My PC was built on 11/2. Out of the box I hooked up the internet and installed the latest Video drivers and the latest soundcard drivers.
Everything was wonderful..
I installed the online game i am playing Dark age of Camelot. Worked perfectly I was thrilled.
Then...
Installed Doom 3. Downloaded and installed the latest patch. Ran game and it froze at the menu screen.
Ditto for Far Cry, Jedi Knight3, and Sacred.
I have tried every thing to get these games to run, to no avail. Firewalls, patches, blah, blah, blah.
This is my 3rd PC. I know a little about computers. Enough to know there is something wrong with this one. It might not be the video card. Reinstalling Windows has solved a lot of problems in the past. I'll try that next.
Yes the x800se is a good upgrade over the x300se, kinda like nite and day. Despite what mark had to say if the card is set up properly with the latest drivers and the the games up to date with the latest patches you should be fine. You can't blame Dell for games not working if you don't read because alot of these new games were released with bugs so you have to be ready to make the nessary adjustments.
Like i said mark, i've read on different forums the games you mentioned are the main ones many people are haveing problems with, but having said that i also know people who are playing Doom3 and Counter Strike online without probs. Luck of the draw or research of how to fix them.
Hmm I know what you mean I also have a ATI Radeon x800 SE and while the performance it's been giving me is quite odd.....I mean I could play a game such as Halo and Star Wars: KOTOR...but after a good amount of play it'll just crash and burn....very odd indeed...you think the new Catalyst 4.11 will solve these issues?
I have a x800se and I am able to play Far Cry, Doom 3,Call Of Duty and Knights of the Old Republic with ease.I play the games on very high settings at 1280/1024 resolution with no problems at all unless it is game related.I think you will enjoy your new card and these are not the only games I play .
8400 3.2 p4
x800se
1 gig 533 ram
1801 fpd
I've actually just submitted a Change of Order Form to Dell to upgrade my order to the Nvidia GeForce 6800 GTO graphics card. It has 256MB vs the X800SE's 128MB. I haven't read anything bad on the GeForce, but keep seeing mixed reviews on the X800SE. The 6800 GTO was the only 256MB card available with the Dimension 8400. The change will cost me about $130.
I also upgraded the 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory from 400MHz to 533MHz.
It seems some of you may have bad cards. Call Dell to troubleshoot (they'll make you reinstall drivers, etc), and failing all that, they will overnight you a new card.
I have the same dilemma. In the process of ordering, and I can't decide whether to get the GeForce GTO (NOT the same as GT) and try to open the extra shader and 4 unused pipes, or just get the 800SE and see what happens. Could always upgrade after-market in a year when prices are down for the X800XT or the GeForce 6800 Ultra.
An update to my situation: I finally got a tech person (Brian in Texas) who would listen and he sent a new card, and lo and behold that was the problem. A bad X800SE shipped with the XPS.
mark327
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November 14th, 2004 21:00
My PC was built on 11/2. Out of the box I hooked up the internet and installed the latest Video drivers and the latest soundcard drivers.
Everything was wonderful..
I installed the online game i am playing Dark age of Camelot. Worked perfectly I was thrilled.
Then...
Installed Doom 3. Downloaded and installed the latest patch. Ran game and it froze at the menu screen.
Ditto for Far Cry, Jedi Knight3, and Sacred.
I have tried every thing to get these games to run, to no avail. Firewalls, patches, blah, blah, blah.
This is my 3rd PC. I know a little about computers. Enough to know there is something wrong with this one. It might not be the video card. Reinstalling Windows has solved a lot of problems in the past. I'll try that next.
1Bowtie
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November 14th, 2004 21:00
Hi Half
Yes the x800se is a good upgrade over the x300se, kinda like nite and day. Despite what mark had to say if the card is set up properly with the latest drivers and the the games up to date with the latest patches you should be fine. You can't blame Dell for games not working if you don't read because alot of these new games were released with bugs so you have to be ready to make the nessary adjustments.
mark327
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November 14th, 2004 21:00
mark327
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November 14th, 2004 22:00
Well It's my opinion that if I spend almost 3,000 dollars on a "gaming" PC, I shouldnt have to jump through hoops to play games.
You do that on PC that are 2 or 3 years old. Ive done it lots of times.
You dont do that on a brand new PC built on 11/02/04.
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November 15th, 2004 04:00
8400 3.2 p4
x800se
1 gig 533 ram
1801 fpd
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It seems some of you may have bad cards. Call Dell to troubleshoot (they'll make you reinstall drivers, etc), and failing all that, they will overnight you a new card.
I have the same dilemma. In the process of ordering, and I can't decide whether to get the GeForce GTO (NOT the same as GT) and try to open the extra shader and 4 unused pipes, or just get the 800SE and see what happens. Could always upgrade after-market in a year when prices are down for the X800XT or the GeForce 6800 Ultra.
mark327
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November 26th, 2004 05:00
An update to my situation: I finally got a tech person (Brian in Texas) who would listen and he sent a new card, and lo and behold that was the problem. A bad X800SE shipped with the XPS.
It now works as it should and I am happy.
This is an awesome system.