Will my laptop run this game?

[kiwi king]

Hello! I was wondering if my laptop could run Black Ops 2 at any graphics setting. Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-g7-2240us-17-3-Inch-Processor/dp/B009AU2JN2

Thanks in advance!

 

[Hubzee]

Maybe on medium or low, given you only have Intel 3000 graphics which is about 1GB.

 

[davcon]

http://systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

 

[P1nnacle]

With integrated graphics, and 6 GB of RAM, I'd say on low to not at all. Maybe if you lowered your resolution...

 

[firo40]

yeah low for best results

 

[kiwi king]

What if I upgraded to 8GB of RAM? Would it make much of a difference?

Also, how would it play average Steam games (Battlefield 3, Portal, Half-Life 2, Skyrim, and GTA 4 or 5)?

 

[P1nnacle]

What if I upgraded to 8GB of RAM? Would it make much of a difference?

Also, how would it play average Steam games (Battlefield 3, Portal, Half-Life 2, Skyrim, and GTA 4 or 5)?

RAM is not the answer. Laptops really aren't designed for this type of work.

 

[Hubzee]

Yeah, if you want to run games well on a laptop you need to buy one with a dedicated graphics card, RAM will only increase boot times and speed overall, not your game graphics.

 

[kiwi king]

Would there be a tremendous amount of lag, or how well would they run?

 

[Hubzee]

You would have to run them on lowest settings and even then they would probably lag 🙁

 

[kiwi king]

Argh... Time for an upgrade. Thanks anyways!

 

[kiwi king]

Could you suggest a decent laptop for under $500 to play those games at 25+ Fps?

 

[kiwi king]

It's kinda strange that my laptop plays Minecraft at medium settings with a 16x16 texture pack at 70-90 Fps. Hmmm

 

[Hubzee]

MC at 16x16 is not hard to run and not as GPU intensive as other games. Under 500 is a very tight budget to play those titles. I suggest saving some more money and buying a PC in the 600-800 range.

 

[P1nnacle]

If you want a gaming laptop, you shouldn't purchase one for less than about $1000. A desktop is much more reasonable, and a better choice.

 

[Hubzee]

If you want a gaming laptop, you shouldn't purchase one for less than about $1000. A desktop is much more reasonable, and a better choice.

Agreed, a desktop will serve you much longer as you can easily upgrade almost anything in it. If you are at a budget and you want to play Black Ops 2, as much as it pains me you should buy a PS4 or a Xbox One. :/

 

[kiwi king]

How about a desktop for $500? Will it play those games at least 25+ Fps

 

[Hubzee]

Unlikely. Hope my precious post helps.

 

[kiwi king]

Will anything run Black Ops II at 25+ Fps under 700? Desktop AND laptop answer please.

 

[P1nnacle]

How about a desktop for $500? Will it play those games at least 25+ Fps

Yes, it will, I'm out of office but when I get back I'll send you a writeup.