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[Juhggahnaut]

for the p.c. and it is the physical disk 

system details

processor - AMD Athlon™ 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
cores - 2
clock speed - 2203 MHz
ram - 960 mb
display adapter - NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE   
VRAM - 256 MB
Driver version - nv4_disp.dll 197.13 [6.14.11.9713] 
sound adapter - Realtek HD Audio rear output
Version - 5.10.0.5268
operating system - microsoft windows xp professional
Directx version - Directx 9.0c (oct2006)

Problem Details

what........ the nature of my problem consists when every time i press
start to play mass effect from the auto play screen a little message pops
up and says

failed to compile global shader fofandbloomgatherfallbackpixelshader

RaiseException() Address = 0x7c812a6b (filename not found)
CxxThrowException() Address = 0x78158e89 (filename not found)
GMatrix2D : : Swap() Address = 0x10da7983 (filename not found)
Adress = 0xe8781b4c (filename not found)


it occurs every time i try to launch the game from the auto prompt screen

[eshrafel]

I believe this is because your graphics adapter does not support the shaders in use by the game. Hence it cannot compile them as requested.



The GeForce 6150 is *under* the minimum specifications stated by the game (which is the GeForce 6800 I believe). Also, as people here seem to be so keen to point out, I believe that solution is an onboard/integrated graphics chip, which are almost inevitably lower in performance.



Simply put, you need a newer and better graphics card.

[Gorath Alpha]

eshrafel wrote...

I believe this is because your graphics adapter does not support the shaders in use by the game. Hence it cannot compile them as requested.

The GeForce 6150 is *under* the minimum specifications stated by the game (which is the GeForce 6800 I believe). Also, as people here seem to be so keen to point out, I believe that solution is an onboard/integrated graphics chip, which are almost inevitably lower in performance.

Simply put, you need a newer and better graphics card.

It is my contention that using the word "card" when referring to anything as (typically) worthless as onboard chips is really insulting to any real card, and very misleading around the many noobs. 

The 6150 was one of the last of the "old" IGPs that didn't even pretend to have as much capability as the bottom end cards from any prior generation.  It was and is, quite terrible when compared to the requirments of games; however, when found in an older model desktop PC, its existence points to the availability of an empty video bus upgrade slot for a PCIe(16) CARD, the real thing. 

Very basic discussion of video cards, video chips, and even of laptops' limits: 
social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/58/index/519461

Incidentally, here is a good buy on a Radeon HD 5670, and you will notice it has the sensible amount of 512 MBs of VRAM, instead of wasting as much more that no game would ever get to use, because the bandwidth sets the maximum at 256 MBs most of the time, and only occasionally, some chances to use all 512. 

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Gorath
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Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 01 avril 2010 - 09:41 .

[Gorath Alpha]

Well, is it a desktop, and thus can be upgraded? 

If it's an old laptop, you can forget about any video upgrade. 

[Juhggahnaut]

so ur saying go with the Radeon Hd 5670?.......

and i do have a desktop.

[Gorath Alpha]

Fot the past 18 months, ATI's Radeons have been covering most of the price points with great value parts that nVIDIA's Geforces haven't responded to with competitive pricing, save at a few very specific notches.  This hasn't included the highest ranked cards, where until April 12, ATI has had no competition of any measureable nature for the past six months, so those top cards are selling well above the MSRP numbers.   

nVIDIA still has good cards, just not much at decent pricing below their GT240 (the 220 and 230 are way overpriced for their performance level).  The HD 5670 is very good for only $83.  Those have a $99 MSRP, and that's pretty much right where they have been selling, plus a very dollars more for this one or that one.   The HIS brand is not one that I have personal familirity with, however, so if I were shopping for that level card (Mainline Gaming Card), I woukd use a search engine, such as Google, to see what you get by using the words HIS graphics reputation service. 

Among people who enjoy "some" game playing, without being heavily into it, Mainline (Medium) is the largest Gamer Quality category, and ranges from $65 for last year's good value (HD 4650) to the bordeline zone below High End, with the HD 5770, at about $170 or so.  The High End cards appeal to folks who do a lot of gaming and are willing to pay to get good results, but some good parts, such as last year's best HD 4870, can be found for around $200. 

It is up to each game player to start by choosing a screen resolution they hope to use, and an image quality that they desire, and trying to match those to the amount that they can afford to spend.  The Mainline Gaming range includes many cards that make moderate demands for electrical current, but there are also plenty of Upper Middlle zone cards out there that you need to upgrade your power supply to support, and High End cards all must have matching higher output power supplies, for which the good brands are rather few,

This is the performance ranking list for ME-2, and ME-1 is slightly more demanding all around:
social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/106/index/1713086

P. S.  I almost forgot, among the brands that sell Radeons, I like Gigabyte very well, and Asus quite well.  I have not been well impressed by Power Color, and have no information I can offer about HIS nor XFX.  Sapphire's quality is good, although I have not heard that their service was considered generous.  I'm adding Sappire, in case you were less interested in performance than in cost.  The HD 4670 was last year's best value.  You will note once again that I'm ignoring all of the "1 GB" offerings as just noob bait.   This one is 512 MBs and is $70.

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Gorath
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Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 02 avril 2010 - 09:20 .

[Gorath Alpha]

Wondered what you ended up getting, or if you have done so yet. 

G