Can I somehow get the stock GeForce 4 MX440 card in my DELL 4600C be able to run the game F.E.A.R.? The install went OK but when I go to play a popup saying "The video card in this computer is not supported". Do I have to buy a new card? The 'minimum' system requirements say GeForce 4 Ti. I'm a rookie so be gentle! THANKS!!

Correct. The MX440 is missing some pixel shading functions. Time to buy a new video card. Post back your computer's specs and your budget, and I or someone else would be happy to make a recommendation for a card that best would fit your needs and budget. "Christmas and the New Year are actually two holidays.... I suppose you could say 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy New Year,' but you probably have sh!t to do." --Jon Stewart, on saying "Happy Holidays"

"The 'minimum' system requirements say GeForce 4 Ti". Ti is better than mx. MX series is crap. thats why the video card doesnt support the game. 3.2GHZ Intel Pentium EE 840 1GB Dual-channel DDR2-533 RAM Asus P5ND2-SLI Deluxe mobo 2 EVGA E-Geforce 7800GTX Creative Soundblaster X-Fi 550W PSU

Thanks for being gentle! If the stock MX video card is crap then I guess I'm upgrading. This stock 4600C has 80G ROM and 512MB RAM with a 2.66GHz P4. I'm assuming we're talking about opening up the box and replacing a 'plug n play' card and loading a driver off the web? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance from the rookie.

well does the dell have AGP slot? cuz my friend's dell 3000 doesnt have AGP slot. for fear, FX5700+ or ATI 9600+ is recommanded. well, the best is 6600GT, its cheap. you can get one for less than $150 3.2GHZ Intel Pentium EE 840 1GB Dual-channel DDR2-533 RAM Asus P5ND2-SLI Deluxe mobo 2 EVGA E-Geforce 7800GTX Creative Soundblaster X-Fi 550W PSU

One of the big deciding factors is going to be whether or not you want to upgrade your power supply. Higher end cards, while they offer superior performance, also draw more power. Often times, stock power supplies in mass produced systems like Dell aren't up to snuff to power such cards. You will need to pop the cover and look at the label on the side of your power supply (the part that you plug from the wall to the computer for electricity). They should list how many amps are on which voltage rail. Check the 12V rail and see what the ampage is. If it's 16A or above, you're ok to get just about any card you want. I would then recommend a Geforce 6600GT based video card such as this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130001 If however it's under 16A, then you need to decide if you're going to replace the power supply or not. Unfortunately with many Dells, you need a special power supply to plug into the motherboards such as this... http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/viewproduct.php?show=S41D2 If that's too much for you, then I would recommend a card that does not draw as much power. The Radeon 9600XT would be a good choice... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102600 Before anyone criticizes the 256M RAM on it being unnecessary, I chose this because it has newer BGA type memory instead of TSOP memory that slightly cheaper ones do, which means it's probably stock clocked higher, or could be overclocked higher. Finally, you may want to go ahead and pick up an additional 512M RAM for your system. Please help survivors of Hurricane Katrina! www.redcross.org

Thanks alot for the tips! Sounds like a GeForce 6600GT is a plan provided that the power supply is rated at 16A or higher. Now this added RAM... I'm assuming again that it's a 'plug n play'. Another rookie question.. 1) remove and replace video card and 2) remove and replace 512RAM with a new 1G RAM card? Or is this an added 512 card? Any good sketches out there of the inside layout of this DELL to lead me to these card slots? Thanks again! I'm getting closer to the prize.