Games not responding properly

Your problem is that you did not get a gaming notebook.  You only have a very low end Integrated video chip, not even a video card that shares some of your main memory.  This is why you cannot play that game well at all.  Vista works on 1 GB of ram but 2 GB would be better.  Not for gaming since you still only have the Integrated video chip....

Do not buy games for that notebook unless you know if it will work or not.  Some games not at all and others not very well....

A game system requirement link to test your system to see if you can play that game on your computer

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest  

Firstly I would like to thank you for responding to my request..

I find your reply most reasonable in case of vista and high end gaming as u have mentioned...

But, I am running XP with nearly 650 MB of free RAM space without taking into consideration the paging memory before starting the game..

As far as the video card goes, they haven't listed condition zero in the site u mentioned. However, I performed the tests with Unreal Tournament 2004, which by comparison is way ahead in requirements than condition zero, and it passed all the tests with minimum and recommended settings.

The main thing that keeps bothering me is that "condition zero" could run smoothly in my desktop, configuration of which I specified in the first post. That system didn't have a video card and was 8 yrs old. Why not this one? 

Not only that, even the first version of Unreal Tournament is not working. The people run is batches and steps. There is no smoothness.. 

I am not a hardcore gamer. I just play games for fun. All I m worried abt is that "have i been given a damaged graphic card". How can I find that out if its true? I just hope u have a good answer. Thx in advance..

Recommended system requirements:
· Pentium III 800 MHz
· 128 MB RAM
· 32 MB Video Card

Do not accept that gaming system "Will it play" link I gave you as gospel.  Only a guide and other factors come into play that will effect game play.

You do not have a video card for this to run good.  Your integrated chip will take about 4 mb to 16 mb of your main memory depending on how much ram is on the system.  Little ram installed, it will take less and that will give you bad game play.

Intel 82865G Integrated video game compatibility list link

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-010472.htm  





To improve gaming some what better...( Generic response, not all may apply )


Remember, every little bit does help.

1. System Memory: Memory is important to provide a boost in over all performance of a system. The operating system (OS) needs its share of memory to keep the windows running well. Windows XP, as we have learned, needs at least 512 mb of system memory in order for this OS to run better.

However, we have now noticed that 2 GB of memory would be the sweet spot for XP, and some games. .

2. Windows XP or Vista: In this operating system, to improve the performance further, it is recommended to turn off windows Best Appearance, and set it to Best Performance, which frees up some resources to improve things.

3. Wallpaper/Screen Saver: Having these will take a small amount of memory (Resources), and should be turned off during gaming.

4. Background programs: Not needed, except your Anti Virus / Firewall if online gaming. If you are not online gaming, turn the anti virus software off. Method in disabling these unneeded programs is shown towards the bottom.

5. Hard Drive: If your hard drive is full or near full, this will slow your system down, causing games to suffer as well. Best to burn to a disk all that you do not need on the system, such as music, photos, and other programs, that will free up some hard drive space.

Hard drives need to be defragged once in a while to eliminate fragmentation of files on the hard drive, which also slows the system down, not to mention the games being jerky, so your Defrag Program should be used right after the game is installed, and later when the hard drive becomes fragmented.

6. Disk CleanUp: Use this tool as well. To keep your PC running smoothly, regular maintenance is critical. Disk Cleanup Utility can easily determine which files on a hard drive may no longer be needed, and delete those files. In addition to freeing up potentially significant amounts of hard drive space, using Disk Cleanup on a regular basis can significantly improve system performance.

7. Video Drivers: The driver for the video card is ever changing. Improvements are included to help performance or to correct an issue that was in the older version of the video card driver. You may wish to experiment with some other newer released driver to see if it works for you, and the card you have in your system. You may even learn that an older driver may work better. You can always try different drivers as many have done, and learned which ones you like or do not like.

8. Lower the game settings. If you find that your games lags, freezes, or you see what we call a frame rate slide show, the game setting may be set too high. You may have to go into the game settings to lower a number of them, including the resolutions from 1280x1024 to maybe 1024x768 or even lower to 800x600 resolution settings to improve the game. Some may have turned on AA or AF, which, unless you have a very powerful video card, will take a big hit in frame rates, slowing the game even further.

What is AA or AF?

Anti Aliasing attempts to make curves look smoother by lessening the 'Jaggies' or lines found in the make up of curved images. It's one of those things you don't usually notice in a game until you actually try out AF/AA, and you realize then the difference it makes.

Anisotropic filtering attempts to smooth out or enhances the sharpness/quality of a texture when it's viewed from an angle. When you look at a texture in a game head on, it’s a perfect image. If however you move to one side of the image but still look at the same spot, the image becomes sort of drawn out. Anisotropic Filtering removes the blurring we see from an angle.

9. Updates: Over time, some patches for a game are made available from the game site to fix an issue or to include additional scenes, so look there to see if they have any, download, install it.

10. Make sure you use your anti virus software, and spyware program to check for issues. Download the updates often.

11. If troubles persist, than maybe reinstalling the game may help, make sure you turn off the anti virus software during the install, than back on again. Installing a game while the anti virus software is turned on, may interfere with the install, not always, but its best to turn this off during the install of the game, and back on afterwards. To be on the safe side, disconnect your internet service (ISP) during this time, than back on again afterwards.

12. Anti Spyware Programs: Use two anti spyware programs and keep them up to date.

13. Keep it clean: If your system is dirty inside, the cpu may throttle down to keep it cooler, and that translates into a slower system as well. Dust it out often.