Can pc games corrupt your notebook?

Hi

I have what may sound like a stupid question, but as a newcomer to pc gaming i find my self compelled to ask it.

Can games that struggle to run on vista like Star Wars KOTOR/KOTOR 2 or any other games for that matter vista compatable
or not corrupt your computer?

Thanks

 

No, only your soul!!!

Just kidding, I don't think so, I guess there could be some problems with the registery though huh?

 

corrupt computer? no
as long as your comp has the requirements or minimum specs for the game, it should be fine

 

Running overly intensive games on an old/poorly built computer might cause heating issues, and thereby fry your hardware.

 

You can cause the computer to refuse to run serious applications, that you may need to use for school or work. Sometimes this can be so severe that even after changing the computer the effects still remains.

But seriously it can have some heat issues but modern computers usually shut down before frying, it can although reduce the life of the components, but the components usually live longer than the time that they can still give you good performance.

 

Except for Crysis your computer will be corruption-free.

 

Gta san andreas killed my windows install twice... So yeah a game can indeed corrupt your system.

 

Heavy games are like cigarettes for your laptop

.... they dont Corrupt it but they reduce its Life Expectancy as they produce lot of heat

& ya they are addictive too like nicotine. [ ]

 

I actually agree with you, it won't corrupt or the better word, influence the notebook but instead, your mind. Actually just keep an original ghost of your OS and reload/repair it when something do crashes, whether if it is a game or any adware.

 

If you OC, well not necessarily corrupt, but it may have decrease the time before your GPU gives up. Buy a cooler.

 

Booting up your OS can corrupt your notebook. Not likely but possible...

 

Game corrupt software/OS = Yes possible

Game corrupt hardware = Unlikely

 

If you do lots of installing/uninstalling then programs leave crap behind on your laptop. This can definitely slow it down. Sometimes games can BSOD if you are unlucky!

 

Thats why we have CCleaner

 

Well yes and no. The game itself will not, but the act of installing lots of data onto a HDD can create cross linked sectors and a severely fragmented HDD.

 

Thanks for all of your replys so far guys.
So basicaly i can install KOTOR and KOTOR 2 which are suppose to be troublesome games on vista apparantly without any risk to my computer, even if these games do have trouble runnning?

 

i remember when i used to play half life one day and the next day it wouldnt work at all it would just freeze and lag, that was the only game that did it though.