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Swampy · 15-02-2012, 16:13

Hi all,

I sadly got rid of my xbox ages ago due to a baby. However I am starved of a shooting game.

I have a fairly run of the mill laptop. Its an Asus X52F notebook . It has a P6100 @ 2.00ghz and 4gb ram.

Intel® HD Graphics (Pentium)

Report Date: 2/15/2012
Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 16:46:36
Driver Version: 8.15.10.2202
Operating System: Windows 7 (6.1.7600)
Default Language: English (Ireland)
DirectX* Version: 10.0
Physical Memory: 3884 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 32 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 1696 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 55 MB
Processor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5
Processor Speed: 1995 MHz
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 0046
Device Revision: 18

* Accelerator Information *

Accelerator in Use: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Video BIOS: 1930.0
Current Graphics Mode: 1366 by 768

* Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator *

Active Notebook Displays: 1
* Built-in Display *

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Display Type: Digital
Gamma Value: 2.2
DDC2 Protocol: Supported

Maximum Image Size:
Horizontal: 13.39 inches
Vertical: 07.48 inches

Monitor Supported Modes:
1366 by 768 (60 Hz)

Display Power Management Support:
Standby Mode: Not Supported
Suspend Mode: Not Supported
Active Off Mode: Not Supported

Raw EDID:
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* Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. *

Will I be able to play any games? Please help.

Thanks.

Overheal · 15-02-2012, 23:09

you can pretty much get away with Counterstrike 1.6 or Condition Zero. Modern shooters are more or less out of contention. You can try CS Source but I promise no results. You can check on the TF2 forum over on steam to see about that as well: the game is free to play and lots of people tweak their old ass computers to render the game under dx8 and a few other things.

srsly78 · 20-02-2012, 16:55

"Intel® HD Graphics" = no graphics card. The "builtin" Intel one is rubbish. As Overheal says, old games will probably be fine. Modern stuff not so fine.

Overheal · 21-02-2012, 01:55

Well it also depends on the game. Some titles are better optimized than others. Mass Effect etc. will gladly take to Intel HD on lower settings.

Nothingbetter2d · 24-02-2012, 16:22

you could try this http://www.techradar.com/news/comput...adaptor-915616 to add a real graphics to your laptop for playing proper shooters

srsly78 · 24-02-2012, 17:43

Might as well use a desktop as use that.

Dannysaurus · 03-03-2012, 11:39

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gami...periences.html

That's a link to an external graphics processing unit thread. Though, I'd say use money you got from selling le xbox, sell off that laptop, buy an entry level one. The ones with the Sandy Bridge processors usually have the Intel HD 3000 integrated ones, and they're pretty ok to play most curent shooters at lowest settings.

**Brian** · 09-03-2012, 14:38

Quake Live.

**5uspect** · 11-03-2012, 13:18

Or sign up to OnLive.

Pdfile · 21-03-2012, 08:23

wolfenstein enemy territory OP, as a measure of you're talent folks, play Cod and get 50-0, then try and repeat in Wolfenstein.... you'll never play them rubbish games anymore...

it is as always completely Free to play.

Sound of Silence · 24-03-2012, 16:10

If you happen to have a good internet connection, you could always try Onlive! It's got a couple of decent shooters like Deus Ex and UnrealTournament.

If not, you're very limited in what you can play.

As other posters have said, try the original Counter Strike.

CrinkElite · 28-04-2012, 19:21

Doom 3 runs on very modest hardware (64meg Vram) and still holds up today.
there's a demo version available so you can always try before you buy.
http://download.cnet.com/Doom-3-demo...-10319942.html

Steam are selling the full game.

Overheal · 29-04-2012, 03:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrinkElite

Doom 3 runs on very modest hardware (64meg Vram) and still holds up today.
there's a demo version available so you can always try before you buy.
http://download.cnet.com/Doom-3-demo...-10319942.html

Steam are selling the full game.

You say that so nonchalantly: when Doom 3 was new it forced my PC into overheat protection after about 15 minutes of play. Had to upgrade from the Geforce 4 MX 440 to a Geforce ...eh, something in the 5000 or 6000. Good times. That was what.. 10 years ago?

Supermensch · 30-04-2012, 23:52

The original Half Life. I mean, the graphics are eye-stinging, but it's a really good shooter, and it flew along on a Dell Latitude C400.

Alactric · 11-05-2012, 17:21

Dont know if the OP still comes back here, but the daily deal on steam is Wolfenstein 3D

If Doom 3 doesn't work out you could try Half life 2, Nolf 1 and 2, Operation Flashpoint, the original Call of Duty, Medal of Honour Allied assault, basically any classic fps with the last 10 years. You'll find some real gems if you lower you're expectations.

15-02-2012, 16:13	#1
Swampy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,803 Adverts \| Friends	Is there any shooter games I can play on my laptop? Don't know graphics capability Hi all, I sadly got rid of my xbox ages ago due to a baby. However I am starved of a shooting game. I have a fairly run of the mill laptop. Its an Asus X52F notebook . It has a P6100 @ 2.00ghz and 4gb ram. Intel® HD Graphics (Pentium) Report Date: 2/15/2012 Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 16:46:36 Driver Version: 8.15.10.2202 Operating System: Windows 7 (6.1.7600) Default Language: English (Ireland) DirectX* Version: 10.0 Physical Memory: 3884 MB Minimum Graphics Memory: 32 MB Maximum Graphics Memory: 1696 MB Graphics Memory in Use: 55 MB Processor: Intel64 Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5 Processor Speed: 1995 MHz Vendor ID: 8086 Device ID: 0046 Device Revision: 18 * Accelerator Information * Accelerator in Use: Intel(R) HD Graphics Video BIOS: 1930.0 Current Graphics Mode: 1366 by 768 * Devices Connected to the Graphics Accelerator * Active Notebook Displays: 1 * Built-in Display * Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Display Type: Digital Gamma Value: 2.2 DDC2 Protocol: Supported Maximum Image Size: Horizontal: 13.39 inches Vertical: 07.48 inches Monitor Supported Modes: 1366 by 768 (60 Hz) Display Power Management Support: Standby Mode: Not Supported Suspend Mode: Not Supported Active Off Mode: Not Supported Raw EDID: 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 06 AF EC 26 00 00 00 00 01 13 01 03 80 22 13 78 0A D7 75 93 55 55 8D 29 24 50 54 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 0C 1C 56 A0 50 00 10 30 30 20 36 00 58 C1 10 00 00 18 00 00 00 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 FE 00 41 55 4F 0A 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 FE 00 42 31 35 36 58 57 30 32 20 56 36 20 0A 00 65 * Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners. * Will I be able to play any games? Please help. Thanks. Last edited by Swampy; 15-02-2012 at 16:47.

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Nothingbetter2d Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,961 Adverts \| Friends	you could try this http://www.techradar.com/news/comput...adaptor-915616 to add a real graphics to your laptop for playing proper shooters Last edited by Nothingbetter2d; 24-02-2012 at 16:27.

28-04-2012, 19:21	#12
CrinkElite Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Galway Posts: 618 Adverts \| Friends	Doom 3 runs on very modest hardware (64meg Vram) and still holds up today. there's a demo version available so you can always try before you buy. http://download.cnet.com/Doom-3-demo...-10319942.html Steam are selling the full game. Last edited by CrinkElite; 28-04-2012 at 19:25.

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15-02-2012, 23:09	#2
Overheal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 34,570 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Facilitators, Feed Forward Private, Feed Forward Public, FeedForward	you can pretty much get away with Counterstrike 1.6 or Condition Zero. Modern shooters are more or less out of contention. You can try CS Source but I promise no results. You can check on the TF2 forum over on steam to see about that as well: the game is free to play and lots of people tweak their old ass computers to render the game under dx8 and a few other things.

20-02-2012, 16:55	#3
srsly78 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,810 Adverts \| Friends	"Intel® HD Graphics" = no graphics card. The "builtin" Intel one is rubbish. As Overheal says, old games will probably be fine. Modern stuff not so fine.

21-02-2012, 01:55	#4
Overheal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 34,570 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Facilitators, Feed Forward Private, Feed Forward Public, FeedForward	Well it also depends on the game. Some titles are better optimized than others. Mass Effect etc. will gladly take to Intel HD on lower settings.

24-02-2012, 17:43	#6
srsly78 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,810 Adverts \| Friends	Might as well use a desktop as use that.

03-03-2012, 11:39	#7
Dannysaurus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 115 Adverts \| Friends	http://forum.notebookreview.com/gami...periences.html That's a link to an external graphics processing unit thread. Though, I'd say use money you got from selling le xbox, sell off that laptop, buy an entry level one. The ones with the Sandy Bridge processors usually have the Intel HD 3000 integrated ones, and they're pretty ok to play most curent shooters at lowest settings.

09-03-2012, 14:38	#8
Brian Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ert+ y76p; Posts: 5,065 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Headphones & Portable Audio Devices	Quake Live.

11-03-2012, 13:18	#9
5uspect Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back from Abroad. Posts: 8,130 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Digital Art & Design	Or sign up to OnLive.

21-03-2012, 08:23	#10
Pdfile Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: (C:) Posts: 2,070 Adverts \| Friends	wolfenstein enemy territory OP, as a measure of you're talent folks, play Cod and get 50-0, then try and repeat in Wolfenstein.... you'll never play them rubbish games anymore... it is as always completely Free to play.

24-03-2012, 16:10	#11
Sound of Silence Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Staring out the window, embracing my delusions Posts: 768 Adverts \| Friends	If you happen to have a good internet connection, you could always try Onlive! It's got a couple of decent shooters like Deus Ex and UnrealTournament. If not, you're very limited in what you can play. As other posters have said, try the original Counter Strike.

30-04-2012, 23:52	#14
Supermensch Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 237 Adverts \| Friends	The original Half Life. I mean, the graphics are eye-stinging, but it's a really good shooter, and it flew along on a Dell Latitude C400.

11-05-2012, 17:21	#15
Alactric Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 169 Adverts \| Friends	Dont know if the OP still comes back here, but the daily deal on steam is Wolfenstein 3D If Doom 3 doesn't work out you could try Half life 2, Nolf 1 and 2, Operation Flashpoint, the original Call of Duty, Medal of Honour Allied assault, basically any classic fps with the last 10 years. You'll find some real gems if you lower you're expectations.