Re: Quake 4 runs really jerky

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From: Dan C
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:27

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On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:27:40 -0700, La Cima Rick wrote:

> Just installed Quake 4 and it runs really jerkey.  I'm running a Dell
> Dimension, P4, 3.4ghz...Radeon X300 PCI Video w/ 128mb, and running 1gb
> RAM.  Audio is a SB Audigy 2zs card.
> 
> I'm having to run the game at 640X480 at "Low Quality" and with the
> weapons not showing, just to make it playable. (barely)
> 
> Seems to me that the game should run better on my setup...any advice as
> to what I might do?  

Easy.  Get a real video card.  That Radeon (onboard video?) sucks.

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