I feel really sorry for Dave, I mean this rules out pretty much any decent games post 2002.

Oh no... it runs death match... in 640x480 at about 5 fps....

So ill just have to wait....

Wait for what?

Going to uni so he can get his new comp, I think.

HL2 Death match? O_O

That's worse performance than my Geforce 4 MX 440. I swear.

maybe your dad can put the old card back in?

I don't think it works like that.

From what I can tell, his card is PCI-E (PCI Express, Wynney), which is I think a new-ish format of card or something. Anyway, the replacement motherboard is AGP, and has a different slot (AGP is older than PCI-E). Consequently his PCI-E card wont fit in the AGP slot. He's stuffed.

ah, so his dad got a new mother board and a new card? or is he using the onboard motherboard graphics. maybe u can ask ur dad to upgrade the graphics card?

not long til uni anyway dhr im sure u can pop across swansea and play on mine and wigos sometime as well

(i may be buying another comp for uni, havent decided yet!)

It would be a down-grade Wynney. PCI-E is better than AGP.

im afraid i dont follow you O.o

His card is PCI-E. This is newer that AGP.

AGP is older and slower than what PCI-E is capable of.

To buy a card for his AGP motherboard would be to buy a 'new' card that is actually worse than what he currently has.

Do you follow?

What happened is his computer broke and they took it to a repair shop. The repairer replaced the motherboard with an old AGP one that isn't compatible with his PCIE card. What's really stupid is that AGP has been mostly phased out in the past 3 years, and I'm pretty sure you can't even get AGP mobos anymore.

so basically, dhrs comp now has a motherboard that brings worse performance with it?

Yes. Pretty much.

Wow... gone for two days and look at everyting...

Basically Skilelrs got it...

I havent opened this comp up (the new one) which I might tomorrow and take some photos just to see what exactly has happened inside there... And why the bloke was talking out of his ass...

Oh, and Wynney, my dad knows FUCK ALL about computers, internally... Im sure you probably know more, he doesnt play games so it doesnt bother him...

ah, that really sucks. when u planning on getting ur uni comp then? maybe ur parents can chip in to help u pay for it then u can get it earlier?

Errrr.... or not

If I want something, I have to get it myself... We aren't as well off as you are...

thats funny, because everything i get i pay for myself by working even without EMA .