Do PC games work well On Laptops..

[Dreddz]

well, Ive got a really good laptop, but its a laptop.
So......

[Shoeberto]

It's a computer, so yes.

Keep in mind, though, that they'll drain your battery faster, so you'll want to be plugged in. Also, I'd recommend getting a USB mouse for it, because there's no way you can play mouse-oriented games using the touchpad.

[Dreddz]

ye ye, I know all of that, thx :)

[escobert]

I use a laptop for everything. I play Guild Wars and Counter Strike Source on it everyday.

[Haunted]

My friend plays games on a laptop (newer than my PC) and they dont play as well, but are still good

[Mirage]

Depends on the graphics adapter and RAM, mostly. I've got a Mobility Radeon 9700, so I can play a few newer games decently.

[KoShiatar]

It depends on your CPU and graphic board and on the games you want to play, just like in a desktop. If it's a good laptop, everything will work all right. The only problems you might have are due to flat screen maybe not showing graphics as well as old-style laptop screens, but last generation flat screens are very good from what I've seen.

[Mirage]

The screen could cause a few problems in fast paced games, like FPS and driving games. If you experience problems, try attaching a regular CRT monitor.
Laptops usually have good enough CPUs for new games, but not graphics cards. The amount of RAM is sometimes a bit low too, especially if you have a cheaper model.

[escobert]

I have a compaq with a 2.8 pentium 4, 128 mb Radean 9600 mobility, 1 gig of ram and a 40 gb hd. I have yet to have trouble with any gaem with the graphics all the way up.

[Samuraid]

Yeah, laptops can be great gaming machines, albeit more expensive ones. Pentium-M chips found in many laptops are some of the fastest and most efficient CPUs on the market. Throw in a good amount of RAM and a GeForce Go and you can play alongside some of the high-end desktop computers.

[Yuffie514]

FFXI doesn't work on my laptop, for some reason i forgot. however, Star Craft [which my bro likes to play] seems to work. for FFXI, its passed all the "tests" but one. just one! i play it on bro's PC, but it's over three months already since i played so i might be back at square 1.

[Dreddz]

Pentium-M chips found in many laptops are some of the fastest and most efficient CPUs on the market
Sweet, My comp has that "!!!!!

[Dreddz]

sorry for double posting, but I have a problem.
I got Deus Ex 2 for my laptop, it installs well, but when I start the game, the eidos and ion storm signs come up, but after that, when the game starts loading, about a cm in when loading, it just cuts off and sends me back to the desktop, I reistalled it, but it did nothing.
Help.....

[Samuraid]

Eidos doesn't have any "deus ex 2" listed.

Try looking under:
http://support.eidosinteractive.com/GI/CustomerSupport/FaqSearch.jsp

[Dreddz]

Its Deus Ex Invisible War btw.....

[Yamaneko]

Deus Ex 2 is very buggy. On my ATXP 3000+, 1024MB RAM, and 6600GT rig I can barely get 30FPS. The game was directly ported from the XBOX version without any optimization for the PC. I've read about people with better rigs than mine getting terrible performance from the game.

I know there is a patch out there for the game, so you might want to try it out and see if it helps.

Laptops are always a step behind desktops when it comes to performance. As good as some may be, they can't compete with the raw power of a FX-57 running 7800GTX's in SLI. Besides, true gaming laptops defeat the purpose of the laptop, which is that they should be portable and not require you to sit next to a power outlet at all times.

[Dreddz]

theres a patch on Gamespot, but it says I already have it, can somebody send a link to another patch, i would appreciate, thx :)

[Samuraid]

http://support.eidosinteractive.com/GI/CustomerSupport/Patch.jsp?patch=81&faq=1060&game=166&platform=3&problemType=5

[Shadowdust]

Laptops are always a step behind desktops when it comes to performance. As good as some may be, they can't compete with the raw power of a FX-57 running 7800GTX's in SLI.

Very true. Besides I don't think most shared memory video adapters support anymore than two pixel pipelines compared to the latest graphics cards such as the GeForce 6800 and 7800 GTX which support 16-24 pixel pipelines. Talk about an extreme difference in performance. As far as I'm aware, dedicated video adapters in laptops have so far reached a maximum of 4 pixel pipelines.

Overall though, a decent amount of games will play on a laptop with even shared memory if you adjust the settings on a pc game though. Even my ePSXe games play fairly well on my laptop and I only have the ATI M3 Mobility video adaptor.

[Dreddz]

http://support.eidosinteractive.com/GI/CustomerSupport/Patch.jsp?patch=81&faq=1060&game=166&platform=3&problemType=5
well, im in Uk so it doesnt really matter, I think I need a differnt Video card............