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    Is there a comprehensive list of games playable on the 4500MHD?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by iggiepop, Feb 5, 2010.

  1. iggiepop

    iggiepop Notebook Consultant

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    Now before everyone rushes to say how bad Intel GMA is, please be aware that I know my hardware and I am well aware of how bad the 4500MHD would be in relation even to the ATI 3200/4200, NVIDIA 8200/9200, or of course anything discrete.

    The reason why I ask is that I would like to pick up an Acer Aspire 1810T (this machine is incredible for 11.6") but would like to be able to play the following if possible:

    Diablo II
    StarCraft
    WarCraft III
    Titan's Quest
    TorchLight
    Knights of the Old Replublic (I and II)
    ScummVM (Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, The Dig, etc.)

    I have no intention of running Crysis, CoD4, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, or any thing new-ish for that matter. I have a desktop for that...
     
  2. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I can confirm that it will run Diablo II, Starcraft, Warcraft III TFT and Torchlight.
    ScummVM doesent really require a hefty gpu so they should run alright.

    Good luck. :)
     
  3. lidowxx

    lidowxx Notebook Deity

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    Intel 4500MHD isn't a card designed for gaming, but it should do fine for the games you listed, what's the CPU in the acer aspire? From what i have seen, warcraft III TFT can give you trouble if you got a weak CPU inside that laptop, especially if there are lots of units appear on the screen.
     
  4. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    Diablo 2, Starcraft and WC3 will have no problem at all; I can run those on a Celeron M with a GMA950. KotOR will be a bit harsher on your system, but it'll still play(I had to put it on low for the GMA950 machine).

    I can't really vouch for either Titan Quest or Torchlight though sorry.
     
  5. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Torchlight runs on Intel Atom N270 with Intel GMA 950 so you should be okay.
    If not you can turn on "Netbook Mode" in options.
     
  6. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    ... it won't crysis , GTA IV or many other games which require NVDIA or ATI card... not really a gaming card...
     
  7. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    Do you even read the first post? He said he won't be playing Crysis, CoD4, Mass Effect, or anything recent. -_-
     
  8. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    It will run all of the mentioned games, except perhaps KOTOR I and II (not sure about those ... although I wouldn't be surprised if they ran just fine since those are relatively older titles that should run on an integrated gpu).
     
  9. Melody

    Melody How's It Made Addict

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    KotOR 1 and 2 will run as I've managed to get it to run on a GMA950 with everything at lowest. The issue mostly comes that it won't run on Vista/7 so you'll have to use the XP compatibility mode if you're on Windows 7.
     
  10. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    i ran titan's quest with intel x3100 on med-high settings perfectly fine so you should be fine with titan's quest.
     
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    tetutato NBR Troll

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    I forgot about your cpu, whats your processor?? i ran it with core 2 duo t8100 2.1 ghz
     
  12. iggiepop

    iggiepop Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for all your feedback.

    As far as KOTOR Vista/7 compatibility is concerned, I've been running them both on my desktop in Windows 7 Ultimate x64 with no issues.

    It looks more and more like I'll be picking up the 1810T; based on your feedback, it seems to me that it may just do the trick!