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    Update Chipset - know it's proabaly in wrong forum

    I had problem playing a New game (mass effect) and were sugested to update my chipset.
    To make the problem simple, I don't even know what a chipset are. Can someone help me and tell me how I cam make this in a good way.

    Guess this post is in the wrong place but since I don't know what a chipset is I had problem posting it right.

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    Please tell us the make and model of computer OR make and version of motherboard if a u-build.

    Alternatively;

    Download and run Everest Home (it is free):

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

    Once you download it, click on it and let it install and then run it from the icon on your desktop. Click on file, preferences, report and uncheck the 'include debug information in the report' box. People rarely want to see that stuff.

    Click on the + sign beside 'Computer', then on 'Summary', then go to the VERY Top of the screen and click on 'report'.

    Note: the 'Very Top' isn't one line down, it means what it says.

    Cursor over 'quick report-summary' and then click on 'plain text' and then click on 'save to file' and change the 'save in' folder to 'Desktop' and then click 'Save'.

    Clear all your open windows and on the Desktop click on that 'report.txt' icon - this will open it in a text editor (probably Notepad) and then copy and paste it to here.


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    Found something that could be it

    EP-3VSA
    VIA Apollo Pro133T AGPset

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    That should do it
    Download unzip and then install

    http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_4in1_443v.zip
    Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
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    Enermax Liberty Modular 620
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    Downloaded, Unziped and installed it.
    Are my chipset updated now?, if it is, it's still not working. Next thing I was suggested was to update my BIOS. Same here I don't even know what it is.
    Thankful for help.

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    These are the minimum specifications for your computer before it qualifies to play Mass Effect. Please make sure that you have them before updating anything else


    Minimum System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC

    Operating System:
    Windows XP or Vista

    Processor:
    2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD

    Memory:
    1 Gigabyte Ram (XP)
    2 Gigabyte Ram (Vista)

    Video Card:
    NVIDIA GeForce 6 series(6800GT or better)
    ATI 1300XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)

    Hard Drive Space:
    12 Gigabytes

    Sound Card:
    DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
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    Recommended System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC

    Operating System:
    Windows XP or Vista

    Processor:
    2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD

    Memory:
    2 Gigabyte Ram

    Video Card:
    NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or higher.
    ATI X1800 XL series or higher

    Hard Drive Space:
    12 Gigabytes

    Sound Card:
    DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers – 5.1 sound card recommended
    Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
    AMD FX 8350 4ghz OCTO-Core
    Windows 8.1 PRO 64
    Adata 256 gig SSD
    Kingston HyperX 1600 16 Gigs
    Sapphire R9 280 2gig
    Enermax Liberty Modular 620
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    Every thing checked and ok.

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    What video card do you have ?
    How much memory ?
    Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
    AMD FX 8350 4ghz OCTO-Core
    Windows 8.1 PRO 64
    Adata 256 gig SSD
    Kingston HyperX 1600 16 Gigs
    Sapphire R9 280 2gig
    Enermax Liberty Modular 620
    www.northernaurora.net
    http://www.northernaurora.net/page/chat.html

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    Radeon X1950
    1006 MB RAM
    126 GB unused memory

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrit View Post
    Minimum System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC
    Processor:
    2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD
    Quote Originally Posted by Girion View Post
    Every thing checked and ok.
    Do you mean you have an Epox EP-3VSA motherboard?

    "Supports Socket 370 Processors.
    Intel Celeron II FC-PGA, Pentium III FC-PGA/FC-PGA2."

    http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/epox/EP-3VSA.htm

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    At my mother board manual it stands EP-3VSA and in it it is written something about epox computar company so I guess it's that one.

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    Then best try Everest as CCT suggested to ID the board, as unless it has been upgraded, you're not going to be able to run a game that needs a minimum 2GHz+ CPU on a Socket 370 system.

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    That motherboard is not capable of any upgrade that will let you play that game.

    References;

    1 - post #6 above

    2 - http://translate.google.ca/translate...%3Den%26sa%3DN

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    Never ever use the minimum requirements to see if you can do something.
    Always use the "recommended system requirements"
    Memory:
    2 Gigabyte Ram

    Not to mention the 2 gigs of ram requirement and you have 1
    Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3
    AMD FX 8350 4ghz OCTO-Core
    Windows 8.1 PRO 64
    Adata 256 gig SSD
    Kingston HyperX 1600 16 Gigs
    Sapphire R9 280 2gig
    Enermax Liberty Modular 620
    www.northernaurora.net
    http://www.northernaurora.net/page/chat.html

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    Still not working, have upgraded to 3.3 GB Ram
    CCT, Do you meean that my motherboard simply isen't good enough for the game?

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