FM 2011 Official System/Specs Thread

[Ishu]

Just wondering, I'm looking to start a long term game now the new patch is out (30+ seasons probably), is it wise to have 53 games loaded on my set up? Will it affect it that much?

Otherwise, whats a good number of leagues to have for a longer term game and should I set some to view only [ones that I don't plan on playing in but would like to have up]

Cheers

53 is decent for a long term.

[lfc7]

Jeez. LFC fans are impatient.
Medium or High.

Thanks sorry for being impatient have ordered it just happy I can use the 3D once again thanks

[Rafa2007]

53 is decent for a long term.

Thank you Ishu, much appreciated mate

[rooneymagic88]

Which would be the better system to run FM including the 3D match engine?
I am presuming the first one?

Intel i5-2400 Quad Core 3.1 ghz, 6MB cache + HD graphics
ASUS P8H67-M LX SI Micro ATX Mainboard, LG1155, SATA 6.0gb/s
4GB Samsung DDR3 1333mhz
1GB ATI Radeon HD5770
1TB Serial ATA 3-Gb/s Hard Drive with 16MB cache (7,200 rpm)


Intel i5-655K Dual Core 3.2ghz, 4MB cache + HD graphics
ASUS P7H55-M SI: Micro ATX Value Mainboard, SATA 3.0gb/s
4GB Samsung DDR3 1333mhz
1GB ATI Radeon HD5770
1TB Serial ATA 3-Gb/s Hard Drive with 16MB cache (7,200 rpm)

[Ishu]

3D is easily high on both.

First one will be twice as powerful than the second one.
The second one is outdated crap.

[Tony7]

30 should be OK.

Thanks I selected Belgium, England, France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Scotland and Russia and game speed was 2 stars. Do you think I would be pushing it a bit trying to include the Danish league making it 40 leagues from 12 nations? I would like to add USA league and maybe Australian but that might be too much.
If I ran a brazilian league or argentine league would it mean I will be more likely to get decent players from them countries coming through once the current players in the game have retired?

My spec again is
Apple Macbook Pro
CPU Intel Core I5 2.4 GHZ
Memory 4GB DDR
Graphics card intel HD and Nivdia GeoForce GT 330M

[konman]

hello my current laptop played fm 2010 ok but will not run fm2011 so must buy new one am currently between 2 could people advise which would be best ie play most leagues etc and if the graphics cards are ok for 3d cheers
1 dell precision m90 intel core 2 duo t7600 2.33ghz
2gb ram
graphics: nvidia quadro fx2500m 512mb

2 hp 6910p intel core 2 duo 2ghz
3gb ram
graphics: ati mobility radeon x2300 (64mb)

any advice would be appreciated and i would also like to know which is better graphics card. cheers

[Ishu]

Thanks I selected Belgium, England, France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Scotland and Russia and game speed was 2 stars. Do you think I would be pushing it a bit trying to include the Danish league making it 40 leagues from 12 nations? I would like to add USA league and maybe Australian but that might be too much.
If I ran a brazilian league or argentine league would it mean I will be more likely to get decent players from them countries coming through once the current players in the game have retired?

My spec again is
Apple Macbook Pro
CPU Intel Core I5 2.4 GHZ
Memory 4GB DDR
Graphics card intel HD and Nivdia GeoForce GT 330M

Should alright if you are a bit patient.
I don't like loading Brazil, it gets "overloaded" with top quality regens.

PS: Don't mind the stars. They are flawed.

[Ishu]

konman
Don't buy either. Whats your budget?

[konman]

my budget is not high around 500 euro would either work

[Redfish]

Hey guys.

I bought the new Macbook pro with the express gaming purpose of playing FM (plus all the day-job things).

I got the low spec 13 inch:
Dual Core i5 2.3 GHZ Sandybridge processor.
4 GB Ram 1333 MHZ DDR3
HD 3000 Intel Graphics

How many leagues should I be able to run for a game?
I noticed someone say on this thread that the "stars are flawed" - in what way?

Thanks

[Lam3r]

Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?

Intel i5 750 Quad Core @ 3.7ghz
8gb DDR3 ram @ 1600mhz
Windows 7 64

I know i have a powerful system but I'm never sure how far I can push it without it becoming too slow.

[Ishu]

Hey guys.

I bought the new Macbook pro with the express gaming purpose of playing FM (plus all the day-job things).

I got the low spec 13 inch:
Dual Core i5 2.3 GHZ Sandybridge processor.
4 GB Ram 1333 MHZ DDR3
HD 3000 Intel Graphics

How many leagues should I be able to run for a game?
I noticed someone say on this thread that the "stars are flawed" - in what way?

Thanks

50 - 60

[Ishu]

Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?

Intel i5 750 Quad Core @ 3.7ghz
8gb DDR3 ram @ 1600mhz
Windows 7 64

I know i have a powerful system but I'm never sure how far I can push it without it becoming too slow.

40 - 45

[Ishu]

my budget is not high around 500 euro would either work

You can get better than that in that budget. If portability is not a requirement, you can consider a desktop.

You can also try asking Wakers here

http://community.sigames.com/showthr...-Thread/page14

[Lam3r]

40 - 45

Would you class running the English Prem down to Blue square prem as 5 leagues in this figure?

[Tora]

Hi guys just bought a pc yesterday with these specs

Amd Phenom 11 x 6 1055T 2.8GHZ
Ati HD 6870
4gb ddr3 @ 1333Mhz
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Just waiting for the game to arrive and wondering how my new pc will fair....Many Thanks.............................

[konman]

have come up with some alternatives are these better which is best thanks again
option 1: Acer Aspire 5742 Windows 7 Laptop
Processor
Intel Core i3-370M / 2.4 GHz 3gb ram
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor =Intel (thats all it says)

option 2: Samsung RV510-A09UK Windows 7 Laptop
Processor - Intel Celeron - 2.1 GHz
RAM - 3 GB
Hard Drive - 320 GB
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive - DVD Rewriter
Graphics - Intel GMA 4500M

option 3: DELL XPS M1710 Premium Gaming Laptop
Intel Core Duo T2600 2.16 GHz 4 GB (667mhz)ram
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB DDR memory
this is used/refurbished other two are new any ideas on which would be best would be great thanks

[Ishu]

Would you class running the English Prem down to Blue square prem as 5 leagues in this figure?

Yes .

[Ishu]

Hi guys just bought a pc yesterday with these specs

Amd Phenom 11 x 6 1055T 2.8GHZ
Ati HD 6870
4gb ddr3 @ 1333Mhz
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Just waiting for the game to arrive and wondering how my new pc will fair....Many Thanks.............................

55 .

[Ishu]

have come up with some alternatives are these better which is best thanks again
option 1: Acer Aspire 5742 Windows 7 Laptop
Processor
Intel Core i3-370M / 2.4 GHz 3gb ram
Video Output / Graphics Processor / Vendor =Intel (thats all it says)

option 2: Samsung RV510-A09UK Windows 7 Laptop
Processor - Intel Celeron - 2.1 GHz
RAM - 3 GB
Hard Drive - 320 GB
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive - DVD Rewriter
Graphics - Intel GMA 4500M

option 3: DELL XPS M1710 Premium Gaming Laptop
Intel Core Duo T2600 2.16 GHz 4 GB (667mhz)ram
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB DDR memory
this is used/refurbished other two are new any ideas on which would be best would be great thanks

1st one.
Just for FM and general use.

25 leagues and 3D on medium

[konman]

ok thanks for all the help finally bought a new laptop will arrive in a few days. can anyone say if and how it will perform ie leagues 3d etc thanks
Inspiron 15R
Intel® CoreTM I3-380M Processor (2.53 GHz)
Graphics : 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

[Ishu]

25 and high.
Better than the first (Graphically).

[johnwalker]

Had this computer for a while, but for various reasons I've never really had a big FM game going. Just wondered how many leagues I can play, I don't use the 3D engine so that doesn't bother me.

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.4 GHz
4GB DDR3 Ram
Windows 7 Professorial 64bit

[baggieboy1]

Just wondered if anyone could tell me how many leagues and players i would be able to load on this system and will the 3d engine work?


Processor & Chipset:
Processor Type:AMD Phenom Triple core P840
Frontside Bus (MHz): 3600MHz HyperTransport™ 3.0
Number of Cores: 3
Chipset: AMD M880G Chipset

RAM:
Memory Size (GB): 6
Memory Specification: PC3-8500
Memory Speed (MHz): 1066

Cache Memory:
L2 Cache(MB): 1.5

Hard Disk Drive:
Hard Drive Capacity (GB): 500
Hard Drive Type: Serial ATA
Hard Drive Speed (rpm): 5400

Graphics:
Graphic Card Name: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5145 Graphics

Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

thanks in advance

[Ishu]

Had this computer for a while, but for various reasons I've never really had a big FM game going. Just wondered how many leagues I can play, I don't use the 3D engine so that doesn't bother me.

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.4 GHz
4GB DDR3 Ram
Windows 7 Professorial 64bit

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[Ishu]

Just wondered if anyone could tell me how many leagues and players i would be able to load on this system and will the 3d engine work?


Processor & Chipset:
Processor Type:AMD Phenom Triple core P840
Frontside Bus (MHz): 3600MHz HyperTransport™ 3.0
Number of Cores: 3
Chipset: AMD M880G Chipset

RAM:
Memory Size (GB): 6
Memory Specification: PC3-8500
Memory Speed (MHz): 1066

Cache Memory:
L2 Cache(MB): 1.5

Hard Disk Drive:
Hard Drive Capacity (GB): 500
Hard Drive Type: Serial ATA
Hard Drive Speed (rpm): 5400

Graphics:
Graphic Card Name: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5145 Graphics

Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

thanks in advance

20 .
3D will work.

[Ishu]

Just wondered if anyone could tell me how many leagues and players i would be able to load on this system and will the 3d engine work?


Processor & Chipset:
Processor Type:AMD Phenom Triple core P840
Frontside Bus (MHz): 3600MHz HyperTransport™ 3.0
Number of Cores: 3
Chipset: AMD M880G Chipset

RAM:
Memory Size (GB): 6
Memory Specification: PC3-8500
Memory Speed (MHz): 1066

Cache Memory:
L2 Cache(MB): 1.5

Hard Disk Drive:
Hard Drive Capacity (GB): 500
Hard Drive Type: Serial ATA
Hard Drive Speed (rpm): 5400

Graphics:
Graphic Card Name: ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5145 Graphics

Operating System:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

thanks in advance

20 .
3D will work.

[vega_spur]

I'm curious how many leagues I can run on my system:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz
9GB
ATI Radeon 5570 1024MB

[GmutuBaxawe]

Hi Ishu,

this week my new laptop will (hopefully) be delivered. This thread was very useful when deciding what laptop to go for, so thanks.
I decided to be patient and wait for all of the Sandy Bridge problems to pass by, and I finally purchased the next configuration:

Processor: 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Memory : 6GB (1X4GB + 1X2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 1 SR
Hard Drive : 640GB Serial ATA (7200RPM) 1 SR
Graphics : 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M Graphics Card 1 SR
Operating System : Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) 1 SR

How many leagues would you recommend? And would it be possible to run a game with ALL leagues turned on (I realize this may slow the game down after a few years)? Or is there some kind of maximum?

Thanks in advance

[Law_Man]

Hi how many leagues will the new top end 15 inch MacBook pro run?

2.2ghz quad core i7 with turbo boost to 3.3ghz, 6mb cache
8gb 1333 RAM
Solid state hard drive
1gb Ati radeon graphics

Thanks

[Romario999]

I have always played Fm on pc, however recently i received a laptop as a gift, i know it is not that powerful but i have to be seen to b using it lol. So i have yet to install fm11 on it but donmt think it will run that well any ideas guys? Heres the spec acer 5552 - AMD Athlon II X2 P320 2.10GHz Processor 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD

[Ishu]

I'm curious how many leagues I can run on my system:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz
9GB
ATI Radeon 5570 1024MB

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[Ishu]

Hi Ishu,

this week my new laptop will (hopefully) be delivered. This thread was very useful when deciding what laptop to go for, so thanks.
I decided to be patient and wait for all of the Sandy Bridge problems to pass by, and I finally purchased the next configuration:

Processor: 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Memory : 6GB (1X4GB + 1X2GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 1 SR
Hard Drive : 640GB Serial ATA (7200RPM) 1 SR
Graphics : 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M Graphics Card 1 SR
Operating System : Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) 1 SR

How many leagues would you recommend? And would it be possible to run a game with ALL leagues turned on (I realize this may slow the game down after a few years)? Or is there some kind of maximum?

Thanks in advance

I would suggest 70.
There are around 130 leagues in total.

[Ishu]

Hi how many leagues will the new top end 15 inch MacBook pro run?

2.2ghz quad core i7 with turbo boost to 3.3ghz, 6mb cache
8gb 1333 RAM
Solid state hard drive
1gb Ati radeon graphics

Thanks

CPU model number??

[Ishu]

I have always played Fm on pc, however recently i received a laptop as a gift, i know it is not that powerful but i have to be seen to b using it lol. So i have yet to install fm11 on it but donmt think it will run that well any ideas guys? Heres the spec acer 5552 - AMD Athlon II X2 P320 2.10GHz Processor 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD

15 .

[Law_Man]

CPU model number??

i7 - 2720QM - "sandy bridge" - 2.2ghz quad core, 6mb cache, with turbo boost to 3.3ghz

[ak71]

Hi mates,

Got a problem here. In order for me to play FM well, ie fast processing speed and high on 3D graphics, i've bought a new laptop. Listed below are the specs:

Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (max. 8GB)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics with 1 GB DDR3 of Dedicated Video Memory

However, i've managed to solve the problem of speed. My System 3D Rating only gives me 2 and half star. Please oh please the wise one, is there anything i can do to improve my System 3D Rating to 4/5...?

Thank you.

[crouchaldinho]

My old laptop is struggling along at the moment and I'm wondering just how bad the spec actually is.

I've got a Dual Core 1.66GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. I'm running Windows Vista.

I know for FM08 and the older versions, my laptop was pretty good, as it only needed a dual core 1.4GHz processor and 1GB RAM.

These days, for FM10 and FM11, the box says I need a 2GHz processor - is that a Dual Core one?

Anyone have any idea how many leagues I could run and what database size it would be best to use? I wanted to try a journeyman save with quite a few leagues loaded if possible.

I'd be grateful for any answers to my questions. Thanks.

[Roycebrown]

New laptop needed, budget of approximately $600. I've had success with Dell's in the past & get a decent corporate discount for purchasing from Dell.com.

But I'm not sure what I should buy, the options appear to be between:

INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $529)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD

or

INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $579)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-460M (2.53Ghz / up to SC 2.8GHz / 3M)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD


The only difference between the two options for $50 seems to be the support of the i5 for Turbo Boost technology, and the general consensus that the i5 is better than the i3 processor.


Any thoughts/suggestions?

[LM97]

@Roycebrown, I would go with the i5 it is newer and more powerful.

[Roycebrown]

@Roycebrown, I would go with the i5 it is newer and more powerful.

It is worth $50 more for the slightly faster processor (2.4 compared to 2.53) & Turbo Boost (which seems pretty useless so far)?

I am leaning towards the i5, unless there's a way better way to spend $500-600. Also, how will FM11 run on an i5?

[Ishu]

i7 - 2720QM - "sandy bridge" - 2.2ghz quad core, 6mb cache, with turbo boost to 3.3ghz

80 .

[Ishu]

Hi mates,

Got a problem here. In order for me to play FM well, ie fast processing speed and high on 3D graphics, i've bought a new laptop. Listed below are the specs:

Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (max. 8GB)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics with 1 GB DDR3 of Dedicated Video Memory

However, i've managed to solve the problem of speed. My System 3D Rating only gives me 2 and half star. Please oh please the wise one, is there anything i can do to improve my System 3D Rating to 4/5...?

Thank you.

Don't care about the rating. It should do high.

[Ishu]

My old laptop is struggling along at the moment and I'm wondering just how bad the spec actually is.

I've got a Dual Core 1.66GHz processor and 3GB of RAM. I'm running Windows Vista.

I know for FM08 and the older versions, my laptop was pretty good, as it only needed a dual core 1.4GHz processor and 1GB RAM.

These days, for FM10 and FM11, the box says I need a 2GHz processor - is that a Dual Core one?

Anyone have any idea how many leagues I could run and what database size it would be best to use? I wanted to try a journeyman save with quite a few leagues loaded if possible.

I'd be grateful for any answers to my questions. Thanks.

Mine is a 1.73GHz Dual Core with W7 and I'm am playing with 12 leagues.

Database size doesn't matter too much.

[Ishu]

New laptop needed, budget of approximately $600. I've had success with Dell's in the past & get a decent corporate discount for purchasing from Dell.com.

But I'm not sure what I should buy, the options appear to be between:

INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $529)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4Threads, 3M cache)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD

or

INSPIRON 15R (List Price= $579)
New 2010 Intel® Core™ i5-460M (2.53Ghz / up to SC 2.8GHz / 3M)
4GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel Memory + 500GB 5400RPM HDD


The only difference between the two options for $50 seems to be the support of the i5 for Turbo Boost technology, and the general consensus that the i5 is better than the i3 processor.


Any thoughts/suggestions?

i5 is slightly better than the i3 and turbo core can come in useful for some application.
Its in your budget, so why not?

[Ishu]

It is worth $50 more for the slightly faster processor (2.4 compared to 2.53) & Turbo Boost (which seems pretty useless so far)?

I am leaning towards the i5, unless there's a way better way to spend $500-600. Also, how will FM11 run on an i5?

The i5 can run around 30 leagues.

If you don't want the portability of a laptop, a desktop (especially customized) will be able to run way more than that.

[ak71]

Don't care about the rating. It should do high.

Thanks for the reply, oh the wise one...

Ishu, if you have the time, could you kindly explain on the System 3D Rating...? It's a bit confusing and misleading.

Thank you.

[Ishu]

Thanks for the reply, oh the wise one...

Ishu, if you have the time, could you kindly explain on the System 3D Rating...? It's a bit confusing and misleading.

Thank you.

There your answer.

[biffy]

Hi,

How many leagues and players can I run on this laptop?

Processor - Intel i7-2820QM 2.3GHz with turbo boost 2.0 8M cache
Ram - 8GM DDR3 1333MHz
Hard Drive - 500 GB 7200RPM
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 500M 1GB
Windows 7 64 Bit

Thanks

[Ishu]

80 .

[crouchaldinho]

Mine is a 1.73GHz Dual Core with W7 and I'm am playing with 12 leagues.

Is that literally 12 leagues or do you mean 12 nations?

[Ishu]

12 leagues.

[crouchaldinho]

Is that the maximum you would recommend for my laptop specs then Ishu? Or could I squeeze a few more out if I use a small db?

[Ishu]

Yeah you can.

[crouchaldinho]

Say around 15 max then?

[Mauley]

Ishu,

How many leagues can i run on this setup for a long term career game.

Genuine Windows 7 Professional x64
Core i5-760 @ 4Ghz
4GB 1600Mhz DDR3
ATI 5770 1GB
750GB Hitachi

Thanks

[Ishu]

Say around 15 max then?

Yeah thats alright.

[Ishu]

Ishu,

How many leagues can i run on this setup for a long term career game.

Genuine Windows 7 Professional x64
Core i5-760 @ 4Ghz
4GB 1600Mhz DDR3
ATI 5770 1GB
750GB Hitachi

Thanks

30 .

[Gee_Simpson]

Can FM actually utilise as many cores as your PC has? As I thought I read somewhere on these forums that the maximum it can utilise is 2?

[Ishu]

Every match is one thread. So FM can utilize as many core as there are matches (on that day).

I even have posted a screenie showing FM using 8cores.

Day to day processing is singlethreaded.

[Gee_Simpson]

Every match is one thread. So FM can utilize as many core as there are matches (on that day).

I even have posted a screenie showing FM using 8cores.

Day to day processing is singlethreaded.

Ok Thanks for the quick response

[ak71]

Every match is one thread. So FM can utilize as many core as there are matches (on that day).

I even have posted a screenie showing FM using 8cores.

Day to day processing is singlethreaded.

Ishu,

At the moment, i've selected leagues from England (up to League 1), Spain (up to Liga Adelante), Italy (up to Serie B), Argentina (up to Segunda Division), Germany (up to Bundesliga) Scotland (up to Premier League), France (up to Ligue 1), Portugal (up to Portuguese Liga), Holland (up to Eredivisie). The Game Speed Star Rating gives me 2 stars. Is there any way i can improve on my game speed?

Listed below is my laptop specs:

Intel® Core™ i5-460M Processor 2.53GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
500GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
6GB DDR3 SDRAM (max. 8GB)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 Graphics with 1 GB DDR3 of Dedicated Video Memory

Thank you.

[Ishu]

Ignore the rating.
Try to open FM, select these leagues and check rating. Now close FM and repeat. It will give you a higher rating.

[ak71]

Ignore the rating.
Try to open FM, select these leagues and check rating. Now close FM and repeat. It will give you a higher rating.

Oryte, i'll give it a go & let you know of the outcome. Thanks the wise one.

[crouchaldinho]

Yeah thats alright.

Cheers for your advice Ishu.

[mike_k123]

i was wondering which desktop is better and i have a budget of £700 so if any one can recommend a better desktop please do theses are the two

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p.../irushpro.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/p.../iconquer.html

Thanks

[S2008]

Im looking at a laptop that will run a LOT of leagues on FM and will be able to run Shogun 2 Total War on max or close to max settings

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

[SCG88]

Hello guys,

I hope you can give me hand in this. I always played the FM in my desktop but since the 3D arrived, well, it just wasn´t good enough (Pentium 4 Intel 2,6 ghz, 2 gb RAM, NVIDIA G-Force 5600 FX 256 Mb) and for the past two years i was down playing in 2D and in a very slow motion. Last week i got a problem with my graphic card, pushing it to hard i guess, so i decided to finally go for a new laptop where i can go to the net, work on office and adobe programs and, mainly, play FM right.

The thing is, i have no clue for what to search for. I have a budget for about 500-700 euros and i really don´t know where to look.

For what ive been reading, RAM should be 3 ou 4 Gb, the processor a Duol Core from Intel better than 2,6, a good hard drive from 350-500 Gb and a graphic card...here is where i really don´t have a clue.

Could you help me with this, telling me the best graphic cards to play the game right (fast with 30 to 60 leagues at least) since the other tecs seems to me that will work out fine...but the graphics are trully killing me. Seen lots os laptops from HP, Asus, Acer, Toshiba with the first 3 categories almost correct (a little more or less on the hard drive a little more or less on the speed Duol Core) but im lost with the graphics so if you could enlist me the main ones, the ones that will make the laptop work on this FM and the few next (i know a good laptop lives for 3 to 4 years only) i would thank you very much!!!

Cheers mates!

[Brian Lannister]

I'm currently shopping for desktop parts to assemble into a system. Now, the only games I play are Football Manager 2011 and World of Warcraft and the two chips I'm considering are the i5 2500k & i7 2600k. All the benchmarks I've been reading say that an there is a minimal difference between the two chips, so I'm leaning on i5 2500k if this is the case.

However, Football Manager 2011 isn't like the games they test. So, basically, I want to know what will I notice in FM 2011 using an i5 compared to the i7?

I'm guessing I will be able to load much more leagues with the i7 and it will run smoother--but is it A LOT more leagues and A LOT more smoother than i5?

[Ishu]

RAM should be 4 Gb, the processor Core iX (X is a number) from Intel

Almost all graphic cards can run 3D on high. Try to find an Intel laptop with Core i5 XXXXM.

[Ishu]

I'm currently shopping for desktop parts to assemble into a system. Now, the only games I play are Football Manager 2011 and World of Warcraft and the two chips I'm considering are the i5 2500k & i7 2600k. All the benchmarks I've been reading say that an there is a minimal difference between the two chips, so I'm leaning on i5 2500k if this is the case.

However, Football Manager 2011 isn't like the games they test. So, basically, I want to know what will I notice in FM 2011 using an i5 compared to the i7?

I'm guessing I will be able to load much more leagues with the i7 and it will run smoother--but is it A LOT more leagues and A LOT more smoother than i5?

Yes FM will definitely benefit from HT of 2600k (which is all it offers over the 2500k).
2500k will run around 70 leagues and 2600k will run 120 leagues. Thing is, is it worth it?

[Hanko]

I need the "great one" (Ishu) to help me

If you had up to £500 to spend on a new laptop, what would you buy?

I'm in the market for a new one. Would love to have a MacBook Pro but can't afford one and not convinced it would run FM2011 well in 3D.

I want to be able to play FM2011 with the 3D match engine.

I just need a couple of suggestions. There is too much choice.

Thanks Ishu

[Ishu]

Ask here
I can't really decide on laptops. I find faults in every laptop I find .
And I'm not used to pounds.

[Ven-Eno]

Please help me..
Asus K53SJ-SX083V Intel® Core™ i3-2310M - 2,10 GHz / LED HD 15,6" / 4096MB / 320GB / 7 HP / NVIDIA GT520 1GB / WebCam
or
Toshuba Satellite L650-1PN Intel® Core™ i5-480M - 2,66GHz / LED 15.6" / 4096MB / 320GB / 7 HP / DVD-RW DL / ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB / WebCam
or
Acer Aspire Timeline X5820TG-545G64MNA Intel® Core™ i5-450M - 2,40 GHz / LED HD 15,6" / 4096MB / 640GB / 7 HP / DVD-RW DL / ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650 1GB / WebCam
How many leagues and gpx??
Cheers

[Ishu]

Any of them is fine. Acer = Toshiba > Asus.

[Ven-Eno]

But the Asus have Sandybridge.. weird.. and leagues and 3d?? can you tell me something? please

[Ishu]

30 and high.

[S2008]

Hey folks I was wondering what is the best gaming laptop I could buy for £1200?

- Needs to have a really good graphics card ( able to run Shogun 2 comfortably)
- Needs to have a fast processor to run a LOT of leagues

Help would be much appreciated

[SCG88]

Anyone please?

[Ishu]

Laptop thread buddy. Post #1474

[Aesler]

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/lapto...specifications

How would this Samsung Q430 fair? Around £500, maybe could do with a gig more Ram and a slightly bigger screen but the rest looks pretty good for just under £500, no?

[ariztonj729]

Just purchased new laptop and eager to start new game! (Previous laptop was Windows XP 1.5 ghz, 512 MB Ram, integrated graphics so anything new at this point is a severe upgrade)

Intel i5-460m Dual Core Processor (2.53 GHz 3MB L3 Cache with Turbo boost to 2.8GHz)
6 GB DDR3 Memory
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 DDR3 graphics
7200 rpm Hard Drive (but that shouldn't change much of anything right?)

Please advise how many leagues would be good for a long-term save. Looking forward to loading more than 3 leagues and the quality regens that I will start seeing! Thanks.

[life is to short to be taken seriously]

Hello community.

On behalf of a friend I am laptop buying, with the main priority being "run FM perfectly, lots of leagues and full database". The friend in question has a budget of approximately £350.

Any of you good people have any suggestions?

[Riks]

Hi,

I was hoping someone could help. I'm wanting to buy a desktop computer and would very much like to get back into football manager. I haven't been able to play for years due to a rubbish laptop! I just dont know what desktop to get as they vary so much in price, etc, it's a bit of a mindfield for me. I primarily will be doing work on the pc and internet browsing. The only game I am likely to play is football manager but I want a pc that can last and handle the game because I have been told the more you play the more room is used up on the computer so I need a desktop that can handle this.

I hope someone can help advice me what to buy. Thanks

[The Rebel MC]

Anyone know how many leagues this would run:

Range: R Series
Model Name: R730 (Red Lid / Silver Hairline Palmrest)
Part Number: NP-R730-JB08UK
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Processor: Intel Pentium P6100 (2.13 Ghz with 3MB cache) with Intel Virtualisation Support, Intel 64 Architecture and Intel Hyper-Threading
Main Chipset: Intel HM55
Memory: 4 Gb DDR3 1066 MHz
Memory Slot: 2 x Slot SODIMM
Display: 17.3 inch (1600 x 900 HD+) Gloss SuperBright LED Backlit LCD
Graphics: Intel GMA HD Graphics
Graphics Memory: Shared Memory
Sound: HD (High Definition) Audio
Sound Feature: SRS 3D Sound Effect
Speakers: 4 W Stereo Speakers (2 W x 2)
Integrated Camera: Web Camera
Hard Drive: 500 Gb SATA 5400 rpm
Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Dual Layer - 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD±R 2.4 x DVD+R DL, 4x DVD±RW, 24x CD-R, 16x CD-RW, 8x DVD, 24x CD
Modem: ---
Wired LAN: 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g/N
WWAN: ---
Bluetooth: ---
I/O Port: VGA, HDMI, Headphone-out, Mic-in, Internal Mic with Noise Suppression, 3 x USB 2.0, 3 in 1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, MMC), DC-in
Keyboard Type: 101 key Island Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Touch Pad/Screen: Touch Pad (Scroll Scope, Flat Type) with gesture control and illuminated edge
TPM: ---
IAMT: ---
Fingerprint Reader: ---
Recovery: Samsung Recovery Solution
Virus: McAfee Virus Scan (Trial Version)
Security: BIOS Boot Up Password, HDD Password
Lock: Kensington Lock Port
AC Adapter: 60 W
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium ion 4400 mAh
Dimensions (WxDxH): 411.4 x 272.8 x 32 - 39.8 mm
Weight: 2.84 Kg
Warranty: 1 year FastGuard Warranty (Collect and Return)
Installed Software: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Display Manager, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager, Samsung Support Centre, Samsung Update Plus, Cyberlink DVD Suite

Thanks for any help.

[S2008]

How many players can I have loaded up with

an i7 QM740 1.73GHz (Turbo to 2.9 GHz)
6GB of Ram
Geforce GT 425M 1GB Garphics card
500 GB Hardrive (7200 rpm)

[The Rebel MC]

Actually - scrap looking at the second post above - that laptop isn't on the agenda anymore!

I've seen this Toshiba i5:

RAM Size: 4 GB
Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Processor Type: Intel Core i5
Hard Drive Size: 500 GB
Computer Memory Type: DDR3 SDRAM
Operating System: Windows 7 Edition Home Premium
Graphics Card Description: Intel GMA HD
Display Technology: LCD
Response Time: 16 milliseconds
Light Source Type: LED


Anyone (hopefully Ishu) know how many leagues this would run? I only watch the matches in commentary so aren't bothered about viewing the matches in full.

[The Rebel MC]

Right - now scrap that one above!

Wakers over on OTF has recommended me this one:

HP Probook 4520s
Screen size - 15.6 in
Processor - Intel® Core i3 370
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 640 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Graphics - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v


I've gone and ordered it seeing as it looks a great deal at £450.

Ishu (or anyone in the know) - any ideas on how many leagues it will run?

[yugo23]

Difference between Sandy Bridge and older i5/i7 CPUs seems really big. Can't wait for the results of Bulldozer CPUs, before I decide which one to get.

[x42bn6]

Difference between Sandy Bridge and older i5/i7 CPUs seems really big. Can't wait for the results of Bulldozer CPUs, before I decide which one to get.

Given AMD's recent history, I wouldn't hold my breath that much... Whilst I think AMD Bulldozer can certainly challenge Intel's i3 range, I suspect Intel will have the edge in the i5/i7 region. The days when Athlon 64 was awesome are unfortunately very distant now...

Granted, of course, it's a new architecture, but they will really need to pull something special out of the hat to challenge Sandy Bridge's efficiency and value-for-money.

[WoGBoYz]

Hey guys, seeking your expertise regarding malware and its removal...

Earlier today my wife was browsing the net and a popup appeared saying it was MS Removal software and the PC had 38 trojan's/virus/etc. Anyway, unfortunately she clicked on run scan and then the PC was infected with the virus (at the time I was running microsoft security essentials virus protector & it did nothing). Anyway, I booted back into safe mode and I deleted the .exe file and it's folder from the program data folder (running win 7) and then I restarted and the popup wasn't coming up anymore. So I installed ZoneAlarms Extreme Security. I've run a virus scan and zonealarms is saying nothing is there, but I wanted to ask my friends here if I still have to delete it from the registry/somewhere else on the pc or if zonealarms is saying there is nothing it is ok? Do I need a registry clearer or anything or should the PC be fine now?

Any thoughts or input would be apprecaited
Cheers

[WoGBoYz]

btw, apologies for the post being non-fm related (although if there is something still there it could stop me playing fm properly..) but I immediately thought that you guys were the right people to ask for guidance in this matter.

[bobatwal]

ishu

A few weeks ago you suggested i will get the following

Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail
Gigabyte GA-H67A-UD3H-B3 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) Motherboard - B3 Revision

Is there a cheap version but can run lots of leagues

Cheers mate

[R.P. McMurphy]

Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+
2 GB DDR

GPU:
ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB

[R.P. McMurphy]

Whats the maximum number of leagues/players I should load of up for a long term game?

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 x2 3800+
2 GB DDR

GPU:
ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB

And I'm using Windows XP.

[Ishu]

less than 10.

[R.P. McMurphy]

9 it is then. Thanks Ishu!

[Stan Free]

Option 1 (£420):

ACER 5742 Core i5 laptop with 4GB memory - Black

* Intel® Core™ i5-450M (2.4 GHz)
* Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* Memory: 4GB
* 500GB

Option 2 (£530):

Lenovo G570
Part Number: M513ZUK

Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Dual Core Processor,
15.6" HD Screen,
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit,
6GB DDR3 RAM,
1GB Dedicated Graphics

(A 4GB RAM version with integrated graphics is also available for £480)

I'm assuming the Lenovo will be the better option due to higher RAM and dedicated graphics, but is it better enough to justify the additional £110 outlay?

[Ishu]

Lenovo's CPU is better than Acer's.

Do you need dedicated GFX?
If not, get the £480 one. The integrated can easily run FM 3D on high.