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#1 CnCis4w3som3
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i have command and conquer 3: kanes wrath and in order for it to run smooth, i need to set the graphics and other settings on thew game way low and it still is kinda glitchy at times. this is what my system info says: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3400+ 1.80GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM it also has a nvidia graphics card and a new video card in it what should i do?
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#2 04dcarraher
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Which new nvidia gpu? because I use to have a sempron 3300 with 2 gb of ram and a 7600gs and was able to play on high settings at 1280x1024.
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#3 CnCis4w3som3
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how do i tell what kind it is?
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#4 Stinger78
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Click Start then Run - type in dxdiag and hit Enter.

Under Display (3rd tab from the left at the top) it will list the Name, Manufacturer, Chipset and approx. total memory.

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#5 CnCis4w3som3
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i guess my video card is what is processing the graphics because it says all the info about my vid card for the info u told me to look at. is there any way i can make it so that i am using the new vid card, but the nvidia gpu?
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#6 04dcarraher
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Just go here to find out what you have.http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

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#7 CnCis4w3som3
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it says i can run it just fine but it doesnt so maybe do i have a bug or something?
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#8 chefkw
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i guess my video card is what is processing the graphics because it says all the info about my vid card for the info u told me to look at. is there any way i can make it so that i am using the new vid card, but the nvidia gpu?CnCis4w3som3

Well, you have yet to tell us what this "video card" is. Tell us the Dxdiag information as Stinger78 suggested - because that is the one and only card your PC will use when running the game. Theres no way to use the other.

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#9 Stinger78
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Dxdiag was mainly to tell you your video card details.

You know what your video details are, but please post them here.

If dxdiag has details for an older of 2 video cards, then you should take the old one out - if it has details for your new card - then maybe a driver update would help your system.

Keep in mind, on system requirements lab, if you meet the minimum settings for a game, you will have to run the game on low/lowest settings - what you really want to do is meet the recommended if possible.

Again, please post the details you get from dxdiag here so we can see what your system has in it.

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What do you have for a Nvidia card? Geforce 6,7,8,9? like a 6200,7300,8400,9400 etc ???
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#11 CnCis4w3som3
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Dxdiag was mainly to tell you your video card details.

You know what your video details are, but please post them here.

If dxdiag has details for an older of 2 video cards, then you should take the old one out - if it has details for your new card - then maybe a driver update would help your system.

Keep in mind, on system requirements lab, if you meet the minimum settings for a game, you will have to run the game on low/lowest settings - what you really want to do is meet the recommended if possible.

Again, please post the details you get from dxdiag here so we can see what your system has in it.

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It says: Name: ATI Tadeon HD 2600 PRO Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip Type: ATI Tadeon Graphics Processor (0x9589) DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz) Approx. Total Memory: 512.0 MB Current Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
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What do you have for a Nvidia card? Geforce 6,7,8,9? like a 6200,7300,8400,9400 etc ???04dcarraher
how do i tell? i want to say it is a gforce 7 but im not sure my computer is 2 or 3 years old if that helps
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#13 chefkw
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Is it built into the motherboard? If thats the case, its probably a Geforce 7100 or similar GPU. Your Radeon will be an improvement if you remove the Nvidia display drivers and download, install new ATI drivers.

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#14 04dcarraher
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It says that that you have a ATI 2600 pro its a ati card not a nvidia.
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#15 Stinger78
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The best thing to do is to get the latest video card driver from the amd website.

Here's a link to the amd/ati websitehttp://support.amd.com/us/psearch/Pages/psearch.aspx?type=2.4.1&contentType=GPU%20Download%20Detail

The only other thing I can say is that some games run better on Nvidia than ATI, and some things run better on ATI than Nvidia. This game might be one that runs better on Nvidia.

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#16 CnCis4w3som3
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It says that that you have a ATI 2600 pro its a ati card not a nvidia.04dcarraher
i know but i have an nvidia built into my mother board the video card is separate
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#17 Stinger78
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Onboard video, most likely, will not be worth trying to use to play modern 3d graphic-intensive games.

Dxdiag sees the 2600 HD card as your video card - Windows is using the 2600 HD card for your display.

You need to update drivers for your ATI card to get the most performance out of your computer graphics.