Halo PC version video card issues

I have a video-card related performance problem with Halo on the PC.

When I try to run Halo from WinXP, I get a message telling me that my video
hardware is below the recommended minimum specs. I tried to run the game
anyway, and at first it just crashed to Windows. However when I downloaded
the latest drivers it ran, but with a highly flickering screen and greyscale
graphics (i.e. unplayable).

My specs are:

AMD3000+ 1024MB RAM
64MB KN400A Integrated Graphics - Driver: KN400 Unichrome Integrated
Graphics 169439-06
VIA Extreme Chipset - Driver: VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.53
DirectX 9.0c installed

The minimum video card required is "32MB/3D T&L capable". Surely what I have
exceeds this?

Any help to improve the performance would be appreciated - thanks!

You've got an onboard video system, Roland, but you can see if your setup is
supported by reviewing this Knowledge Base article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478 . Also, check out this article on
graphics cards:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eocard101.mspx
to see if it'll help you.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone



"Roland Young" <rmbyoung@cantab.net> wrote in message
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>I have a video-card related performance problem with Halo on the PC.
>
> When I try to run Halo from WinXP, I get a message telling me that my
> video hardware is below the recommended minimum specs. I tried to run the
> game anyway, and at first it just crashed to Windows. However when I
> downloaded the latest drivers it ran, but with a highly flickering screen
> and greyscale graphics (i.e. unplayable).
>
> My specs are:
>
> AMD3000+ 1024MB RAM
> 64MB KN400A Integrated Graphics - Driver: KN400 Unichrome Integrated
> Graphics 169439-06
> VIA Extreme Chipset - Driver: VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.53
> DirectX 9.0c installed
>
> The minimum video card required is "32MB/3D T&L capable". Surely what I
> have exceeds this?
>
> Any help to improve the performance would be appreciated - thanks!
>

Chris H. wrote:

> You've got an onboard video system, Roland, but you can see if your setup is
> supported by reviewing this Knowledge Base article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478 . Also, check out this article on
> graphics cards:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eocard101.mspx
> to see if it'll help you.

The game has already told him not. What's so hard to understand here?
The graphics card may have a big name, but it doesn't have big performance.

Look into upgrading to something like a ATI 9600 Pro : cheap and fast
and easily the best reviewed card for a long long time with regards to
bang for buck.

"> AMD3000+ 1024MB RAM
> 64MB KN400A Integrated Graphics - Driver: KN400 Unichrome Integrated
> Graphics 169439-06
> VIA Extreme Chipset - Driver: VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.53
> DirectX 9.0c installed
>
> The minimum video card required is "32MB/3D T&L capable". Surely what I
have
> exceeds this?
>
> Any help to improve the performance would be appreciated - thanks!
>

I don't know much about that onboard video.. but I reckon it doesn't have a
proper Texture and Lighting plumbing. Does any onboard video have T&L?

That's why I posted information so he can understand, and see, what is
required.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"walter mitty" <mitticus@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Chris H. wrote:
>
>> You've got an onboard video system, Roland, but you can see if your setup
>> is supported by reviewing this Knowledge Base article:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829478 . Also, check out this article
>> on graphics cards:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eocard101.mspx
>> to see if it'll help you.
>
> The game has already told him not. What's so hard to understand here? The
> graphics card may have a big name, but it doesn't have big performance.
>
> Look into upgrading to something like a ATI 9600 Pro : cheap and fast and
> easily the best reviewed card for a long long time with regards to bang
> for buck.

> I don't know much about that onboard video.. but I reckon it doesn't have a
> proper Texture and Lighting plumbing. Does any onboard video have T&L?

NOOOO! Seriously though, you wont be able to play any game with
onboard video. I had Onboard Intel extreme (extremly ****) that was
64mb. It simply cannot cope for gaming. Also Onboard video steals
memory from your ram because it has no onboard vram. I also couldnt
play halo with this, so i bought a Raddy 9600 pro with 256mb vram. Its
Excellent :-) Graet value for money.

-james b