No GPU - Is it possible?

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No GPU - Is it possible?

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Well I'm at my mom's and I took a look at my brothers computer, as it was open for some reason, and I got a conclusion, that either I have no idea how a GPU looks like and where it is supposed to be, or this PC doesn't have one.
Now if it doesn't have one, is it possible that it can run SOME games, some VERY OLD games? I can run StarCraft 1, Heroes of M&M 3 and 4, Age of Empires 2...
I can run WC3 on REALLY low FPS and that is after making all the settings on LOW and using 640x480 (I think) resolution.. So, is it possible? Or if there is no GPU the games (or the PC?) wont work?
If it possible, by buying a new really cheap one (I mean ~50$) won't it bulstre the preformance?
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ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:28) Lanaya: Gtfo ken.
(02:24:33) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs out of the Chat.
(02:24:40) Lanaya: Thought so. bitch.
(02:24:44) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:48) FatherSpace: Can I come back yet?
(02:24:51) Lanaya: What'd i say earlier.
(02:24:51) Lanaya: No.
(02:24:58) FatherSpace: Let's try this...
(02:25:01) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).

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(14:33:51) 2Pac: Do you know what'S so funny?
(14:34:01) Lanaya: No, please show me.
(14:34:07) 2Pac: This.
(14:34:09) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).
(14:34:10) 2Pac:


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(14:35:59) haxorico: No one will belive me if I say "I got this song from 2pac on MSN" lolz ^^
(14:36:02) Lanaya: lolz.
(14:36:16) 2Pac: I AIN'T DEAD FFS.
(14:36:26) 2Pac: I'm a living legend, y'now.
(14:37:17) haxorico: why is 2Pac a legend?
(14:37:28) Lanaya: He's the worse rapper evar.

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(15:42:51) Lanaya: can i suck , . . .

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(13:55:21) ChatBot: 2Pac rolls 1d100 and gets 1.
(13:55:21) ChatBot: haxorico rolls 1d2 and gets 2.
(13:55:27) haxorico: owned?

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GeorgeMots: xplain what happens in SP. Why cant you save?
dast.-:i need play with 2 players

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(21:53:08) (673237): plzplzplz, im sorry about before.
(21:53:26) FatherSpace: I'm sorry you were born.
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(10:08:02) Bartimaeus: you do know run I youtube channel for my favorite music, right?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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Intel integrated graphics o_o?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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Nuuby wrote:Intel integrated graphics o_o?

Is that a yes? That one of my parts can replace the GPU in some manner?
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ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:28) Lanaya: Gtfo ken.
(02:24:33) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs out of the Chat.
(02:24:40) Lanaya: Thought so. bitch.
(02:24:44) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:48) FatherSpace: Can I come back yet?
(02:24:51) Lanaya: What'd i say earlier.
(02:24:51) Lanaya: No.
(02:24:58) FatherSpace: Let's try this...
(02:25:01) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).

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(14:33:51) 2Pac: Do you know what'S so funny?
(14:34:01) Lanaya: No, please show me.
(14:34:07) 2Pac: This.
(14:34:09) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).
(14:34:10) 2Pac:


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(14:35:59) haxorico: No one will belive me if I say "I got this song from 2pac on MSN" lolz ^^
(14:36:02) Lanaya: lolz.
(14:36:16) 2Pac: I AIN'T DEAD FFS.
(14:36:26) 2Pac: I'm a living legend, y'now.
(14:37:17) haxorico: why is 2Pac a legend?
(14:37:28) Lanaya: He's the worse rapper evar.

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(15:42:51) Lanaya: can i suck , . . .

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(13:55:21) ChatBot: 2Pac rolls 1d100 and gets 1.
(13:55:21) ChatBot: haxorico rolls 1d2 and gets 2.
(13:55:27) haxorico: owned?

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GeorgeMots: xplain what happens in SP. Why cant you save?
dast.-:i need play with 2 players

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(21:53:08) (673237): plzplzplz, im sorry about before.
(21:53:26) FatherSpace: I'm sorry you were born.
(21:53:31) ChatBot: (673237) has been logged out (Kicked).


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(10:08:02) Bartimaeus: you do know run I youtube channel for my favorite music, right?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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If thats a really old pc when its not worth upgrading. How about a whole sum up of the system specs?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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haxorico wrote:
Nuuby wrote:Intel integrated graphics o_o?

Is that a yes? That one of my parts can replace the GPU in some manner?

Your CPU would take the load of the GPU then iirc. They just don't handle graphics processing as well as gpus do.
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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That makes sense..
And for George.. I don't know how to get the full specs on windows XP.. I got everest ultimate edition, but no idea how to use it ;)
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ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:28) Lanaya: Gtfo ken.
(02:24:33) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs out of the Chat.
(02:24:40) Lanaya: Thought so. bitch.
(02:24:44) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:48) FatherSpace: Can I come back yet?
(02:24:51) Lanaya: What'd i say earlier.
(02:24:51) Lanaya: No.
(02:24:58) FatherSpace: Let's try this...
(02:25:01) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).

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(14:33:51) 2Pac: Do you know what'S so funny?
(14:34:01) Lanaya: No, please show me.
(14:34:07) 2Pac: This.
(14:34:09) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).
(14:34:10) 2Pac:


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(14:35:59) haxorico: No one will belive me if I say "I got this song from 2pac on MSN" lolz ^^
(14:36:02) Lanaya: lolz.
(14:36:16) 2Pac: I AIN'T DEAD FFS.
(14:36:26) 2Pac: I'm a living legend, y'now.
(14:37:17) haxorico: why is 2Pac a legend?
(14:37:28) Lanaya: He's the worse rapper evar.

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(15:42:51) Lanaya: can i suck , . . .

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(13:55:21) ChatBot: 2Pac rolls 1d100 and gets 1.
(13:55:21) ChatBot: haxorico rolls 1d2 and gets 2.
(13:55:27) haxorico: owned?

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GeorgeMots: xplain what happens in SP. Why cant you save?
dast.-:i need play with 2 players

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(21:53:08) (673237): plzplzplz, im sorry about before.
(21:53:26) FatherSpace: I'm sorry you were born.
(21:53:31) ChatBot: (673237) has been logged out (Kicked).


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(10:08:02) Bartimaeus: you do know run I youtube channel for my favorite music, right?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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haxorico wrote:I got everest ultimate edition, but no idea how to use it ;)

Epic fail?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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Epic fail in more ways than one. You don't need some third party software to figure out system specs...and it's even more fail that you can't figure it out even using one. haha
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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I never was interested enough in hardware to learn about it and I got everst only cause I needed to check if my pc was over heating back in the day.
If you want to tell me where to look for the required information I'll do it and paste it here
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ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:28) Lanaya: Gtfo ken.
(02:24:33) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs out of the Chat.
(02:24:40) Lanaya: Thought so. bitch.
(02:24:44) ChatBot: FatherSpace logs into the Chat.
(02:24:48) FatherSpace: Can I come back yet?
(02:24:51) Lanaya: What'd i say earlier.
(02:24:51) Lanaya: No.
(02:24:58) FatherSpace: Let's try this...
(02:25:01) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).

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(14:33:51) 2Pac: Do you know what'S so funny?
(14:34:01) Lanaya: No, please show me.
(14:34:07) 2Pac: This.
(14:34:09) ChatBot: Lanaya has been logged out (Kicked).
(14:34:10) 2Pac:


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(14:35:59) haxorico: No one will belive me if I say "I got this song from 2pac on MSN" lolz ^^
(14:36:02) Lanaya: lolz.
(14:36:16) 2Pac: I AIN'T DEAD FFS.
(14:36:26) 2Pac: I'm a living legend, y'now.
(14:37:17) haxorico: why is 2Pac a legend?
(14:37:28) Lanaya: He's the worse rapper evar.

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(15:42:51) Lanaya: can i suck , . . .

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(13:55:21) ChatBot: 2Pac rolls 1d100 and gets 1.
(13:55:21) ChatBot: haxorico rolls 1d2 and gets 2.
(13:55:27) haxorico: owned?

Code: Select all

GeorgeMots: xplain what happens in SP. Why cant you save?
dast.-:i need play with 2 players

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(21:53:08) (673237): plzplzplz, im sorry about before.
(21:53:26) FatherSpace: I'm sorry you were born.
(21:53:31) ChatBot: (673237) has been logged out (Kicked).


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(10:08:02) Bartimaeus: you do know run I youtube channel for my favorite music, right?
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Re: No GPU - Is it possible?

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Bartimaeus wrote:Epic fail in more ways than one. You don't need some third party software to figure out system specs...and it's even more fail that you can't figure it out even using one. haha

Well I also made the assumption he pirated it. Reminded me of all the people pirating Photoshop without knowing how to use it. At least it's the most expensive software available, being able to use it is secondary ;)

edit:
Boot Ubuntu from a liveCD, install "lshw" from the software center and run it on the command line. Then copy paste the output here.
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