need to know if my laptop can run games and need suggestions on games

Ok i have a Presario CQ62 and here are the specs AMD athlon 2 dual core proccessor 2, GHz 1mb L2 cache 320 gb harddrive AMD M88OG with ATI mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics and i have windows 7 Basically i just need to know if i'd be able to run Team fortress 2 and counterstrike because i'm thinking of picking up these games since i just got this laptop. I'm orginally a console gamer but i'm pretty good at fps so hopefully the transition to a mouse won't be too painful haha. Lastly i'd like some suggestions on games i'm into shooters but i wouldn't mind playing a game that eats up plenty of my time something like a rpg or adventure game thanks for all suggestion and comments.skrlz

Yeah, you're good as long as you stick to stuff made in 2004 and before.

There are hundreds of great rpgs and adventure games, something you've sadly been missing on in consoles..

And, by god, do they eat up their time, much more so than your average everyday fps:

Baldurs Gate 2, Planetscape: Torment, Deus Ex, The Longest Journey, Diablo 2, Final Fantasy 7, TES4: Morrowind, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, just off the top of my head.

DosBox too.You may also want to try some emulators for SNES and GBA.

i'm pretty big on multiplayer fps i heard counterstrike source is where its at, but is the community still strong? i know its been out for ever now so i want to actually be able to find and play a game.skrlz

Counterstrike is like the WoW of FPS. It'll never die.

all source engine games: medium

brothers in arms: hells highway: medium

TES chapter 4: oblivion: low

wow

guildwars

bioshock ( lowest)

painkiller

code of honor 1-3

sniper: ghost warrior (medium)

torchlight

command & conquer: red alert 3 (adjust resolution and leave settings at defaults)

command & conquer renegade or generals going backwards

wh40k: dawn of war I + expansions

poker night at the warehouse: medium

a reckless disregard for gravity: high

doom 3/quake 4; high

fear + extraction point + perseus mandate: high (perseus on highest)

moonbase alpha (free)

alien swarm (free)

half life 2: deathmatch (free)

there plenty to keep you busy i actually have a very similar laptop of my own.. (turrion II x2 ultra 2.3ghz, 4gb ram, mobility radeon hd 4330) i can do a few other game you couldnt but essentially the list is the same.

i've also heard great things about oblivion...i think my pc should be able to run it (hopefully) could i find counterstrike and tf2 at a store like walmart?skrlz

Just order it from Steam.

Don't get Oblivion, mainly for these 2 reasons:

1. Too graphic intense.

2. Morrowind is better.

i've also heard great things about oblivion...i think my pc should be able to run it (hopefully) could i find counterstrike and tf2 at a store like walmart?skrlz

no but if you live in the states or canada they sell visa giftcards (look for ones that are used by mybalance.com/.ca (they would explicitly say that they can be used online))

use them to get any source game you want off steam.. half life one completely is like 14 bucks atm and the orange box entirely is another like 25 or so..

and css can be had for like 10 bucks.

and hl2 deathmatch is free so yaya for that

as for oblivion a few places still sell it though its expansions are hard to come by.. again i recommend steam as steam is epic win. seriously thats what i do for friend whom i know have steam but not what they want as a gift as far as games go.. i simply send em a 25 dollar visa gift card and they can go nuts.. they are happy, im happy, and hey it was certainly worth it.

You have to get Halo CE and Warcraft III (and the TFT expansion).
Rome Total War and Cod4 are pretty good, though I'm not sure if you can max out the gfx settings.
If you want games that easily run on your laptop get Recettear, Braid, World of Goo, Plants vs zombies or Audiosurf.

You can run counterstrike 1.6 fine. You can run TF2 fine in dx8 mode.ferret-gamer

the desktop equivalent to his system is an athalon II x2 of the same clock speed an an hd 2400xt

i had a 2400pro (correction have, its in my folding box)and i could do hl2 and portal on medium - high with playable fps and i was sporting an older p4 prescott. i think he can do them on medium - high just as i could.

Barely if your talking about new games etc. Look up laptops with the Nvidia 420M or 425M gpus they are priced pretty darn good on Newegg.Hekynn

they wont be as cheap as a 4250 or 4330

ive seen 4330's in systems as cheap as $450-$400 and thats new and from a decent brand (dell, asus, hp, msi, etc.)

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]You can run counterstrike 1.6 fine. You can run TF2 fine in dx8 mode.ionusX

the desktop equivalent to his system is an athalon II x2 of the same clock speed an an hd 2400xt

i had a 2400pro (correction have, its in my folding box)and i could do hl2 and portal on medium - high with playable fps and i was sporting an older p4 prescott. i think he can do them on medium - high just as i could.

Ok i have a Presario CQ62 and here are the specs AMD athlon 2 dual core proccessor 2, GHz 1mb L2 cache 320 gb harddrive AMD M88OG with ATI mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphics and i have windows 7 Basically i just need to know if i'd be able to run Team fortress 2 and counterstrike because i'm thinking of picking up these games since i just got this laptop. I'm orginally a console gamer but i'm pretty good at fps so hopefully the transition to a mouse won't be too painful haha. Lastly i'd like some suggestions on games i'm into shooters but i wouldn't mind playing a game that eats up plenty of my time something like a rpg or adventure game thanks for all suggestion and comments.skrlz

Mass Effect 2 on Mobility Radeon HD 4250. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd7F1Rl-6nk

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]You can run counterstrike 1.6 fine. You can run TF2 fine in dx8 mode.ferret-gamer

the desktop equivalent to his system is an athalon II x2 of the same clock speed an an hd 2400xt

i had a 2400pro (correction have, its in my folding box)and i could do hl2 and portal on medium - high with playable fps and i was sporting an older p4 prescott. i think he can do them on medium - high just as i could.