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ComradeBadger
22-07-2006, 07:16 PM
I must have made millions of these.

I recently acquired a rather spiffy laptop through my work (I refurbished it myself.. I'll be putting more RAM in it soon.. ) and considering overall it's cost me around £150 to £200 :p it's an ace deal!

Pentium 4 2.6Ghz
512mb RAM
GeForce 4 MX 32mb

Now I know it's not top of the line - but what sort of games can I play on it? At fairly decent quality! Would GTA:Vice City or Warcraft III work alright?

I know FPSs are pretty much out of the window.. but hey, what do you guys recommend?
Asus
22-07-2006, 07:23 PM
I had a geforce 2 (dx7) and it played GTA:VC, Warcraft 3, BF1942, CS, and DOD (was before source) all those games fine.
I'm sure the P4 2.6ghz and 512mb memory can handle it too.
Greatgat
22-07-2006, 07:46 PM
Some of the Bioware RPGs would be good, and strategy games galore. Oh, and Badger, my computer's healthy again, whee! :D
Hazar
22-07-2006, 07:48 PM
total annihilation!
dekstar
22-07-2006, 08:03 PM
Robot Wars - Arenas of Destruction!
The Brick
22-07-2006, 08:09 PM
I used to watch that tv show D:


Btw, Kotor ftw.
ComradeBadger
22-07-2006, 08:36 PM
Some of the Bioware RPGs would be good, and strategy games galore. Oh, and Badger, my computer's healthy again, whee! :D
Awesome :D

Good to hear mate..
Dax
22-07-2006, 08:37 PM
Close Combat!! :D Oh how I love that series.
Also BG2 should run fine.
B_MAN
22-07-2006, 08:41 PM
tetris

cannon fodder
Ennui
22-07-2006, 08:43 PM
starcraft, hl mods, total annihilation, warcraft 3, baldur's gate, close combat, etc
Slacker
23-07-2006, 10:19 PM
Baldur's Gate, particually the second one.

Amazing, amazing games.

A lot of people liked Fallout too, although I never really got into either of the games.
Slacker
23-07-2006, 10:22 PM
Oh yeah, Morrowind would probably run on that setup too.

And KOTOR rules, the game's a must-have.
Zeus
23-07-2006, 10:43 PM
Starcraft like ennui said...great game and low system reqs (okay, it's ugly as hell! but still an amazing game! get it if you don't have it!!)

half life 1, counter strike 1, dod 1. hl1 mods there's tons of them.
Warbie
23-07-2006, 11:22 PM
Baldur's Gate, particually the second one.

Amazing, amazing games.

A lot of people liked Fallout too, although I never really got into either of the games.

Agreed. Also look for Planescape Torment. It's on par with BG2, which makes it one of the best rpgs around.

I thought my copy was lost untill I visited my parents last week. While going through old boxes in the attic I found my old snes box. Inside it was Planescape - the box, cds, instructions and poster still minty fresh. Made my day :)
Hazar
23-07-2006, 11:41 PM
crimsonland!
Slacker
24-07-2006, 12:22 AM
Where the hell could I find Planescape anyway? I tried Torrenting it and the version didn't work :(.
ComradeBadger
24-07-2006, 12:25 AM
Try buying it?

I found my Warcraft 3 + Frozen Throne CDs today, installed and they run like a dream.. I'm well happy!

I'll definately pick up BG when I have some cash though..
Slacker
24-07-2006, 12:26 AM
Of course I've tried buying it, I just can't find it anywhere.
Warbie
24-07-2006, 02:15 AM
Maybe try ebay, there's quite often a copy floating around. It'll be worth the effort.
Bad^Hat
24-07-2006, 04:32 PM
Max Payne. First game I tried when I got that very video card, and ran like a dream :P