I have an intelI have an Chip type: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller which is manufact. by Intel. I have experienced the following while play RCT 3. The game works fine until I get people in the park above 1000. and sometimes when i change transition to night the game lags very slow and it takes a very long time to build water rides in soak and RCT 3. My question is what type of video card should i get. I don't know anything about video cards. Yesterday, Oct 18. Diamond Stealth Graphics Accelerator Card Featuring Radeon 9250, but the threads on the mother board slot to insert the card did not match up. My PC spec:

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service
Pack 2
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Dimension 3000
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.66GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Page File: 376MB used, 872MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c
Display Memory: 96.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Can you help me?
Thanks CoasterJunky

It may not have anything to do with your computer, the game just lags when you have big parks and lots of peeps. It's a common problem with most computers that RCT3 will drastically slow down when you have a big park.

If you want to pay lots of money to upgrade your computer so the game runs more smoothly, go ahead, but I personaly don't think it's worth it.

Ouch your computer is quite old there, but the video card is sort of setting you behind the most. I'm quite experienced and knowledgable about computer parts, and I can help.

Aside from the video card you may also want to consider upgrading your RAM from 512 to 1GB. Its quite cheap at about 60 dollars or so (Get it online, its cheaper there) and will make a dramatic difference. Your CPU is quite old, so your PC is starting to wear out in age. Maybe think about purchasing a new computer down the road.

Before I can answer your questions, I need you to answer the following:
What interface type do you have: AGP or PCI (Most likely AGP)
How much money you are willing to spend.
How you would prefer to buy it? (Online, in store etc.)

I'll be more than happy to help out, you did a good job helping in advance by posting the DirectX stuff, so good job on that...but just get back to me and I can help you out.

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I have a PCI. I bought the 256MB DDR Diamond Stealth featuring redeon 9250. I asked the guy at Staples who installed the new video card, yesterday, should I get more memory. He said I had 277.92MB free space out of 512MB. I am willing to spend moderately and online if cheaper.

A 256MB Radeon 9250 is hit or miss. 256MB will be great for RCT3 and basic games, but the chipset (9250) is way outdated...so you kinda get a neutral trade off. I hope you didn't spend over 100 on it, cause online you can get a far better deal than in stores.

But I would certainly upgrade your RAM, it'll make your PC far more tolerable for a few years or so to come.

Any other questions?

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It's installed should I take it back. I cost $99.99. I'm buy a 1 gb. for the pc too. I found a sign on web: 4allmemory.com. for $124.00. Since I have the video card in it does show very slight lag, but 90% better than before with more clarity of visuals 3D. Let me know what u think.

It's really up to you since its your own money, but here is a great website for equipment for your computer:

www.newegg.com

Great prices! If you want more assistance don't hesitate to ask (Or you could PM/IM or Email me).

-Kyle

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$99 isn't half bad for 1Gb of RAM, just make Sure that it can handle that much, check the test from http://www.crucialmemory.com/

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