UT2004

I just purchased Unreal Tournament 2004 after seeing some friends play it and I couldn't believe how awsome it was. Problem is, I got it and it runs extremely slow on my computer. There is no reason for this to happen. I meet all requirements and being a laptop should not matter. Integrated Graphics shouldnt matter either because it's didnt say on the box that the game wont run on an integrated graphics card. Does anyone know what I can do to make this run better, and please, no rude replies.

Dell Inspiron 1100
Intel Celeron 2.20GHz
256MB RAM
64MB Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Card
Intel Extreme Graphics 2 Driver
SigmaTel Audio

I wish there was a graphics card I could just put in my PCMCIA card slot, or hook up to the USB.

Even though your system may technically meet the requirements for UT2004, I think you're really over-estimating the quality of your hardware (in reference to gaming). Your graphics 'card' is *definately* a severe weakness in your system, and 256 is barely cutting it for any new game these days.

Your best bet is probably as the above poster mentioned, turn all the settings way way down and hope for the best.

Your graphics capabilities are, how shall we say, very weak. Try lowering the quality settings and seeing if you can find a happy spot.

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No, adding memory won't improve your graphics. Its the graphics chipset that is holding you back, not the amount of shared memory.



Spec:
Intel P4 2.4B
MSI 645E Max-U Mobo
1GB DDR333
R9600XT 128MB
SB Live 5.1
WD 60GB
Maxtor 120GB
LG DVD+-R/RW
WIN2K PRO SP4

If theres one thing people do well it's be pricks.
Seriously dood, when a game puts the minimum requirements on the box, they really are the minimum. Just cause your computer meets these does not mean its gonna play at all well.

Have you thought about investing in a new computer? The Athlon XP's are very cheap and provide all the processing power you will need for todays games. Wack in 512mb of RAM and a £50 gfx card and a hard disk and u have urself a decent system.

P4c 2.6@3.25
512Mb PC4000
2x120Gb 7200.7 in RAID0
Waterchill KT12-L30
Abit AI7
Ge-Force4 Ti4200

Thanks for agreeing with me there jammy. I think I'm just going to give up. My income is very low right now. I'm in college, that takes a lot of my time as it is without a job. Over the summer I'll be taking some classes and teaching private lessons to little kids which definately wont give me the cash for a new comp. I just got this laptop right before this school year with the assistance of my father and I'm in no position to get a new computer. I'll just have to look into more RAM just for kicks and see what happens. Otherwise I'll just be stuck with this computer.

Many games don't even run well at the recommended specs let alone the minimum specs.

Think about it. You buy the game, install it, and it sucks. Well, you're SOL since you've opened the box and can't return it. Your only option is to send it back to the manufacturer.

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Is it really unbearable at 800x600x16, lowest settings? Because its not awful like that - the ut engine scales very well. You'd still get the feel of the game, the enjoyment, just not the eye candy.

XP2000, 512 ddr 2700ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

Try Dell or Compaq, they make some decent laptops. Dell has some new laptops with the Radeon Mobility 9600 Turbo Pro with 128MB memory (article found <A HREF="http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/20040421/index.html" target="_new">here</A> ).

As for the HDD and RAM, yes, they can be upgraded as long as you don't mind opening them up to do the work. Or paying someone else to do it.

Spec:
Intel P4 2.4B
MSI 645E Max-U Mobo
1GB DDR333
R9600XT 128MB
SB Live 5.1
WD 60GB
Maxtor 120GB
LG DVD+-R/RW
WIN2K PRO SP4