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Anonymous
12 years ago
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Unable to Start Mass effect 2!

I purchased the Mass Effect Trilogy a few weeks ago and found that neither Mass Effects 1 or 2 would work. I attempted to intall and reinstall both games and still the same problem. I checked my comp...
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    Fred_vdp
    12 years ago

    Your graphics chipset is below the system requirements of any of the Mass Effect games. A graphics card is required and Intel only makes integrated graphics processors, which are decent for YouTube videos, but not video games.

    Your processor is below the system requirements of ME2 and ME3, which require a Core 2 Duo processor or higher. The Pentium Dual Core is known to cause issues.

    You may be able to launch games even if you're below the system requirements, but it's no guarantee. In order to play the ME trilogy without issues, you will need a graphics card with Nvidia or AMD chipsets that meet the requirements and at least a Core 2 Duo processor or AMD equivalent. Due to the age of your processor, getting a whole new system is prefferable to an upgrade.

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Fred_vdp
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12 years ago

Please post your PC specs.

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    Anonymous
    12 years ago

    Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5800 @ 3.20GHz

    Memory(RAM): 3.00 GB

    Graphics: Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset

    Gaming Graphics: 1326 MB Total available graphics memory

    Primary Hard Drive: 803GB Free (914GB Total)

    System Type: 64-bit operating System

    DirectX Version: DirectX 10

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      Fred_vdp
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      12 years ago

      Your graphics chipset is below the system requirements of any of the Mass Effect games. A graphics card is required and Intel only makes integrated graphics processors, which are decent for YouTube videos, but not video games.

      Your processor is below the system requirements of ME2 and ME3, which require a Core 2 Duo processor or higher. The Pentium Dual Core is known to cause issues.

      You may be able to launch games even if you're below the system requirements, but it's no guarantee. In order to play the ME trilogy without issues, you will need a graphics card with Nvidia or AMD chipsets that meet the requirements and at least a Core 2 Duo processor or AMD equivalent. Due to the age of your processor, getting a whole new system is prefferable to an upgrade.

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