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Subject: opengl graphics support

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Name: Richt0r
Date: May 26, 2007 at 04:50:36 Pacific
Subject: opengl graphics support
OS: winXP
CPU/Ram: P-lll 256 sd
Model/Manufacturer: intel 82810e

Comment:

i got soldier of fortune 2.
requires opengl
i have a p-lll 850Mhz system with intel 82810e chipset with 32 MB graphics memory NTFS filesystem
How am i supposed to run this game
i searched the internet for over 3 hours
i downloaded glsetup but its for 95 and 98
Please HELP!!!!!!!!!

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Response Number 1

Name: Nick Ritchie
Date: May 26, 2007 at 05:14:56 Pacific
Subject: opengl graphics support

Reply: (edit)

What you have is intergrated graphics thats not designed for todays or even yesterdays games ,you need to see if your M.B. has an AGP slot and install a graphics card that compatable with your system ,if you only have PCI and no AGP (Accelarated Graphics Port)they do have PCI graphic cards however the older PCI iterface does not give you the possibilities of AGP or the newer PCI-Express card ! Do not confuse PCI with PCI-E when looking for a graphics card if you do not have an AGP slot !
Good Luck Nick

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Response Number 2

Name: Richt0r
Date: May 26, 2007 at 05:19:32 Pacific
Subject: opengl graphics support

Reply: (edit)

Hi Nick!
I have no AGP slot
Are you trying to tell me that my integrated graphics chipset has zilch support for this game and i wont be able to play it until
i purchase a new PCI graphics card.

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Response Number 3

Name: Santa
Date: May 26, 2007 at 05:28:16 Pacific
Subject: opengl graphics support

Reply: (edit)

http://www.opengl.org/
Have installed the latest driver ?
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/fil...
PCI Graphics Card:
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/pro...

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Response Number 4

Name: jboy
Date: May 27, 2007 at 01:09:10 Pacific
Subject: opengl graphics support

Reply: (edit)

"Are you trying to tell me that my integrated graphics chipset has zilch support"
"Good Luck Nick" 'tries' to say a lot of things - it often seems more of an effort than it's worth, but although many have tried, there really is no convincing him otherwise
A better post for the Gaming Forum, however system requirements for the game in question can be readily found here
At any rate, your display adapter is integrated and not very 'feature rich', and while you may not have an AGP 'slot', your graphics adapter appears to be on an AGP bus - - you will find PCI (standard slot) graphics cards considerably slower
bottom line - if you wish to enjoy modern gameplay, then purchase a computer that's equipped for it
(fyi "NTFS filesystem" as well as "Please HELP!!!!!!!!!" are irrelevant, and need not be included)
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.

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