Friday, April 27, 2012

Need to upgrade video card for Oblivion...what kind would work for it and with my computer? (System spec incl)?

Here is what I have, and I ran "can u run it" and it says everything passed for Oblivion except my video card for Hardware T&L and Vertex Shader version 2.0. Here are some of my specs, don't know what you need to see if my computer can handle a big enough video card. They are around $150-200, so I want to be sure.



Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090302-1506)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: Dell DM061

BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.3.2

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.8GHz

Memory: 2038MB RAM

Page File: 2106MB used, 2207MB available



Display Devices

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Card name: Intel(R) G965 Express Chipset Family

Manufacturer: Intel Corporation

Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3000|||It seems you dont have a videocard, you're computer is only using the built-in Intel video for display.



1. Before you spend 100$ on a new videocard, try using this mod to make oblivion work http://oldblivion.com/

Its a patch that will make oblivion run on older computers. Ive tested it with 2 old computers already.

It wont look as good as the normal oblivion but the difference is not very far, just less lighting and crap water animation.



2. If you decide to get a new videocard anyway,

all Nvidia geforce higher than 9800GT can run oblivion at max settings.

Look inside your CPU and check if there is at least 10 inches space for the length of the new videocard.

Most Geforce cards are 8 inches or 10 inches.



3. ATI cards are shorter and will surely fit your CPU casing, ATI HD 4830 can max oblivion graphics.



4. If you just want to play oblivion at medium settings, just dish out 50$ to get a geforce 9500gt or ATI counterpart. But that card might not be able to handle future games like Elderscrolls V.



*You dont need a new processor as the other guy said.

You already have 1.8ghz dual core. Im running oblivion at max settings with only a single core amd and geforce 9800gt.|||You need a new CPU and a new graphics card, also known as a GPU. Assuming your motherboard is socket 775, which is most likely, a core 2 duo or core 2 quad would be your best bet. GPU? GTX 260

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