Intel chip sets are crap for gaming

because the graphics is integrated onto the motherboard and will use your base memory - basically you need a dedicated graphics card. You also probably need more than 512MB - 2GB should do for XP (not sure about Vista; but I wouldn't touch it if I were you)

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 28th 2008 at 09:09:06

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Early Tech help required please (General Chat) - green n yella beaver, Aug 28, 08:00:26
- Thick as mince.... (General Chat) - snowman, Aug 28, 11:15:06
- m8.... I know you head is probably (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 28, 09:51:23
  - ^^^ works with/for Anglian Internet! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Aug 28, 10:15:56
- Following on from 'what type of card' (General Chat) - fleckmatic, Aug 28, 09:48:27
- Have you asked Barry? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Aug 28, 08:51:58
- depends on lots of things. (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 08:14:23
  - ok bear with me on this - but is this what you mean (General Chat) - green n yella beaver, Aug 28, 08:31:05
    - Intel chip sets are crap for gaming (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 28, 09:09:06
    - Ok here goes. (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 09:08:05
      - also appears that not all AGP slots are brown so (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 09:23:24
      - Looking at it I'm going to go out on a limb and say you need (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 09:15:43
    - RE: (General Chat) - BB_King, Aug 28, 08:54:26
    - Over to you Cookspassbabtridge, not familiar with gaming (General Chat) - sixthgo, Aug 28, 08:34:33
      - thanks anyway sixthgo - i am just crap with computers (n/m) (General Chat) - green n yella beaver, Aug 28, 08:38:53
        
        If Cooks doesn't come back, keep this thread alive as their are (General Chat) - sixthgo, Aug 28, 08:45:13
        
        battery went dead on my laptop and left my fecking charger at home (n/m) (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 08:58:50
        
        You do need more RAM, probably 2 X 1GB sticks, but what (General Chat) - sixthgo, Aug 28, 08:55:15
        
        best way to get memory is (General Chat) - Dave in France, Aug 28, 09:13:53
        
        Would you really buy RAM off eBay? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 28, 09:45:21
        
        Ebuyer is good and one of the cheapest.... (General Chat) - sixthgo, Aug 28, 09:49:14
        
        *go (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Aug 28, 09:14:01
- Right click on the My Computer Icon on the blank screen, (General Chat) - sixthgo, Aug 28, 08:09:47
  - that too. (n/m) (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Aug 28, 08:15:42
    - right then standby - i'll be back hopefully and many thanx (n/m) (General Chat) - green n yella beaver, Aug 28, 08:17:52

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