Would This Be A Good Computer For Casual Gaming?

It's the HP - Pavilion Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology, I can't post any links, so just go to BestBuy and enter 9053007 and search. I'm looking to play some older games like F.E.A.R. or the free multiplayer version F.E.A.R. Combat. The specs of the game are,



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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIRED

• Windows(R) XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed
• DirectX(R) 9.0c August Edition (Included) or higher
• Pentium(R) 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
• 512MB RAM or more
• 64MB GeForce(TM) 4 Ti or Radeon(R) 9000 video card
• Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
• 5.0 GB free hard drive space for installation
• Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
• 4x CD-ROM drive (DVD-ROM drive for Director’s Edition)
• 16-bit DirectX(R) 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX(TM) 2.0
• Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games
• Mouse
• Keyboard

In order to play the game at the recommended resolution, detail and
performance levels, your computer should meet or exceed the following
specifications:

• Pentium(R) 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 256 MB Radeon(R) 9800 Pro, GeForce(TM) 6600 or equivalent DirectX(R) 9
compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support
• Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(TM) series sound card

SUPPORTED VIDEO CARD CHIPSETS WITH LATEST DRIVER VERSION INFO:

ATI(TM)

Catalyst(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v6.1

Radeon(R) 9000 Series
Radeon(R) 9500 Series
Radeon(R) 9600 Series
Radeon(R) 9700 Series
Radeon(R) 9800 Series
Radeon(R) X600 Series
Radeon(R) X700 Series
Radeon(R) X800 Series
Radeon(R) X850 Series

NVIDIA(R)

ForceWare(TM) Drivers (Windows(R) 2000/XP): v81.98

GeForce(TM) 4 Ti Series
GeForce(TM) FX 5900 Series
GeForce(TM) 6600 Series
GeForce(TM) 6800 Series
GeForce(TM) 7800 Series
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Here are the specs of the notebook,


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Processor Platform - Intel® Centrino®
Processor - Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile
Processor Speed - 2.0GHz
Display Type - WXGA+ high-definition widescreen display with BrightView Infinity technology (1440 x 900 resolution)
System Memory (RAM) - 4GB
Hard Drive Size - 320GB
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Video Memory - 512MB (dedicated); up to 2302MB total available graphics memory
Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1

How would this run on this game, and other games?

 

Yes, F.E.A.R would run quite well on that setup as would many other games. Its a decent, mid-range card, could even play current games, though at lower settings to remain playable.

 

What he said. The 9600M GT is a very decent card and will last you at least a couple of years for gaming.

 

Thanks!

 

Ya, I will give it my thumps up.
Nice, relatively small, size. 1440x900 rez. Arguably a bad *** vid card. And all for $900? Not bad.

It has Pico's approval.

 

the 9600gt is quite powerful, you will be more than happy with F.E.A.R and many other games

 

Yeah that is more then enough for a casual gamer. I still do very well on my 8600mGT notebook.

 

Should serve you good. If my memory serves me correctly, Im playing Fallout 3 and Dead space at high, 1280x800 res. (Dont quote me on this, this is just roughly recalled)

 

with gaming I find that the memory is the most important. So if you have 4+ ram then the game will play good.

 

Not sure about that. games are starting to use lower and lower amounts of ram, 2gb is just fine

 

Yeah I can get away with 2gb of ram with vista, but then again I game with alot of other applications running at the same time. Hence the 3gb of ram.