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Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

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Name: dharma127
Date: May 30, 2007 at 14:59:15 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code
OS: window xp
CPU/Ram: amd athlon xp 224 mb ram

Comment:

I have all the system requirements except i am not sure about my graphics card, I have a via/s3g unichrome but how do I find out how many mb it is. I play lots of games with lots of graphics this has never happened before. I tried changing the resolution, updated directx, adobe etc. Please help

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Response Number 1

Name: Sabertooth
Date: May 30, 2007 at 15:48:22 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

Reply: (edit)

Normally, you shouldn't expect to get far playing games on that particular IGP & generally not very far with most IGPs anyway. But by a long shot it doesn't appear that you even bothered to verify the hardware requirements for this game before attempting to load it on your system.
Your system is NOT up to snuff for the game - if you want to know why I suggest you look up those requirements.

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Response Number 2

Name: Themastercomputer
Date: May 30, 2007 at 17:11:37 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

Reply: (edit)

yes what saberthooth said some systems areny made for very intense graphics
and to find out what vc you have go to properties then go to settings then go to trouble shoot then it should saywhat video card you have :P

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Response Number 3

Name: Themastercomputer
Date: May 30, 2007 at 17:12:17 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

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i meant to say what mb you have :)

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Response Number 4

Name: dharma127
Date: May 30, 2007 at 18:11:49 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

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Thanks saber tooth but no need to be so rude, I did check the requirements all it said was direct x, windows xp and 16 mb graphic card, it is just a game on shockwave not a game I bought and I've never had trouble with games before, I don't know alot about computer hardware and that's why I asked the question. I definitely will not be asking anymore if I am going to answered so condescendingly. thank you

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Response Number 5

Name: Sabertooth
Date: May 30, 2007 at 19:28:24 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

Reply: (edit)

Sorry you feel that way - the response might have been blunt but it was far from rude.
You know it's hard not to assume you were talking about a PC game - your thread was just about as clear as mud & up until your last response I never once imagined it was a Da Vinci flash game you needed help with.
BTW, you need to consider upgrading your RAM, from the looks of things, it seems you have 256MB total memory for your XP system with 32MB allocated to the video memory - that doesn't leave hardly much to the system for adequate let alone efficient performance.

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Response Number 6

Name: jackbomb
Date: May 30, 2007 at 21:27:28 Pacific
Subject: trouble playing the da vinci code

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What kinda processor do you have under the hood? Flash games do not depend on the video system nearly as much as they do on the main processor. I used to have a P4 3.0GHz system, and the really complex Flash/shockwave games would lag on that system when blown up to full screen.
Pentium III--Descendant of Intel Core.
Pentium III-S 1400 @ 1.63GHz, 512K L2
X800XT AIW OC 580/600
2GB of RAM
250GB HD
SB Audigy 2
QDI Advance 12 mobo
Smugly running Vista

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