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Intel HD 2000 Graphics question

jm240

jm240

jm240

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Hi all,

Does anyone know if Intel HD 2000 graphics are capable of running Battlefield 2 Bad Company 2 at a playable frame rate?

I am not worried about eye candy, I just need the game to be playable. Is it possible?

Thanks peeps
 
jm240 said:
nVidia 430GT would do it though right?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-011-ZT

See the motherboard (above link) it has integrated 430GT, this would be a better miniITX system with more of a gaming facility right?
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Might still struggle:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gt-430-review/9

Not really a gaming GPU. Does it have to be miniITX? There are cases which will fit a good GPU in that are miniITX. e.g.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-070-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092
 
Ideally, I need a PC to be VESA mountable so it can sit behind the monitor in a space saving design. Gamin is not an essential component to the requirements, in fact it's quite expendable to be honest.

However, saying all that - the ability to fire up a really enjoyable FPS with great online play would be so cool and fun, and it's a shame to lose that luxury.
 
I have the HD3000 and i doubt it would either and its supposed to be nearly double as fast as the HD2000. Im probably going to get that zotac when funds allow but not sure how much faster it will really be.
 
.:SAmSuNG:. said:
I have the HD3000 and i doubt it would either and its supposed to be nearly double as fast as the HD2000. Im probably going to get that zotac when funds allow but not sure how much faster it will really be.
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Going by that benchmark of the 430GT stand alone card, I'm guessing not that fast! (10 Frames Per Second = Unplayable)

Stand alone cards are usually better on performance than integrated components of the same model, so I guess the cost of the Zotac mainboard won't be justified after all.

It appears my choices are; build a small pc, extremely cheap but sacrifice graphics capability and have it used for everything else a PC is used for

OR build a bigger pc and have all the components I need with nothing sacrificed.

Can't have both though.
 
Thats at 1920/1200 though. I would happily play it at a lot lower res tbh. The only reason i dont want a stand alone card is i only have a 150w psu which I dont plan on changing.
 
beejjacobs said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-070-SV&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1092

Is the size/price of that acceptable to you? If so you can get a decent PC in there and it's small :)
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Well Mr Jacob, its like I said in my previous post.

I either get my pc truly small enough to be VESA mountable (Where you can screw the pc into the back of a monitor for ultimate space saving) or I sacrifice that space saving to go for one of these larger ITX cases that have space for full size power supplies, GPU's etc.

Its basically one or the other, can't have both. That is a lovely little case though Mr Jacob, and I'd be able to throw in a beefier GPU like a 460GTX wouldn't I? :)

What was the specs of your Shuttle ITX system?
 
.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Thats at 1920/1200 though. I would happily play it at a lot lower res tbh. The only reason i dont want a stand alone card is i only have a 150w psu which I dont plan on changing.
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That is a really good point. I'd be happy running it on a 15" monitor at 1024x768....
 
jm240 said:
Well Mr Jacob, its like I said in my previous post.

I either get my pc truly small enough to be VESA mountable (Where you can screw the pc into the back of a monitor for ultimate space saving) or I sacrifice that space saving to go for one of these larger ITX cases that have space for full size power supplies, GPU's etc.

Its basically one or the other, can't have both. That is a lovely little case though Mr Jacob, and I'd be able to throw in a beefier GPU like a 460GTX wouldn't I? :)

What was the specs of your Shuttle ITX system?
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Sorry I thought by "bigger pc" you meant microATX or something.

I had that a few years back now so was a core 2 quad and a gts250.

Not sure if that 300W will run a gtx460, but it might do. There is a 450W version but OCUk don't do it :(

I guess it depends what is more important, gaming at decent res/settings or size!
 
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