Video card? Graphic card?

My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual Layer
8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D: drive. I'm
thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games such as Crysis,
Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my laptop has enough to play
such games. I've heard about video card(?) and graphic card(?).I don't know
how to look up those infos from my computer. Someone please tell me what I
need to upgrade, if any, in order to play those games. ALSO, please
recommend a controller to use. I know I still need to use the keyboard
besides the controller.Thank you.

without knowing the make/model of the laptop, it's impossible to look it up.
usually the documentation that came with the system will tell you, device
manager may tell you, or the manufacturer's website.

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"jihchiang" <> wrote in message
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> My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual
> Layer 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D:
> drive. I'm thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games
> such as Crysis, Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my laptop
> has enough to play such games. I've heard about video card(?) and graphic
> card(?).I don't know how to look up those infos from my computer. Someone
> please tell me what I need to upgrade, if any, in order to play those
> games. ALSO, please recommend a controller to use. I know I still need to
> use the keyboard besides the controller.Thank you.

My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1420. Device manager told me nothing useful.
"Not Me" <> wrote in message
news:...
> without knowing the make/model of the laptop, it's impossible to look it
> up.
> usually the documentation that came with the system will tell you, device
> manager may tell you, or the manufacturer's website.
>
> --
> A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!
>
> Change Alpha to Numeric to reply
> "jihchiang" <> wrote in message
> news:65B6BDE0-5CF7-49F5-BA55-...
>> My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual
>> Layer 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D:
>> drive. I'm thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games
>> such as Crysis, Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my laptop
>> has enough to play such games. I've heard about video card(?) and graphic
>> card(?).I don't know how to look up those infos from my computer. Someone
>> please tell me what I need to upgrade, if any, in order to play those
>> games. ALSO, please recommend a controller to use. I know I still need to
>> use the keyboard besides the controller.Thank you.
>
>

jihchiang wrote:

> My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1420. Device manager told me nothing useful.
> "Not Me" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>>> My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual
>>> Layer 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D:
>>> drive. I'm thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games
>>> such as Crysis, Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my
>>> laptop has enough to play such games. I've heard about video card(?) and
>>> graphic card(?).I don't know how to look up those infos from my
>>> computer. Someone please tell me what I need to upgrade, if any, in
>>> order to play those games. ALSO, please recommend a controller to use. I
>>> know I still need to use the keyboard besides the controller.Thank you.

I don't know why you say "Device Manager told me nothing useful". If you had
looked, it would have told you what graphics card (which is the same thing
as a video card) you have. Or you could have done what I did, which was to
Google "Dell Inspiron 1400" and go to directly to the Dell website and look
at the specs. Really crazy-difficult, eh?

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

Now go to the various games' websites and look up their system requirements.

I can tell you right now without even looking anything up on the game
website that you won't be able to run Crysis on your laptop. You can't
upgrade the video on that laptop so either buy a gaming desktop PC or start
looking at consoles for your gaming needs.


Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Maybe His Device Driver 4 His Video Card Is Missing , Can Sometimes Happen If
His Computer Was Shipped With A Different Operating System (Like Windows XP,
Or A Lower Class Of Windows Vista Using Windows Anytime Update, 4 Example),
And Then He Either Upgaded Or Replaced The OEM Install With A Retail Install
Of Windows Vista, Just FYI.

"Malke" wrote:

> jihchiang wrote:
>
> > My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1420. Device manager told me nothing useful.
> > "Not Me" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
>
> >>> My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual
> >>> Layer 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D:
> >>> drive. I'm thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games
> >>> such as Crysis, Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my
> >>> laptop has enough to play such games. I've heard about video card(?) and
> >>> graphic card(?).I don't know how to look up those infos from my
> >>> computer. Someone please tell me what I need to upgrade, if any, in
> >>> order to play those games. ALSO, please recommend a controller to use. I
> >>> know I still need to use the keyboard besides the controller.Thank you.
>
> I don't know why you say "Device Manager told me nothing useful". If you had
> looked, it would have told you what graphics card (which is the same thing
> as a video card) you have. Or you could have done what I did, which was to
> Google "Dell Inspiron 1400" and go to directly to the Dell website and look
> at the specs. Really crazy-difficult, eh?
>
> Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
>
> Now go to the various games' websites and look up their system requirements.
>
> I can tell you right now without even looking anything up on the game
> website that you won't be able to run Crysis on your laptop. You can't
> upgrade the video on that laptop so either buy a gaming desktop PC or start
> looking at consoles for your gaming needs.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!
>

"kevpan815" <> wrote in message
news:174739CB-D57A-41C8-B5C0-...
> Maybe His Device Driver 4 His Video Card Is Missing , Can Sometimes Happen
> If
> His Computer Was Shipped With A Different Operating System (Like Windows
> XP,
> Or A Lower Class Of Windows Vista Using Windows Anytime Update, 4
> Example),
> And Then He Either Upgaded Or Replaced The OEM Install With A Retail
> Install
> Of Windows Vista, Just FYI.
>


Sherlock Holmes you ain't.

Lang

IF my laptop runs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 will it b able to
run flight sim x?
"jihchiang" wrote:

> My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive, Dual Layer
> 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB left in D: drive. I'm
> thinking of buying pc games, particularly windows dvd games such as Crysis,
> Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I don't know if my laptop has enough to play
> such games. I've heard about video card(?) and graphic card(?).I don't know
> how to look up those infos from my computer. Someone please tell me what I
> need to upgrade, if any, in order to play those games. ALSO, please
> recommend a controller to use. I know I still need to use the keyboard
> besides the controller.Thank you.
>

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:10:00 -0700
Hasan Re <> wrote:

>
> IF my laptop runs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 will it b
> able to run flight sim x?
> "jihchiang" wrote:
>
> > My OS is vista home premium 32 bit, 2 GB Ram, 120 GB Hard Drive,
> > Dual Layer 8x DVD Burner. I have 65.3 GB left in C: , and 9.35 GB
> > left in D: drive. I'm thinking of buying pc games, particularly
> > windows dvd games such as Crysis, Modern Warfare, Flight Sim. etc.I
> > don't know if my laptop has enough to play such games. I've heard
> > about video card(?) and graphic card(?).I don't know how to look up
> > those infos from my computer. Someone please tell me what I need to
> > upgrade, if any, in order to play those games. ALSO, please
> > recommend a controller to use. I know I still need to use the
> > keyboard besides the controller.Thank you.
> >

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-G...00.2176.0.html

Flight Sim won't run on that

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