Acer 1410 Netbook - Gaming Capabilities (part1)
Although netbooks are not ideal gaming machines, it is possible to have some fun on them! Here are some examples of games that run (and some not so much!) On my netbook, whose specifications are as follows:
Acer 1410
-11.6" screen
-1.4GHz intel core 2 solo
-2GB 800Mhz RAM
-Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
-intel 4500mhd
Soon to get another stick of ram, which should marginally improve things, but for now, here are some examples of how certain games run, and note, in the clips below, fraps was running in the backround, which will have taken up some of the CPU and ram ..!
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Game settings:
All low, 800*480
Playability:
Very playable, can be playable at higher resolutions, but from time to time will stutter a bit. Quite stable at the above settings at about about 20+. (playable IMO)
Halflife 2 Episode 2
Game settings:
All low, 800*480
Playability:
Very playable, can be playable at higher resolutions, but from time to time will stutter a bit. Quite stable at the above settings at about 20 - 30 fps (fraps). Some strange things going on with objects in the distance getting fogged out from time to time, but I think that is due to me selecting such low model/texture/shading settings.
Call Of Duty Modern warfare 2
Game settings:
All low, 800*480
Playability:
Playable in levels with relatively small maps, gets stuttery when many things happening on screen, and / or on a large map.I find it is not really playable at higher resolutions.
Avatar
Game settings:
All lowest, 3d off, everything off, 800*480
Playability:
Not playable. It is barely playable in the beginning with small map, but in the jungle, i imagine it would just be a complete slideshow. I'm going to upgrade to 4GB ram(not because of this game) it may improve things slightly, but I assume the CPU is the bottle neck. Drawback of solo processor..!
Conclusion
This netbook(and many others) are, despite what many think, capable of playing many fun games well enough for an enjoyabe experience. I realise mw2 and Avatar are realisticaly not playable, but games from early 2000's and below should play fine on medium settings!
If you have any requests of PC games you want tested on this netbook, leave a comment, and I'll get right on it!
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