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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: davita45 on May 12, 2005, 02:05:42 PM

Title: 3D Cards
Post by: davita45 on May 12, 2005, 02:05:42 PM

Hi Group,

I don't understand anything about cards so please make it simple.
A game I want to be able to use needs a 16MB 3D Card.
What would this cost ? Where would I get it (in the UK) ?
Can they be put in laptops or would it have to be a tower PC ?

Best wishes


Dave E

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: Flame on May 12, 2005, 02:21:52 PM

A 16 MB card only? That's pretty small... You can find that card for probably under $50 in the US or UK... And yes... They are installed in both Laptops and Desktops... (They just have different models becuase of size)

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Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: Kablam on May 12, 2005, 03:05:11 PM

16Mb is absolutly pathetic in todays standards.

here are some 16Mb to look at

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPP-Graphics_Cards--16___32_mb

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: davita45 on May 12, 2005, 03:22:33 PM

Hi Flame,

Thanks for your reply.
What would I ask for if I wanted a modest 3D card for a laptop.
During a search I found a 3D pin  ball game installed in my laptop. Does that mean I have a 3D card.



Best wishes



Dave E

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: Computer_Commando on May 12, 2005, 03:31:43 PM

Most all laptops cannot be upgraded with a different video card.

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: Flame on May 12, 2005, 03:43:23 PM

Let's see what kind of card you have... Click on Start -> Run... In the Run box, type:   dxdiag    ... Press enter... You might see a small gray box... Just click no one that... You should now see a large gray box... Click on the Display tab, and look at the top-right of the window... This should tell you your video card information... Mind reading to us what you see there?

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Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: davita45 on May 12, 2005, 03:52:26 PM

Hi Again,

Top right box has some info and then:-
Mini VDD: vtmini.sys
VDD: n/a
DDI Version 9 (or higher)

Is this what you wanted



Best wishes



Dave E

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: davita45 on May 12, 2005, 03:55:36 PM

Hi again,

Left box is named Device
Right box = Drivers
Bottom = DirectX features



Dave E

Title: Re: 3D Cards
Post by: merlin_2 on May 12, 2005, 03:59:02 PM

maybe you can go to the mobo website and download a graphics accelerator>>>like intel.......this may help id your mobo etc>>..http://www.active-hardware.com/english/misc/sandra.html

and dabs.com have load of stuff.......