burfoot5 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Basically my current laptop an acer aspire 5536 is dying on me with football manager 2011 with a couple of months left before the new game it makes perfect sense to get a new one. I would say my budget is like 800-1000 and the only thing I use it for is fm and I put in serious hours so a good one that should last for a few years would be sweet! Any advice would be welcomed. Thankyou Also if this is the wrong section sorry :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Pro Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 to be honest if you only use it for fm then you dont need to spend 800-1000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burfoot5 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Fair enough but as I say I really wouldn't know where to put my money so can you recommend something which would be up to large database multiple leagues sorta game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Pro Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 just an average 400-500 computer, with around 4GB ram good processors and a nice size screen is always good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMT Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I would suggest going to pcspecialist.co.uk and making your own custom one, that's what I did and saved 000s on what I could have got similar at PC *rip off* World. I would suggest a fast processor and dedicated graphics card, I know people will say you dont need one for just FM, but I have one now, and the 3d game is much much better, oh and 4G of RAM, you could get more, but it won't be utilised at present, but you never know if it will in a few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You could always use the forum search fuinction to find the numerous threads on this subject, it tends to get asked quite often at this time of year. I would suggest a fast processor and dedicated graphics card, I know people will say you dont need one for just FM, but I have one now, and the 3d game is much much better. The intergrated graphics processing on teh 2nd generation Intel i series CPU's will easily deal with the 3D in FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigfacemonkeyman Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 There is good info here; http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/229226-FM-2011-Official-System-Specs-Thread/page19 and may be a good place to ask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSEARLEYx Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Here- http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/packard-bell-imedia-d3527-desktop-pc-10452203-pdt.html Perfect for FM, although if you want to play on high end graphics on the game I suggest a better GFX card. I have that PC and I am planning on upgrading the GFX Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 For that kinda cash - I suggest you go for the i5 processor range and you can't really beat a decent screen size http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-rc710-core-i5-480m-6gb-ram---640gb-hdd---windows-7-hp-64bit---17-3--laptop-with-blu-ray-7G4F.html?refs=54590000-54950000-23-51220000 http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-rc720-core-i5-2410-6gb-ram-750gb-hdd-17-3--windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-laptop-7KZ7.html?refs=54590000-54950000-23-51220000 http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-rf710-core-i5-480-6gb-ram-640gb-hdd-17-3--windows-7-home-premium-laptop-7BZT.html?refs=54590000-54950000-23-51220000 They would be my recommendations. Where the 2nd one in the links there is my favourite. That RC720 laptop should last you a fair few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 For a £200 saving on the Samsung you wouldn't go too far wrong with this; http://www.johnlewis.com/231297506/Product.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Yeh but that's a 15 inch screen and doesn't give much details on the graphics card. Yeh it's cheaper, but not as good, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 A girlfriend tells me not to worry about being 2 inches shorter , as for graphics it russ on the i5 intergarted gfx which is more than adequate if the OP only plans too use the laptop for FM & general web/office use. No sense in spending money on items that are not needed when the £150 spent on a dedicated graphics card can be spent down the pub. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Just going by the OPs budget. As always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddegea Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Get a Mac. Windows is extremely frustrating and get's slow after a year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Get a Mac. Yes you can buy Macs too. Windows is extremely frustrating and get's slow after a year. It's not true that Windows slows down after a year. That's just crap. And misinformation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee2000 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Dell Studio XPS 7100 Desktop PC Black AMD Phenom II X6 2.70GHz 8GB DDR3 RAM 1TB HDD DVDRW £499.99 AMD Black Vision Phenom II 6 Core Processor 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB Graphics Card Display Port, HDMI & 2 x DVI Outlets 2 x D-Sub to DVI converters 4 Rear USB, 2 Top USB & 2 Front USB Ports Top tray for portable devices Top microphone and headphone ports Multifunction Card Reader eSATA connector (rear) RJ-45 Ethernet connector S/P Dif optical audio out THX TruStudio Sound 16x DVD±RW Drive Keyboard & Mouse Colour: Titanium & Chrome effect facia; black sides & top Processor AMD Phenom II X6 2.70GHz Six-Core processor Memory (RAM) 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory (4 x 2GB installed) Hard Drive 1TB 7200rpm Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-RW Drive Card Reader SM, xD,CF,MD, Mini MMC, SD/RS, MS/Pro Duo Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB with Display Port, HDMI & 2 x DVI output Keyboard Yes Mouse Yes Case (Bezel) Titanium & Chrome effect facia; black sides & top Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition Software Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition Warranty 1 Year Collect & Return Warranty provided by Dell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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