What good games run with these specs?

[Hypra]

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
1GB Ram
Windows 7

(This is not my computer, I want to buy my friend a birthday gift)

[SoldierScar]

You wont run anything modern on it or even from 10 years ago..maybe games like GTA 3 will be fine with it

[Hypra]

Publicado originalmente por SoldierScar:

You wont run anything modern on it or even from 10 years ago..maybe games like GTA 3 will be fine with it

Any Idea of these games:
Bioshock 1/2
Fallout 3
Just Cause 2
Half life 1/2
Assassins Creed 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Doom 3

[SoldierScar]

Publicado originalmente por GM'sU|EvilHypra:

Publicado originalmente por SoldierScar:

You wont run anything modern on it or even from 10 years ago..maybe games like GTA 3 will be fine with it

Any Idea of these games:
Bioshock 1/2
Fallout 3
Just Cause 2
Half life 1/2
Assassins Creed 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Doom 3

Half life games and doom 3 might run fine, but the other ones would run horribly even on lowest 720p, around 15-20 fps

[[LTT] LinusFTW]

Publicado originalmente por GM'sU|EvilHypra:

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
1GB Ram
Windows 7

(This is not my computer, I want to buy my friend a birthday gift)

Forget about playing games on this system.

[SpaceMachine153]

he can play Solitare and Minesweeper that's on the OS (maybe)

[Snapjak]

Starcraft. It's even gonna be free soon if it isn't already.

[Meurock460]

If that is all you have to work with....

Stick to either older or less demanding titles. Most of those in your list probably will struggle, though Doom 3, Bioshock and Half life are all older so you might have a chance with those.

Heres a list of some other games off the top of my head that might run on your sytem:

Bioshock (not 100% sure but low settings might work)
HL 1
Doom 3 (might have to lower settings a bit)
FEAR (first one)
Minecraft
TF2
Gmod (low settings)
Bully (not 100% sure, doesn't take much to run though)
Older GTA titles such as Vice City or SA
Older COD titles might work.

I actually played some of the above on an old 8400m GS, which is weaker than the mobile HD 3650. Wasn't great, but it worked.

Definitely consider upping the ram. 1gb won't get you anywhere, 3 or 4gb at the very least, even for some older games.

[Hypra]

Publicado originalmente por Meurock372:

If that is all you have to work with....

Stick to either older or less demanding titles.

Heres a few off the top of my head. A couple are from your list above:

Bioshock (low-mid settings)
HL 1/2
Doom 3 (might have to lower settings a bit)
FEAR 1/2 (low-mid settings)
Minecraft
TF2
Gmod (not on max)
Bully
Older GTA titles such as Vice City or SA
Older COD titles might work.

I actually played some of the above on an old 8400m GS, which is weaker than the mobile HD 3650. Wasn't great, but it worked.

Definitely consider upping the ram. 1gb won't get you anywhere, 3 or 4gb at the very least, even for some older games.

He has played loads of minecraft back in the day, He owns TF2, He owns GMOD too and He owns all of the old titles after gta 3. Also, are you sure that they will run as you said? I wouldnt want to give him a game that his computer wouldnt even run

[Meurock460]

Publicado originalmente por GM'sU|EvilHypra:

He has played loads of minecraft back in the day, He owns TF2, He owns GMOD too and He owns all of the old titles after gta 3. Also, are you sure that they will run as you said? I wouldnt want to give him a game that his computer wouldnt even run

These games aren't demanding titles, but that said, as I've never used a HD 3650, I can't grarantee how they will run.

However, I have used an 8400m gs before in the past for some of those games, its a weaker card than yours.

HL1 - should definitely run, its a very old game now.
HL2 - Might run on lower settings. Can't say for sure as never played it.
Doom 3 - Not a demanding title, it should be ok on low-mid settings.
Bioshock - Don't expect great fps, but might be ok on the lowest settings.
Older GTA titles - SA ran fine, havent tried vice city or 3, but they should run similar.
FEAR - Ran well on low-mid settings.
Minecraft - Ran great, whether your friend is still into it is another thing.
TF2 - Should run on low. Its free so theres nothing to lose.

As mentioned above, your HD 3650 is a step up from the 8400m that I used, so gaming performance will be somewhat better in the above.


On a side note: assuming you are gifting games to your friend, steam refunds do work on gifts (according to valve) in the event that you do get a game that doesn't play well with your laptop.

That 1gb ram will be a huge limitation though, the os alone will use most of that and its very likely that some of the above games may take a hit. You'll see a big benefit from upping to even 2gb, though 3 or 4gb would be much better.

[Mirtilo]

you can run league of legends