How well does this work for non simulation games? Games like FPS, TBS, or MMOs?
232518
It took a while to adjust the butt kicker, but when I played half life 2 it made me feel like I was in the war! Usually only used it in certain areas though when I had the volume turned up.
232519
It works well for any application. It converts bass into vibration So it adds depth to anything you're doing
747447
Although I've never prrsonally tried it, in theory you should be able too. Look to insure your games specifications as some may be too advanced to be compatible. Remember this device is purposed to allow one to continue using outdated components. Good luck
1250074
As long as the games aren't very graphics intensive. I just received this as a holiday gift, and am hunting down options for a video card upgrade. While a casual gamer by most accounts, the games with pretty graphics still struggle a bit with this rig. Hope that helps!
2155635
Some people say there is input lag and ghosting but I do not see any. Works great for me. You need a LOT of GPU for it though. I use SLI 470's and they are starting to show their age already at 2560x1600.
63753
That's actually what I use it for most. Games like Battlefield, Call Of Duty, Titanfall, the games with which you would notice lag the most, and I can honestly tell you I do not notice any lag. I know the lag that reviewers are speaking of when it comes to games, I also have a slightly older 50" JVC LED on which you can definitely notice lag time between control input and on-screen movement.
980558
I have used it with WoW and AOE with success. Takes a little time to get used to the stiff clicks, but now I find my other mouse too loose.
2223790
It handles many Steam games without issue (New Vegas, Portal 2, L4D2). I'm currently running Skyrim with mods at high setting (not highest, mind). Vanilla Minecraft runs really well, although I had unresolved operating issues with the Feed the Beast modpack.
495380
The computer does well for Second Life, which is a very demanding game. I have for overca year bow and have been very pleased. it is a real workhorse.
1894862
It works amazingly with planetside and battlefield 3! I can set both to ultra and get 40 fps away from the battle and 20-30 fps while in the fight! Definatly works well with other games like Skyrim, Xcom, Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft and Total War: Sogun 2. But it also depends on your proccesor, ram, cache and OS. But in general, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2gb runs pretty well on most games.
2042457
I don't game, if you are a casual gamer maybe, if your a serious gamer you probably wouldn't of asked! for $400 it works well, a good game card (GPU) start @ $250, hope this helps.
869101
Well I run Microsoft flight simulators on this at high settings...no lag or anything. So use that as a guide. Its also rated well for the high graphics games like cod and bf.
506804
It does okay for 2D indie games on steam, but choked through X-com. Wouldn't recommend for serious gaming.
1103335
perfect. i use it 99% mmo game play, 1% lisening to pandora also good for that imo
964991
I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. I ran a few games on our computer setup, and they ran much slower than an older computer using a quad core processor. I use it in an HTPC. Most of the tasks are done one at a time, so the dual core works fine. It is fast for light duty applications, but games aren't light duty.
1808392
Not sure how it will do with games. I bought this graphic card it was specifically required for a specialized vendor PC that needs four video outputs. The vendor specialized the software to where only this graphics card would work. The graphics quality needed on each monitor is not that intensive. If I remember Skyrim, it has been a couple of years since I have seen it, a 2GB graphics card may be good enough for your average player, but may not be good enough for a structural engineer. You might want to consider a 4gb card.
1298824
I am not an avid gamer. I use this laptop mostly for rendering video edits an blender scenes. But with the porting of the Steam client to Linux I have tried X3:Albion Prelude. Must say it rocks. One thing, I did find that adding another six Gig of RAM helped tremendously. Overall, no complaints for me, but my gaming sample is very limited. If you are really into heavy gaming, your mileage may vary.
1578027
From someone who has 300 games in their steam library, it works perfectly in most games. Some games work perfect in game but still require m&k; for menus. Many more games have built in support, including Bioshock Infinite, even when steam does not specify that the game has support for it. You'll just have to start it up and try it out!