So, I have a really, really bad PC. I don't have the money to update it, but I'd like to get some good games for it. Heck, it can't even read San Andreas properly... I was wondering if anyone knows about any good games that this crappy PC can handle: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz; CPU Speed: 1.79 GHz | Performance rated at: 2.685 GHz; RAM: 1015.4 MB; Video Card (the only thing keeping me from playing better games...): Inter(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family; OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600); Sound Card: Realtek High Definition. Thanks in advance.
Depending on if your motherboard supports it, more RAM (At least 2GB) and a video card... there's no way around that intel chip, ATi has many good HD series for fair prices... otherwise... Hearts... perhaps some solitaire?
First, check out this page: http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel945g/sb/CS-020666.htm Then, start cruising the indie section on Steam! There are tons of great games out there right now that don't require a monster rig to run, and most of them cost $10 or less. In particular, I recommend: Braid, Trine, Torchlight, Machinarium and Plants Vs. Zombies. These are truly great games that ought to be in every gamer's collection. The Source engine games (Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2, etc.) should play fine too, although probably at fairly low settings. If you're interested, you might also be able to get Oblivion running with the help of the Oldblivion modification. Morrowind is probably fine too. Other than that, anything from about 2005 or earlier should run okay if you tweak it right. Check out http://www.tweakguides.com/ for tips. And finally, remember to keep your system CLEAN! Get rid of unnecessary background apps, defrag your hard drive, tweak/disable bloated OS features, etc.. A little cleanup goes a long way on an aging XP system. Good luck!
As stated before, Valve games (source engine ones) should run fine (low video settings though). If you don't mind graphics than Counter-Strike 1.6 can still be fun (it is quite outdated now with games like MW2 and such which makes it odd to recommend). More RAM and a new video card are all you really need right now, your processor isn't very good but it should meet the minimum of a reasonable fraction of games right now.
I play some games on my netbook with 1.2 ghz processor, here are the ones that I have really enjoyed. Hitman 2 Silent assassin (Contracts may also work, try demos first) No One Lives Forever (fun spy game) Max Payne (Max Payne 2 will also work most likely)
Unreal Tournament should run just fine as well. You could probably run that one on max settings. My laptop has almost the same specs, except that the cpu is a duel core, and two gigs ram. Spore MIGHT run on minimum settings. It runs fine on my laptop on minimum settings.
So, I have a really, really bad PC. I don't have the money to update it, but I'd like to get some good games for it. Heck, it can't even read San Andreas properly... I was wondering if anyone knows about any good games that this crappy PC can handle: CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz; CPU Speed: 1.79 GHz | Performance rated at: 2.685 GHz; RAM: 1015.4 MB; Video Card (the only thing keeping me from playing better games...): Inter(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family; OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600); Sound Card: Realtek High Definition. Thanks in advance.Brains101
Stick to older games like Red Alert 2, Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, or perhaps Battlefield 1942 with the Desert Combat mod. All three worked fine with my old P-4 2.4ghz HP laptop/512mb RAM/ATI IGP345 video.
You're asking about games on a clearly non-gaming machine.
The best you'll get, for the most part, is just finding older games that were released many, many years ago. Other than that, you could try things like Plants and Zombies and other games that aren't 3D intensive.
For the cost of one new game you can buy yourself a graphics card that will drastically increase the number of games you can play. An integrated chipset is just not built for gaming.
Um...you're pretty much going to be limited to games before 2002/2003. Let's see.
There's Starcraft, Diablo 1/2, Counter-Strike 1.6, maybe Day of Defeat, I think you can get by with the Source version, but on the lowest possible settings. Half Life 1, Team Fortress Classic...yeah. Not very many games.
If you can't run GTA: San Andreas, I'd say you're in pretty bad shape there, buddy. Get a desktop PC. Laptops are HORRIBLE for gaming.
He has a desktop, why do peole keep saying that he has a laptop?
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My bad. I read other people's comments so I just assumed it was a laptop.
Anyways, you need to buy a desktop and put in a dedicated graphic card. Your computer has integrated graphics. Not many games newer than 2004 support integrated graphics.
update ur intel GPU graphics driver. It will make a difference. i have a video guide if u dont know how. its not like installing ur average GPU driver either cuz u dont have the standard intel drivers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj-K8-vCSuQ
Many elder RPG game are very classic ~you can try baldur's gate,Icewind dale ~~or other RPG games in that time~your PC definite can run those game very well~
Many elder RPG game are very classic ~you can try baldur's gate,Icewind dale ~~or other RPG games in that time~your PC definite can run those game very well~
I ran Unreal Tournament 2004 nicely with an Intel 945 on a laptop, and the other specs were similar. I don't know if your graphics chip is better (or it's the same one), but you can give it a try. If that works, also try:
- Age of Mythologies
- Rise of Nations
- SWAT 4
- Freedom Force
- Morrowind
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Warrior Within, Two Thrones
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