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Name: moyaslowriot Date: July 31, 2006 at 17:00:37 Pacific OS: windows xp SP2 CPU/Ram: 1 gig of ram Product: dell xps
Comment:
i've had my pc since around christmas of last year, i've had no problems, it's been really great. as of recently i've been trying to play BF2 and CSS and when i'm trying to connect to a server, it will freeze on me and/or will crash to the desktop, and fail to terminate the program. granted my graphics card is out of date (RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory) and i have a gig of ram, but there is no excuse for this. can you guys suggest a few things for me? thanks.
There's no doubt that your video card is to blame. It has nothing to do with it being out of date...it's not that old. It's just not a good card, PERIOD! It's not meant for gaming & no amount of system RAM is gonna make up for it.
Have a look where the X300SE sits on this benchtest chart & I think you'll have your answer:
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