Computer Help - Stupid 32 MB Card needs an update
Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:45 am
Here's the problem.
I love Battlefield games. I got hooked in 2003 in BF1942 , where I would often refuse to participate in team play and drive around in circles in a jeep laughing. When everyone started going to BFVietnam I joined eventually , but the game lagged a bit but was still fun regardless despite taking forever to load.
Now Battlefield 2 has come out. Being the avid battlefield fan I am I badly want to join in the 3rd installment of the franchise. Unfortunately my stupid 32 mb video card doesn't even support BF2. I downloaded the demo and it just quit back to desktop on launch. No warning or anything. The thing is , I want to join in badly and I would buy a 128 mb card but I have a laptop , and many people are telling me different things about how laptops can't be updated , how they can be , and I'm confused.
Are laptop cards upgradable?
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro M15.
I love Battlefield games. I got hooked in 2003 in BF1942 , where I would often refuse to participate in team play and drive around in circles in a jeep laughing. When everyone started going to BFVietnam I joined eventually , but the game lagged a bit but was still fun regardless despite taking forever to load.
Now Battlefield 2 has come out. Being the avid battlefield fan I am I badly want to join in the 3rd installment of the franchise. Unfortunately my stupid 32 mb video card doesn't even support BF2. I downloaded the demo and it just quit back to desktop on launch. No warning or anything. The thing is , I want to join in badly and I would buy a 128 mb card but I have a laptop , and many people are telling me different things about how laptops can't be updated , how they can be , and I'm confused.
Are laptop cards upgradable?
[14:36] Dr. Nigel Zargotelk: but people keep telling me you can't upgrade laptop cards
[14:36] Covert_Wolf: yes u can
[14:36] Dr. Nigel Zargotelk: especially if mines might be integrated
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro M15.
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go (Toshiba)
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce4 420 Go
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0175&SUBSYS_00101179&REV_A3
Display Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:20 am
perhaps you should this in technical issues?
i have heard it can be updates. but its fuckin hard as hell
i have heard it can be updates. but its fuckin hard as hell
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:58 am
Doh!
move this thread
move this thread
Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:55 am
You forgot to say please 
Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:41 pm
Actually it doesn't belong in technical issues... technical issues is for NBA Live related technical problems, it's not a computer help section.
Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:09 pm
let's shift the topic then to something else :
Now this forum and another css forum have basically told me it's not possible or it is and is extremely difficult. Since I shy away from difficult challenges I guess I will have to prepare to buy a new custom built computer. Knowing your knowledge of custom computers and parts please estimate the price for a custom computer with following
A processor (intel/amd) , neither matters
128 mb video card
512 mb
sound card
mobo
Now this forum and another css forum have basically told me it's not possible or it is and is extremely difficult. Since I shy away from difficult challenges I guess I will have to prepare to buy a new custom built computer. Knowing your knowledge of custom computers and parts please estimate the price for a custom computer with following
A processor (intel/amd) , neither matters
128 mb video card
512 mb
sound card
mobo
Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:11 am
I got pretty much that from Dell.ca for $600 CAN.