DELL 640m/e1405 - Guild Wars

Okie my spec is..

Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo Processor T2300
1.66 GHz, 2MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
Intel(R) Media Accelerator 950
1GB RAM

I was wondering whether my 640m/e1405 is able to play Guild Wars: Factions or not ? According to http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel945gm/sb/CS-021400.htm , 950 is able to play GW, but then Im not sure whether my spec is good enough to run it or not ? Am I able to open to the highest setting in the game ?

The requirement for GW is..

Required System Specs:

* Windows XP/2000/ME/98
* 800 MHz Pentium III or equivalent
* 256 MB RAM
* ATI Radeon 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX with 32MB of video memory
* 500 MB hard drive space
* Internet connection
* DirectX 8.0


Recommended System Specs:

* Windows XP/2000/ME/98
* Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent
* 512 MB RAM
* ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series with 64MB of video memory
* 500 MB free hard drive space
* Internet connection


Sorry if all these sounded noob, but I have to admit that I am noob in pc stuffs.

Thanks for helping.

 

you'll be able to play yes, I'm not sure if you will be able to play on max settings though

 

Thanks for the info.

Anyway, anyone played GW with 640m before ?

 

On max setting it will lag

 

Oh, u tried it before ?

 

Your spec is generally fine, but the gma950 is a pretty weak graphics option. It should run it, how well you'll just have to find out.

Going from the recommended spec's (Radeon 9000/Geforce 4) you should be alright to play the game on high settings. The gma950 is, as I said, pretty weak but it's roughtly the equivilent of a Geforce card.

 

So, thats means it should be no problem if I play it with high, max settings right ?

 

Although Guild Wars is an older game and can run on just about anything, the GMA950 is still a weak integrated card. It will lag ocassionally at high settings for that reason. You should look for a higher-powered machine if you can afford it.

 

Im using 640m, and thats only what I can afford for now. So, I can run it with medium settings and not max right.. hmm..

 

For a few extra quid you can get an ATi x1300 instead of the standard gma950. Definately worth it - the GMA950 is poor and not guaranteed to run alot of games. The x1300 isn't exactly a great card either but its solid enough and will play pretty much any new game on lowish settings and older games on high settings.

 

The 640M is an Inspiron E1405 - the only video card available on that is the GMA950 unfortunately. You'll have to step up to the 15.4" E1505 if you want a better video card option.