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CPU intensive, GPU unintensive PC games?

LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Games and Technology
So I am finally receiving delivery of a new PC in the next week, it's a free one provided by my local authority, for use at uni because I am dyslexic, it's a decent spec machine, only flaw is it has onboard graphics. Now I am getting a decent graphics card as soon as I can afford it, but any suggestions of recent games that will run well on this spec -

Processor: 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo
Memory capacity: 1024MB 533MHz DDR2 RAM
Hard Disk: 160.0 GB
Graphics:Integrated In chipset
Sound: Integrated In chipset

Open to anything really, but a good single player FPS would be great. Cheers.

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  • Marty81Marty81 Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    You've probably already played it by now, but Morrowind is supposedly powered practically solely by the CPU.

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  • DoronronDoronron Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Half Life. Thief I and II. Call of Duty. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. System Shock II.

    But you've probably already played all these...

    EDIT: I can garauntee these will run on Intel GPUs -- I did it for a couple of years on a Toshiba laptop.

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  • RonenRonen Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Dwarf Fortress.

    With 150+ dwarves, this game brings even the most powerful CPUs to its knees.

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    Go play MOTHER3

    or Brawl. 4854.6102.3895 Name: NU..
  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Ronen wrote: »
    Dwarf Fortress.

    With 150+ dwarves, this game brings even the most powerful CPUs to its knees.

    Judging by the list of extensive overhauls that are being made for the next version, it looks like it's going to get much, much scarier.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Championship Manager er I mean Football Manager.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    themightypuck wrote: »
    Championship Manager er I mean Database Manager.

    Can't stand those games.

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  • core tacticcore tactic Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Unreal tournament 04. Of course you probably have it but still. It runs extremely well on computers with all sorts of crappy videocards.

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  • Rigor MortisRigor Mortis Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    core tactic wrote: »
    Unreal tournament 04. Of course you probably have it but still. It runs extremely well on computers with all sorts of crappy videocards.

    As long as it's an Nvidia/ATI onboard solution, not.......


    *WARNING WARNING WARNING The final phrase is being separated from the body of my post so that the awesome of the first part is not ruined by mere association with the final words WARNING WARNING WARNING*


    .....Intel Extreme Graphics

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