The game doesn't work

[Snake932]

Hi again guys!

i bought the english version of tes4 game of the year edition, from america. i installed it, on both my pc (a pc and a portable pc). but there are some problems. :verymad: :wallbash: :wallbash:

 

-first pc: when i start playng the game, everything is white, except the healt bar, magicka ecc.

i can't see nothing, even with low definition. could this be a problem of the graphic card? (if yes, what's the better graphic card for run oblivion as best as possible with mod?)

 

-portable pc: i set the textures and the definition on very low. i start play (everything sucks with low graphic, sorry for the word) but, when i enter in the sewers, an error window appear, it says "OBLIVION STOPPED WORKING" and the pc try to resolve the problem (it suggests me to download a patch) i tryed many times but it always stop in the sewers. is this another problem of the graphic card? or it's something else?

 

that's all. sorry for bothering once again, i'm really in your hands.

please answer soon, thanks once again :thanks: :thanks: :thanks:

Snake

 

p.s.: i should really change graphic card, any advice is welcome!

[Ethre]

What's the video card on your desktop? Sounds like the issues many people had with their card being not supported (pixel shader issue maybe?).

You may be able to use Oldblivion

 

Laptop: What's the system? CPU, RAM, Vid car\

 

Also, I see you've been here for a bit - were you playing Oblivion before you got GOTY? Because that would be really odd to have problems like this only with GOTY.

 

Regards.

[Snake932]

hi. i'm not sure of these information, where can i check 'em?

anyway i'll try with oldblivion.

by the way, this is the first time i play oblivion on pc, i played the ps3 version.

[Ethre]

Blegh. PC>PS3. (mod . . .)

 

Right click on "My Computer" and go to "Properties"

Then open "device manager"

 

Expanding "Processor" will give you your CPU information

Expanding "Display adapters" will give you the Video Card

 

The main "Properties" window (first one you opened) should give you the system RAM (memory).

 

Oblivion is a pretty computer intensive game.

[Snake932]

the processor is: AMD Sempron processor 2800+ 1.61 gh, 1 gb ram

the video card is: RADEON 9200 pro SEC family (microsoft corporation)

 

 

i know, the graphic card sucks. like i said before, i must change it so i must know what's the best graphic card for run oblivion.

btw, i know, pc version is far better (you can use mods..) that's why i bought it! :)

[Ethre]

That was a good card in the day. :)

 

Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to run Oblivion with it. Oldblivion may help though, so until you get a new card I would suggest trying it out.

 

Here's the deal about upgrading: Your 9200 will be a AGP card most likely (could also be PCI, but I am guessing you'll have an AGP slot anyway). The problem is that most modern cards are on the "PCI Express" bus - which is not compatible with AGP. So what that means for you is that you will not be able to go with a top of the line card.

 

However, you should be able to run Oblivion anyway. I would suggest reading around the internet a bit.

 

Personally, I am going to guess that the best performance for the money would be a x1650 Pro (I don't know where you are, or what stores you would order from - I'm just using Newegg because its handy for reference).

[dogeese]

I had the same problem when I started to play Vanilla oblivion ages ago, I had the Radeon 9250.

Game worked ! but couldnt see anything either white screen, could have played blind o_O

Best get that new card you talking of