Most, if not all, of the AAA games released prior to 2004 should run perfectly fine on older computers. Get anything older than that, you'll probably be able to play at maximum settings.
Wait a second... so there's no 'Run in compatibility mode' or something like in Windows XP? But it's sad that quite a few of the games which don't run are great ones.
One thing I don't like about overclocking is that you run the risk of losing your hardware completely. I prefer getting more experienced people to overclock so my money isn't wasted.
The only game mentioned which I play is Minesweeper. But it's always nice to know that there're some bundled games to play if you only got a few minutes to burn.
I also enjoyed the article. Well, I got a bit bothered by Heavy Rain too - by how the girl's facial expression did not seem to match the emotion in her monologue. I saw someone's comment if 'games were totally realistic' ie. characters in games seemed 100% real. Man I don't think I'll play games like Doom or Mortal Kombat in that case. Probably stick to 'simpler' stuff like the Sims 2.
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