Ive been playing F.E.A.R. multiplayer for a while on my PC and all of a sudden it stopped working. When I click on fear it says "Unable to initialize the renderer to a valid video mode"
Im pretty sure I need a new video card but not certain!! If anyone knows help!!

What is your video card? Is it listed on FEARs support forum as a supported card?

I think my vid card is a Radeon 300X. Im guessin that the hi graphics in F.E.A.R. burnt it out.

GO to this website and select FEAR from the list, run the compatibility test. You will have to let it install a little ActiveX program to complete the test. This will tell you difinitively.

Can You RUN It? (http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest)

I think my vid card is a Radeon 300X. Im guessin that the hi graphics in F.E.A.R. burnt it out.Not likely, an application does not 'burn-out' a card. Try re-installing the latest drivers for the card. Can you play any other recent 3D games?

No... we can't play FEAR, halo, any fps games... if I click on them the don't open up

Ok try to reinstalling the drivers for that card. It's possible that your card has suffered some component failure, better hope it's still on warranty or you're in shopping mode.

Lol... my dad tried to reinstall the vid card and stuff... but it wouldn't allow them... idk y!

Time to swap in another video card to see if IT works.

='(... lol... thats the last thing AND the first thing I wanted to do!!
?? Don't no if that made sense... lol... we need a better one from the start but I don't want to pay for it... XP

I understand. But to engage in any hobby fully you have to have the right equipment and in working order. Who wants to try mountain-climbing with old ropes? Not me. Gaming is the same way. New games means up-to-date video.

It is what it is.

Well how do I no what kind of vid card to get... wat in my comp do I have to look for.. because I no that it has to fit and adapt to the stuff that's in it already... I wanted a Nvidia 8500 but I don't think it will work with my comp... XP

FEAR Video Card Requirements:

Minimum:
64 MB video card (NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti+ / ATI Radeon 9000+) with Monitor that can display 4:3 aspect ratio
Video RAM: Required - 64 MB
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 1.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 1.3

Recommended:
256 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with Hardware T&L and Pixel Shader 2.0 support (GeForce 6600+ / Radeon 9800 Pro+)
Video RAM: 128 MB+
Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes
Video HW Rasterization: Required - Yes
Video HW Transform & Lighting: Required - Yes
Vertex Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0
Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0

NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Video Card - 256MB DDR3, AGP 8x, DVI, VGA, TV Out V6600GT-256A at TigerDirect.com - $55 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1642902&CatId=935)

well here r my comp specs:

Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 510MB RAM
Hard Drive: 159 GB
Video Card: RADEON X300 Series
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)

Your video card needs upgrading. If it worked before you may have damaged it from overwork. Installing an adequately powered replacement should keep the problem from recurring and enhance your enjoyment of all future games.

Thank you very much... =))))))))