So the great and powerful Psycher has addressed me saying my computer may have a problem. I can't run games like Slenderman on it and can barely run Garry's Mod. Here's some information about it:

Model: Acer Aspire 5736Z
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @2.30GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
System Type: 64-bit Operating System

So I know laptops aren't great gaming computers, but Psycher said his runs fine on his laptop and I have better processing speed and about the same memory. I have Norton (even though some of you may call it ****) and have run other anti-malaware programs in the past so I don't think I have a virus. Can my computer not just run games or what?  

What's your video card??  

Posted by iAmSupah

What's your video card??

Is it my driver? If so it's Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family.  

Norton is ****. Get rid of it, get something free that's 100x better and your laptop will probably run better for it.

Also if you have a laptop it's likely you have integrated graphics which means you'll never get great performance on games.  

Most of the time your GPU is by far the most important for playing games. Since you have intel that is the problem as they don't make powerful chips. Sadly, the vast majority of laptops cannot be upgraded, so you'll most likely need to get a new computer.  

My laptop plays Halo CE just fine and plenty of other games.
Tired of people saying laptops flat out can't run games when it is simply not true.  

Posted by PoeticFolly

Delete system32.

i did an mai compooter runs 100000x fster1! xcept iz lost my programz!

Posted by Dusty

Norton is ****. Get rid of it, get something free that's 100x better and your laptop will probably run better for it.

Also if you have a laptop it's likely you have integrated graphics which means you'll never get great performance on games.

That's what I've heard from too many people sadly. I was hoping it wasn't true. I'll have to wait to remove it since my dad already paid for membership. Once it's expired I'll remove it and see if my performance improves. Thanks for the tip!

Posted by Pimpsy G.

Most of the time your GPU is by far the most important for playing games. Since you have intel that is the problem as they don't make powerful chips. Sadly, the vast majority of laptops cannot be upgraded, so you'll most likely need to get a new computer.

Yeah, my laptop I didn't really plan on using for gaming. I was hoping it would be able to run some games like Team Fortress or Slenderman okay. I guess if I ever want to get into PC gaming I'll just purchase a gaming computer. First I'll try removing Norton though and some other programs that may be causing the laggy gameplay. Thank you for the advice too!

Posted by Rexx

My laptop plays Halo CE just fine and plenty of other games.
Tired of people saying laptops flat out can't run games when it is simply not true.

Some games run okay on mine. Garry's Mod runs alright and Team Fortress I guess isn't too bad.  

Posted by Rexx

My laptop plays Halo CE just fine and plenty of other games.

That game is 10 years old, not exactly putting a machine to the test.

Posted by Rexx

Tired of people saying laptops flat out can't run games when it is simply not true.

Why are you getting defensive? People say it because it's true. Here he is, not able to run some games and it's most likely because of the integrated GPU. Most laptops, unless you specifically hunt for a gaming laptop, will have integrated graphics. Integrated graphics are not a good thing, they have just about enough muscle to run the OS with pretty settings and play movies and that's about it.

This doesn't only apply to laptops either, many marketed desktops are sold with integrated graphics too. The only difference is you can put in a new GPU in a desktop so the problem isn't that severe.  

Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4500 @2.30GHz

Your CPU is a pentium grade, I'd recommend going up to at least a Core CPU if you're staying Intel. (Probably a Core i3 or above)  

It's definitely your GPU. You can run games like Garry's Mod and TF2 fine because they're not really GPU power-hungry. See if your laptop can be upgraded (most likely not, sadly) with a new GPU. If not, you may have to buy a new computer for newer games.