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Its simple, all you have to do is put the game in windowed mode and select your suitable low resolution (if you have crappy pc select the lowest resolution) then select your windows resolution to that what you selected for the game and then finally use "borderless gaming" to play fullscreen (https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming). If changing windows resolution to very low looks complicated you can use "Hotkey Resolution Changer"(https://funk.eu/hrc/). This application allows you change resolution with the hotkeys you select. This method works for most the games but the lower the resolution you use the lower will be the visibility,so experiment for yourself!!!

You didn't what OS you're on. If I go ahead and assume 1909 win 10 pro there are a number of scripts you can do to strip down the OS (this is the suggested setup for the GPDWin 1 over on that sub).

Here is the one I use. Use at your own risk/ymmv etc.

https://github.com/Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script

If it's a dell the support site has an in-browser driver detect feature. I have noticed quite significant difference in performance once drivers are latest and all bios/firmwares are updated to latest.

There's a separate intel driver detect as well. Sometimes it will find things the OEM driver detect doesn't albeit only for intel devices (obviously).

There's actually (at least one if not more) a youtube channel dedicated to running different games on ridiculously low end hardware.

Hope that helps.

The first budget gaming laptop that comes to mind is the Acer Nitro 5, which is a fairly popular option. It can be bought for about £500, so if you're looking for something cheap, consider it. For midrange laptops (£800) I'm not quite sure though. I found one on Amazon for slightly cheaper that ships from US, but there are other places to buy it: https://www.amazon.com.au/i5-9300H-GeForce-Display-Keyboard-AN515-54-5812/dp/B086KJBKDW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=acer+nitro&qid=1605672841&s=computers&sr=1-1

It can make job done but you will want to upgrade its ram asap since dual channel improves both cpu and igpu performance alot and also 4 gb may give you a sluggish windows experience.

In my opinion, you are already really close to get a gaming laptop. if you manage to stretch your budget and get a cheap gaming laptop, example 1 2, you will get much better performance than normal laptop.

Devil May Cry 3

Beyond Good & Evil

Diablo 2

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Resident Evil 4

Gears of War

Some that come to mind... Why not going to GOG.com and sort by platform and oldest first?

It almost sounds like you'd be better trying to find the NES rom. A buddy of mine keeps his amigas around for these situations. I've tried C64 emulation in the past but never got deep into it.

Edit: I see GOG has it so I guess you probably have that version? https://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=1024&letter=S A few mentions on some issues getting Silent Service II to run in dosbox.

I meant mhz, as in 3200mhz. This would be an optimal speed if you could afford it. https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-Laptop-Gaming-BL2K8G32C16S4B/dp/B083VWCZLQ/ref=sr\_1\_4?dchild=1&keywords=16gb+ddr4+3200mhz+sodimm&qid=1624593046&sr=8-4

Didn’t realize by making it a poll the links wouldn’t be clickable:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Gaming-R5-1650-Super-8GB-256GB-Gaming-Desktop-Tower/943933730

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-Processor-Graphics-DDR4-3200/dp/B08KWTCMCZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=hp+pavilion+gaming+desktop&qid=1619123809&sprefix=hp+pavilkio&sr=8-8

XFX RX 6600

So I have uphere fans in my second PC as well (this model) and thought I could help you.
Turns out it's not that easy and led me to some googling because they work just fine with an Asus P67 Sabertooth, connected with the 3-pin connector - the light stays on and the noise levels are low.

But I think I know your options. The fan and the lights in the fan are connected, there is no separate power connection to the LEDs, so they are both controlled by voltage regulation.
Which is fine for the fan, but if the voltage drops too low, well, you know - lights go out.
So you have to adjust either the fan curve or the voltage to find a sweet spot between brightness and noise.

Try this tip from PCGamingWiki:

Anti-aliasing (AA) Edit config

1. Go to the configuration files location. (%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Plants vs Zombies GW2\settings) 2. Open PROF_SAVE_profile with preferred text editor. 3. Find GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred and change value to desired one. 0 for nothing, 1 for 2xAA and 2 for 4xAA.

Change it to "0" and it should help a bit with the fps if you are GPU limited

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This will help performance too

See the minimum specs here and see your GPU's specs here. You need DirectX 11 to run the game, and your GPU doesn't support it. Without a dedicated GPU that supports DirectX 11, you won't be able to run the game.

you can use shut up windows 10 to turn it off
turning off other things may also increase performance in some cases
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

you have cleaned out the fins and stuff on both? can you have an extra fan blow into the case? I realize how old the drivers for the 6570 are. as I have recently retired my 6670. There will not be a newer driver. Get HWinfo, install it and run it while gaming. It will show what your CPU temps are. I don't recall what mine were but I do remember heat was never an issue. https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

The cheapest VR headset is to use your phone : https://riftcat.com/vridge
You can play game like Project Car, any game that only require standard controller.
But no make-shift controller can compensate the real VR controllers.

Try Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. https://www.etlegacy.com/

Watch this frag movie for some impressions: https://youtu.be/ud-41dMh7Yk

Wolfenstein was my first big love. Still very fun to play and it's a great mix between teamplay and aiming.

If u need help or want more information hit me up

• 610m, I'm assuming a laptop, is pretty good for playing entry level games!

• I suggest league of legends, it's the ultimate toaster friendly game.

• The other game I love recommending, is Osu! Look it up :)

• Cave story. Find it here

• Any browser based game, in that regard.

it's less demanding than windows, but nowhere near as light on resources as Lubuntu or Linux Lite. It's typically considered the default Linux distro (though I'd recommend Pop!_OS over Ubuntu). Check out r/linux_gaming, specifically the Getting Started Page, to see if Linux is something you'd be interested in. The Linux community is typically really nice, so don't hesitate to ask any questions on the best-matching Linux subreddit.

Oh and about changing your PC back to normal. Unless you decide to make a dual-boot and run both OS's, installing Linux is going to delete your entire boot drive, so you'll have to reinstall Windows, and if you don't have a key, you'll need to buy one. Linux can be booted directly off of a USB stick without messing with your main drives at all (you can't install anything until you install the OS on your boot drive though), so you can always try that first as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-240GB-Solid-SA400S37-240G/dp/B01N5IB20Q

Is this by chance what you're referring to? Cause I don't see anything about usb mentioned here. USB does use 1 RX and 1 TX lane but that's not enough if a marketing tool to sell it as 'usb 2.0'

i haven’t bought it yet, however it’s about €180 on amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Radeon-Strix-Graphics-Card/dp/B07XH69LKM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=asus+rx570+8g&qid=1606310614&sr=8-1

if your budget is 450 or lower here is a link to a good laptop: https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Processor-Graphics-81W0003QUS/dp/B0862269YP/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=ideapad+vega+8&qid=1602003406&s=electronics&sr=1-3

it has AMD parts and less storage but it has more RAM and an SSD, the SSD will make it run faster, and more RAM means more games you can play without drastic tweaks. Vega 8 is some of the best Integrated graphics out there. BUT the vega 8 is less powerfull than the RX 540x. IF the RAM is upgradable in the other laptop you're looking at, you're good to go.

Ok, thanks. Do you think this paired with a GT 1030 could pull it off though? I’d only have one screen, but I could use my phone or something to look at the chat

Uhhh you realize this has an amd ryzen 5 and gtx 1050 (not 1660ti) and has no cd drive as well as only 8gb of ram in single channel. It also weighs 5.9pounds asus laptop amazon link

good to hear, I know lenovo's keyboards can be a bit strange, control key sometimes isnt bottom right, fn there instead on some models. As for mic input jack, they use a TRRS (mic and headphone combo) 3.5mm jack on it, you can buy a small cable adapter that puts a 3.5mm TRS mic in and a 3.5mm TRS stereo out into on single TRRS 3.5mm jack, something like this tps://www.amazon.com/ENVEL-Convertors-Smartphone-Microphone-Simultaneously/dp/B01M0T6PSF