do i HAVE to get a new video card?

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#1 Mikedogg05
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Do i have to get a new video card in order to play APB??

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#2 ventnor
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Uh yes, your card is horrible. There's no way you're running APB, it's very demanding, period.

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#3 broken_bass_bin
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I would expect so, yes.

The 6150 is a terrible card, and is quite a long way below the minimum spec.

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#4 jstamm33
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I would try and make an upgrade from that tree branch your using as a video card..

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#5 jedikevin2
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You need a real card. That is a onboard card and will make you kringe when playing the game. Head over to the PC hardware forum and people can help you find some cheap vid cards.
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#6 Tuzolord
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Thats not even a Gaming Card and its very old too.

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#7 giant11
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Wow, that card is terribad. Probably worse than the GeForce 5200 FX I had 6 years ago.

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#8 adamosmaki
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You have a decent CPU but that "graphics card" was horrible for gaming when it was new.
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#9 UnknownElement4
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Yep. Get a new card.

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#10 Animatronic64
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You fail the minimum requirements. Why are you asking this question?

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#11 Dogswithguns
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Yes, you do.... but which one Im not sure. a gaming graphics card.
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#12 Emandudeguy
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Uh yes, your card is horrible. There's no way you're running APB, it's very demanding, period.

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This, ugrade to something like a Radeon 4650, it's less than $60 and it gets decent performance, or if you're willing to spend a couple ten more dollars or so, get a GeForce GT 240 or a GeForce 9800, my guess is that you probably don't need a monster rig to play APB. Also, don't buy a graphics card at a retail store because the prices are nearly double there, buy one off of eBay or newegg, maybe Amazon, but never buy PC parts at a place like Best Buy or a Staples, their prices are insane.

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#13 Agent_Kaliaver
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You fail the minimum requirements. Why are you asking this question?

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Can You Run It isn't always 100% correct. I failed the NeverWinter Nights 2 minimum req but I could still play the game (It still ran like crap, i.e. barely). And while I was going to say that it may work since CYRI isn't 100% but I won't now because your graphics card is awful.
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#14 Animatronic64
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[QUOTE="Animatronic64"]

You fail the minimum requirements. Why are you asking this question?

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Can You Run It isn't always 100% correct. I failed the NeverWinter Nights 2 minimum req but I could still play the game (It still ran like crap, i.e. barely). And while I was going to say that it may work since CYRI isn't 100% but I won't now because your graphics card is awful.

You can run it at 2 frame per second. Now, answer me this question, can you play it?
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#15 Agent_Kaliaver
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[QUOTE="Agent_Kaliaver"][QUOTE="Animatronic64"]

You fail the minimum requirements. Why are you asking this question?

Animatronic64
Can You Run It isn't always 100% correct. I failed the NeverWinter Nights 2 minimum req but I could still play the game (It still ran like crap, i.e. barely). And while I was going to say that it may work since CYRI isn't 100% but I won't now because your graphics card is awful.

You can run it at 2 frame per second. Now, answer me this question, can you play it?

Hey, playable is different from person to person and depends on the game. And NWN 2 was somewhat playable. I got a good enough frame rate 20-25 (Not good at all, but good enough to play) on min settings. So that was at least functional, but that was about it. The visuals were hosed, but that may have been because my graphics card was dieing. But like I said before playable depends on the person and game. I actually increased the settings on Crysis (I upgraded my computer immediately after NWN 2) to get a lower framerate because I didn't like it at 45 fps (felt choppy, who knows). It just didn't feel right above 30 (and felt fine down to 15).
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#16 Pvt_r3d
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My laptop uses a 240m and I'm still able to play it on medium or the lowest setting for best the possible accuracy in game. A 32 bit computer with an 8800 gt and a quad core can't even play this game on high.