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B-RunnerB-Runner Registered User regular
edited January 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I've always been a console gamer but tried company of heroes this week and would like to buy it but am unsure if my laptop can run it. (I use a non intel mac normally but picked up a cheap laptop recently.)

Anyway my laptops specs are

Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 3400+ 1.8ghz, 256 kb l2 cache

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100

80 GB HDD

1 gig ram

thanks for any help you can give

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I wouldn't be gaming on that machine. Older processor and integrated graphics probably won't be able to handle anything more than basic gaming. It can run WoW, but then my Microwave can just about run WoW.

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  • B-RunnerB-Runner Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    hmm ok thanks, oh well guess ill just play at my friends house

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  • imperial6imperial6 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    It might run on low settings...I'd try downloading the demo before I gave up.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Yeah, just try the demo. I know it runs on low settings on a 9600, but I don't even know what an Xpress can do. There are plenty of other good PC games you know :D

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  • B-RunnerB-Runner Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    ok ill try out the demo. Out of curiosity what other PC games can i run that are decent?? any advice?

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Morrowind
    Morrowind and the Expansions
    Morrowind again

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  • B-RunnerB-Runner Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    haha great advice i love morrowind i played the hell out of it on the x box

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  • GameHatGameHat Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Try Morrowind;

    Once you realize you hate it, try Oblivion

    ...I kid, I kid

    *hated Morrowind, loved Oblivion*

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I dunno how powerful your computer is so I'm erring on the safe side and listing stuff I KNOW you can run.

    Planescape: Torment
    No One Lives Forever and NOLF2
    Deus Ex
    X-COM: UFO Defense
    Jagged Alliance 2
    The Secret of Monkey Island, The Secret of Monkey Island 2, The Curse of Monkey Island
    Half-Life
    Fallout and Fallout 2
    Arcanum
    Freespace and Freespace 2 (they are both 100% free now)
    Warcraft III
    Starcraft
    Counterstrike
    Rainbow 6: Rogue Spear
    Mount and Blade
    Natural Selection (Half-Life mod)
    The Specialists (Half-Life mod)
    DEFCON
    Darwinia
    Uplink
    Call of Duty, Call of Duty 2
    The Longest Journey
    Psychonauts
    Baldur's Gate II
    Grim Fandango
    System Shock 2
    Homeworld and Homeworld 2
    Diablo II
    Brothers in Arms
    Galactic Civilizations II

    etc.

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  • B-RunnerB-Runner Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    thanks for the list, a couple of those i have been really wanting to try. like fallout and warcraft 3. I appreciate the list

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