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OK so when Im interested in a game, I goto this website to see if my computer can run said game. I bought my PC because its stats are a really good starting point, and I knew from the get go that Id need to upgrade the graphics on it because the on board is pretty laughable. BUT I notice this happens often, all my stats will pass, but the graphics, no surprise, but it gives a run down of the parts that fail, and everything is equal to or better. Can some PC tech savvy person explain this to me better?


CPU
Recommended: Intel Core2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64x2 4400+ or higher
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 645 Processor
PASS
Click here for the latest CPU drivers.

RAM
Recommended: 2 GB
You Have: 3.8 GB
PASS

Video Card
Recommended: Shader Model 3 video card with 256MB (NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900 or equivalant) with latest manufacturer drivers
You Have: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
Click here for the latest Video drivers.
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 256 MB 1.9 GB
3D Yes Yes
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 3.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0 3.0

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: Realtek High Definition Audio
PASS
Click here for the latest Sound Card drivers.

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 5.5GB of uncompressed Hard Drive Space
You Have: 778.7 GB
PASS





Ideas?!?! Im rather confused here, because the run down shows I have whats needed or better.

It's recommending you upgrade your graphics card...
I am unsure of what you're asking here...

Yeah, I'd try the driver update first and if that doesn't work looks like you might need to get a new one.

Yeah, SRL is very picky when it comes to graphics card. If you don't have anything close to what its asking for, it'll start saying you can't meet the requirements.
I'm not entirely sure if your GPU will work. It might, but I doubt it. Does the game have a demo? If the demo works, then so should the full game.

If the card isn't compatible, then the game will start acting very sluggish and choppy.

Really this wasnt for a specific game, I just wanted to see if I am missing something is all. Its said that Ive failed (because of said Graphics dealyO) on a few games in the past that Ive run perfectly fine on, while others are choppy as mentioned. It was just one of those things that bugged me and I was curious about.