I also posted this in software, but I figured it's technically a hardware question so... I just installed Dawn of War II Chaos Rising, but upon trying to start it up I got a message that my system "failed to find a supported hardware rendering device", which I guess means I don't meet the system reqs. I looked them up online, and here are the pertinent details (I didn't include obvious things like OS or HD space): Minimum Requirements * P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor * A 128MB Video Card (Shader Model 3) - Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600, or equivalent What I'm currently running is: * Nvidia GeForce 6150SE nForce430 * AMD Athalon 64x2 Dual Core 5400+ ANYWAYS...I'm a hardware noob so I'm having difficulty figuring out where the discrepancy lies. I'm pretty sure it's not my processor because even the recommended settings call for a 64x2 4400+ so I think I exceed that. My question is: what is the difference b/w a GeForce 6150 and a GeForce 6600 GT? Is the software calling for a better graphics card than what I have? P.S. sorry if this is a double/triple post, I had difficulty getting the message to post.
your videocard is onboard not a seperate card that fits in a motherboard expansion slot. go as high end as your wallet can afford for a videocard but make certain your power supply also has enough wattage to power that card.
and your mobo will push that much power down the +5 line to the agp slot... it's a good idea to uprate the 6.3v cap on the agp line to 10v as well.. sometimes doubling the capacitance rating will make a huge difference with high end cards running on setups with onboard as well.. they seem to shove an agp slot on them as an afterthought for people who want to run 2 monitors, not for high end main cards.. stops a lot of "rail sag" which can cause black screen of death or instant reboots (this is desperation stuff tho.. a "tried everything else and still crashes" method of try it and see).. Sometimes it's better to just build a complete new setup which you know will handle the intended cards with as little onboard low end junk as possible to allow choice and future upgrades in a more painless fashion. on that setup there is nothing much to choose between those cards.. your bottleneck is probably fsb or ram timings.. or perhaps max agp multiplier
i too have that error. i have read the min requirements, but dont know how to compare my configuration compares since its different manufacturers. can you tell me where im lacking. i bought this system 4 months ago and was told that it would handel every game out so im pretty disapointed to be getting this message. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 440 Processor 3.00GHz RAM: 4.00 GB System Type: 32-bit OS Video Card: NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1) HD: 500GB is this a good setup, and if not what do i need?
You need to install all the drivers for your card, just go to this link, enter your card type and get the drivers. http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
