My system requirements are weird

08-06-2010, 07:32 PM

ok ive been playing mw2 for pc for a while. i have been looking at other games and wondering if my computer supports them. i went to can you run it? and none of the games i want are supported! i did a check on mw2 and it also says i cant run it. on all tests, the problem was my graphics card. it said i didnt meet the requirements, yet i passed every individual requirement. see below:

Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 256 MB 1.7 GB
Hardware T&LYes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 4.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0 4.0
if i exceed every requirement, why do i fail?

Sonicle · 08-06-2010, 07:35 PM

If system labs cannot detect your card type it can flag as a fail even though you have the required hardware, same thing happens with my cpu.

Xenofreak · 08-06-2010, 07:37 PM

You have an integrated video card is my guess. Same thing happens with mine on my laptop. It gets kind of buggy detecting the RAM amount on integrated cards.

08-06-2010, 07:40 PM

yes i do have an integrated card. btw, is there any way to install a new graphics card even if i have the integrated one?

Sonicle · 08-06-2010, 07:42 PM

Yes, you would just install it as you would normally do. Intergrated just means that it is built onto the motherboard. Al lyou need to do is put your new one in and install the drivers.

08-06-2010, 07:43 PM

um....and how would u do that on a laptop?

Sonicle · 08-06-2010, 07:45 PM

I don't know with laptops never really used them. When you said for pc I assumed you were playing on the pc.

Edit: After a quick google it is possible to do. There are even videos to show you how to do it correctly.

Xenofreak · 08-06-2010, 07:47 PM

Uhhh...laptops are PC's. If it's a laptop, you're out of luck. If it's a desktop, it should have an open PCI-e slot I'd hope.

Sonicle · 08-06-2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenofreak

Uhhh...laptops are PC's. If it's a laptop, you're out of luck. If it's a desktop, it should have an open PCI-e slot I'd hope.

I suppose it's where you're from

Edit: Incase you are wondering Graphics cards can be purchased for laptops. Do some looking into it first for compatability etc.

08-06-2010, 07:32 PM	#1
Shawn8864 Guest Posts: n/a	My system requirements are weird ok ive been playing mw2 for pc for a while. i have been looking at other games and wondering if my computer supports them. i went to can you run it? and none of the games i want are supported! i did a check on mw2 and it also says i cant run it. on all tests, the problem was my graphics card. it said i didnt meet the requirements, yet i passed every individual requirement. see below: Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card Required You Have Video RAM 256 MB 1.7 GB Hardware T&LYes Yes Pixel Shader version 3.0 4.0 Vertex Shader version 3.0 4.0 if i exceed every requirement, why do i fail?

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08-06-2010, 07:35 PM	#2
Sonicle Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 7 Posts: 298	If system labs cannot detect your card type it can flag as a fail even though you have the required hardware, same thing happens with my cpu.

08-06-2010, 07:37 PM	#3
Xenofreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 302 Posts: 1,969	You have an integrated video card is my guess. Same thing happens with mine on my laptop. It gets kind of buggy detecting the RAM amount on integrated cards.

08-06-2010, 07:40 PM	#4
Shawn8864 Guest Posts: n/a	yes i do have an integrated card. btw, is there any way to install a new graphics card even if i have the integrated one?

08-06-2010, 07:42 PM	#5
Sonicle Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 7 Posts: 298	Yes, you would just install it as you would normally do. Intergrated just means that it is built onto the motherboard. Al lyou need to do is put your new one in and install the drivers.

08-06-2010, 07:43 PM	#6
Shawn8864 Guest Posts: n/a	um....and how would u do that on a laptop?

08-06-2010, 07:45 PM	#7
Sonicle Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 7 Posts: 298	I don't know with laptops never really used them. When you said for pc I assumed you were playing on the pc. Edit: After a quick google it is possible to do. There are even videos to show you how to do it correctly.

08-06-2010, 07:47 PM	#8
Xenofreak Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 302 Posts: 1,969	Uhhh...laptops are PC's. If it's a laptop, you're out of luck. If it's a desktop, it should have an open PCI-e slot I'd hope.