Intel Graphics Cards For This Game ?

[theweapon56]

I know the site says they are not officaly supported but has anyone gotten this game to work on one and what Intel Graphics card was it? I ask as I have the Intel GMA 968 also know as the Intel GMA X3100.

[TMMDelta6]

I can't speak from experience, but I suspect that any card capable of running UT3 or any of its other derivative works (R6V2, AA3, etc.) should be able to handle this with ease. If you're concerned, try AA3, it's free to run.

[theweapon56]

I know AA3 is free but my laptop does not meet the requirments but it does for the minimum for this game which is why I asked if anyone had gotten it to work on a Intel Graphics Card.

[theweapon56]

I`m guessing not many people have Laptops with Intel Graphics Cards in them.

[False_Dmitry_II]

No one who likes games has them.

[theweapon56]

that`s not true I see lots of Videos on youtube with people showing off gaming on Intel Graphics Cards.

[Codine]

that`s not true I see lots of Videos on youtube with people showing off gaming on Intel Graphics Cards.

You will also see MANY more people showing off REAL graphics cards.

Stop trying to justify that ♥♥♥♥ty onboard has a use. They're merely meant as a cheap budget pc. If you want to play games get a real graphics card then, ue3 isn't even a very demanding engine.

[Larry1212]

Not a chance.

Integrated GPUs =/= gaming. That goes for ANY integrated GPU out there be it nVidia or ATi. Also, Intel do not make cards for gaming, they just scrape the entry level for being able to run last years games on low @800x600 with about 20fps(If you're lucky).

Also, you won't be able to upgrade your laptop's GPU. Even if you had a PCI or PCI-e slot free for it you won't be able to find a mobile GPU anywhere. Even if you did you'd be paying a lot for it(I recall the 8800M GTX going for around €700 or so when it was first released) and then you'd have to take into account all other things, generally if your laptop could handle it - which it more than likely won't, not if it's sporting an integrated Intel GPU.

If you want to game on a laptop you'll have to spend around €1000+. I paid €1200 for a Core 2 Duo T7500 2.20Ghz, 8600M GT 256MB, 2Gigs DDR2 RAM about three years ago and that ran games fairly decent. If you really want to game and don't plan on moving around get yourself a desktop or better yet build your own desktop(Cheap, easy to do and you can upgrade it whenever you feel). I built mine for €1000.

For that €1000 I bought a 22" HD monitor, Win7, Quad Core i5-750 processor, 4gigs DDR3 RAM @1600Mhz, ASUS "CuCore" 5770 1gig GPU(I'd have gone with a 5850 for an extra 100 if there were any in stock), 650W PSU and all the other bits and pieces you need to make a computer. This machine will run any game on full settings(AA x2) and will run future games on high/ultra for a while to come without any upgrades(Next upgrade will be crossfiring two 5770s).

Do yourself a favour if you really enjoy gaming and build your own desktop. People on these forums will help you if you ask for help in the Hardware and OS section on the STEAM forums.

[theweapon56]

Well I`m not getting this game and for the record my graphics card is good can play sims 3 very well same for the half life games and counter strike source. I get so tired of people acting like if you don`t get more than 60 fps in a game your graphics card must suck.

[MADDOGGE]

Not everyone is made of money or lives with their parents who endlessly throw cash at them. People play on what they can afford. The OP asked a valid question and gets lectured on how he needs to buy a new computer or video card. If you don't know for a fact that his intel chip won't run the game then shut up.

[Larry1212]

I didn't tell him to buy anything. I was suggesting if he wanted to game seriously he should build a computer himself as it's much cheaper than going to a store and that upgrading a laptop is virtually impossible to do.

His graphics card does suck. As I said it may be able to run the game but not well enough to deem it "playable". There's a fine line between "playable" and "running".

Also, for OPs information the Unreal Engine isn't nearly as well optimized as the Source engine and the Sims 3 isn't a demanding game at all. Hell, even compare the requirements for Counter Strike: Source and Sims 3 to The Scourge Project. You'll see there's a huge leap. There's a lot to take into consideration when comparing old games or less demanding games to newer releases, simply saying "I can run X fine" doesn't mean your rig will be able to play some other game, using a completely different engine with higher requirements, just as well or at all. You may aswell compare the damage a cushioned bat will do compared to a lead pipe.

[Codine]

Well I`m not getting this game and for the record my graphics card is good can play sims 3 very well same for the half life games and counter strike source. I get so tired of people acting like if you don`t get more than 60 fps in a game your graphics card must suck.


Sims3 and source were both made to work on older systems. UE3 is a newer engine that demands more.

[ComradeLenin]

Well I`m not getting this game and for the record my graphics card is good can play sims 3 very well same for the half life games and counter strike source. I get so tired of people acting like if you don`t get more than 60 fps in a game your graphics card must suck.

Wow!

You can run games from 2004!

Props!!!

My best friend can run Killing Floor (based on a modified engine from 2003) on his integrated graphics chipset, on the lowest settings. That doesn't make it a gaming laptop.

Larry1212 gave you good advice and wasn't being a ♥♥♥♥.

[Othugg]

I'm in the same boat you are. Don't follow the word of trolls like gospel, Intel cards can play a lot of games. If you're not picky about graphics and your other specs are decent, you can get a lot of games to run with a high enough framerate to be fun. Your question is about whether or not the game will run, not if it will run well, and that's the question that should be answered.

Unfortunately, I can't say for sure if it will run or not. How recently the game was released is no bearing on whether or not an integrated Intel card will run it. I can run Borderlands, released at the end of 2009, no problem. I cannot run Fallout 3, however, which was released earlier.

The other specs seem to have no bearing on whether or not an integrated Intel card will run it. I can run L4D2 just fine (bit laggy, but I'm only using a dual 2.2 ghz so that may be a contributing factor). Overlord, released in 2007 requiring 1gb of ram and a 2.4 ghz processor, won't run.

It may be related to the physics engine used to render the game. Games under the Source engine have no problems, and Borderlands, which uses the Havok engine I believe (or maybe Unreal, not sure) runs as well. However, that may not be true as Oblivion and Fallout 3 use the same engine and only Oblivion will run on my integrated Intel card.

Worst case, you can come back in a few years when your current laptop fails or you scrape enough cash together to buy a permanent gaming machine and download it again. Unless Valve suffers critical existence failure or your account gets banned you can download it then. This sale might roll around again at Christmas, or the Scourge Project may go into weekend sale, but it's unknown. If you're seriously interested in this game or multiplayer is very important to you, you might want to get it now. If you're just window shopping, you might want to look at more vintage titles to get the most game for your dollar.

As trollish as it sounds though, you probably should consider getting a new computer at some point if you intend to play games. Intel cards aren't made for gaming, they're made for people too broke/stupid to get a better one.