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[zymn]

meh, i have an old Radeon 7500 in my comp. runs abandonware games fine. the most recent year games it can handle are the ones made in the 2004-2005 era. thats as high as it can handle...

and, considering my integrated card couldn't run Halo, and this one can...

i'd say no to the integrated one.

[jg007]

lol, think u guys are a bit out of touch!

my son's computer was fine for old games before I u/g the graphics card and the only reason i upgraded that was becuase I accidentally bought a PCI graphics card and mine is AGP .

newer intergrated graphics is fine for older stuff and when you get a game that needs it THEN you can u/g the graphics for £35 - £40 ( or £65 for some newer ones ), the longer you leave it it will only get cheaper after all.

hey, chances are most kids now have an xbox / ps3 etc anyway that they game on mainly so pc will probably only be used for older games

[Eagle of Fire]

If you were paying attention, you'd notice that we never said you need a graphic card for vintage gaming...

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

If you were paying attention, you'd notice that we never said you need a graphic card for vintage gaming...

you actually do need a graphic card to see anything on your monitor, lol

[Mighty Midget]

Monitor? He said vintage gaming. I don't remember having to use a graphics card for playing ludo or yatzee...

Hooooo-kay... I think the thing is you don't need anything even remotely spectacular to play those really old ones. Pretty much anything that generates graphics will do.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/o...-mame-machine/ Q.E.D.

[jg007]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

If you were paying attention, you'd notice that we never said you need a graphic card for vintage gaming...

I didn't mention ' Vintage ' , I am just talking about games 2-3 years old

[Eagle of Fire]

you actually do need a graphic card to see anything on your monitor, lol

Wrong. Dead wrong.

I didn't mention ' Vintage ' , I am just talking about games 2-3 years old

If you want to play games with full details and acceleration, you won't have much of a choice if the game is graphically heavy. The first post of this thread mentioned it was for a gamer who wish to play future release as well, so there wasn't really a question on the subject...

[jg007]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

Wrong. Dead wrong.


If you want to play games with full details and acceleration, you won't have much of a choice if the game is graphically heavy. The first post of this thread mentioned it was for a gamer who wish to play future release as well, so there wasn't really a question on the subject...

hmm, I read - ' He will use it mostly to play games like warcraft 3, games like the ones at abandonia, watch some videos, movies, home work, etc (nothing very different than a home's computer) '

and from Wiki -


Recommended:
600 MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, 32 MB 3D video card, DirectX® 8.1 compatible sound card (Windows)

looks to me like intergrated will do fine

[_r.u.s.s.]

Originally Posted by Eagle of Fire

Wrong. Dead wrong.

um, you realy need a graphic adapter to see anything on your monitor. you think there's a little hobbit which translates cpu instructions to monitor controller or what?

mm: you could have in-built graphic adapter

[Mighty Midget]

Yes, I think I covered that too.