Worth bothering with Intel HD3000 ?

heddhunter · Nov 10, 2013

The only PC-like device I have that could conceivably run Windows only has Intel HD3000 integrated graphics. Would I get any benefit running TPA on this vs the PS3? Better lighting?

The rest of the machine should be fine - Core i7 3.5ghz, 8GB RAM. The main use for the machine is in a music production studio so silent graphics are more important than gaming performance.

AshleyAshes · Nov 10, 2013

I run TPA on a Sandy Bridge laptop with HD3000 graphics. I can't use PP and sometimes there's some noticeable slowdown, but I still find it playable.

superballs · Nov 11, 2013

I think MM and Scared Stiff may give you some problems. I play at work on an HD2000 series which i have to deduce is older (I know it doesn't always work that way).

heddhunter · Nov 11, 2013

Thanks guys. Sounds like it isn't worth the hassle. The PS3 is good enough for me, I was mostly interested in the better lighting.

Alex Atkin UK · Nov 11, 2013

What hassle though? You get one table for free, so why not just try it?

Carl Spiby · Nov 11, 2013

In the 'hassle' it took to load the forum, type your post and press submit, you could have downloaded the game.

RetroDude · Nov 11, 2013

Alex Atkin UK said:
What hassle though? You get one table for free, so why not just try it?

Carl Spiby said:
In the 'hassle' it took to load the forum, type your post and press submit, you could have downloaded the game.

That's not quite true, as downloading and installing both Steam and The Pinball Arcade are quite lenghty things to do compared to asking a question on a forum.

Also, some people prefer not to randomly install and uninstall large amounts of programming on their systems when a simple question would suffice. Not all programs uninstall cleanly. That can be a serious hassle for some folks.

superballs · Nov 11, 2013

RetroDude said:
That's not quite true, as downloading and installing both Steam and The Pinball Arcade are quite lenghty things to do compared to asking a question on a forum.

Also, some people prefer not to randomly install and uninstall large amounts of programming on their systems when a simple question would suffice. Not all programs uninstall cleanly. That can be a serious hassle for some folks.

But downloading and installing the software is really the only way to find out for sure. I'd chance it, it still looks and plays amazing.

heddhunter · Nov 11, 2013

I'm not running Windows currently. I'm on OS X. I'd have to install Windows first, then Steam, then TPA. That's quite a hassle, especially as I'd need to install yet another hard drive in the machine.

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