Novagnome24 #Tech Talk

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I need help updating my Amd driver [b]Please keep in mind that I have no idea what I'm doing, so I really need help.[/b] So in order to try and get better FPS rates for PC games, I've heard that I should check and see if there were any updates to my graphics driver. When I found out what mine was (ATI Radeon HD 4200), I tried to update it. According to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center, mine is at Catalyst 11.7, while the latest one is Catalyst 12.4. So then I downloaded it and installed it, and according to the installation process, everything was finished. The problem was after I hit the "Finish" button, nothing happened. I thought I'd have to do a system reboot to make changes apply, but no notification popped up. Then when

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I need help updating my Amd driver [b]Please keep in mind that I have no idea what I'm doing, so I really need help.[/b] So in order to try and get better FPS rates for PC games, I've heard that I should check and see if there were any updates to my graphics driver. When I found out what mine was (ATI Radeon HD 4200), I tried to update it. According to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center, mine is at Catalyst 11.7, while the latest one is Catalyst 12.4. So then I downloaded it and installed it, and according to the installation process, everything was finished. The problem was after I hit the "Finish" button, nothing happened. I thought I'd have to do a system reboot to make changes apply, but no notification popped up. Then when

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Help me choose a graphics card for under 80 So in an attempt to improve FPS and general performance when playing PC Games, I decided I want to buy a graphics card, but I don't have much knowledge about the matter, so I'm not quite sure what to get. My current graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 4200, and while it runs games such as League of Legends comfortably enough with adjusted settings, it doesn't run anything else at a level that I'd prefer it to. I don't plan to play hardcore or with HD settings, otherwise I'd just get a gaming comp. I'm looking to play other games such as Guild Wars 2, Tribes: Ascend, and Tera, and I want to be able to run those at at least 30 FPS on moderate/normal settings (Though if I could run it at high, that wou