CS 1.6 on the intel GMA 4500MHD

[greenhorn]

This infernal onboard seems to be on almost every laptop there is , and I've had to forsake many because of this.

My question is, will it run CS 1.6? ( I dont have any other games in mind)

800x600/ equivalent resolution

16 bit color

everything else set to low

will I get 60 fps ?

Even if someone smokes

I'm asking people who have laptops with this to answer.

Thanks

 

[Superfrag]

You need 100fps to play 1.6 .. 60 fps is bad. And on the Intel, you can't even disable vsync so that 1.6 runs at 100 fps.

 

[vinaycm]

The game should run smooth @ 60FPS.. But when using SG's, frame rates will fall (happens with most intel chipsets.. don't know exactly what's the case with 4500MHD)..

 

[ultra vires]

i have intel GMA 950 and it runs fine 100 fps and 50-70 on smoke, with 4500 it should be easy )

 

[Superfrag]

There you go.

@ultra: Now you can disable the Vsync so that 1.6 runs at 100fps?

 

[greenhorn]

meh, still can't take that risk

prolly will be getting a CR400x with an 8200M

 

[ViKiD]

There you go.

@ultra: Now you can disable the Vsync so that 1.6 runs at 100fps?

Yep there are a few work around's.....

Best one being going windowed with the desktop reso set to the game reso...

 

[Superfrag]

Ouch.. I play at 640 * 480.. changing my native reso of 1920 * 1080 to that will look so bad! :rofl:

 

[ultra vires]

I play at 640*480 too, easier to see those heads

 

[l33t_5n1p3r_max]

prolly will be getting a CR400x with an 8200M

I almost bought that but picked up a Compaq model. Doesn't have the T6600 processor (t4400 @ 2.2ghz), but it comes with 2gigs of ram, and a 9200gs video card which comes with 512 megs of DEDICATED video ram. Came out to around 28k inclusive of all taxes and a backpack free I believe.

Gaming performance is semi-decent. 25 fps on lowest quality, 1024x768for bad company 2 (personal experiece of about half an hour, not run a benchmark or anything, seemed plauable). H.A.W.X runs fine at the highest resolution, also runs avp 2 but the frame rate is crappy.

That should easily run CS 1.6 @ 100 fps for you. I'd pick it up quickly if I were you though, from what I heard from my dealer, they're soon going to phase out this laptop in favor of the fancier (and costlier) i3 based laptops.