, but it sounds like you're using a built-in card at the moment so you won't have to remove anything. There's only one possible place and direction the graphics card will fit. It should have some kind of plastic latch and release which will "click" when the card is fully inserted. Then you close the latch again to secure it, and gently screw it down to the case if there's an appropriate screw-hole. Then connect the power using one of the extra connectors from your power supply (again, only the right sort will fit.). Then you can close it all up and give it a try. Once Windows has booted up, use the CD to install the driver for the graphics card (even if it appears to be working, you'll need to install the driver in order to play games). If the computer beeps weirdly and shuts itself off when you start it up, then something isn't plugged in properly so you'll need to go back and check it. If for some reason Windows boots to a black screen, you should be able to boot into safe mode and then use the CD that came with the card to install a driver (I doubt this will happen in any modern systems, though). Heck, do new Windows versions even have safe mode? Lol. If you have never replaced any PC components before, I suggest watching some more youtube videos. Or you can always just pay some guy at a computer shop to install it for you. Did I cover everything?
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