Is my sons laptop not good enough to play this game?

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  Archived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User

  February 2010 edited February 2010

  Yea, my laptop is only a year old and I have to downgrade the graphics to play the game. Feels like I'm playing a nintendo 64 game. I've tried to update my drivers but I don't know what I need. Is my laptop just crappy or what?

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  Archived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User

  February 2010 edited February 2010

  Laptops arent built for games. The newest ones might handle this game decent but to get a good experience you really need a desktop PC with a proper graphics card.

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  Archived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User

  February 2010 edited February 2010

  Yup, your CPU and such on the laptop are fine, but your GPU (graphics chip) is far under minimum requirements.

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  February 2010 edited February 2010

  XanaXand wrote: »

  So I noticed a ton of people posting their video specs after having trouble with graphics. This game runs fine on my new laptop but my sons is 2 years old and below is his dxdiag file. Would love suggestions on how to fix/improve this!
  
  Danke Shon
  
  XanaXand
  

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  System Information

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  Time of this report: 2/6/2010, 16:18:57
  Machine name:
  Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102)
  Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
  System Manufacturer: Gateway
  System Model: P-6836 HSN
  BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL
  Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
  Memory: 2038MB RAM
  Page File: 1702MB used, 2614MB available
  Windows Dir: C:\Windows
  DirectX Version: DirectX 10
  DX Setup Parameters: Not found
  DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode
  

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  DxDiag Notes

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  Display Tab 1: No problems found.
  Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
  Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
  Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
  Input Tab: No problems found.
  

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  DirectX Debug Levels

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  Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
  DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
  DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
  DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
  DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
  DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
  DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
  

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  Display Devices

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  Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
  Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
  Chip type: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
  DAC type: Internal
  Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_0690107B&REV_03
  Display Memory: 358 MB
  Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
  Shared Memory: 358 MB
  Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
  Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
  Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
  Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1437 (English)
  DDI Version: 9Ex
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
  Driver Date/Size: 2/11/2008 18:36:08, 3301376 bytes
  WHQL Logo'd: Yes
  WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6942-11CF-5676-9A26A2C2CA35}
  Vendor ID: 0x8086
  Device ID: 0x2A02
  SubSys ID: 0x0690107B
  Revision ID: 0x0003
  Revision ID: 0x0003
  Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_B
  Deinterlace Caps: {BF752EF6-8CC4-457A-BE1B-08BD1CAEEE9F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY VideoProcess_AlphaBlend DeinterlaceTech_EdgeFiltering
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  DDraw Status: Enabled
  D3D Status: Enabled
  AGP Status: Enabled

  
  Memory: 2038MB RAM the ram is enough to run vista itself but to run anything else needs more. maybe 4 gigs would be good. Vid Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family with 358 MB might not be able to run it well. play in low resolutions 800*600 full effects minus shadows... possibly. Or upgrade video card.

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  Archived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User

  February 2010 edited February 2010

  tiefighter wrote:

  Memory: 2038MB RAM the ram is enough to run vista itself but to run anything else needs more. maybe 4 gigs would be good. Vid Card name: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family with 358 MB might not be able to run it well. play in low resolutions 800*600 full effects minus shadows... possibly. Or upgrade video card.

  
  It's not a video card - it's a video chip built into the motherboard. They won't be able to upgrade as there won't be a space in the chassis for a seperate video card.

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