Hi,
I recently picked up GT Legends ( a racing sim ) and installed it. When I try to bring the game up I am getting an error "No support for texture compression found, DXT texture compression required".
On a racing forum some folks discussed this error and correctied it by changing some settings on their video card.
My computer:
HP Pavillion a735w
 Athlon (B) XP 3000+
 1 gig RAM
 ASUS: A7V8Z-LA
 VIA KM400A
**Built in video*** I think this is the problem.
What is the cheapest video card I can get in order to run this game? Or do I need ONE?
Thanks,
Russ

A built in video card is NOT good enough for high end games. If you get one that is, you need to make sure that you even have the correct slot to put it in AND that the power supply is ADEQUATE. Knowing HP, yours is not.  

I suspect you have a  250-300 w. model of questionable quality.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIPRO-HP-D2537F3R-250W-P-N-5187-1098-Power-Supply-NEW_W0QQitemZ230019725978QQcmdZViewItem

That looks about right for their usual stuff. This won't work. Have a read from the HP mothership:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=954444&admit=-682735245+1156111611181+28353475According to the game's requirements, you need a video card with at least 64mb ram. If you have on board, there might be some settings you can CHANGE in the BIOS to increase the video ram available to your card, if it is less than 64mb.

Purchasing a new graphics card will, however, greatly boost performance. You say you want the cheapest. You can get a graphics card that should be able to run the game for about £30. But spending more on a better one will increase performance and quality.. up to you.

This cheap card should be able to run the game, as far as I can tell.
http://www.fastekcomputers.co.uk/shop/sapphire-radeon-9250-128mb-graphics-card-p-378.html

Make sure you check if your motherboard supports AGP, PCI or PCI-E before buying.
Thanks for the replys and advice. I'll check to see if my HP will take a card, and then buy one.
RussBe sure and let us know how this story turns out. Quote

A built in video card is NOT good enough for high end games. If you get one that is, you need to make sure that you even have the correct slot to put it in AND that the power supply is adequate. Knowing HP, yours is not.  

I suspect you have a  250-300 w. model of questionable quality.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIPRO-HP-D2537F3R-250W-P-N-5187-1098-Power-Supply-NEW_W0QQitemZ230019725978QQcmdZViewItem

That looks about right for their usual stuff. This won't work. Have a read from the HP mothership:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=954444&admit=-682735245+1156111611181+28353475