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7/26/2006 2:51:43 PM    Re: AOE3 Graphics Card
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<small><font face="Arial">NVidia Geforce FX5000 series and ATI Radeon 
 
9000 series are budget videocards.<br> 
 
Most in sytemconfigurations when user begins with gaming. <br> 
 
Used in computer that not too much cost in prize, but with a better 
 
videocard then the onboard videochips on the mainboards.</font></small><br> 
 
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Greetings, <br> 
 
RF<br> 
 
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<small><small><font color="#000000" 
 
face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">"Carl D" </font></small></small><CarlD 
 
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face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"> schreef in bericht news:</font></small></small><D87555BC-B28E-4469-AE44-7FC5AAF7E736 
 
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> I installed AOE3 no problem but was told my graphics card was 
 
below required <br> 
 
> standard when I ran the game. I found an update for the GeForce FX 
 
5200 but <br> 
 
> Windows XP Home advised me to abort half way through installing 
 
the update I <br> 
 
> now have to find where I can get the original driver and 
 
re-install it. Can <br> 
 
> anyone help me with this? 
 
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> <br> 
 
> The real question for this Newsgroup is this: Do I need to buy a 
 
new <br> 
 
> graphics card or will the GeForce FX 5200 siffice with the Shader 
 
turned to <br> 
 
> Low? 
 
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> <br> 
 
> Gamers at Dell Support suggest I buy either 1. ATi Radeon 9800 XT 
 
or 2. <br> 
 
> nVidia 6600 AGP card or 3. nVidia 5700 256 MB AGP card. Any 
 
thoughts on <br> 
 
> these? Are they necessary? 
 
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> <br> 
 
> I am in completely new and unknown territory here - and confused. 
 
All help <br> 
 
> gratefully received. Thanks 
 
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> <br> 
 
> Carl D 
 
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</D87555BC-B28E-4469-AE44-7FC5AAF7E736></CarlD><br> 
 
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