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Should my laptop be able to run old games well?

DLaws1
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My laptop seems pretty powerful, but it struggles to run old games from over 10 years ago, like Fallout New Vegas or Neverwinter Nights, at 60 fps, even with all the settings turned down. It also doesn't run 2D games very well, but it manages to run simpler ones at 60fps. But with 2D games with more detailed sprites, it gets about 10-20 fps. Looking at my specs, it looks like nothing to sneeze at. But maybe I don't understand the quality of my laptop. Should I be having trouble running old games with garbage graphics at a constant 60fps? My drivers are up to date, and I'm running Windows 10. Here's my specs: Intel i7 X920 @ 2.00GHz

4.00 GB RAM

64-bit

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AlHill
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This is your (clarksfield) processor:

https://ark.intel.com/products/43126/Intel-Core-i7-920XM-Processor-Extreme-Edition-8M-Cache-2_00-GHz Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Product Specifications

It is not supported on Windows 10, and it is very likely that your graphics are not supported on Windows 10.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006105/processors.html Does My Intel® Processor Support Microsoft Windows® 10?

I suggest you upgrade to a new(er) system that is fully supported on Windows 10, if you want to stay on Windows 10.

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AlHill
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This is your (clarksfield) processor:

https://ark.intel.com/products/43126/Intel-Core-i7-920XM-Processor-Extreme-Edition-8M-Cache-2_00-GHz Intel® Core™ i7-920XM Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 2.00 GHz) Product Specifications

It is not supported on Windows 10, and it is very likely that your graphics are not supported on Windows 10.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006105/processors.html Does My Intel® Processor Support Microsoft Windows® 10?

I suggest you upgrade to a new(er) system that is fully supported on Windows 10, if you want to stay on Windows 10.

Doc

n_scott_pearson
Super User
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Since Clarksfield is not supported by Windows 10, it is being supported by one of the Microsoft Compatibility drivers. This likely means that performance is poorer than it would be otherwise.

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MLeni
Beginner
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4gb ram is low. Either get more or enable HDD/SSD ram in advanced system settings

Download bleachbit and do a full clean of temporary files and the like

Do defragmentation

Download process hacker, launch game and see which one of your pc components is near 100%. you will see if its hdd, cpu, gpu, ram, I/O, or whatever it is that causes the low fps.

Are temperatures ok? Anything above 85 degrees may be dangerous for hardware and lower performance

In process hacker you can also turn off background apps that take a lot of memory or CPU/GPU whatever.

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AlHill
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@MLeni​ You do realize that this thread is TWO YEARS OLD, right?

 

And, no, we do not recommend any cleaners or hackers, nor should you.

 

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