I apologise if I'm a pain in the ass.

The system requirements thing doesn't have Witcher on its list. I'm 99% certain I won't be able to play Witcher 2 but it looks like it will eventually worm its way onto console. The game looks interesting and the QL of Witcher 2 got me interested in that universe. I'm not an avid PC gamer so don't know what specs are good/bad. I'm going to university soon and don't want to bring my console. Also if you could recommend some other games that would work with my laptop that would be much appreciated.

CPU: Intel Core i5
CPU Speed: 2.3 GHz
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium
Video Card: Intel HD 3000
Disk Space: 399.GB
Video RAM: 1.7GB
Hardware T&L: Yes
Pixel Shader Version: 4.1
Vertex Shader Version: 4.1
Directx: Version 11

If there is any inform ationI haven't posted that is needed let me know.

Thanks in advance. =)

I have absolutely no idea about laptop specs, but reading those I'd take a guess with no.

Everything's fine until you get to the video card. Intel integrated video cards are terrible. That said though the HD 3000 is probably Intel's best attempt. You should be able to play the original just fine and the 2nd you should be able to play on the lowest settings.

Intel HD is shit basically. You'll maybe get a good framerate at the lowest possible res and settings.

You wouldn't want to with integrated graphics

if you set all the graphical settings to low and play at 800x600 resolution, it will be playable.

This should be in the Witcher 2 forum.

For future reference, canyourunit.com is a good starting point. It automatically scans your hardware and compares it to the minimum and recommended specs and tells you if you can theoretically run it.

Everything's fine until you get to the video card. Intel integrated video cards are terrible. That said though the HD 3000 is probably Intel's best attempt. You should be able to play the original just fine and the 2nd you should be able to play on the lowest settings.

I don't know, havent played it myself or seen how it runs.  But maybe.

It will probably run on low-medium settings. If anything I would suggest CanYouRunIt and if that doesn't work, see if there is a demo or pirate it; see if it runs well enough and then buy it. Yes piracy is wrong, bleh bleh bleh but if you are unsure if something will work or won't work on your computer that is what demos are for; if that option doesnt exist; make your own demo and pay the company.

As someone with a top of the line mobile graphics card (gtx 460m), you do NOT want to play TW2 with an integrated card. Even my beast of a laptop can only play the game at minimal settings and low resolution. It runs well for me at that point, but your card simply doesn't have the horsepower to do it.

Try out the Steam demo.

I have a tiny hp notebook on my lap at the moment, whose processor is so slow it can't run HD video; I won't be at home (where my gaming PC is) for another week.

I have a tiny hp notebook on my lap at the moment, whose processor is so slow it can't run HD video; I won't be at home (where my gaming PC is) for another week.
My brother has just informed me that The Witcher 2 should be in my GOG account now.

Fuck.


Edit: Want to take bets on whether I can get it to run in any way, shape or form?

I would guess that yes, you can run the original Witcher. What settings and resolution though, I couldn't tell you. You'll have to fiddle around a bit. 

Good laptop games are the ones that require the less amount of mouse pad. VVVVV is good as is Poker Night at the Inventory. Any point and click is also good

I think youll be fine for it honestly, you failed the test cause the integrated card isn't on the list. For 20 bucks its worth trying, if you play on low settings or medium you will be fine. There may be tweaks as well like mods to reduce certain things to improve performance.

 http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/the_witcher

it's 5 bucks, buy it and try it. If not you lost 5 bucks. It's not a big deal.

 http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/the_witcherit's 5 bucks, buy it and try it. If not you lost 5 bucks. It's not a big deal.