What kind of games could I run on this computer? Will it run Mindcraft and its mods? Thanks.
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Based on it's specs, it should be able to run Minecraft. Functional mods shouldn't present a problem, but don't expect to be able to use the mods that add shaders and make Minecraft look incredible. Even my laptop with a dedicated graphics card has trouble with those.
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It should work well, since you already have the minimum config for it to run. I have seen it running on a 1 RAM, and 1.7 ghz, thus you should be fine. All you might get is a 5,5 ms latency, but that is nothing to worry, since it is a reasonable latency and will run fine.
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I haven't tried these games specifically, but due to the 3D accelleratipon being handled by the Intel Haswell processor I would expect them to run good enough on the the low to medium detail settings, but 4xAA is out of the question. This is not a gaming laptop, but it will run most games. If you connect to an external 1080P monitor or TV, then I would recommend dropping to low detail on modern, 3D-heavy games. Intel may think they have Nvidia in their grasp with the Haswell processor, but that is all marketing hype. As a working laptop (school, internet, programming, office productivity, etc..) this thing has plenty of resources available to it.
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Incredibly. Minecraft isn't a game that places a high toll on your GPU, which is this desktop's only weak point. Unless you download an ultra-realistic HD pack, it'll run fine on even Far render distance.
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It will run pretty well. There's a video on youtube with someone running it with only 1GB of RAM and it's fine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykH-zUcPJw
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it runs tf2 magnificently, runs minecraft just as well, and I have been playing through batman arkham asylum with majority of settings at max and it has had only a couple of slowdowns in certain areas of the game (and this is without downgrading to windows 7!)
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It'll run Minecraft at MAXIMUM settings without lag. I'm not sure about other games, but I use X-Plane 10, a flight sim, and I get pretty good FPS when using it.
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I just ordered this, so its not based on first hand experience, but I run half life 2 on a laptop with half the specs of this machine. It's a game built to run 3 years ago. You will have no problem.
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In my experience with this computer, I will say no. It could not run Dragon Age on medium or even low settings, and Minecraft wouldn't even run. I know there is a difference between Java Run games and games that run from your graphics card, however in both cases, the processor in this computer was too weak to run either. If you can get one these with an upgraded processor for a cheap price you may be able to with more success. It's been two years since I wrote this review and the technology has grown exponentially. Just double check any graphics and processor specs before ordering, and if you do choose to order this computer, double check the specs when it arrives. I was promised a 3.2 GHz processor and was sent a computer with 1.9 GHz.
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I've played all of the above with no problems, Can play minecraft on max settings with at least 60fps. tf2 ive played once or twice it was fine. skyrim was also fine
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My guy has played Starcraft on it and says it runs slower/the graphics were better on his old gaming computer, but he added a graphics card and it runs smoothly now. But no, I would not recommend this computer for gaming as is.
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Not exactly sure. Should be able to check if your computer can run it by choosing the game at: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri If you do not want to use the applet when you choose a game it should give you the option of simply showing specs needed.
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I suppose it depends what you mean by "well" but considering it has integrated graphics rather than a dedicated video card and only 4 gig of RAM, I would say no. I have not tried to run these games so I cannot say for sure, but this is certainly not a gaming laptop. You could check the minimum system requirements for the games you're interested in and find out for sure.
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I do not know if this computer would run any version of these programs, though I seriously doubt it. I would recommend that you check with the makers of these programs to get the minimum system requirements for each program. Thank youPaulBetamacs
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did some quick research looks like this would breeze through Minecraft... Minecraft Minimum Requirements: CPU: Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz. RAM: 2GB. GPU (Integrated): Intel HD Graphics or AMD (formerly ATI) Radeon HD Graphics with OpenGL 2.1. GPU (Discrete): Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT or AMD Radeon HD 2400 with OpenGL 3.1. HDD: At least 200MB for Game Core and Other Files. Java 6 Release 45. ASUS X552EA-DH41 specs CPU: AMD A4-5000 APU (quad core w/ built in graphic capability) RAM: 4GB. Graphics Controller Model (integrated) Radeon HD 8330 HDD: 500GB (Minecraft needs 200MB, approx 1/5 of 1GB) Java: unknown base spec, but Java is free to download/update much like Adobe Flash
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I ended up purchasing an Acer Aspire V5-552P-X440 because it has a touchscreen and a slightly better graphics card. The laptop I purchased runs minecraft very well. I haven't tried it with mods though.
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I have had no problems with any of my games on this rig.. It runs current CryEngine 3 games so you shouldn't have any issues..