how can i check if my graphics card is running and is capable of 3d acceleration ?
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If you can see the monitor, then you know it is running. Any computer newer than 10 years should have 3d acceleration.
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I almost entirely agree with the previous answer.\nThe only possible thing to watch out for is the next version of Windows, dubbed Windows Vista.\nThis OS is going to come packaged with a new drawing API that uses the capabilities of your 3D card.\nThe quality of what your OS displays is going to be correlated to the specs of your 3d card.\nNvidia keeps a list of GPUs expected to work to some extent with Vista. Obviously, the more recent chips are likely to yield better rendering quality.\n\nIf you don't feel the need to always run the latest software, you don't need to worry about it.\nOtherwise, you may want to plan for the future.
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3D MARK 2006/7 , PC BENCHMARK 2006/7 , TUNE UP UTILITIES 2006/7 , ETC...................  I DON'T REMEMBER NOW !            \nNOTE : YOUR COMPUTER MAY NOT RESPOND FOR HOURS OR IT MAY HANG ,BUT DONT BE AFRAID . IT WILL TAKE A GOOD EXAMINATION OF YOUR COMPUTER .           "ROBIN"
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Generally it's not the case that a card is advertised as compatible with a list of games, but more often that a game supports a list of graphics chipsets.\nI have found \nhttp://www.tomshardware.co.uk/site/vgacharts/index.html\nuseful in determining the relative ability of graphics cards.\nEssentially, it comes down to how much you are able/willing to pay, within the constraints of which card type your mobo will support.  \nhttp://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=48 is useful for filtering down the list of what's generally available.\nGood Hunting!
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It should run but you may need to update your directx.
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go to start/run (type) dxdiag ok .... it should say what u have under the video tab ... if you need to disable it go into ur bios settup under integrated peripherals or somthing similar ... and disable ur onboard graphics ...
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Type dxdiag in Start > Run and click OK. \nClick the display tab. Your display card's details are listed here. Onboard memory is listed under Approx. Total Memory.
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you'll need to buy a video card, right now you have on-board graphics...  go with a ATI or N-VIDIA card
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Go to Control Panel > Display > Settings Tab > Advanced button.  That will at least tell you what video card you have.  If it is using the generic driver from Windows, it won't have much for adjustments.  You may be able to find a better driver from the manufacturer's web site that will allow some adjustments.
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geforce.com /  driver.com
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Assuming you have windows XP.\nRight click on your desktop\nproperties ---> settings ---> advanced ---> graphic card.\nwill tell you all.
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First you have to determine what kind of graphics card slot is available on your computer.  In order of speed graphics slots are..\n\nPCI-express\nAGP 8x\nAGP 4x\nAGP 2x\nPCI\n\nOnce you figure out what kind of slot you have available you can go to a site like Toms hardware and look at speed ratings based on the video bus.. \n\nhttp://www.tomshardware.com/site/vgacharts/index.html
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Find out what graphics card you have and visit the companies website, they should offer free driver updates
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Check your drivers. Download the latest ones
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Go to http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
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go to your video card ,  to the settings,it will be in there......
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No.\nyou have to have the type of graphics card it recommends.\nthere is no way to "trick" your computer to think it has something it doesn/t