okay so i got a laptop from my grandparents for Christmas and it's a dell latitude d620 my question is. can it run computer games? maybe not Skyrim or anything recent but idk maybe something like Final Fantasy VII or Halo 2?

What specs are in it?

Post a dxdiag.
XP: Go to Start->run, type “dxdiag” and hit enter. Click the Save All Information button near the bottom right. This will save a Dxdiag.txt in C:\ by default. Then open the dxdiag.txt and copy/paste the information into your post.

VISTA/Windows 7: Go to Start->Search, type “dxdiag” and hit enter, click the Save All Information button near the bottom right. This will save a Dxdiag.txt in C:\ by default. Then open the dxdiag.txt and copy/paste the information into your post.

Card name: Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel® GMA 950
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27A2&SUBSYS_01C21028&REV_03
Display Memory: 224.0 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: igxprd32.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4764 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 1/13/2007 17:33:00, 57344 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: igxpmp32.sys
Mini VDD Date: 1/13/2007 17:33:18, 5672032 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-64E2-11CF-0461-C821A2C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x27A2
SubSys ID: 0x01C21028
Revision ID: 0x0003
Revision ID: 0x0003
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Not Available
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run

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Sound Devices
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Description: SigmaTel Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7690&SUBSYS_102801C2&REV_1022
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: sthda.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.4995.0001 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 3/24/2006 16:34:30, 1156648 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: SigmaTel
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xB5B
Min/Max Sample Rate: 44100, 96000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: SigmaTel Audio
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: sthda.sys
Driver Version: 5.10.4995.0001 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 3/24/2006 16:34:30, 1156648 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x41
Format Flags: 0xCC0


is this it???

Just looking online, it is a DX9 system, so maybe whack in some more RAM and try games from that era.

i'm not the most tech savvy person lol could you explain what you mean and how to do it?

I am not tech savvy either. But I think you only have 1GB of RAM. If you are planning on using the system a lot, you might want to spend a few bucks and get up to 2GB or whatever you feel like spending. The http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/ is designed for DirectX 9. This was superseded by DirectX 10 a little while ago, but not too long ago. So just check out the system requirements for each game, and stay away from those that say you need DirectX 10. Anyway I'm sure others know infinitely more than me.

how do i upgrade my RAM?

Probably easiest to take the laptop to a store that sells components, buy the chips over the counter and have them install them for you. But usually you just open a hatch somewhere and swap it out. It's not rocket science but watch out for static charge (ground yourself before you touch anything). If you are going to do it yourself, just check the specs before you buy.

E.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMScMbkGsFs

thanks.

I guess if it were me I would be looking in the recommended system requirements to say Direct X 9, up to 256MB video ram, and whatever system ram you get if you do choose to upgrade. And your processor is a Intel Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz I think. This would be games from a few years ago. I'm sure you will find plenty. (But don't blame me if it goes wrong 'cos I am just estimating)

Your system is pretty much as low-end as low-end can get. It most certainly won't be able to play Oblivion or Halo 2.

Can probably play Morrowind on Medium, though.

You might get by with Solitaire also.