Shoutbox

having trouble getting spider-man3 to work on my pc. says i need shader M 3, i have an ATI radeon X550/1050 and i have XP media centre edition.I dont think i have Shader3. BUT ive been told im able to download shader model 3 for free but im having one hell of a time trying to find it

thanks

p.s i can hear the game i just can't see it. AND sorry if i wasn't supposed to post this here

Pixel Shaders are a hardware feature, you can't download something to make it work.
If you want pixel shader 3 support, you'll need a new video card.

Oh, btw, i have the same card

damn, god the people at EB games are retarded

and how would you rate the card, i don't think its bad but others do *cough* _bilbo_ *cough*

Well, its OK for my needs. I don't play that many games. It plays The Orange Box just fine, at medium settings and ~30fps.

Any kind of new, high end game will need a better card.

yeah i find that quite anouying
would it run garrys mod???

It should

good, im wondering how laggy itll be online though

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Originally posted by LieutenantPetrelli
good, im wondering how laggy itll be online though

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Depends on more the connection. the video card only determines visual, model effects and things, lag is caused by the internet connection. Correct me if i am wrong someone

Well, it is somewhat dependent on your connection. Remember also that there is more stuff going on in an online game requiring more power.

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Originally posted by Jimbo

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Originally posted by LieutenantPetrelli
good, im wondering how laggy itll be online though

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Depends on more the connection. the video card only determines visual, model effects and things, lag is caused by the internet connection. Correct me if i am wrong someone

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Generally, you're correct. However, if a game lags in single player then it will of course also lag in multiplayer. The two definitions are quite different, even though to the casual gamer they seem the same.

- Processing Lag: When the computer can't keep up with the amount of processing required to do a frame render. If you get this a lot, it's time to buy a new PC.
- Network Latency Lag: When the connection between the client and server doesn't allow necessary data to be transmitted quickly enough, the client has to wait.

If you can hear the game but not see it, it may be that it's running in a frequency beyond that of the capabilities of your card / monitor. Make sure that your monitor is specified correctly in the display properties.