I recently purchased Desperate Housewives the Game and it says that I need a GeForce 3 card. I was thinking that the GeForce 4 MMx 440 would be more advanced. Am I wrong? If so, will I need to purchase a new card or is it possible to download updates for the GeForce 4 MX440? I can get the game to run, but it crashes and some of the color is off. Your help is appreciated!
2007-01-15 01:26:53 · 3 answers · asked by Jamie M 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I have DirectX 9 installed. All of the other games that I play like Sims 2 and ep's work fine.
2007-01-15 02:24:02 · update #1
Yes unfortunately , you are a victim of marketing.
Even though the GeForce 4 MX440 sounds better because it's a 4 , instead of a 3 like in GeForce 3, it's actually not better.
The GeForce 4 MX440 is based on the NV17 gpu, which only supports Direct X 7.
Now the GeForce 3 is based on the NV20 gpu, and this chip supports Direct X 8.
Your game needs a Direct X 8 card in order to work ok, since it says it needs a GeForce 3 card.
2007-01-15 01:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by Venom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade to a 7 series, there inexpensive and will get the job done.
2007-01-15 10:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by INOA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their both rather outdated. Any new games will probably have drama's running.
2007-01-15 09:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by joelmcleish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋