Will it work with this graphics card - Guild Wars Forums

jkerr · May 03, 2005, 08:33 PM // 20:33

Hello, will guild wars work with this graphic card. Its a 64 mb intel extream integrated graphics. My friend has it in his laptop and bought everquest 2 but it didnt work because the card didnt support pixel shading. Does guild wars need pixel shading? Thanx for your help

Bone_White_Haze · May 03, 2005, 08:45 PM // 20:45

Can't swear to it until you test it, but an on-board card of any type will almost certainly not work for any modern 3D game.

geocurt · May 03, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51

From the Guild Wars official site:

"Minimum Requirements:
ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM "

Your friend doesn't have a graphics card at all, he has graphics integrated into the motherboard, which are good for almost nothing when you are talking about 3D gaming. This is not to say that no laptops can play games, my friend has a Toshiba that will play anything, but the intel integrated graphics solution won't do it.

Cordub · May 03, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10

I have the same card just update the drivers and it will work fine

HellRayser · May 03, 2005, 09:20 PM // 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bone_White_Haze

Can't swear to it until you test it, but an on-board card of any type will almost certainly not work for any modern 3D game.

My AMD onboard card works just fine, granted my computer is brand new but it works fine. An old onboard would prolly not work, but on any computers bought within the last year or so should work fine.

impur · May 03, 2005, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Yah 32meg onboard video in my new MB works great. I get slight lag when there are lots of things going on, but not enough for me to drop 200 bucks on a new card. You get less detail on the ground(eg grass, dirt, rock details), but who really stares at the ground?

jkerr · May 04, 2005, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Man, thanx alot guys, this is reassuring. I bought the game last night but i really want my friend to have it also since we always play free MMORPGs together. The laptop is under a year old so i will tell him tonight

May 03, 2005, 08:33 PM // 20:33	#1
jkerr Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Will it work with this graphics card Hello, will guild wars work with this graphic card. Its a 64 mb intel extream integrated graphics. My friend has it in his laptop and bought everquest 2 but it didnt work because the card didnt support pixel shading. Does guild wars need pixel shading? Thanx for your help

May 03, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51	#3
geocurt Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Guild: Esoteric Protectorate [ESP] Profession: E/Mo	From the Guild Wars official site: "Minimum Requirements: ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM " Your friend doesn't have a graphics card at all, he has graphics integrated into the motherboard, which are good for almost nothing when you are talking about 3D gaming. This is not to say that no laptops can play games, my friend has a Toshiba that will play anything, but the intel integrated graphics solution won't do it. Last edited by geocurt; May 03, 2005 at 08:53 PM // 20:53..

May 03, 2005, 08:45 PM // 20:45	#2
Bone_White_Haze Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	Can't swear to it until you test it, but an on-board card of any type will almost certainly not work for any modern 3D game.

May 03, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10	#4
Cordub Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	I have the same card just update the drivers and it will work fine

May 03, 2005, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#6
impur Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005	Yah 32meg onboard video in my new MB works great. I get slight lag when there are lots of things going on, but not enough for me to drop 200 bucks on a new card. You get less detail on the ground(eg grass, dirt, rock details), but who really stares at the ground?

May 04, 2005, 02:13 PM // 14:13	#7
jkerr Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2005	Man, thanx alot guys, this is reassuring. I bought the game last night but i really want my friend to have it also since we always play free MMORPGs together. The laptop is under a year old so i will tell him tonight