my graphics card now x550

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schofield

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I've been trying to sort it out, adjust settings and playing around with it so I can play counterstrike smoothly on it. Yes its a Radeon x550 and I was told its not a gaming card. Maybe it isn't but surely it can run counterstrike.. Heres a few things about it, maybe it will help. What can I do ?

Graphics Card Manufacturer Powered by ATI
Graphics Chipset RADEON X550
Device ID 5B63
Vendor 1002

Subsystem ID 1490
Subsystem Vendor ID 174B

Bus Type PCI Express
Current Bus Setting PCI Express

BIOS Version 008.015.158.000
BIOS Part Number 113-PC4938-01
BIOS Date 2006/07/17

Memory Size 256 MB
Memory Type HyperMemory

Core Clock in MHz 398 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 250 MHz

Primary Display Yes

Driver Packaging Version 8.162-050803a2-026336C-ATI
CATALYST™ Version 05.8
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 6.14.10.6561
2D Driver File Path System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{036CC9A6-A27B-42F3-A895-7864AA13EEBC}\0000
Direct3D Version 6.14.10.0331
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.5279
CATALYST™ Control Center Version 1.2.2044.226

Meh.. idk, someone hlep me please, i just want to be able to play CS. :)
 
and heres a bit about my computer..

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual
Core processor 4800+
2.40 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Physical Address Extension

system
Microsoft windows XP
Media center edition
Version 2002
Service pack 2

just giving you info.. any ideas as to what i can do ? :D

when i play cs it will crash because of openGL i think..
 
Which version of Counter-Strike? The one that's paired with Half-Life 1 or the Source version that accompanies HL2?

The first thing I'd do is make sure your drivers are up to date. Second thing I'd do is look at the in-game resolution and detail settings. I'd keep the resolution no higher than 1024x768 and turn the detail settings to low or off. Also, disable V-sync.

The x550 is pretty old, and in either case, being the old HL1-based CS or the new CS:S version, you can run it with something as crappy as a GeForce 2 MX...but don't expect it to look pretty. Try running the game in Direct 3D for CounterStrike: Source, since ATi cards have been weaker with OpenGL performance than Direct3D (aka Direct X).

The Source engine is pretty flexible, but if you want to play any other games, the X550 is not doing you any favors. The X550 is based on technology 3-4 years old, which is pretty old given the clip that hardware is updated.
 
cheers bud. I am thinking of upgrading, i sure do need a better card. I was on about the older version of cs (1.6) but soon ill be playing source. thanks for your help and time. meh, ive tried updating and playing around with resolutions/settings. ill keep on at it, thanks again
 
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