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    Good games?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by aka rebel420, Sep 1, 2008.

  1. aka rebel420

    aka rebel420 Newbie

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    I have a Aspire intel celeron processor 550 2.0 ghz mobile intel graphics card 160 gb. What type of good games could I play on this laptop?
     
    aka rebel420, Sep 1, 2008
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    yoseph90 Notebook Consultant

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    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    really old games and specify what type of intel graphics card you have
     
    jonhapimp, Sep 1, 2008
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  4. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, Pre-2006 Games....(and a few new ones at low res and settings)
    Which laptop have you got ?
    You could try upgrading the CPU. (It helped me play some better games on my GMA 950 :D)
     
    Andy, Sep 1, 2008
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    Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: Acer
    System Model: Aspire 5315
    BIOS: Default System BIOS
    Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 550 @ 2.00GHz, ~2.0GHz
    Memory: 1014MB RAM
    Page File: 1116MB used, 1168MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
     
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    aespinalc Notebook Evangelist

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    play the incredible macnhine
     
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  7. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    That notebook is not really for gaming, but it can easily support an X9000 or T9500/below....

    You could try upgrading the CPU and that should provide you better fps in multi-threaded games, but it won't improve textures/graphics, will just make the games playable....

    Plus upgrading the RAM to 3GB and upgrading to a fast 7200RPM HDD should also help !! (If you've got the green for it)
     
    Andy, Sep 1, 2008
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    Would Counter strike source work?
     
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    No idea, you can post here, and find out with what sort of CPU the game would run best !!
     
    Andy, Sep 1, 2008
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    Play Red Faction 1 & 2, they should run I think
     
    yoseph90, Sep 3, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    buy a used CORE 2 DUO off ebay and you can get a bit more power out of that PC....
    i turned my celeron into a keychain ;)
     
    bigozone, Sep 3, 2008
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