Latitude D520 Graphics
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Sounds like you need a newer/more capable laptop, mate... 
I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you. Were the games not running because they couldn't find a proper graphics card? Most 3D games are not compatible with or even worth running on an integrated graphics card...especially an Intel one. That 945GM chip will not support shaders for one.
I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you. Were the games not running because they couldn't find a proper graphics card? Most 3D games are not compatible with or even worth running on an integrated graphics card...especially an Intel one. That 945GM chip will not support shaders for one.
:good:I should also mention that the Intel 945 chipset does not support hardware Transform and Lighting. Many games check for that capability in the graphics processor or even require it to be done by the graphics processor. Empire at War and Source engine games are some of those that do.
That is a very limited graphics processor. It does not have the capability to run many 3D games. Some very simple ones may run just fine, but then you are looking back to games from the mid-late 90's as well.
That is a very limited graphics processor. It does not have the capability to run many 3D games. Some very simple ones may run just fine, but then you are looking back to games from the mid-late 90's as well.
Ahh so older games will work you say?
Is there a way to turn of the transform and lighting in the game so its not required by the game to run?
Or like, something of that nature?
My parents got me this computer as a gaming computer, but they know nothing about computers and probably thought "integrated graphics cards" where state of the art, lol
Is there a way to turn of the transform and lighting in the game so its not required by the game to run?
Or like, something of that nature?
My parents got me this computer as a gaming computer, but they know nothing about computers and probably thought "integrated graphics cards" where state of the art, lol
Some will, yes. All will function poorly compared to a dedicated graphics chipset. Again, the Intel integrated graphics chips are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to performance and features.
No, there is no way to turn off hardware transform and lighting if the game requires it.
For a gaming computer (in the current "modern" sense), you really need a dedicated graphics chipset by ATI or nVidia. Any graphics processor out on the market currently made by Intel will not be enough for most games, and barely adequate for some. There is a reason why most games say they do not support integrated graphics. Also, all mobile versions of dedicated GPUs are inferior in performance to their desktop counterparts.
Also be warned, ATI and nVidia make integrated graphics chipsets. If anywhere in the specifications on the GPU it lists "shared memory" instead of "dedicated memory/VRAM", that is an integrated chipset.
No, there is no way to turn off hardware transform and lighting if the game requires it.
For a gaming computer (in the current "modern" sense), you really need a dedicated graphics chipset by ATI or nVidia. Any graphics processor out on the market currently made by Intel will not be enough for most games, and barely adequate for some. There is a reason why most games say they do not support integrated graphics. Also, all mobile versions of dedicated GPUs are inferior in performance to their desktop counterparts.
Also be warned, ATI and nVidia make integrated graphics chipsets. If anywhere in the specifications on the GPU it lists "shared memory" instead of "dedicated memory/VRAM", that is an integrated chipset.