tcoleman1 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hoping to get a new one for Xmas. I don't have massive amounts of money to spend on one and I have narrowed it down to this one: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0775454569.1259515059@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdkadeimfmdldjcflgceggdhhmdfof.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=138073&category_oid= Need a new laptop anyway, but mainly because FM won't run on mine. Just want to know if this will run FM sufficiently? The processor and RAM are fine, just wondering about the graphics card. Is it compatible with FM and will it work? I don't do a lot of PC gaming (with high graphics needs anyway), other than FM I would tend to play Age of Empires or these type of games. Will it be fine with those games too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 its an okay laptop would be better if it had a dedicated graphics card though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik7 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 It does have "dedicated" ati 3200. I think that its fine for fm but try finding some with better grafics. I think that you can find a laptop with similar specs and for similar cash and with 4xxx gfx. The higher the number the better, gfx wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 It does have "dedicated" ati 3200. I think that its fine for fm but try finding some with better grafics. I think that you can find a laptop with similar specs and for similar cash and with 4xxx gfx. The higher the number the better, gfx wise. not according to Packard Bells website it says shared video memory only thus making it a shared graphics card not dedicated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Have been reading about shared memory cards. Get the impression that they share the RAM from what I already have in my computer. So if I have 4gb and the graphics card takes up say 512mb, then I would still have 3.5gb left. Surely this is still very good and won't affect performance too much? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 it not just a case of sharing ram though it also shares the CPU also with it sharing your computers ram it can slow down the laptop as the data has to travel across a track where as if it was deicated the card could do all the working and not need to access anything else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Ideally I want a laptop for running FM and for running future FM's. I know the laptop world is constantly getting cheaper, better etc, so would need a laptop to be able to cope for 3 or 4 years. If not this laptop then can anyone reccomend any others? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik7 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 not according to Packard Bells website it says shared video memory only thus making it a shared graphics card not dedicated If that's the case, sorry, my bad. I thought all ati or nvidia cards are standalone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169124 looks a better deal to me plus has its own graphics card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Looks pretty good. However, prefer looking at my laptops before I buy them and there isn't much in terms of pictures or whatever. With the laptop I showed before, does anybody know if its possible to put in a new graphics card if I find that my computer can't handle what I am doing? As i said, I will mainly be playing FM and games with that kind of graphic needs. I don't really play big power kind of games online such as COD, as I usually buy these for my ps3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkingwithintent Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169124 looks a better deal to me plus has its own graphics card WOw, that's an awesome deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Upgrading a Laptop graphics card is a long and expensive process you would be better off buying a new laptop. Ebuyer offer a return policy i think if you are unhappy you can send it back within 10 days and get a full refund Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Does that laptop come with a free upgrade to Windows 7? Is it a lot lot better than the other one that I found or will I not notice much difference? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie543 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 yep but i think it might have some fees atttached http://event.asus.com/2009/windows7/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlstonbigspuds Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Processor Type: AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor QL60 Cache: 1MB Operating System: Windows Vista Home Internal Memory: 2GB DDR2 Memory Hard Drive: 120 GB Display: 15.6″ Screen Size Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi Double Layer Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce 8200 Graphics Built-In: 3X USB ports, Wireless Enabled is this laptop good enough to run fm10 please? just it says on the gam performance is low? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gallagher Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 mate, without getting bogged down in tech specs, thats almost the exact same as my laptop spec, and fm10 flies on it, thats running 6 leagues and large database. not a clue about age of the empires though... hope this helps! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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