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Title: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: Petras Waith on March 22, 2010, 02:33:29 PM
I went from Nvidia 9600 to Ati Radeon HD R5770 because I needed upgrade to play new games.Now here is the problem can not play older games such as United Offensive. I can play for a bit and then it freezes.So I returned my computer back to the proffessionals who installed the new card (and who had built my computer so they know what is compatable).It was returned with a new motherboard Asus M4A785-M witch they said i now needed hmmm ok but I still can not play my old games.And yes all the drivers are installed.Please help I have a match coming up and i really don't want to have to play on my husbands computer.I run on Windows xp home edition service pack 3, Amd Athlon 64x2dual core Processor 6000+mmx 3D now (2CPUs)3.1 ghz,2048mb Ram,Sound Blaster X-FI, Harddrive 500gb.
Title: Re: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: maltamed on March 23, 2010, 08:25:02 AM
The most common problems with a PC freeze are> ram> registry> other programs running>virus.
Title: Re: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: Petras Waith on March 23, 2010, 01:19:27 PM
Maltamed it only freezes when I play my older games everything else is fine.No there is no virus all new parts and it was just reformated and cleaned up.And no its not my harddrive because that is new as well put in three weeks ago because my other one had a smartcard defect, I have enough Ram.Any other answers out there would be appreciative.
Title: Re: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: patio on March 23, 2010, 02:21:28 PM
Post the game requirements and maybe we can find a solution...
Title: Re: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: 2x3i5x on March 23, 2010, 02:29:22 PM
Assuming United Offensive is the Call of Duty game.

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Call of Duty: United Offensive Minimum System Requirements
Full Version of original Call of Duty
3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 32MB hardware T&L-capable video card and the latest drivers*
English version of Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium III 800MHz or Athlon 800MHz processor or higher
128MB RAM (256MB Recommended)
8x speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
1150MB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows 98/ME swap file, 600MB for Windows 2000/XP swap file)
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
100% Windows 98/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
DirectX 9.0c (included)

Multi-player Requirements
Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
Internet play requires 56kbps (or faster) modem and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers

Important Notice: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Call of Duty United Offensive. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0c compatibility.

Supported Chipsets
All ATI Radeon cards
All nVidia GeForce cards
Matrox Parhelia

source: http://callofduty.filefront.com/info/uorequirements
Title: Re: need help with new graphic card.
Post by: Petras Waith on March 23, 2010, 02:37:43 PM
Minimum: Full Version of original Call of Duty, 3D hardware accelerator card required - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 32MB hardware T&L-capable video card and the latest drivers*, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP, Pentium III 800MHz or Athlon 800MHz processor or higher, 128MB RAM (256MB Recommended), 1150MB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 600MB for Windows 2000/XP swap file), 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers, 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers, DirectX 9.0c (included)

Multi-player Requirements:

Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported
Internet play requires 56kbps (or faster) modem and latest drivers
LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers
Important Notice: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Call of Duty United Offensive. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0c compatibility.

Supported Chipsets

All ATI Radeon cards
All nVidia GeForce cards
Matrox Parhelia

Game Details
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Title: Call of Duty: United Offensive
Genre: Action
Developer: Gray Matter Studios
Publisher: Activision
Release Date: 15 Sep 2004
Languages: English, French, Italian


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Mild Language
Violence

 

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