This chipset includes the Intel® GMA 950 graphics core which provides responsive graphics performance and stunning video playback. The Intel 945G Express Chipset delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR2 memory, 1066/800 MHz system bus, PCI Express* x16 graphics port and PCI Express x1 I/O ports, Serial ATA 3.0 Gbps and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity. Platforms based on the Intel® 945G Express Chipset, combined with either the Intel® Pentium® D processor or Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology)†, deliver innovative features and new benefits for both home and business. Unlike here in Oz, where everything you want might is usually 2,000 KM away Just don't pay cash and only buy from a trusted user. With the population density of your country, it shouldn't be too hard to find someone nearby with a cheap secondhand card they want to get rid of. If all else fails, try Ebay for a new card. Maybe try running the game in offline mode as well, there could be something up with your net connection that is freezing the game. And if you are running any software in the background (anti virus, etc), make sure you close them before running the game. Newer drivers only provide updates for newer cards, as I found out the hard way. I had big problems with an older card using new drivers - if your card is old, find out when it was manufactured, and download the drivers from that time frame. I wouldn't say it is the video card - I played HL2 fine with a Radeon 9200 SE, and they are a very poor card indeed The fact the game locks up after it starts suggests it may be the drivers or a background application that you are running.

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