Pixel Shader issue - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

jack schitt · 06-30-2004, 06:13 AM

Win XP home
2.56mhz
512ram
Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420 vid card

Trying to Splinter Cell Pandora tomorrow. The game shuts itself down whenever I try to run the game. So I ran the diagnostic for it. It says that the problem is that I have inadequate pixel shader support. But yet it claims my vid card is compatible with this game. Any thoughts??

Destrox · 06-30-2004, 06:52 AM

no
Your card is only a gf2 with suped up features, it does NOT have the qualities of a Gf4

MX cards are 100% rip offs to the public, and is why they have such bad vibe.

So in essence, you can only emulate pixel shader, i've heard of ways to do it, just dont know of any off the top of my head.

Quote:

1. Minimum System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP (only)
Processor: 1GHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ processor
RAM: 128MB
Video Card: 64 MB video card, ATI® 8500 or GeForce™ 3 or better
Sound Card: DirectX® 8.1 compliant
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1 (DirectX 9.0 included on disc)
CD-ROM: 8X CD-ROM
Hard Drive Space: 3 GB
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse and keyboard required
Multiplay: Broadband modem, 64 Kbps upload

2. Recommended System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.8 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: 128 MB GeForce FX or ATI 9800
Sound Card: DirectX® 8.1 compliant and EAX™; Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS/NX
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 (included on disc)
CD-ROM: 16X CD-ROM
Hard Drive Space: 3 GB
Peripherals: Windows-compatible mouse with wheel; Headset Plantronics optional
Multiplay: Broadband modem, 128 Kbps upload

3. Supported chipsets:

ATI 8500/9000/9500/9700
NVIDIA® GeForce3 family
NVIDIA GeForce4 family but GeForce4 MX and GeForce4 Go

4. Not Supported:

GeForce 4MX and GeForce 4Go, Game Pad

Note: This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives.

jack schitt · 06-30-2004, 07:17 AM

Damnit, thanx man. Guess its time to upgrade the card.

Destrox · 06-30-2004, 07:45 PM

Yeah if you plan on playing any of todays games.

A GF4-Ti4200/4600 is still a great card, but why bother when you can get a 9800pro for +-200 bones

Rdr4evr · 07-03-2004, 09:40 PM

I have a AMD 1500 mhz with 256 megs of ram and a 64 meg geforce 3 and Pandora Tommorow runs perfectly on all high settings.

06-30-2004, 06:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
jack schitt Tilted	Pixel Shader issue Win XP home 2.56mhz 512ram Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420 vid card Trying to Splinter Cell Pandora tomorrow. The game shuts itself down whenever I try to run the game. So I ran the diagnostic for it. It says that the problem is that I have inadequate pixel shader support. But yet it claims my vid card is compatible with this game. Any thoughts??

06-30-2004, 07:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	Yeah if you plan on playing any of todays games. A GF4-Ti4200/4600 is still a great card, but why bother when you can get a 9800pro for +-200 bones __________________ You bore me.... next.

06-30-2004, 07:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
jack schitt Tilted	Damnit, thanx man. Guess its time to upgrade the card.

07-03-2004, 09:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rdr4evr Banned	I have a AMD 1500 mhz with 256 megs of ram and a 64 meg geforce 3 and Pandora Tommorow runs perfectly on all high settings.