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Can this computer run Team Fortress 2?
My friend is looking to upgrade his computer to a computer that can play TF2. He has about a 300-500$ price range, and managed to find this computer:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113112
To my knowledge, the video card is an integrated one, which makes me unsure whether or not it can run Tf2. Team fortress 2's system requirements are:
Team Fortress 2 Minimum System Requirements
CPU: 1.2 GHz Processor
RAM: 256 MB
Graphics Card: DirectX 7 capable graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection
CD or DVD rom drive
Team Fortress 2 Recommended System Requirements
CPU: 2.4 GHz Processor
RAM: 512 MB
Graphics Card: DirectX 9 capable graphics card 256 MB
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection
CD or DVD rom drive
Team Fortress 2 Ideal System Requirements
For running the game smooth in 1280x1024 with High Quality graphics.
CPU: 3.4 GHz Processor
RAM: 1024 MB
Graphics Card: Radeon X800 or Geforce 6800
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard
Internet Connection
CD or DVD rom drive
Would the computer he wants to buy run Team fortress 2? Or if you guys could find a link to a better computer in the 300-500$ price range, that would be awesome as well.
Thanks.
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Nope that one won't be able to. Even though the Source engine is aging and you can play TF2 on a system from 2002, Intel GMA is just that bad.
A nVidia or AMD IGP would be capable of playing it. However, that would restrict you to an AMD platform. I don't imagine there is an Intel solution in that price range.
Here are power searched results of what you are looking for.
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You can build a Desktop to meet the requirements well under $500 or build it off an OEM like Acer or HP for under that with descent specs. Unfortunetly Newegg doesn't have any descent ones I can recommend under $500.
You can run Team Fortress 2 on a Intel GMA X4500, it supports shader model 4.0 and DirectX 10. Then combined with the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300(2.5GHz) in the PC, you can easily run TF2 1280x1024 with that.
orly?
GMA X4500 has same performance as a GeForce 3. You need min. GeForce 4 to use source engine.
The computer you linked has plenty of CPU, an odd and unnecessary amount of ram, but crap graphics - if you dropped another $70 to pick up a Radeon 4670 video card for it it would be good, so $570 total.
The only other computer I can find from Newegg or Best Buy in that price range that is even remotely built properly would be this $420 Acer:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103232
The CPU is slightly anemic but would easily handle TF2 and many games just fine, the onboard Geforce 210 is still weak but infinitely better than the Intel GMA 4500, but the advantage is with the $80 saved you can buy that Radeon 4670 for it, so $490 total.
A problem with swapping the card in those 2 cases is you would need a bigger PSU. That case doesn't hold standard sized PSUs making it impossible to get and adaquet supply that's inexpensive. Although the Acer linked to above should be able to play Team Fortress 2, it wouldn't do so too well and it has no upgrade future.
Ugh didn't notice the case size, looked like it was just a weird perspective on the picture. I think the 220W PSU could run a 4670, but you're right I wouldn't bother with it as it'd be extremely limited.
And I didn't see anything at Best Buy, maybe TigerDirect, Zipzoomfly.. Fry's?