Guild Wars 2

Hi!

This is my first post on this forums and I’d like to ask you all for an advice.
My computer just broke and I don’t have enough money to buy a new and shiny one.
The only thing I could really afford right now is a laptop HP 6910p
Intel Core 2 Duo 2,2Ghz
RAM: 2048 MB DDR2
graphic card: Intel 965GM 384MB
Windows 7

I’m wondering if I’ll be able to play GW2 on something like that. I don’t really know much about computers >_>
thanks for response

This is gonna sound harsh and I don’t mean it that way but no, that laptop will not be able to run GW2.
The videocard in that laptop is a standard onboard simple card that uses the ram. And you need at least 2048. On it’s own that card is not suitable for gaming at all.

The whole laptop is basically old.

You said your pc broke, do you know what is wrong with it? Cause the money for the laptop could be used in replacing the broken bits.

On a whole, laptops are not really made for gaming anyway and the ones that do have the name gaming laptop cost a lot of money.

It’s not harsh, it’s really informative Thanks for your response. Of course I’ll try to fix it first.

But what is wrong with the pc?

We might be able to give some tips on that, like look for cheap workable options while you save up for a new one or something

OK thanks I’ll try to post more when I get home after work. But really, I’m not good at this kind of things.

Doesn’t matter, bet we can figure it out.
Just start with what happened, after you get home ofcourse

SandraSolace.7682:

Doesn’t matter, bet we can figure it out.
Just start with what happened, after you get home ofcourse

This… you’d be amazed how simple some of the fixes are to things that people have thought to have completely devastated their machines. So don’t get too discouraged til you’ve exhausted all your options, we’re all here to help

Thanks for words of courage, guys I’m still at work, so I can’t post anything specific just yet, but in case it will turn out dark and grim and I will be forced to buy a new machine, I have one more question at this moment.

I could apparently afford something better than what I posted above. Unfortunately, I’m limited to laptops atm. So, I’d like to ask: if it won’t be possible to repair that PC, would something like this be any good? :

HP Pavillion DV6 GT
AMD Athlon II P320 Dual-Core Processor 2,1 GHz
6 GB RAM
And two graphic cards (is it even possible? apparently one is supposed to work for basic things, the other one for games): Intel® HD Graphics and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

Nalier.4921:

Thanks for words of courage, guys I’m still at work, so I can’t post anything specific just yet, but in case it will turn out dark and grim and I will be forced to buy a new machine, I have one more question at this moment.

I could apparently afford something better than what I posted above. Unfortunately, I’m limited to laptops atm. So, I’d like to ask: if it won’t be possible to repair that PC, would something like this be any good? :

HP Pavillion DV6 GT
AMD Athlon II P320 Dual-Core Processor 2,1 GHz
6 GB RAM
And two graphic cards (is it even possible? apparently one is supposed to work for basic things, the other one for games): Intel® HD Graphics and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

Nope, what frame rate did you want to play at and what graphical settings did you want to play with? Some people prefer to play it at highest settings no matter the cost while others just simply want to be able to play the game at whatever settings they can.

This laptop will be much much closer to having all settings set to low. The processor barely meets the minimum specification which is only there to let you know the machine will launch the game, not that it would be playable in any sense of the word.

It’s a power saving option that laptops come with two graphics cards, the worse one draws less power thus giving you battery life when doing menial computer tasks. When you require the horsepower of the gaming card, it takes over and consumes more power thus eating your battery faster.

That said though, the ATI 4200 series isn’t exactly something that would be able to push the settings beyond low and still get what most people consider the minimum playable FPS (30). It ranks under the minimum specification for the ATI/AMD graphics section. That laptop is using fairly old hardware to today’s standards, will it launch the game, nope.

I don’t think we should go into frame rates just yet.
Nalier did state not being to knowledgeable about the depths of pc’s/ laptops.

First things first, knowing what’s up with the pc, knowing an actual budget and how to make it work. Cause I think that’s what Nalier wants.

Other then that, I’m with Ilithis

Correct me if I’m wrong though

Guys! Thank you for all the responses. I’ve decided to go with your advice and try to fix what I already have.

I was going to try and write you what is wrong with my computer, but TBH I have totally no idea >_> And I don’t even know what to describe.

It was like – I was playing yesterday night, doing the daily when something happened and everything stopped working. And it smelled like a burned thing.

And I think I could have overreacted with all this cr… kittet laptop searching.

Good news, I’ve found a service which can give an expertise for free before starting the repairs, so I’m taking my PC there tomorrow.

Thanks again

Awesome, good plan

Cause from what you say it could have been caused by different components.

Nalier.4921:

Guys! Thank you for all the responses. I’ve decided to go with your advice and try to fix what I already have.

I was going to try and write you what is wrong with my computer, but TBH I have totally no idea >_> And I don’t even know what to describe.

It was like – I was playing yesterday night, doing the daily when something happened and everything stopped working. And it smelled like a burned thing.

And I think I could have overreacted with all this cr… kittet laptop searching.

Good news, I’ve found a service which can give an expertise for free before starting the repairs, so I’m taking my PC there tomorrow.

Thanks again

If you smelled burning and you DIDN’T see smoke you can generally narrow it down to being most likely a hard drive problem, though it could also be your CPU’s heatsink decided it was time to die and fried your CPU or could also be your graphics card… but without any visible smoke immediately I would think it’s probably not your power supply… as I have fried a few in the last year or so at work and I don’t think I’ve ever burnt one out and not seen actual smoke from it…

But good call on going and getting the free evaluation from them, it will do you a lot more good than those of us who can’t physically see the unit itself.