my graphics are horrible

i just bought a game for my windows vista and the graphics just suck ass, is there something i can do to fix this? like how do you cange picture quality?

What graphic card? and did u download the latest drivers yet?mikeschulte

[QUOTE="mikeschulte"]What graphic card? and did u download the latest drivers yet?j_sound

pwnt. lolololololl.

anyways, go to www.systemrequirementslab.com, select any game (try hl2 or crysis) and come back here to copy and paste your end results. a lot ofpeople here can help you out.

Go to start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information. Tell me what it says

A video card, also referred to as a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, graphics card, and numerous other terms, is an item of personal computer hardware whose function is to generate and output images to a display.

A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. Without drivers, the hardware you connect to your computer-for example, a video card or a printer-will not work properly.

OS NameMicrosoft® Windows VistaTM Home Premium
Version6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS ManufacturerMicrosoft Corporation
System ManufacturerDell Inc.
System ModelDell DM061
System TypeX86-based PC


SMBIOS Version2.3
Windows DirectoryC:Windows




Total Physical Memory2,045.32 MB
Available Physical Memory1.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory4.20 GB
Available Virtual Memory3.08 GB

according to this, you computer does not even exist. :| try the other guys sugestion. btw, what game did you use to test it?

EDIT: wow, according to your other test, you bought a dell. im sorry if you didnt konw this, but dell phails in teh gaming department. they are also difficult to upgrade. try returning the computer.

also, what game were you trying to play?

I only skimmed through his results but...Are they all undefined? Oh and btw that is so hard to read...It hurts the eyes lolAnotherKill

OS NameMicrosoft® Windows VistaTM Home Premium
Version6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS ManufacturerMicrosoft Corporation
System ManufacturerDell Inc.
System ModelDell DM061
System TypeX86-based PC


SMBIOS Version2.3
Windows DirectoryC:Windows




Total Physical Memory2,045.32 MB
Available Physical Memory1.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory4.20 GB
Available Virtual Memory3.08 GB

j_sound

I don't see a video card listed. Hell, I don't even see a graphics chipset listed!!!! Don't bother trying to play games on that PC.

[QUOTE="AnotherKill"]I only skimmed through his results but...Are they all undefined? Oh and btw that is so hard to read...It hurts the eyes lolj_sound

are you using firefox?

[QUOTE="j_sound"][QUOTE="AnotherKill"]I only skimmed through his results but...Are they all undefined? Oh and btw that is so hard to read...It hurts the eyes lolerror11

are you using firefox?

He's not PC literate enough to know what a graphics card is... what makes you think he even knows what Firefox is?

[QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...j_sound

Best Buy has them. Do you know what kind of slot you have? I.e. PCI express, AGP, none at all? Do you know how to install a video card? I would, in your case, let someone else handle the installation process for you.

[QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...j_sound

oh man, i really do not wanna tell you this but you just owned yourself. dells are near impossible to upgrade, and i think to upgrade them you have to pay dell. try returning all the stuff and getting a 360 if you really wanna play gears.

[QUOTE="j_sound"][QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...bojingles4393

oh man, i really do not wanna tell you this but you just owned yourself. dells are near impossible to upgrade, and i think to upgrade them you have to pay dell. try returning all the stuff and getting a 360 if you really wanna play gears.

Incorrect.

[QUOTE="bojingles4393"]

[QUOTE="j_sound"][QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...Johnny_Rock

oh man, i really do not wanna tell you this but you just owned yourself. dells are near impossible to upgrade, and i think to upgrade them you have to pay dell. try returning all the stuff and getting a 360 if you really wanna play gears.

Incorrect.

really? thats not what people were telling me 6 months ago! :cry:

[QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"][QUOTE="bojingles4393"]

[QUOTE="j_sound"][QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...bojingles4393

oh man, i really do not wanna tell you this but you just owned yourself. dells are near impossible to upgrade, and i think to upgrade them you have to pay dell. try returning all the stuff and getting a 360 if you really wanna play gears.

Incorrect.

really? thats not what people were telling me 6 months ago! :cry:

PC I had before the one in my sig was a Dell Dimension 8200. I upgraded the CPU, Ram, Video and sound cards and power supply without going back to Dell for parts. The rig I have now is a Dell XPS 410. Has room for 3 more HD's, 6 more gigs of ram (waiting on Vista 64 bit for that though), and am currently looking to get my GeForce 8800 GT. Most people that rant against Dell, have never had one to begin with.

according to this, you computer does not even exist. :| try the other guys sugestion. btw, what game did you use to test it?

EDIT: wow, according to your other test, you bought a dell. im sorry if you didnt konw this, but dell phails in teh gaming department. they are also difficult to upgrade. try returning the computer.

also, what game were you trying to play?

bojingles4393

Dell's are the most uncompatible and hardest things to upgrade, even RAM sticks are hard to install.

Hey man, return that computer, and build your own, believe me, it's easy!!! I came into PC gaming with as much knowledge as you did, and they threw all the pieces in-front of me, and it just kinda...came to me...2 hours later, I had a working PC that could play any game out there.

[QUOTE="bojingles4393"][QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"][QUOTE="bojingles4393"]

[QUOTE="j_sound"][QUOTE="mikeschulte"]I think your computer is not good enough to play GOW...Johnny_Rock

oh man, i really do not wanna tell you this but you just owned yourself. dells are near impossible to upgrade, and i think to upgrade them you have to pay dell. try returning all the stuff and getting a 360 if you really wanna play gears.

Incorrect.

really? thats not what people were telling me 6 months ago! :cry:

PC I had before the one in my sig was a Dell Dimension 8200. I upgraded the CPU, Ram, Video and sound cards and power supply without going back to Dell for parts. The rig I have now is a Dell XPS 410. Has room for 3 more HD's, 6 more gigs of ram (waiting on Vista 64 bit for that though), and am currently looking to get my GeForce 8800 GT. Most people that rant against Dell, have never had one to begin with.

And then on the other side of the coin, there's me... I used to own a Dell 8400. "Used" because, since I bought that computer in 2004, I changed a case, motherboard, power supply, video card, and RAM... The only Dell rememnants left are the HDD, CD/DVD and CPU really. Anyway, point is it was a !@#$ to upgrade: turns out Dell has their own custom case/PSU (I forget which) standard, so I went through hell to find a compatible PSU with that damn old Dell case (actually had to pop out the fan speed knob from the back of the PSU for it to fit). After I stuck an X800 XT in there instead of the stock X300 SE I had heating issues, so one thing led to another, at the end I decided to change the case (was no room for another fan). But turns out that the monster heatsink they stuck on my poor little P4 3.0 GHz didn't fit in the new case, so I had to change that, along with the mobo, and had to stick a new Zelman fan on the CPU instead.

Bah, worst purchase I ever made in my life. If you ask me, it's better to stay away from all OEM's altogether. Building your own or having a store build a custom comp for you is the way to go if you ask me.

[QUOTE="bojingles4393"]

according to this, you computer does not even exist. :| try the other guys sugestion. btw, what game did you use to test it?

EDIT: wow, according to your other test, you bought a dell. im sorry if you didnt konw this, but dell phails in teh gaming department. they are also difficult to upgrade. try returning the computer.

also, what game were you trying to play?

ElArab

Dell's are the most uncompatible and hardest things to upgrade, even RAM sticks are hard to install.

Hey man, return that computer, and build your own, believe me, it's easy!!! I came into PC gaming with as much knowledge as you did, and they threw all the pieces in-front of me, and it just kinda...came to me...2 hours later, I had a working PC that could play any game out there.

He/she doesn't even know what graphics card is and now he/she should build a PC?

Go to the Start menu and type 'Dxdiag' (without ') to the search box and press enter. Let it gather info about your PC and then press the save button. Open the text file it saved and copy + paste the text here.

Hey man, return that computer, and build your own, believe me, it's easy!!! I came into PC gaming with as much knowledge as you did, and they threw all the pieces in-front of me, and it just kinda...came to me...2 hours later, I had a working PC that could play any game out there.

or go back to Xbox. :)ShotGunBunny

and send me your copy of gears!:lol:

do yourself a favour. uninstall Vista and load XP SP2.

you problem will be solved.

Windows XP service pack 2