Graphic cards and game compatability - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

MageB420666 · 07-07-2005, 01:42 PM

I have Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, with an integrated 32 meg Radeon 7500c graphics card.

Now, I would really like to play Guild Wars on this computer, but the min graphics requirement for the game is a 32 meg Radeon 8500. My laptop meets all the other system requirements.

So how would this affect my laptops ability to play the game? I realized all the graphics would be at the lowest settings, but would it cause the game to crash? Would it cause the game to "jump", would it play the game at all?

soccerchamp76 · 07-07-2005, 01:56 PM

If it played, it would be slow, choppy, and probably not enjoyable to play. And the minimum requirements are just that, minimum. Desireable requirements are even higher.

Bigfellahull · 07-13-2005, 10:01 AM

I really cant say, it may run... it may not. Like soccerchamp said, it would not be a fun experience even if it did run!

Jinn · 07-13-2005, 10:04 AM

You'd be very lucky if Guildwars would even start (it would probably drop right back to desktop). Unfortunately for you, video card upgrades in a laptop are next-to-impossible.

whiplash13 · 07-16-2005, 08:32 PM

Agreed. Running Guild Wars on a 7500 may work but it would probably be unplayabley slow.

MooseMan3000 · 07-16-2005, 08:42 PM

I wouldn't be so sure. A friend of mine has an IBM laptop with a Radeon 7000 mobility (64 mb? Not sure) and it runs games decently. Don't get me wrong; I don't enjoy playing games on that machine, but they still work. The only things that are truly unplayable are FPS games.

07-07-2005, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
MageB420666 <Insert wise statement here> Location: Hell if I know	Graphic cards and game compatability I have Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, with an integrated 32 meg Radeon 7500c graphics card. Now, I would really like to play Guild Wars on this computer, but the min graphics requirement for the game is a 32 meg Radeon 8500. My laptop meets all the other system requirements. So how would this affect my laptops ability to play the game? I realized all the graphics would be at the lowest settings, but would it cause the game to crash? Would it cause the game to "jump", would it play the game at all? __________________ Apathy: The best outlook this side of I don't give a damn.

07-07-2005, 01:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	If it played, it would be slow, choppy, and probably not enjoyable to play. And the minimum requirements are just that, minimum. Desireable requirements are even higher. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

07-13-2005, 10:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	You'd be very lucky if Guildwars would even start (it would probably drop right back to desktop). Unfortunately for you, video card upgrades in a laptop are next-to-impossible. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

07-13-2005, 10:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bigfellahull Upright	I really cant say, it may run... it may not. Like soccerchamp said, it would not be a fun experience even if it did run!

07-16-2005, 08:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
whiplash13 Tilted	Agreed. Running Guild Wars on a 7500 may work but it would probably be unplayabley slow.

07-16-2005, 08:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
MooseMan3000 wouldn't mind being a ninja. Location: Maine, the Other White State.	I wouldn't be so sure. A friend of mine has an IBM laptop with a Radeon 7000 mobility (64 mb? Not sure) and it runs games decently. Don't get me wrong; I don't enjoy playing games on that machine, but they still work. The only things that are truly unplayable are FPS games.