Is there any games that are playable on a dell inspiron 1525?

Answer 1

Yes there are, I have this exact computer with the Intel Integrated Chipset and I can run quite a few games without issue (all are older or non-hardware demanding games though). Don't expect to be playing new games on it.

Here is a small list of good games that I run without lag (some newer games run but at very low frame rates like fallout 3... but its unplayable with such lag. Elder Scrolls Oblivion is fairly playable at lowest settings):

Games:

Half-Life 2 - At highest settings

F.E.A.R. - mid to high settings

Doom 3 - low to mid settings

AREA 51 - mid settings

Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 1&2 - high settings

LOK: Soul Reaver 1&2 - high settings

LOK: Defiance - high settings

Need for Speed: Underground 2 - low to mid settings

Castle Crashers - low settings and non-full screen at lowest res or will lag

The Incredible Hulk - high settings

Psychonauts - Runs but can be laggy in some areas.

Fable The lost Chapters - at mid to low settings - This works better with software emulation on with this tool "Intel Display Adapter Management Tool 2" most games don't work better with this on but some do, like this and DragonNest

Mostly any PS2/XBOX era games run just fine and some early next gen games run with low settings or some lag, I haven't personally tried "HALO 2" but it should run just fine if you have Vista. You will have to experiment with other games from that era to see what works, that's mostly what I did and why I am leaving this list so it will be easier for others who are looking.

Small games run fine too like:

Peggle

Zuma

Wizorb

ect...

Online Games:

League of Legends - on mostly low settings

Combat Arms - this used to work great for me but is laggy now

Maple Story - testing

Dragon Nest - works great on low settings - okay to run this you will need this "Intel Display Adapter Management Tool 2" you will need add the executable and then change it to software vertexing, without this tool nothing will render right in the game... for example my chars head was off his body and his arm was stuck outwards all the time.

Team Fortress 2 - Just tested this and it runs at the lowest resolution and the lowest settings but even then it is still laggy just in the "tutorial" mode.

Newer Games I have gotten to run:

Torchlight II (2) - runs but is a little laggy on lowest settings

Path of Exile - runs at lowest with a litttle lag (this is a great diablo clone)

The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion - runs but is a little laggy on lowest settings

Dragon Age: Origins - runs but is really laggy on lowest settings

The Witcher - runs but is really laggy on lowest settings