Game Crashing

[Brake_Check]

the game is crashing before it even starts and asks me to send an error report thingy........i tried it on my other computer so i think it might be because i have that stupid on board graphics.....so what i wanna know is if you guys think thats the problem and if so whats a cheap card that will run this game??

[Maggot#666]

what type of computer you got? if we can know what is, we can repair this problem.

[Brake_Check]

i have an hp pavilion 716n thats all i really know.

[VRT_JPRLisbon_]

i read something about onboard video cards dont work , just nvidia and ati work, but im not sure about this, you have to find more about your pc    ,  XP? ram? video card mb´s? is ati? is nvidia? GHz´s?

go to control pannel and clik sistem to see what pc u have  and go to hardware and found what video card u have, but i think onboard dont work.



1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM
   Windows(R) 2000/XP
   DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)
   1.2Ghz Pentium III or equivalent AMD Athlon XP processor
   256 MB RAM (512 MB required for 6-player multiplayer games)   
   1.2 GB free hard drive space
   4x CD-ROM
   GeForce 2 – ATI 7500 or better with at least 32 MB of Video RAM (64MB required for the Unleashed Editor)
   DirectX(R) 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card
   Keyboard, Mouse

RECOMMENDED
   2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
   512 MB System RAM (required for 6-player multiplayer games)
   nVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 or equivalent with 64 MB of Video RAM.

REQUIRED FOR MULTIPLAYER
   1 disc/player per computer
   Internet: Broadband, or 56k connection for online multiplayer play
   Network: TCP/IP compliant network

[Brake_Check]

pentium 4, 2.4 ghz, 514(504) RAM, intel grahpics controller which im taking it is on board graphics.

[ToaDsiX]

the intel graphics controller will NOT work.

You'll have to get a ati or nvidia video card.

[Brake_Check]

whats the cheapest card i can get that will work? budget gaming to the max over here cuz i just bought an xbox 360.

[ToaDsiX]

the hp 716n has a AGP slot.

There is all kinds of cards out there. I am personally a "nvidia guy" however the ati stuff is good also.

I would start with the 6000 series on nvidia and x series from ati

here are some nice cards. Just depends on how much you wanna spend

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+4017&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48

ive played the game on a nvidia gforce3 128 meg.(cheapo card) and it played ok.

[Maggot#666]

ToaDsIx is right.

[Brake_Check]

you guys think this cheapo would run it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121181

[ToaDsiX]

ya, that one will probably work.

you should try to save alittle more coin and get a better card.

[Bulldog]

I was looking at this one for a 4X/8X AGP card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102320

Pete

[Brake_Check]

thanks guys ill look into those cards.

[Maggot#666]

Moral of this: is not because that is cheap that is not working, it could be usuable for something 

[ToaDsiX]

ya that card that pete posted is a great card for the price.

you should look into that one.

[Bulldog]

I ended up getting this one because I saw it while I was walking through Sam's Club.  And I have wanted to pick up Far Cry anyhow so it looked like a good deal.

http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopping.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&n=0&mt=a&coe=0&oidPath=0:-23542:-23589:-43881:-43889:-43902:972900

It helped a ton with FPS and everything looks 100% better since it is DX9 complient.  Although all the SX tracks are still real low FPS even if I add fog with Bruce's utility.  I'm guessing it is my whopping 1.4 GHz Pentium 4 processor that is the problem now.  I sure wish they would have added LOD to the objects when they ported it over.

Pete

[AUS_Twisted]

Ya a LOD option for the terrain like MCM2 has would make a huge difference for slower PC's.

[Brake_Check]

i ended up getting an ATi Radeon 9250 and it works great.......thanks for all the help guys.

[Bulldog]

Well even after putting the new video card in my system I can't run with any other bikes in the game and SX are still laggy as heck.  I'm only running a P4 1.4 GHz processor and can only upgrade to a 2.0 GHz.  I'm not sure it's worth the $150 that it will take to upgrade the processor though.  Is anyone else running a P4 2.0 GHz that can confirm that it runs the game properly?

Pete

[RKipker]

Pete.. I have a 2.0 Ghz Pent. but it's running a 64 MD card.  I will put in a 128MB card once I get my new 256MB in my current system.

If it runs fine w/the 128 I think you may have a shot.

RK