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Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by starchy, Jul 1, 2006.

  1. starchy

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    does your motherboard have an agp slot as you might be using onboard video & only have pci slots to put a card in?
     
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    i personally have no clue ive never opened it ...i have an HP pavilion 563w(tower) desktop and a hp pavilion mx70(monitor)



    i dont know if that helps
     
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    can't use an agp card as you don't have an agp slot. look at the link i posted.
     
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    ok ill look up on it ...
    1)i have to get one that goes in PCI slots
    2) were do i install it i didnt really understand it
     
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    install the card in any empty slot
     
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    so it just hooks up into the slot ....i dont have to open anything
     
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    have to open the tower to put the card into the slot
     
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    yes that will fit & can use a slot screw driver if don't have a torx driver. what is the videocard requiremets of the game??
     
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    what is a slot screw driver(ha im not too handy)

    1.2ghz prosesser/256mb ram / dirct x 7 level graphics card / windows 2000/xp/me/98 /mouse/keyborad/monitor/internet connection....

    the only think i dont think i have is the graphics card
     
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    the pci video card is the graphics card. a slot screw driver looks like this "-" & a philips screw driver is this "+".
     
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    wait you mean a flat head screw driver...
    or is it a whole diffent screwdriver.....
    will the card work with CSS... thanks
     
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    yes a flat head & about css, it should work with the specs you posted about the game. make certain you have dx9.0c installed even tho game requires dx7.
     
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    but wait the flat head dosnt fit into the screw because they are very small ...thats why i thought torx screw driver...there are about 3-5 on the outside of it ....i might pick up that graphics card 2morrow with the torx screw drivers...will i be able to get the screw dirver from Best Buy ...if not ill just go to my local hardware store...
     
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    try hardware store
     
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    ok...what do i ask ...do you have any torx screw drivers
     
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    yes but you'll need to know the size you need
     

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