I went to sytem requirements lab to check whether i can run the Witcher 3
Everything is fine and recommended except for the GPU.
it says that i have a r9 200 series, yet i have a r9 290x twin fan
why does my pc think i have a different graphics card?
It also says, "recommended r9 290" which i already have!
all my drivers are up to date and i am failed the requirements checks?
can someone tell me why this is please
thanks
I went to sytem requirements lab to check whether i can run the Witcher 3
Everything is fine and recommended except for the GPU.
it says that i have a r9 200 series, yet i have a r9 290x twin fan
why does my pc think i have a different graphics card?
My guess is that the tool you ran cannot distinguish EXACTLY what you have and therefore reports only "200 series", which is correct. The 290x is part of the 200 series. So are the 270x, the 260x, etc.
It's like a CPU tool recognizing a CPU as an "Intel i5" series, but not being able to distinguish between an i5-2500 and an i5-3570.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bitIntel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
My guess is that the tool you ran cannot distinguish EXACTLY what you have and therefore reports only "200 series", which is correct. The 290x is part of the 200 series. So are the 270x, the 260x, etc.
It's like a CPU tool recognizing a CPU as an "Intel i5" series, but not being able to distinguish between an i5-2500 and an i5-3570.[/QUOTE]
i see, thank you for this, maybe my pc will be fine after all. i do notice it sometimes to struggle on highest settings for some games, though i reckon this is another issue altogether thank for the quick reply
My Computer
At a glance
windows 7Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Int...RAM: 16343 MbGraphics Card: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series, -1 Mb
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel64 Family 6
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd., Z77P-D3
Memory
RAM: 16343 Mb
Graphics Card(s)
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series, -1 Mb
Hard Drives
Hard Drives: C: Total - 114120 MB, Free - 60272 MB; E: Total - 1907599 MB, Free - 1077415 MB; F: Total - 953866 MB, Free - 952976 MB; H: Total - 953869 MB, Free - 687052 MB;
no need to write the words Graphics Card, it`s already there, and who makes the card Asus ? MSI ? etc and how much memory is on it ? What is -1 Mb and if it`s a 290x you should put 290x
What version of Windows 7 are you running ?
You should also add your Power supply Make and Model.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 6700KGSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2