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    2006-2009 Games that is less demanding than Drakensang ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Sadguy, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    Please can someone list some GOOD PC games from 2006-2009 that is less demanding than Drakensang ? I need many. Please. I don't know much about graphics card so I don't know which games is less demanding than Drakensang.

    Thanks.
     
  2. ziddy123

    ziddy123 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've never heard of Drakensang until you posted today.

    Killing Floor is a fun co-op game, along with L4D. Could see if you can run BioShock. TF2 is great fun for online play. WoW has it's 12 million addicts for a reason. Aion online just came out. Warhammer Online still exists. LOTR has great reviews for their expansion.

    Just look around. Red Alert 3 was fun btw.
     
  3. thinkpad knows best

    thinkpad knows best Notebook Deity

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    CoD 2 will run on a Mobile ATI X300, lowest of the X series, and long gone too, i proved it could, with an overclock to 425 core, 350 mem, it ran great on my ThinkPad T43 hell even without an OC it ran decent i just OC'ed it so i could enjoy the effects of DX9 water and HDR.
     
  4. hovercraftdriver

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    Solitaire, Bejeweled, Mahjongg, Farmville??? I don't know man, you gotta be more specific as to your taste in games.
     
  5. Kevin

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    Drakensang's recommended GPU was the 8600 GT. It's hard to find games from the specified time period which require less.
     
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    Neverwinter Nights 2
    Gothic 2 & 3
    Sacred 2
    Dragon Age: Origins
    Risen
     
  7. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    Are you sure ? Because I can run the demo for Drakensang on med-high settings. If this' true, then I can run Dragon Age and Risen on med-high as well ?
     
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    DA: O is not so power hungry...
     
  9. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    I'm looking for the following genres..

    RPG - like Dragon Age Origins, Risen and The Witcher.

    FPS - like COD 4 and Crysis.

    Third Person Shooters - like Mass Effect, Dead Space and Resident Evil 5.

    RTS - like Company of Heroes and Red Alert 3.

    NOTE : I haven't tested any of those games yet. I really like to play them but I don't if I can run it or not. Guess I'll just keep dreamin'.
     
  10. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    So is it really less demanding than Drakensang ? I'd be very happy if I could run it.
     
  11. hovercraftdriver

    hovercraftdriver Notebook Deity

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    My kid plays DA:O on a mobility 46 50 ( I think) and it plays fine at 1600 x 900.

    I'm sure Mass Effect will play great on your rig.

    What are your system specs? GPU, CPU, RAM...

    Now that we know genre, much easier to recommend based on what is actually in your system.

    *edit, not 4630
     
  12. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    Yes. It's an ATI 4650 and it's powerful.

    I have Dell Inspiron 15

    Core 2 Duo 2.20 GHZ
    4 GB RAM
    ATI Mobility 4330 512 MB DDR2
    Windows 7 Home Premium

    I know. It's weak. I was supposed to buy one with an ATI 4650 1 GB DDR3 but my dad surprised me with this Dell Inspiron 15. :( I don't know what to do that day. But I just have to accept it and pretend to be happy.
     
  13. Kevin

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    Risen and DA:O are way, way more demanding than Drakensang.
     
  14. jenesuispasbavard

    jenesuispasbavard Notebook Evangelist

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    Please don't buy Dragon Age. It is quite demanding, more than Mass Effect 2 even.
     
  15. Hirohata

    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Might be able to play one of the older Dawn of War series. If not, there's always Starcraft~
     
  16. Sadguy

    Sadguy Notebook Guru

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    Dragon Age Origins and Drakensang has the same Minimum Graphics Card Requirement which is 6600 GT. So I may able to run it on low but I'm not sure.
     
  17. thinkpad knows best

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    What bloody GPU will you be playing these on? I just said CoD 2, try that if you have lower than a 7 series.
     
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    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512 MB DDR2.