New Laptop/PC Advice -Please Read the Opening Post

[Smurf]

2 minutes ago, pizzachips said:

@SmurfI bought my new laptop, thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Ever year your here, they should re name this thread in your honor somehow  

I'd take a free copy of Football Manager.... just saying...

 

What laptop did you go for in the end?

Edited October 13, 2020 by Smurf

[godlessshoes]

Smurf and anyone else helping in this topic is amazing. I want to upgrade but didn't have the first clue about processors and graphics cards these days.

 

So I'm looking for a 'good' FM machine. Ive played on stadia this year but missing graphics and custom databases too much.

 

Would prefer a laptop but desktop will be considered up to 7/800 if it's capable of running FM to a high standard and maybe some other sim games like cities skylines or planet zoo.

Got my eye on these two, what do you think?

 

 

There is also a higher end one I'm looking at but think it's too over the top for what is essentially a Football Manaher machine

Edited October 13, 2020 by godlessshoes

[Smurf]

12 minutes ago, godlessshoes said:

Smurf and anyone else helping in this topic is amazing. I want to upgrade but didn't have the first clue about processors and graphics cards these days.

 

So I'm looking for a 'good' FM machine. Ive played on stadia this year but missing graphics and custom databases too much.

 

Would prefer a laptop but desktop will be considered up to 7/800 if it's capable of running FM to a high standard and maybe some other sim games like cities skylines or planet zoo.

Got my eye on these two, what do you think?

 

 

There is also a higher end one I'm looking at but think it's too over the top for what is essentially a Football Manaher machine

You're better off going for the best you can afford.

Where both are excellent - there's always one better than the other.

I'd highly recommend the Ryzen 7 4800H if you can.

 

Desktop - have you got a monitor?

 

[godlessshoes]

5 minutes ago, Smurf said:

You're better off going for the best you can afford.

Where both are excellent - there's always one better than the other.

I'd highly recommend the Ryzen 7 4800H if you can.

 

Desktop - have you got a monitor?

 

I probably can but 400 more when it won't be doing much more than a journey man save seems excessive. I've also got a baby on the way so gaming may become a thing of the past.

 

Yes I already have a desktop but the graphics and processor let it down. It's becoming much more of a home office pc

[Smurf]

10 minutes ago, godlessshoes said:

I probably can but 400 more when it won't be doing much more than a journey man save seems excessive. I've also got a baby on the way so gaming may become a thing of the past.

Yes I already have a desktop but the graphics and processor let it down. It's becoming much more of a home office pc

Buy cheap - buy twice. Take the advantages now and get something for longevity rather than it will do for now. 

£1000 if you want to go for it

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F7EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1009na_2958259.html

 

OR

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F6EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1007na_2958258.html

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6E9EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk1005na_2958256.html

 

DESKTOP

https://www.box.co.uk/Lenovo-Legion-T5-i5-28IMB05-Gaming-Tower_2942420.html

 

Although this has no dedicated graphics cards (playing other games might be a struggle) - as it's a desktop you can add a graphics card at a later time. For FM it would be fine on low-mid settings

https://www.box.co.uk/30CY000RUK-Lenovo-ThinkStation-P330-Tower-Gen-2-3_2570759.html

[vivaricardo]

On 11/10/2020 at 13:13, vivaricardo said:

Hi,

 

Hoping for some help with buying a new laptop

 

FM is the only game I’ll ever buy. Other than that will just be internet browsing. So not looking for a gaming laptop and nothing too heavy, but I'd want a min 14 or 15" display.

 

My budget is £500, could possibly stretch to ones priced £600 as certain brands/retailers have student discount.

 

On FM20 I ran 4-5 nations with large database (3D match engine) and would like to do similar for FM21 & beyond or with a couple more nations running. My current laptop is 6 years old so has struggled with this on FM20 as I built up a long save during lockdown.

 

Any recommendations for what specs I would need or a particular laptop they'd recommend? From what I've seen so far then an integrated graphics card should be fine, as would 8GB RAM as I can't see any 16GB in my budget where I've looked so far. But when it comes to Processer/Hard Drive I'm a bit overwhelmed.

Thanks in advance!

 

Hi @Smurf I’ve seen you’ve recommended this earlier in the thread which is just about in my price range - https://www.box.co.uk/81LK0039UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2934443.html

I’ve also seen this when researching myself, I’ll get £50 discount with Currys and it looks to be a bit more  lightweight which would be more convenient. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-5-a515-43-15-6-amd-ryzen-7-laptop-256-gb-ssd-black-10193895-pdt.html

Is there much of a difference between the two? I’m not going to load up dozens of nations so don’t sure If a dedicated gaming laptop is necessary 

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by vivaricardo

[Fmfan00]

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g15-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-10750h-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-geforce-gtx-1650-ti/14583637
 

Intel Core i7-10750H 2.6 ghz

512 gig HD 

16 gig of ram ddr
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4 gig video card

i just want to make sure before I go and spend 1400 on this gaming laptop that those specs are good enough for when fm21 come out.. 

 

thanks

 

 

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Fmfan00 said:

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-rog-strix-g15-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-10750h-512gb-ssd-16gb-ram-geforce-gtx-1650-ti/14583637
 

Intel Core i7-10750H 2.6 ghz

512 gig HD 

16 gig of ram ddr
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4 gig video card

i just want to make sure before I go and spend 1400 on this gaming laptop that those specs are good enough for when fm21 come out.. 

 

thanks

 

 

That will have no issue running FM at all.

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, vivaricardo said:

Hi @Smurf I’ve seen you’ve recommended this earlier in the thread which is just about in my price range - https://www.box.co.uk/81LK0039UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2934443.html

I’ve also seen this when researching myself, I’ll get £50 discount with Currys and it looks to be a bit more  lightweight which would be more convenient. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-5-a515-43-15-6-amd-ryzen-7-laptop-256-gb-ssd-black-10193895-pdt.html

Is there much of a difference between the two? I’m not going to load up dozens of nations so don’t sure If a dedicated gaming laptop is necessary 

 

The Lenovo has a slightly stronger CPU on top of having a dedicated graphics card, so is still overall a stronger machine.  That said, the Acer will still handle FM just fine.

 

[Smurf]

2 hours ago, vivaricardo said:

Hi @Smurf I’ve seen you’ve recommended this earlier in the thread which is just about in my price range - https://www.box.co.uk/81LK0039UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2934443.html

I’ve also seen this when researching myself, I’ll get £50 discount with Currys and it looks to be a bit more  lightweight which would be more convenient. https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-5-a515-43-15-6-amd-ryzen-7-laptop-256-gb-ssd-black-10193895-pdt.html

Is there much of a difference between the two? I’m not going to load up dozens of nations so don’t sure If a dedicated gaming laptop is necessary 

 

 

24 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

The Lenovo has a slightly stronger CPU on top of having a dedicated graphics card, so is still overall a stronger machine.  That said, the Acer will still handle FM just fine.

 

I agree with kevhamster - but on the fact that it's a better processor by virtue that it won't be throttled under stress.

I'd go with the Lenovo easily.

[pizzachips]

4 hours ago, Smurf said:

I'd take a free copy of Football Manager.... just saying...

 

What laptop did you go for in the end?

haha god loves a trier

ah I use laptop for work so I pushed it out - overkill for FM altho curious to see how many leagues I can run at a good speed

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

Windows 10 Home 64bit,

NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 4GB GDDR6

16GB (8GB onboard + 8GBx1 SODIMM), DDR4, 2933MHz

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, pizzachips said:

haha god loves a trier

ah I use laptop for work so I pushed it out - overkill for FM altho curious to see how many leagues I can run at a good speed

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

Windows 10 Home 64bit,

NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 4GB GDDR6

16GB (8GB onboard + 8GBx1 SODIMM), DDR4, 2933MHz

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

That's one of the strongest laptop CPU's in the market currently, so I'd imagine it'll be able to handle a decent number of leagues. 

[Fmfan00]

2 hours ago, pizzachips said:

haha god loves a trier

ah I use laptop for work so I pushed it out - overkill for FM altho curious to see how many leagues I can run at a good speed

10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)

Windows 10 Home 64bit,

NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 4GB GDDR6

16GB (8GB onboard + 8GBx1 SODIMM), DDR4, 2933MHz

512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

Ur in the same vote as me as far as leagues go..with all of the extra stuff non databases stuff like tournaments, and non extra country databases I have like 77 lol...I will know Friday when I pick up something similR to this but not as powerful but close to it and see how many files I can run

[pizzachips]

1 minute ago, Fmfan00 said:

Ur in the same vote as me as far as leagues go..with all of the extra stuff non databases stuff like tournaments, and non extra country databases I have like 77 lol...I will know Friday when I pick up something similR to this but not as powerful but close to it and see how many files I can run

ive been on CM/FM for about 20 yrs and never had a machine that ran more than 12 leagues at a speed I was happy with ( no joke) so looking fwd to this yr.

let us know what machine you get!!

[oche balboa]

How good will this Laptop be for running Football Manager??

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-S730-13-3-inch-FHD/dp/B087D58D9P/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=LAPTOP&qid=1602619177&refinements=p_36%3A9708210031%2Cp_76%3A419158031%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A21740491031%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A213559031&rnid=182721031&rps=1&s=computers&sr=1-5

[Smurf]

41 minutes ago, oche balboa said:

How good will this Laptop be for running Football Manager??

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-S730-13-3-inch-FHD/dp/B087D58D9P/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=LAPTOP&qid=1602619177&refinements=p_36%3A9708210031%2Cp_76%3A419158031%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A21740491031%2Cp_n_feature_three_browse-bin%3A213559031&rnid=182721031&rps=1&s=computers&sr=1-5

thumbs down from me

[kevhamster]

34 minutes ago, Smurf said:

thumbs down from me

Crikey, no idea how they've justified £900 for that! Utter rip-off. 

[dragosani]

Hiya

 

Long time lurker in this thread J

 

I’ll try and keep it to a mimimum,

 

I currently /used to have a Lenovo z510 (Lenovo Z510 15.6-inch Laptop - Black (Intel Core i7-4702MQ 2.2GHz, 8GB RAM) purchased in 2014

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Z510-15-6-inch-Laptop-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZC

 

it appears I’m  am now in the market for a new laptop as my two year-old decided to lean on the power port (with cord in) and snapped the board inside.

 

After taking on the advice in this thread and looking at various options, I’ve decided that maybe going for a gaming laptop would be better. I’m moving more towards the ryzen 4600h models as they seem to be the best value.

The models i have 

I quite liked the look of asus tuf a15 to begin with (it looked on the sturdy side), however after hearing the problems on youtube regarding the heat vents etc.. I decided to knock that on the head.

This sort of left me floating around the acer nitro 5, and in particular (Acer Nitro 5 AN515-44)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-AN515-44-Display-Windows-Headset/dp/B089BM56BH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Acer+Nitro+5+AN515-44+15.6+Inch+Gaming+Laptop&qid=1602596403&s=computers&sr=1-2.

 

The other option seems to be the hp pavilion gaming 15-ec1007na.

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F6EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1007na_2958258.html

 

Both these machines look quite good , however .. i've notice that the acer has   a refresh rate of 144hz, whilst the pavillion doesn’t mention anything about it (unless I missing it).

Does this really matter?

asides from fm, the only other games i can see myself  playing are the likes of Grand theft auto and resident evil.

 Also is it worth me waiting until black friday to see if anything else is available?

 

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by dragosani

[Smurf]

8 hours ago, kevhamster said:

Crikey, no idea how they've justified £900 for that! Utter rip-off. 

light weight ultra portable. think the yoga one folds back. built for a different purpose 

[kevhamster]

10 hours ago, dragosani said:

Hiya

 

Long time lurker in this thread J

 

I’ll try and keep it to a mimimum,

 

I currently /used to have a Lenovo z510 (Lenovo Z510 15.6-inch Laptop - Black (Intel Core i7-4702MQ 2.2GHz, 8GB RAM) purchased in 2014

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Z510-15-6-inch-Laptop-i7-4702MQ/dp/B00HR6TYZC

 

it appears I’m  am now in the market for a new laptop as my two year-old decided to lean on the power port (with cord in) and snapped the board inside.

 

After taking on the advice in this thread and looking at various options, I’ve decided that maybe going for a gaming laptop would be better. I’m moving more towards the ryzen 4600h models as they seem to be the best value.

The models i have 

I quite liked the look of asus tuf a15 to begin with (it looked on the sturdy side), however after hearing the problems on youtube regarding the heat vents etc.. I decided to knock that on the head.

This sort of left me floating around the acer nitro 5, and in particular (Acer Nitro 5 AN515-44)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-AN515-44-Display-Windows-Headset/dp/B089BM56BH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Acer+Nitro+5+AN515-44+15.6+Inch+Gaming+Laptop&qid=1602596403&s=computers&sr=1-2.

 

The other option seems to be the hp pavilion gaming 15-ec1007na.

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F6EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1007na_2958258.html

 

Both these machines look quite good , however .. i've notice that the acer has   a refresh rate of 144hz, whilst the pavillion doesn’t mention anything about it (unless I missing it).

Does this really matter?

asides from fm, the only other games i can see myself  playing are the likes of Grand theft auto and resident evil.

 Also is it worth me waiting until black friday to see if anything else is available?

 

 

The refresh rate means the display can display a higher FPS.  This primarily would make a real difference for competitive online games, although you will see a difference in other games as well (FM less so to be honest).

Regardless, I would go with the Acer as it has the Ti version of the 1650 which is a fair bit stronger than the standard 1650 in the HP on Box, especially if you're planning on buying the new Resident Evil coming out next year as I'm gonna guess that may be quite a demanding title.

[Nozzer]

22 hours ago, Smurf said:

Do you need a monitor? If not:

In the Unique URL at the end - you can set the browser/antivirus under Section 6

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700K (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER - HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1^st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)

Price: £1,166.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.ie/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/yqgdjC3aGG/

Hi

Thanks for feedback, could you recommend something in say PC World or similar so that I could read reviews and look into the product a little bit more as my knowledge on PCs is very limited so I have no idea what half of the stuff selected on the link means

Thank you

[kevhamster]

44 minutes ago, Nozzer said:

Hi

Thanks for feedback, could you recommend something in say PC World or similar so that I could read reviews and look into the product a little bit more as my knowledge on PCs is very limited so I have no idea what half of the stuff selected on the link means

Thank you

This is the closest equivalents I can find on Currys, although it is not an exact match.

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-pcs/lenovo-legion-t5-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-gtx-1660-super-512-gb-ssd-10205978-pdt.html

I can however vouch that this would be a beast of a computer.  I have a desktop with the same graphics card and same amount of RAM, but slightly weaker CPU (Ryzen 5 3600) and that handles everything I've thrown at it with ease.

Edited October 14, 2020 by kevhamster

[Nozzer]

7 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

This is the closest equivalents I can find on Currys, although it is not an exact match.

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-pcs/lenovo-legion-t5-gaming-pc-intel-core-i7-gtx-1660-super-512-gb-ssd-10205978-pdt.html

I can however vouch that this would be a beast of a computer.  I have a desktop with the same graphics card and same amount of RAM, but slightly weaker CPU (Ryzen 5 3600) and that handles everything I've thrown at it with ease.

Thanks.  Do you think that is overkill for Football Manager, a few RPG games and then general stuff like internet, kids school work, emails etc?

I'm not even sure how much I'd use it for other games as I'm mainly a console player although this could actually make me learn to set PC up through TV and use a gamepad ha

[pizzachips]

2 minutes ago, Nozzer said:

Thanks.  Do you think that is overkill for Football Manager, a few RPG games and then general stuff like internet, kids school work, emails etc?

I'm not even sure how much I'd use it for other games as I'm mainly a console player although this could actually make me learn to set PC up through TV and use a gamepad ha

If your talking just FM, net surfing, basic office packages then you could downgrade,  but then check the specs of the other RPG games  as they could be more intensive than FM.

Also bear in mind if its a machine you plan to keep for yrs game specs will keep increasing so no harm to have a machine that will safely handle everything  but that machine would be a dream for FM  

[Smurf]

55 minutes ago, Nozzer said:

Hi

Thanks for feedback, could you recommend something in say PC World or similar so that I could read reviews and look into the product a little bit more as my knowledge on PCs is very limited so I have no idea what half of the stuff selected on the link means

Thank you

the ones on PC Specialist would be better as they won't come loaded with bloatware. 

You came here for advice and I appreciate that. I recommend you take the advice. 

You can of course look up similar Processor/Ram/Graphics cards specs anywhere you like.

 

 

[kevhamster]

16 minutes ago, Nozzer said:

Thanks.  Do you think that is overkill for Football Manager, a few RPG games and then general stuff like internet, kids school work, emails etc?

I'm not even sure how much I'd use it for other games as I'm mainly a console player although this could actually make me learn to set PC up through TV and use a gamepad ha

What RPG games do you play? The graphics card choice would be overkill purely for FM, but some RPG games are very demanding so if you list what titles you're into (and any upcoming games you're interested in) we'd be better placed to say for sure.

I didn't see your original post but Smurf knows his stuff so I'd assume he had a reason to go with the selection he did. 

[kevhamster]

10 minutes ago, Smurf said:

the ones on PC Specialist would be better as they won't come loaded with bloatware. 

You came here for advice and I appreciate that. I recommend you take the advice. 

You can of course look up similar Processor/Ram/Graphics cards specs anywhere you like.

 

 

Didn't see this reply before my own reply. Agree with this in that it is better to go the custom route for the reasons Smurf has stated. Prebuilt systems like the ones in Currys in the like will have a load of software added in by the manufacturer which take up space and can impact performance. 

Going with custom builders like PC Specialist and Cyberpower UK (both of which I have personally used and can recommend) averts that sort of issue. 

[Nozzer]

15 minutes ago, Smurf said:

the ones on PC Specialist would be better as they won't come loaded with bloatware. 

You came here for advice and I appreciate that. I recommend you take the advice. 

You can of course look up similar Processor/Ram/Graphics cards specs anywhere you like.

 

 

Apologies, my initial response wasn't clear.  I would still be ordering from the link you provided but wanted to have a look at what people have said about a similar machine from somewhere more familiar to me

[Smurf]

1 hour ago, Nozzer said:

Apologies, my initial response wasn't clear.  I would still be ordering from the link you provided but wanted to have a look at what people have said about a similar machine from somewhere more familiar to me

I also meant to add be careful of how people review, they (people in general) are quite dense.

Some reviews I read gave top computers 1 star and the reason was it didn't come with an Operating System, but clearly states it has no OS installed.

Another said the power cord wasn't long enough and gave it 1 star. 

Another one said some packaging wasn't able to go in the recycling (nothing about the computer).

Beware of reviews!

[Beret83]

Would this processor run the game?

 

Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Processor

 

It 

CPU Specifications

• # of Cores4
• # of Threads8
• Processor Base Frequency1.60 GHz
• Max Turbo Frequency4.20 GHz
• Cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
• Bus Speed4 GT/s
• TDP15 W
• Configurable TDP-up Frequency2.10 GHz

[Mattias333]

On 13/10/2020 at 13:32, Smurf said:

Buy cheap - buy twice. Take the advantages now and get something for longevity rather than it will do for now. 

£1000 if you want to go for it

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F7EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1009na_2958259.html

 

OR

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F6EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1007na_2958258.html

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6E9EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk1005na_2958256.html

 

DESKTOP

https://www.box.co.uk/Lenovo-Legion-T5-i5-28IMB05-Gaming-Tower_2942420.html

 

Although this has no dedicated graphics cards (playing other games might be a struggle) - as it's a desktop you can add a graphics card at a later time. For FM it would be fine on low-mid settings

https://www.box.co.uk/30CY000RUK-Lenovo-ThinkStation-P330-Tower-Gen-2-3_2570759.html

Been reading the excellant views and replies, particularly Smurfs. I'm finally biting the bullet and replacing my old Asus x550c i5 6gb ram machine. FM19 and 20 have really slowed down in terms of processing to annoying levels. For me I always love playing with lots of leagues, custom graphics (i.e player face packs, logo's, kits etc) but in the last two editions i've had to massively cut back on the leagues I have running and not use face packs at all as it simply add ridiculously long processing wait simply loading a player up.

Ideally I dont want to spend over £1000 but looking in the 16gb ram, i7 (or comparative) upwards ball park. Graphics are not the be all and end all for me but would be nice Do you have any suggestions on Box or even the amazon prime sale today. There is just so many to chose from I really don't want to choose poorly.

 

Any help massively appreciated

[Mr Tom]

Is the i5 10750h a big difference compared to a i5 10300h, when it comes to FM?  Can it run more leagues/nations faster or is the i5 10300h fast enough?

[kevhamster]

58 minutes ago, Mr Tom said:

Is the i5 10750h a big difference compared to a i5 10300h, when it comes to FM?  Can it run more leagues/nations faster or is the i5 10300h fast enough?

Did you mean the i7-10750h?  I can't see an i5-10750h listed.

Comparing the two here: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-10750H-vs-Intel-Core-i5-10300H/m1053158vsm1027882

This shows that the i7 is definitely the better performer out of the two, but the i5 is a capable chip and should offer a decent performance.  I would suggest the i7 out of the two though if it's within your budget.

[Mr Tom]

32 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

Did you mean the i7-10750h?  I can't see an i5-10750h listed.

Comparing the two here: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-10750H-vs-Intel-Core-i5-10300H/m1053158vsm1027882

This shows that the i7 is definitely the better performer out of the two, but the i5 is a capable chip and should offer a decent performance.  I would suggest the i7 out of the two though if it's within your budget.

Thanks
So how many more leagues/nations can u have compared to the i5 10300h?

[kevhamster]

2 minutes ago, Mr Tom said:

Thanks
So how many more leagues/nations can u have compared to the i5 10300h?

Honestly, I couldn't say.  Anything like that is guesswork.

Both processors are very capable, both will be decent for FM.  But the I7 is stronger.

[Mr Tom]

10 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

Honestly, I couldn't say.  Anything like that is guesswork.

Both processors are very capable, both will be decent for FM.  But the I7 is stronger.

Thanks

i probably go with a i5 then, sure it can handle 5 to 10 leagues for 20 seasons or something 

[kevhamster]

Just now, Mr Tom said:

Thanks

i probably go with a i5 then, sure it can handle 5 to 10 leagues for 20 seasons or something 

Shouldn't be an issue.  My laptop with a Ryzen 5 2500U, which is weaker than both, had no problem with 8 nations.

[Mr Tom]

9 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

Shouldn't be an issue.  My laptop with a Ryzen 5 2500U, which is weaker than both, had no problem with 8 nations.

Thanks. You have been a huge help!
Justifying 300 or so more for an i7, seem ridiculous when you put it like that ha. The most leagues/nations I will have is probably 5 or less. When doing a English non league to legend. I couldn’t do that as my laptop broke a few mouths ago and could barely run fm and championship to prem was slow(even just the prem for a season) from the start ha. So anything gotta be faster ha.

[Mattias333]

On 13/10/2020 at 13:32, Smurf said:

Buy cheap - buy twice. Take the advantages now and get something for longevity rather than it will do for now. 

£1000 if you want to go for it

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F7EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1009na_2958259.html

 

OR

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F6EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1007na_2958258.html

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6E9EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk1005na_2958256.html

 

DESKTOP

https://www.box.co.uk/Lenovo-Legion-T5-i5-28IMB05-Gaming-Tower_2942420.html

 

Although this has no dedicated graphics cards (playing other games might be a struggle) - as it's a desktop you can add a graphics card at a later time. For FM it would be fine on low-mid settings

https://www.box.co.uk/30CY000RUK-Lenovo-ThinkStation-P330-Tower-Gen-2-3_2570759.html

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F7EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1009na_2958259.html

 

decent choice? I personally never used HP before. Only dell an asus

[kevhamster]

17 minutes ago, Mattias333 said:

https://www.box.co.uk/1L6F7EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-ec1009na_2958259.html

 

decent choice? I personally never used HP before. Only dell an asus

Yep, all round very nicely specced.

[Sweetleftfoot]

Hi All,

 

I am considering the HP Envy 15 2020 edition.

What level of details would a 1660 Ti max-q will be able to deliver in 3D mode? 

Also, what level of details would a 2060 max-q will be able to deliver in 3D mode? 
 

Thank you for your help in advance 

[Mattias333]

9 hours ago, kevhamster said:

Yep, all round very nicely specced.

Thanks for the help. Think I’ll go for this. Doesn’t appear to be out yet but pre order an states release only a few days away. 
 

just wanna get back to old days when I could run fm how I wanted it. Fair few leagues, face packs, logos, kits, without the 5 hour processing wait. Lol. 
 

my old ASUS has sadly fallen way behind. 
 

been scouring the net for weeks unable to settle on a firm choice. 

[kevhamster]

7 hours ago, Sweetleftfoot said:

Hi All,

 

I am considering the HP Envy 15 2020 edition.

What level of details would a 1660 Ti max-q will be able to deliver in 3D mode? 

Also, what level of details would a 2060 max-q will be able to deliver in 3D mode? 
 

Thank you for your help in advance 

Both graphics cards will deliver max settings on 3D.  FM is not a graphically demanding game.  I can play on a mix of medium and high settings on my Ryzen laptop's integrated graphics with no issues or visual lag.

Do you play another games other than FM?  If not, you could get by with a much more basic graphics card than either of those two.

If you do play other games, it would really be those that should define your graphics card choice.

[t_hall]

Hi all,

 

Are either of these any good for the price?:

https://www.box.co.uk/NX.HZHEK.002-Acer-Aspire-5-A515-55G-57W5_2943097.html

 

https://www.box.co.uk/X509JA-EJ030T-ASUS-X509JA-EJ030T_2961576.html

[kevhamster]

36 minutes ago, t_hall said:

Hi all,

 

Are either of these any good for the price?:

https://www.box.co.uk/NX.HZHEK.002-Acer-Aspire-5-A515-55G-57W5_2943097.html

 

https://www.box.co.uk/X509JA-EJ030T-ASUS-X509JA-EJ030T_2961576.html

That CPU has a very low base clock speed, so I'd steer clear of these.

[t_hall]

10 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

That CPU has a very low base clock speed, so I'd steer clear of these.

Okay thanks. I don't know an awful lot about specs so this is helpful.

I'm looking for a new laptop, for £600 or under, that can run a couple of leagues. I don't use 3D at all. It's going to be used purely for FM and for work, which for me is basic office stuff. Have you got any suggestions?

[kevhamster]

18 minutes ago, t_hall said:

Okay thanks. I don't know an awful lot about specs so this is helpful.

I'm looking for a new laptop, for £600 or under, that can run a couple of leagues. I don't use 3D at all. It's going to be used purely for FM and for work, which for me is basic office stuff. Have you got any suggestions?

As long as you're happy with the relatively low amount of storage, this will do the job quite nicely: https://www.box.co.uk/M413IA-EB573T-ASUS-Vivobook-14-M413IA-EB573T_2955297.html

Or, if you need more storage, this one: https://www.box.co.uk/M413DA-EB211T-ASUS-VivoBook-14-M413DA-EB211T_2954892.html

[t_hall]

1 hour ago, kevhamster said:

As long as you're happy with the relatively low amount of storage, this will do the job quite nicely: https://www.box.co.uk/M413IA-EB573T-ASUS-Vivobook-14-M413IA-EB573T_2955297.html

Or, if you need more storage, this one: https://www.box.co.uk/M413DA-EB211T-ASUS-VivoBook-14-M413DA-EB211T_2954892.html

Thanks for the advice, would this be an option also?:

https://www.box.co.uk/81LK0039UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2934443.html

[kevhamster]

12 minutes ago, t_hall said:

Thanks for the advice, would this be an option also?:

https://www.box.co.uk/81LK0039UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2934443.html

Yes, that would also be fine.

The dedicated graphics card would also give you some flexibility if you want to play other games as well.  It's not the strongest graphics card by any means (but will be more than fine if you opt to play FM in 3D).

[t_hall]

Thanks mate, you've been a fantastic help!