I am hoping some one can help me

[ken500]

I have bought a Medion P3 Desktop and hade to wipe the hard drive , i have installed windows 7 , what i need to know is the Graphics any good. and why wont it play fallout 3 ?

 

Info

 

Video Adapter Properties:

Device Description Intel® HD Graphics

Adapter String Intel® HD Graphics

BIOS String Intel Video BIOS

Chip Type Intel® HD Graphics (Core i3)

DAC Type Internal

Driver Date 21/04/2010

Driver Version 8.15.10.2119

Driver Provider Intel Corporation

Memory Size 1306170 KB

 

 

* Intel core i3-540M processor.

* 3.6GHz processor speed.

* 3GB DDR3 RAM.

* 500GB SATA hard drive.

* Multi format dual layer drive.

* Intel HD graphics.

* Multi card reader.

* 8 USB ports.

* HDMI.

* Wired keyboard and mouse.

[sunny staines]

not sure where you are posting from but here in GB Medion are sold very cheaply compared to other computers, you get a lot of spec for your cash. but have read several reports where the graphics cards fail or play up this being their weak spot.

[sunny staines]

you could disable the graphics in the BIOS and get a graphics card the ATI HD series are good.

[ken500]

sunny staines

 

Am posting from GB and computer is from argos, the intel card is 1.25 gb and i did think it would play but i need to know for sure that it is or is not good for gaming before i spend more cash on a ati or invida that i may not need ,

 

i dont know much about cards and computers ect ,

and if i do need another card to play games i have no clue what or where to start?

 

The closest city to me is Inverness and its 100 miles away ,

 

Thank you for your responce

[sunny staines]

I am not a gamer, but buy the pc if not happy with the performance of the graphics get a ATI card.

 

your games should tell you the mimimum spec to play the game.

 

or hold fire and see if any gamers answer your post.

[atailor1]

I am hoping someone can help me

 

* Intel Core 2 Duo processor

* 2 GB System RAM

* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)

 

These are the recommened system requirements from Fallout 3 forums, it would appear you are good for processor and memory but your graphics chip is onboard and sharing your system memory. As Sunny stated your best bet would be to purchase a video card (see above) you do have a Pci-e x16 expansion slot available. Hope this was of some help.

 

A.T.

[enoskype]

System requirements for Fallout 3

 

The following link will take you to the system requirements for Fallout 3:

Fallout 3 PC System Requirements

 

You will find supported video chipsets there.

 

Cheers.

[CrazyManAaron]

as you can see on the website intel cards arent really supported, like most games nowadays, though if you find out the technical specifications of your video card, you may be able to find more info to help you figure out if your video card can handle the game...

if i were you id invest in a good ATi or nVidia card

[ken500]

cool

 

thanks everyone