could i alter my Intel Extreme Graphics 2 to run on the highest setting?

Question

i have a Dimension B110 (dell) with the Intel Extreme Graphics 2 intergrated into it, i read that it can be altered but i dont wanna ruin my pc, so is it possible? i have over 512mb of RAM (i have 768Mb of it (the original 256 plus another 512) and i have 20gb of free space, its suppose to be 2.0ghz and um thats about it, so is it possible? and how? and what will the effects be? thanks

Answer 1

I had a Dell dimension 1100 (nearly identical to the B110). I've never heard of tweaking Intel Integrated graphics. Honestly, it's not worth it for any level of intel IGPs.



That PC is not going to work for gaming, period. It's not even worth it to try to tweak the card, because any application that requires a stronger vid card would also need a stronger CPU than a Celeron or Pentium 4.



If you can find a cheap PCI vid card (not PCI-E or AGP) then you could give the graphics performance a slight boost, but don't expect anything great, and don't spend more than $15 since the CPU is extremely dated as well.



The last game I was able to play smoothly on that computer was either Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 or American McGee's Alice, and that was on low res, low quality, and I had a 2.3GHz Celeron D compared to your 2.0GHz.



I tried to install Age of Empires 3 on there, and it could run at low settings, until something graphics/physics intensive happened like a water battle, at which point the game became a slideshow.



In other words, it's too weak for anything modern. Anything old worth running will run fine with the graphics the way it is.

Answer 2

Sorry that's a very low end machine, not designed for any real type of games. And NO it does not have any kind of video card slot so you cant add a video card. About the only way you can "alter" your graphics is to updated the graphics drivers, but there are no new ones out for that Integrated graphics.

Answer 3

The Dimension B110 is a bottom of the line desktop in all respects. Its CPU was bottom of the line when it was released more than six years ago. It was never intended for gaming and was not designed to have the graphics upgraded. Sorry, it's hopeless.

Answer 4

I assume you're trying to game on your computer. This is never going to work. Intel graphics are not meant for gaming. They're absolutely terrible.