I'm thinking about getting a new computer, will this be good enough?

Will this computer be good enough to run FM11, and FM12, 13, 14 etc. ?

Samsung - Laptop / Intel® Core™ i3 Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 640GB Hard Drive

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I'm looking to get a computer for a reasonable price, but I obviously want something that FM can run on.

It'll be OK. i3's are the budget budget processors

As Deisler says, this is at the budget end of new laptops and I dont see a dedicated graphics card in the spec. If you want to be sure of good FM performance, go for an i5 processor and a dedicated graphics card.

The laptop seems ok for entry level but certainly isn't a gaming laptop (not that it needs to be for FM).

As above my biggest concern would be that it seems to not have any dedicated graphics card just integrated Intel graphics.

Should run the game but would be unsure how well 3D would stand up.

It has Windows 64 Bit and only 4 gb RAM (Memory)

I'd see if you can up to at least 6gb RAM (Memory)

Windows 32 Bit can only register up to 4GB of RAM - but it also only uses 1gb RAM to run Windows.

However, with Windows 64 Bit it requires 2GB of RAM to run Windows (at least efficiently). Leaving just 2 GB RAM for other use.

RAM (Memory) is important if you're multitasking. Say, playing music in iTunes, surfing the net, using word processors, printing, etc.

The more RAM you have the BETTER the computer can multitask.

i3 again are bottom of the range of i-processors - but they're sufficient to run Football Manager.

As long as it is a Sandy Bridge processor, it shouldn't have too many issues running 3D without a dedicated graphics card, even if it is an i3. The Intel HD 2000 and 3000 give close to budget dedicated graphics card performance nowadays - without the price of having to buy a dedicated graphics card!

The question is whether you only ever want to use the laptop to run FM - not always the case - which is where the dedicated graphics card comes in.

If you are getting integrated graphics, make sure it is the HD 3000 rather than HD 2000, which is much better.

HD 3000 review: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-3000.37948.0.html

HD 2000 review: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-2000-100.37994.0.html

tl;dr: The HD 3000 gives performance on par with the Radeon 5450M and can run FIFA 11 on medium comfortably with a reasonable specification.

It has Windows 64 Bit and only 4 gb RAM (Memory)

I'd see if you can up to at least 6gb RAM (Memory)

Windows 32 Bit can only register up to 4GB of RAM - but it also only uses 1gb RAM to run Windows.

However, with Windows 64 Bit it requires 2GB of RAM to run Windows (at least efficiently). Leaving just 2 GB RAM for other use.

RAM (Memory) is important if you're multitasking. Say, playing music in iTunes, surfing the net, using word processors, printing, etc.

The more RAM you have the BETTER the computer can multitask.

i3 again are bottom of the range of i-processors - but they're sufficient to run Football Manager.

4 GB is more than enough to run Windows plus Football Manager. You'll see only a marginal benefit from increased RAM to 6 GB or 8 GB, unless there is heavy multi-tasking (in which case that processor becomes a dubious choice).

Windows 7 alone has a memory footprint of around 1 GB. 1 GB for Windows, 2 GB for Football Manager, and 1 GB for others plus caching is sufficient.

to the OP, the laptop you might be getting is better than mine and my laptop runs fm11 perfectly fine

my laptop only has 2gb ram and all is more than fine

i d suggest taking a look at this laptop.. asus x52j core i5-480M 2.66GHz i got it for 499 Euro so its same price as the samsung

agreed that 4gb ram is enough, tbh the main things are the dedicated graphics and the processor, shop around and you will be able to find better laptops.... and if you don't understand what makes a good processor then use cpu benchmark and it shows the scores of respective processors, ideally you want to be above 3000/4000.

Thanks for the help guys. Got the new system up and running; it's working great.