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Old 09-11-2005, 06:19 PM
Scott
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Default FS2004 Graphics

Hi,

I just bought FS2004 and i have a 16mb graphics card. It came standard with
the computer. The computer is only a year old and is 256mb ram, 2.4GHZ, 40gb
Memory. The game runs like a dream even with all the setting in FS2004 to
ULTRA HIGH. The graphics look good besides the terran. All the buildings and
grass etc. looks very edgy and crap.
When i go into the settings of FS2004 and i select a 3D Card type it doesnt
have any listed. Does this mean the game is running without a graphics card,
In my control panel it says i have a "legacy 16mb video capture card" is this
a graphics card?
Is it worth going out and buying a new graphics card and hope that it fixes
the graphics and shows a device in the FS2004 settings?

Cheers,
Scott
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Old 09-12-2005, 10:51 AM
jkb
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Does the game look nice or does it just have bad graphics?


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Old 09-12-2005, 07:50 PM
Rob R. Ainscough
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16MB graphics card ?? one year old computer?? That doesn't add up -- I
don't know what you got, but 1 year ago there were no 16MB graphics cards
(except maybe low end laptops) that were considered NEW. The "legacy 16mb
video card" is definitely a hint -- especially "legacy" -- I'd suggest add
RAM, and get a much better video card (128-256MB).

Are you using an old CRT or LCD for a display? What resolution do you set
FS2004 to (i.e. 1024 x 768, 1280 X 1024, etc. etc.)? If you use an LCD,
they look best at a fixed resolution (detemine by the manufacturer but are
often either 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200) and this fixed resolution
will determine the type of graphics card you will need for optimal viewing.

Rob.


"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4524705F-9E16-483E-8D8C-3B3B99CDF817@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I just bought FS2004 and i have a 16mb graphics card. It came standard
> with
> the computer. The computer is only a year old and is 256mb ram, 2.4GHZ,
> 40gb
> Memory. The game runs like a dream even with all the setting in FS2004 to
> ULTRA HIGH. The graphics look good besides the terran. All the buildings
> and
> grass etc. looks very edgy and crap.
> When i go into the settings of FS2004 and i select a 3D Card type it
> doesnt
> have any listed. Does this mean the game is running without a graphics
> card,
> In my control panel it says i have a "legacy 16mb video capture card" is
> this
> a graphics card?
> Is it worth going out and buying a new graphics card and hope that it
> fixes
> the graphics and shows a device in the FS2004 settings?
>
> Cheers,
> Scott



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