Gaming on a T42p - risky?

[cormac]

According to some other posts in the T-series forum a T42p should handle many modern games very well. I have run AquaMark and got a total score around 20000 (sorry, don't have the exact value...). 3DMark05 was a challenge, though, and I don't know the scores.

Now, I'd like to try for example HalfLife2. I don't have that much time for gaming, but when I travel I'd consider bringing one, maybe two games along.

A rookie question: Are there any risks in installing and uninstalling a modern game (original, not a black market copy). Ok, it'll show in the registry, but beyond that? Any games that one should avoid because of this? I'd like to be able to load a game, use it for a couple of months on the laptop, and then uninstall it to free the space for other stuff.

/cormac

[gcchatel]

Why would there be a risk? If you install and then uninstall a legal version of a game it is just like installing a program and uninstalling it. It won't hurt anything, if you install an illegal version you might run into some registry problems but nothing that can't be fixed. The only risk I can see is to start spending too much time playing games because regardless of what people say about the FireGL t2 it does a very nice job if it is compatible with the game.

Gael

[cormac]

That sounds sensible.
The worries/rumours that I (being an unexperienced curious gamer) have heard relate to use of illegal versions, most likely.
Thanks for your help!!
Will try something...

[Elhabash]

Yeah, but the one real danger is not to be neglected:

The only risk I can see is to start spending too much time playing games because regardless of what people say about the FireGL t2 it does a very nice job if it is compatible with the game. Very Happy

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I talk out of experience (Not the T2 part, but the time spending part) :wink: