SwiftShader-Emulate Pixel Shader 3.0?

[rockstar99]

Currently on an old compuer(VERY OLD) for a month or 2 because mine is broke and im too broke to fix it.It has shaders 2.0 but i wanna play games like FIFA 11 which require shader 3.0, I have 256 mb of video ram using an integrated graphics card and 4gb RAM with a 2.4 ghz processor.I just saw something called swiftshader which emulated shader 3.0, will it work on my machine?will it lag?

 

[Rydian]

What processor?

Ghz is not a measurement of performance, so we'll need to know the processor model. If it's something shitty like a Pentium 4 then it's not likely to run well.

 

[YayMii]

Yeah, GHz isn't a definite measure of CPU speed.
And if you're on an old computer, you're likely out of luck. All that SwiftShader does is use CPU power to emulate a GPU, so you'd need a more powerful CPU for that.

 

[rockstar99]

 

[Rydian]

I wouldn't call that "very old", it looks like nice base specs to me. Pair that with a good GPU and you could play Crysis.

That said, SwiftShader should work, but don't expect miracles.

 

[rockstar99]

SO can I run games like TF2 and Pro Evo Soccer 2011 on low settings?Does this SwiftShader emulate T&L also?

 

[lolzed]

SO can I run games like TF2 and Pro Evo Soccer 2011 on low settings?Does this SwiftShader emulate T&L also?

TF2 is fairly old...it only requires 1.1 AFAIK

 

[Rydian]

IIRC T&L is part of SM, it's one of the most basic aspects.

 

[rockstar99]

SO can I run games like TF2 and Pro Evo Soccer 2011 on low settings?Does this SwiftShader emulate T&L also?

TF2 is fairly old...it only requires 1.1 AFAIK

When i run it i get weird colors like everything black, red and blue.
Is it because i dont have t&L?

 

[rockstar99]

I try running FIFA 10 and TF2.My comp should be able to play TF2 but i get the whole map in black, red and blue.FIFA 10 says i need Hardware T and L, i think thats why the grass is just green with no grass textures

 

[zeromac]

Wait what is Swiftshader?

 

[Joe88]

thats "very old"?
I thought you were talking about a P4 or something
the last gen c2d's arnt that old >_>
that cpu is better then mine

 

[Rydian]

Do you have proper video drivers installed?

 

[rockstar99]

Updated few mins ago, same problem

 

[Rydian]

What video card?
Where'd you get the update from?

 

[rockstar99]

I just updated my display adapter drivers its intel chipset something

 

[Rydian]

But where did you get the update from? Depending where, you may not have gotten the latest version.

 

[rockstar99]

Windows 7 found an update

 

[Rydian]

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect/

See what that gives you.

 

[rockstar99]

Says my driver is current