Hi guys, i'm a Mom to a teenager with very limited PC skills so please bare with me …
My son asked me to buy him a refurbished PC, with his money, for the sole use of running Minecraft Java edition. I asked him to ensure the specs were suitable, which he told me they were.
Yesterday we downloaded Minecraft Java 1.15 however we continuously got an error message when hitting play (to do with OpenGL). I literally spent 8 hours trying to sort this for him but I now believe it's because his GPU isn't capable of running the minimum required version of OpenGL (I think it's 4.4). His system has an Intel Q45/ Q43 Express Chip and, from online research, this can only run with OpenGL 2.0. I've ensured all his drivers are up-to-date, etc.
So basically, am I correct in thinking he cannot run Minecraft Java 1.15 on his PC and he either needs to upgrade his PC or potentially get a new/ additional graphics card. If either are options, which would be the best?
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Heyo, I'm Max. I'm a huge computing person so I can likely help you with this. The Intel Q45 wont be able to run minecraft no, but if the computer has a pcie slot then you can likely get a cheap graphics card that will be able to run it. A pcie slot usually looks like in the image below, this is where the graphics card would go.
If the PC is on windows 10 you can also search up "system information" after pressing the windows key. Then write down here what the CPU and RAM say, along with what system manufacturer says too.
Don't stress out too much, I'm here to help now!
Hi guys, i'm a Mom to a teenager with very limited PC skills so please bare with me …
My son asked me to buy him a refurbished PC, with his money, for the sole use of running Minecraft Java edition. I asked him to ensure the specs were suitable, which he told me they were.
Yesterday we downloaded Minecraft Java 1.15 however we continuously got an error message when hitting play (to do with OpenGL). I literally spent 8 hours trying to sort this for him but I now believe it's because his GPU isn't capable of running the minimum required version of OpenGL (I think it's 4.4). His system has an Intel Q45/ Q43 Express Chip and, from online research, this can only run with OpenGL 2.0. I've ensured all his drivers are up-to-date, etc.
So basically, am I correct in thinking he cannot run Minecraft Java 1.15 on his PC and he either needs to upgrade his PC or potentially get a new/ additional graphics card. If either are options, which would be the best?
Thanks! From a Mom who's gone grey overnight.
Heyo, I'm Max. I'm a huge computing person so I can likely help you with this. The Intel Q45 wont be able to run minecraft no, but if the computer has a pcie slot then you can likely get a cheap graphics card that will be able to run it. A pcie slot usually looks like in the image below, this is where the graphics card would go.
If the PC is on windows 10 you can also search up "system information" after pressing the windows key. Then write down here what the CPU and RAM say, along with what system manufacturer says too.
Don't stress out too much, I'm here to help now!