1] What do the games mainly require?
-> Games mainly require:
* CPU
* RAM
* VIDEO card.
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* RAM
* VIDEO card.
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2] What do the latest games require?
-> Well, speaking in terms of games that were released between 2006-2008, their minimum requirements are:
* CPU: P3, CELERON or P4 (however 90% games required P4)
* Minimum CPU speed for P4 required was 2.2 GHz
* RAM: minimum 256 MB or 512 MB (90% games required 512 MB)
* VIDEO MEMORY: minimum 64 MB or 128 MB (60% games required 64 MB)
-> Well, speaking in terms of games that were released between 2006-2008, their minimum requirements are:
* CPU: P3, CELERON or P4 (however 90% games required P4)
* Minimum CPU speed for P4 required was 2.2 GHz
* RAM: minimum 256 MB or 512 MB (90% games required 512 MB)
* VIDEO MEMORY: minimum 64 MB or 128 MB (60% games required 64 MB)
But however even if u have:
* CPU: P4 3.2 GHz
* RAM: 1 GB
* VIDEO (GRAPHICS) MEMORY: 192 MB OR 256 MB (ASSUMING U HAD INTEL 915 OR 945 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD WITH 900 GMA OR 950 GMA ONBOARD GRAPHICS) like me...
You will find that recent games wont run on your PC.
* CPU: P4 3.2 GHz
* RAM: 1 GB
* VIDEO (GRAPHICS) MEMORY: 192 MB OR 256 MB (ASSUMING U HAD INTEL 915 OR 945 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD WITH 900 GMA OR 950 GMA ONBOARD GRAPHICS) like me...
You will find that recent games wont run on your PC.
Example:
OBLIVION requires minimum of,
* CPU: P4 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor
* RAM: 512 MB
* VIDEO MEMORY: 128 MB
But still it does not run on system having,
* CPU (PROCESSOR): 3.2 GHz
* RAM: 1 GB
* VIDEO (GRAPHICS) MEMORY: 192 MB OR 256 MB (ASSUMING U HAVE INTEL 915 OR 945 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD WITH 900 GMA OR 950 GMA ONBOARD GRAPHICS)
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OBLIVION requires minimum of,
* CPU: P4 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor
* RAM: 512 MB
* VIDEO MEMORY: 128 MB
But still it does not run on system having,
* CPU (PROCESSOR): 3.2 GHz
* RAM: 1 GB
* VIDEO (GRAPHICS) MEMORY: 192 MB OR 256 MB (ASSUMING U HAVE INTEL 915 OR 945 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD WITH 900 GMA OR 950 GMA ONBOARD GRAPHICS)
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3] Why do these games dont run even if u have such a nice system?
-> Well, the only aspect where your PC fails is GRAPHICS.
Even if you have intel 900 GMA graphics with 192 MB of memory or 950 GMA graphics with 256 MB of memory, there are few more things that your graphic chip or graphic card must have.
Features of a GRAPHIC CARD:
* 3D ACCELERATION
* VIDEO MEMORY
* PIXEL SHADER
* VERTEX SHADER (THERE ARE TWO TYPES: SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADERS AND HARDWARE VERTEX SHADERS)
* HW TRANSFORM AND LIGHTING
* HW RASTERIZING
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-> Well, the only aspect where your PC fails is GRAPHICS.
Even if you have intel 900 GMA graphics with 192 MB of memory or 950 GMA graphics with 256 MB of memory, there are few more things that your graphic chip or graphic card must have.
Features of a GRAPHIC CARD:
* 3D ACCELERATION
* VIDEO MEMORY
* PIXEL SHADER
* VERTEX SHADER (THERE ARE TWO TYPES: SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADERS AND HARDWARE VERTEX SHADERS)
* HW TRANSFORM AND LIGHTING
* HW RASTERIZING
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4) What are the features of 900 and 950 GMA graphics ?
-> Features of 900 GMA (915 motherboard) and 950 GMA (945 motherboard):
* 3D ACCERALATION: YES (NOW A DAYS EVERY GRAPHICS HAS THIS FEATURE)
* VIDEO MEMORY: 192 MB FOR 900 GMA AND 256 MB FOR 950 GMA
* PIXEL SHADER: 2.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 3.0 (IT HAS SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADER WHICH USES DIRECTX)
* HW RASTERISING: YES
* HW TRANSFORM & LIGHTING: NO ( USUALLY PROVIDED BY CPU OR U CAN USE 3D ANALYZE)
So all features are satisfied for the GAMES OF 2006-2007 ERA, except one where 915 or 945 fails. These games require HARDWARE VERTEX SHADERS and what 915 or 945 chipset has is SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADERS.
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4) What are the features of 900 and 950 GMA graphics ?
-> Features of 900 GMA (915 motherboard) and 950 GMA (945 motherboard):
* 3D ACCERALATION: YES (NOW A DAYS EVERY GRAPHICS HAS THIS FEATURE)
* VIDEO MEMORY: 192 MB FOR 900 GMA AND 256 MB FOR 950 GMA
* PIXEL SHADER: 2.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 3.0 (IT HAS SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADER WHICH USES DIRECTX)
* HW RASTERISING: YES
* HW TRANSFORM & LIGHTING: NO ( USUALLY PROVIDED BY CPU OR U CAN USE 3D ANALYZE)
So all features are satisfied for the GAMES OF 2006-2007 ERA, except one where 915 or 945 fails. These games require HARDWARE VERTEX SHADERS and what 915 or 945 chipset has is SOFTWARE VERTEX SHADERS.
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5) So what can be done to run these or later games?
-> Practically speaking nothing can be done as such to run these games except buying a new motherboard or getting a nice graphic card . However there are few softwares which may prove helpful.
EXAMPLE:
* OBLIVION RUNS WITH OLDBLIVION
* PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME RUNS WITH 3D ANALYZER
But softwares are not sufficient to run all games.
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5) So what can be done to run these or later games?
-> Practically speaking nothing can be done as such to run these games except buying a new motherboard or getting a nice graphic card . However there are few softwares which may prove helpful.
EXAMPLE:
* OBLIVION RUNS WITH OLDBLIVION
* PRINCE OF PERSIA: SANDS OF TIME RUNS WITH 3D ANALYZER
But softwares are not sufficient to run all games.
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6) What motherboard do you suggest will be able to run all latest as well as upcoming games?
-> Speaking in terms of latest games like BIOSHOCK or SPIDERMAN 3,
what you require minimum is:
SPIDERMAN 3 minimum system rquirements:
CPU: P4 3.0 GHz
RAM: 1GB for XP and 1.5 GB for VISTA
VIDEO MEMORY: 256 MB
Video memory features required by SPIDERMAN 3:
* PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 3.0 (HARDWARE VERTEX SHADER REQUIRED)
* HW T & L: YES (BETTER IF YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR CARD OR CHIP)
So taking into account these features I suggest that INTEL G45 motherboard would be the best. But at the same time I would say that Graphic cards are more reliable than the onboard graphic chipsets.
6) What motherboard do you suggest will be able to run all latest as well as upcoming games?
-> Speaking in terms of latest games like BIOSHOCK or SPIDERMAN 3,
what you require minimum is:
SPIDERMAN 3 minimum system rquirements:
CPU: P4 3.0 GHz
RAM: 1GB for XP and 1.5 GB for VISTA
VIDEO MEMORY: 256 MB
Video memory features required by SPIDERMAN 3:
* PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 3.0 (HARDWARE VERTEX SHADER REQUIRED)
* HW T & L: YES (BETTER IF YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR CARD OR CHIP)
So taking into account these features I suggest that INTEL G45 motherboard would be the best. But at the same time I would say that Graphic cards are more reliable than the onboard graphic chipsets.
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7) Why Intel G45 motherboard?
-> Features of G45 motherboard (INTEL GMA X4500 graphics):-
* VIDEO MEMORY: 384 MB
* PIXEL SHADER: 4.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 (IT HAS HARDWARE VERTEX SHADER)
* HW T & L: YES
So i guarantee that almost any game upto this date would run on this motherboard, but few of the latest games might be laggy.
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-> Features of G45 motherboard (INTEL GMA X4500 graphics):-
* VIDEO MEMORY: 384 MB
* PIXEL SHADER: 4.0
* VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 (IT HAS HARDWARE VERTEX SHADER)
* HW T & L: YES
So i guarantee that almost any game upto this date would run on this motherboard, but few of the latest games might be laggy.
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8) Why do you say that latest games might be laggy on G45 motherboard?
8) Why do you say that latest games might be laggy on G45 motherboard?
-> The graphic chipset features mentioned above like vertex shader, HW T & L are just sufficient to run the game. There are many other features in the graphic cards other than those mentioned above which decide the look and performance of the game.
*The best site that that provide a list of games for 915 and 945 >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/intel9x-gaming/web/games-that-work-intel-gma-950
*If u want to check whether the game would run on your PC , just visit this website (however results are approximate) >>>>>http://www.srtest.com/referrer/srtest
*Here's the link for 3D ANALYZE >>>>> http://www.3dfxzone.it/dir/tools/3d%5Fanalyze/download/
{3D-Analyze is a tool for transform and lightning hardware emulation. So it is very useful for running TnL games on video cards that have not on board dedicated circuits for TnL calculations (like all Voodoo, Kyro, some Radeon and older). It uses power of central processing unit to do emulation.}
*How to use 3D ANALYZE >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/intel9x-gaming/web/tutorial-how-to-use-3danalyze
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