Graphic issue with Pariah

TroganTrogan London, UK
edited April 2005 in Gaming
I created this new thread from primes 'pariah' thread so that I could get some help.

Just downloaded Pariah and cannot play it due to the bad graphics (see attached pic).

Could someone give me a run down on what to check or update please? System specs are in my sig...I know my graphics card is not the best and I can't afford to upgrade just yet but would they be capable of playing 'pariah?

Thanks for any help :thumbsup:

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Well let's start with the basics. What video card do you have, and do you have the latest drivers for it as well as the latest version of DirectX?
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited April 2005
    He has a GeForce 4 MX 440 Graphics Card acording to his sig


    Thats a dx7 card its unlikely that it will run that game
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    Graphics Card: GeForce 4 MX 440 - Havn't updated any drivers for this becuase I've had no reason too until now possibly. Where could I dl new drivers from?

    I have DirectX 9.0c - I hope that is the latest version

    Thanks
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited April 2005
    www.nvidia.com for drivers and yes dx 9C is the latest
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Yeah, you might not be able to play the game, period. It MIGHT require a DX9 card (like a radeon 9500 or better, or a Geforce FX 5200 or better)
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited April 2005
    Direct X 8 or higher (radeon 8500 or nvidia gf3/gf4 ti series NOT MX)
  • JustinJustin Atlanta
    edited April 2005
    Bottom line, That card will not play that game. It does not support the level of DirectX required to play it. Time for a new vid card!!!
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited April 2005
    Go get something like a 9200se if you don't wana spend much it should pwn your curent card and it supports dx 8.1
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    Thanks for everyone's advice :)

    Going to download the lastest drivers now even though it won't make a difference :(

    Anyways...I was looking at the prices of grapics cards and what GF mentioned (SAPPHIRE RADEON 9200SE) is the cheapest.

    I'm looking at graphics cards at PC World. Which card would be the better option on that page?

    Thanks again :thumbsup:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    A 9200SE is putting yourself in nearly the same, dismal condition you're currently in.

    Food for thought.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    You should atleast try to get a $100 (9600's are around $75-85) card. Would play every game that's out now (probabally at normal or lower settings but it'll still play). If you don't have the $$$, you could try saving up a bit and buy a used 9800 or something.
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    lol thrax...thanks

    Nah, If i'm going to buy a card than that wouldn't be it.

    Prime mentioned the GeForce FX 5200, is that worth getting? It's £35 which is affordable
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    Black Hawk wrote:
    You should atleast try to get a $100 (9600's are around $75-85) card. Would play every game that's out now (probabally at normal or lower settings but it'll still play). If you don't have the $$$, you could try saving up a bit and buy a used 9800 or something.

    In the case, I'l save up and get the 9600. :)

    EDIT: is this the correct card?. The price is not too bad...
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    No. The SE has it's memory castrated.
    The suffixes add a bit of confusion to the matter, but here’s the general performance progression, from higher to lower: XT, PRO, NO SUFFIX, SE. Assuming that “SE” stands for “Special Edition”, one could possibly arrive at the thought that it is an improved version of the same 9XXX core – though one would be incorrect. “Special” takes on more of the short yellow bus meaning than anything. The RADEON 9600SE differs from it’s 9600 brethren in one main way. The memory interface is 64-bit as where the others are all 128-bit. The clock speeds are substantially slower as well and overall bandwidth as a result
    Source: HardAvenue 9600 SE review
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    Cool...Thanks for the info BH, didn't no all that.

    What about this Gigabyte GEForce FX 5600XT card?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    If you're going to go the nVidia route, the entire 5x line is crap compared to their ATI equivalent. The GeForce 6600GT and up are better than their ATI counterparts.

    At your price range, you should focus on ATI.
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    OK...are ABIT and ATI different? sorry for not knowing much, though i've learnt a lot now

    Whats the different between the ABIT RADEON RX600 PRO-GURU 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD and the ABIT RADEON R9600XT-VIO 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD?

    Are they any good?

    Thanks again
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2005
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    Search accordingly.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited April 2005
    Trogan_1000 wrote:
    OK...are ABIT and ATI different? sorry for not knowing much, though i've learnt a lot now

    Whats the different between the ABIT RADEON RX600 PRO-GURU 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD and the ABIT RADEON R9600XT-VIO 256MB DDR GRAPHICS CARD?

    Are they any good?

    Thanks again
    The X600 is a PCI-E card and the 9600XT is a AGP card (the one you'd want out of those two).
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited April 2005
    Thanks for the chart. I know what i'm looking for now :thumbsup:
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