Command and Conquer 3 Directx problems

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Loreweaver

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This is my first time on these forums so be nice please! =D
I've tried searching for this problem but they all tend to be the computers don't meet the minimum specs to play the game, which is not the case with me.
My specs are:
Quad Duo 3.2GHz i7
12GB 1600MHz Corsair RAM
Asus Rampage Extreme II MotherBoard
1.5TB HDD (500GB Raptor and 1TB external)
2 x 1GB nVidia 9800GT (Though my DXDiag shows them both being at 3GB each?)
Antec 1200 Gaming case with Water Cooling
And I'm running windows Vista Home Premium 64bit.

I have DirectX10 the latest version installed, but when I try to play C&C3 it comes up with this error:
"Please make sure you have DirectX 9.0 or higher installed. Also verify that your video card meets the minimum requirements, and that you do not have hardware acceleration disabled in the Display control panel."

So yeah, I have no idea whats up with it. But it ran fine on my old computer:
Duo 2.2 GHz
2GB RAM
integrated 512MB nVidia 8800 Graphics Card
Vista 32bit

Any help would be greatly appreciated =D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core Quad Duo i7 CPU 3.2GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Rampage Extreme II
    Memory
    12GB Corsair XMS3 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 1GB (Dual)
    Sound Card
    Creative Soundblast Extreme 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 23" HD Monitors
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Raptor HDD
    1TB External HDD
    PSU
    850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Water
    Keyboard
    Logitech WaveForce
    Mouse
    Logitech WaveForce
Download and install dx9.0c.
DX10 and 9 are different.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Loreweaver said:
This is my first time on these forums so be nice please! =D
I've tried searching for this problem but they all tend to be the computers don't meet the minimum specs to play the game, which is not the case with me.
My specs are:
Quad Duo 3.2GHz i7
12GB 1600MHz Corsair RAM
Asus Rampage Extreme II MotherBoard
1.5TB HDD (500GB Raptor and 1TB external)
2 x 1GB nVidia 9800GT (Though my DXDiag shows them both being at 3GB each?)
Antec 1200 Gaming case with Water Cooling
And I'm running windows Vista Home Premium 64bit.

I have DirectX10 the latest version installed, but when I try to play C&C3 it comes up with this error:
"Please make sure you have DirectX 9.0 or higher installed. Also verify that your video card meets the minimum requirements, and that you do not have hardware acceleration disabled in the Display control panel."

So yeah, I have no idea whats up with it. But it ran fine on my old computer:
Duo 2.2 GHz
2GB RAM
integrated 512MB nVidia 8800 Graphics Card
Vista 32bit

Any help would be greatly appreciated =D
Click to expand...
as roy said, even though directx 10 is installed, older games dont use directx 10, so either install directx off the disc or download directx9.0c from microsoft's download site...
2 x 1GB nVidia 9800GT (Though my DXDiag shows them both being at 3GB each?)
Click to expand...
to answer your other question though, your graphics cards are showing with 3GB because it uses system memory for caching.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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