is it my graphics card

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  1. neptune

    neptune Regular member

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    i have a radeon 9250 graphics card in my pc.i am tring to play flat out 2 .the games fires up great and i can see everthing .when i try to race the screen is like white and cant see any cars.wierd that it would be graphics card tho/usually if graphics card wouldnt be compatible the game wouldnt even start.here is a pick at start up can i change anything on here so i could race ? thank you



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    I wonder if its a direct X issue. Are you using the latest one?
     
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    i think so .but how do i find out what one i have
     
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    Update the drivers and catylyst package also check the box that says hardware 3d.
     
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    quote>Update the drivers and catylyst package also check the box that says hardware 3d.i did update the drivers and catylyst for the card and also now i checked hardware 3d but still same problem>any other ideas .thank you
     
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    i have a 9250 in my second PC, it isnt that powerfull of a graphics card, i would suggest you look at the box or devlopers website and see what the min system requirements are, also you may want to download the lateist drivers for the card while your there.
     
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    so i guess i need a new card any ideas on a new one .i have agp and pci slots.if ANYone could postsome links on a new card would be nice .thanks again
     
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    i use tigerdirect, www.tigerdirect.com they have great prices
     
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    what ever card you find go here
    www.pricegrabber.com and put it in the search. It will list all sellers selling it and for the best price that includes shipping(after you enter your zip code in). zipzoomfly.com beats newegg and tigerdirect prices almost always. They also have free 2 day shipping. It does really come in two days also! Great site. When I built my comoputer I used price grabber for all my parts and 9 out of 10 came from zipzoomfly. My case came from newegg because it was the only thing that cost less but it took like 8 days for it to come in.
     
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    thanks keithyb . zipzoomfly.com i checked it out but dont know really which card to buy .could i get one for under $100 that is good and will play most newer games .
     
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    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326705

    will this card do for newer games ?and how do i know if my pc will accept 4x or 8x

    or is this a little better

    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326701

    this is what i have now

    Name ASUS A9250
    PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5960&SUBSYS_00541043&REV_01\4&3621FAAD&0&0008
    Adapter Type RADEON 9200 PRO AGP (0x5960), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
    Adapter Description ASUS A9250
    Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
    Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
    Driver Version 6.14.10.6458
    INF File oem41.inf (ati2mtag_RV280 section)
    Color Planes 1
    Color Table Entries 4294967296
    Resolution 1024 x 768 x 75 hertz
    Bits/Pixel 32
    Memory Address 0xD8000000-0xE7FFFFFF
    I/O Port 0x0000C000-0x0000CFFF
    Memory Address 0xE9000000-0xE900FFFF
    IRQ Channel IRQ 16
    I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
    I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
    Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF
    Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6458, 729.00 KB (746,496 bytes), 6/10/2004 10:57 AM)

    Name ASUS A9250 Secondary
    PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5940&SUBSYS_00551043&REV_01\4&3621FAAD&0&0108
    Adapter Type RADEON 9200 PRO AGP (0x5960), ATI Technologies Inc. compatible
    Adapter Description ASUS A9250 Secondary
    Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
    Installed Drivers ati2dvag.dll
    Driver Version 6.14.10.6458
    INF File oem41.inf (ati2mtag_RV280 section)
    Color Planes Not Available
    Color Table Entries Not Available
    Resolution Not Available
    Bits/Pixel Not Available
    Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xE7FFFFFF
    Memory Address 0xE9FF0000-0xE9FFFFFF
    Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\ati2mtag.sys (6.14.10.6458, 729.00 KB (746,496 bytes), 6/10/2004 10:57 AM)
     
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