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Farming Simulator 2013:Graphic Cards.. Help!

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  • 04-12-2012 11:08am
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    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hello,
    I just bought this game as a gift however I cannot use it on my PC as I get an error message saying graphic Shader 3.0 required.

    Currently I have Intel 950 (i think this is the graphics card) and windows vista.

    I'm not that knowledgeable on computers so any help would be greatly appreciated.
    What I want to know is where can I get a card, can it be got in PC world and will they install it. Is that all I need for the game to work or will I then need to download something.
    Also, how much does one cost. I normally don't use my PC for games so I would want the most basic (cheap) one.

    Thanks in advance for the help. From my questions above you can see I'm clueless on this!


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    #2
    Elysian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭Elysian


    Do you have a laptop or desktop?


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    #3
    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭SC_1986


    Sorry.. its a laptop. Toshiba


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    Elysian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭Elysian


    SC_1986 wrote: »
    Sorry.. its a laptop. Toshiba

    You can't really upgrade the graphics chip on a laptop.


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    According to this, you've only got Shader 2.0 support, so you're probably out of luck. What model Toshiba is it exactly - it may be that you can install a graphics card into it, but it's very unlikely.


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    #6
    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭SC_1986


    Is there no way at all :(


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    #7
    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭SC_1986


    Hi Shiminay,
    I'l have the check the model later, but it was bought in 2008 if thats helps


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    I'd say you're outta luck so unfortunately :(


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    #9
    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭SC_1986


    Is there such a thing as an external hard drive that would allow me to play the game


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    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,313 ✭✭✭jasonb


    It's not the Hard Drive that's the problem, it's the built in graphics card on that laptop. It sounds like it won't work on that laptop at all...

    J.


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    Elysian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 206 ✭✭Elysian


    SC_1986 wrote: »
    Is there no way at all :(

    If, and thats a big if, your laptops graphics can be upgraded then it will support only a handful of very specific graphics cards. You'd need to get in touch with Toshiba to find out.

    Otherwise you could do something like this http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/how-to-make-an-external-laptop-graphics-adaptor-915616 but it's not a cheap solution.


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Hard drive is just for storage, so that won't help here. There are external video cards, but they're hassle and expensive, so you're probably better off buying a new laptop for all the stress it'd cause you. Probably overkill for just wanting to play one game too.


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    SC_1986
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭SC_1986


    Ok, well thanks everyone for all your help :)


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