FM24 - PC/Laptop advice thread *** PLEASE READ OPENING POST BEFORE POSTING ***

[scarecrowarrior]

13 hours ago, kevhamster said:

The demo is the same as the full game, just restricted to max 6 months.

Ah cool well I'm going to give it a go on my current laptop and see how it goes! If it's terribly slow or something I'll probably be back for laptop recommendations haha, thanks a lot for the help buddy!!

[Perrypj]

Hey guys,

Looking to update my laptop with hopefully a bit of future proofing in mind for FM25. I've just seen this one on Currys, was just hoping for a bit of advice or recommendations!

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-16x-k3605zf-16-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251636.html

or is that much difference between these two MSI's

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10251897.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-2050-512-gb-ssd-10253504.html

Thanks

Edited December 27, 2023 by Perrypj

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Perrypj said:

Hey guys,

Looking to update my laptop with hopefully a bit of future proofing in mind for FM25. I've just seen this one on Currys, was just hoping for a bit of advice or recommendations!

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-16x-k3605zf-16-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251636.html

or is that much difference between these two MSI's

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10251897.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-2050-512-gb-ssd-10253504.html

Thanks

The only difference is the middle one has a better graphics card.  They all have the same CPU, RAM and SSD capacity, and the ASUS has a slightly larger display.

Any should be fine, but if you're happy to pay the full £700 then I would personally go with the middle one given we don't currently know what FM25's system requirements will be.

[Max42]

Looking at getting a laptop from very. Need it for fm24 & Not much else except normal google, social media. Any recommendations? Cheaper the better would be great but don’t want to need a new one again for fm next year. Obv don’t know what fm25 will need but one with a good chance of working would be good. Any help would be great @kevhamster

Edited December 28, 2023 by Max42

[kevhamster]

4 hours ago, Max42 said:

Looking at getting a laptop from very. Need it for fm24 & Not much else except normal google, social media. Any recommendations? Cheaper the better would be great but don’t want to need a new one again for fm next year. Obv don’t know what fm25 will need but one with a good chance of working would be good. Any help would be great @kevhamster

If you're specifically looking at Very, this is the cheapest one I can see: https://www.very.co.uk/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-laptop-156in-fhd-144hznbspgeforce-rtx-2050nbspintel-core-i5nbsp16gb-ramnbsp512gbnbspssd/1600952500.prd

Gone for a gaming one given the uncertainty of what the system requirements will be.

[Max42]

17 hours ago, kevhamster said:

If you're specifically looking at Very, this is the cheapest one I can see: https://www.very.co.uk/asus-tuf-gaming-f15-laptop-156in-fhd-144hznbspgeforce-rtx-2050nbspintel-core-i5nbsp16gb-ramnbsp512gbnbspssd/1600952500.prd

Gone for a gaming one given the uncertainty of what the system requirements will be.

Thanks for that. I’d checked with curry’s already, the assistant said this is the cheapest from there that would work for fm24 not even thinking about next years. If there’s a better option I can get it from anywhere. 
 

https://www.currys.co.uk/search?q=ASUS+TUF+Gaming+F17+(2023)+NVIDIA+RTX+4050&search-button=&lang=en_GB

[sheffpro]

Just an update to my previous post about my battery getting hammered.

I have a 'solution' for this problem. Went digging and basically bought a 25000 mAh USB C Power Delivery Power bank from INIU.

I tested this and its discharge rate was staggering, using its 25000 mAh capacity in 4.5 hours, 2 hours when playing FM.
I queried this with the manufacturer and they actually sent me another one for free.

My Lenovo laptop has a 'Conservative' Mode where the battery only charges to 80%. With this set i can use the power banks and basically never cycle the battery.
They take two hours to recharge so now i can in theory be always plugged in using the power banks. When one runs out, plugging the other one in and charging the expired one up in two hours.

I will cycle the laptop battery from 80% to 0% and then back to 80% once a month causing 24 cycles per year. This is MUCH better than the current 434 cycles from my first year of use.

Game changer for me. If you like your laptop in general but the battery life is poor or its degraded due to age, very good cost effective solution.
Hopefully it will help someone.


 

[kevhamster]

On 29/12/2023 at 08:28, Max42 said:

Thanks for that. I’d checked with curry’s already, the assistant said this is the cheapest from there that would work for fm24 not even thinking about next years. If there’s a better option I can get it from anywhere. 
 

https://www.currys.co.uk/search?q=ASUS+TUF+Gaming+F17+(2023)+NVIDIA+RTX+4050&search-button=&lang=en_GB

The assistant mislead you a little bit, as there are cheaper laptops there which will run FM24, however taking into account FM25 and that we don't know what the system requirements would be yet, these are the cheaper end of what I'd look at to be sure:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10251897.html

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3268753?clickPR=plp:1:22

The one I'd linked originally should be fine as well, but these ones offer a better graphics card for only a little bit more.

[toml2.0]

Hey guys looking for some help; I've read through a lot of comments from the last couple months looking at the what best laptop is to get for fm/work but I'm critically undecided on a laptop.

What would you guys recommend for <£700

[kevhamster]

Either one of these, they're basically the same spec:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-cyborg-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-3050-512-gb-ssd-10251897.html

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3268753?clickPR=plp:1:22

Edited December 30, 2023 by kevhamster

[ReadingFan82]

I've been having some issues with my laptop running FM recently, it has been very buggy and generally really slow to process through the game. I do have all the face packs, real names, badges, etc.. loaded, but run very few Playable leagues and my game is still slow and sluggish. I can go quite far into saves which obviously will make it slower but even at the start of saves this year I'm having issues with game speed.

As a result, I was thinking about getting a new system to run the game on. I thought it may be best to get a gaming PC of some sort to enable to me to play it faster and to have far more leagues loaded than I'd be able to on a laptop, but if there's a laptop that would be just as good I'd be happy to get that either.

I'd be happy to spend somewhere around £1,000 if it would get my game to run the way I'd like it to. Would anyone happen to have any recommendations on what system might be best for me to purchase?

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, ReadingFan82 said:

I've been having some issues with my laptop running FM recently, it has been very buggy and generally really slow to process through the game. I do have all the face packs, real names, badges, etc.. loaded, but run very few Playable leagues and my game is still slow and sluggish. I can go quite far into saves which obviously will make it slower but even at the start of saves this year I'm having issues with game speed.

As a result, I was thinking about getting a new system to run the game on. I thought it may be best to get a gaming PC of some sort to enable to me to play it faster and to have far more leagues loaded than I'd be able to on a laptop, but if there's a laptop that would be just as good I'd be happy to get that either.

I'd be happy to spend somewhere around £1,000 if it would get my game to run the way I'd like it to. Would anyone happen to have any recommendations on what system might be best for me to purchase?

You haven't mentioned the spec of your current laptop, so it's hard to say whether you're seeing what should be expected or not.  But it is worth noting you can still get excellent performance on a laptop.

Here's one to consider: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/gigabyte-g6-16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10257149.html

Or, if you've decided you definitely want a desktop, then this looks like the best one for under £1000:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-predator-orion-3000-po3650-gaming-pc-intel-core-i5-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10253120.html

If you need to include a monitor/keyboard etc in the £1000 then I'd look at this:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-rog-strix-g13ch-gaming-pc-intel-core-i5-rtx-3060-ti-1-tb-ssd-10254883.html

Edited January 1 by kevhamster

[ReadingFan82]

13 hours ago, kevhamster said:

You haven't mentioned the spec of your current laptop, so it's hard to say whether you're seeing what should be expected or not.  But it is worth noting you can still get excellent performance on a laptop.

Here's one to consider: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/gigabyte-g6-16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10257149.html

I think I should have now attached the specs of my current laptop if they're any help

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, ReadingFan82 said:

I think I should have now attached the specs of my current laptop if they're any help

I'm not massively surprised you're seeing the game being slow with that.  The 10th gen Intel laptop CPU's weren't great and the i3's were particularly poor.

You'd definitely see a significant increase between that and any of the computers I've linked above. 

[SHIPPO79]

Hi All. Happy New Year. Am hoping to dive into FM24 but think my laptop may not fancy the challenge does currently make a few groaning noises etc.. Budget as ever is tight (maybe 500-550) and a 10 year old probably has more knowledge than me on specs etc. Doesn't need to do alot else, general internet stuff, perhaps watch the occasional TV thing but just something as an all rounder might do

 

Current laptop If that helps)

Device name    LAPTOP-675UB375
Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G4 CPU @ 1.10GHz   1.50 GHz
Installed RAM    8.00 GB (7.79 GB usable)
Device ID    7EB48557-87CD-4990-9854-8C507017700A
Product ID    00325-81528-72749-AAOEM
System type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch    No pen or touch input is available for this display

Just had a general search with currys but if anyone could come up with any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance 
 

Buy HP 15s-fq4577sa 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i7, 512 GB SSD, Silver | Currys

[kevhamster]

2 hours ago, SHIPPO79 said:

Hi All. Happy New Year. Am hoping to dive into FM24 but think my laptop may not fancy the challenge does currently make a few groaning noises etc.. Budget as ever is tight (maybe 500-550) and a 10 year old probably has more knowledge than me on specs etc. Doesn't need to do alot else, general internet stuff, perhaps watch the occasional TV thing but just something as an all rounder might do

 

Current laptop If that helps)

Device name    LAPTOP-675UB375
Processor    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G4 CPU @ 1.10GHz   1.50 GHz
Installed RAM    8.00 GB (7.79 GB usable)
Device ID    7EB48557-87CD-4990-9854-8C507017700A
Product ID    00325-81528-72749-AAOEM
System type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch    No pen or touch input is available for this display

Just had a general search with currys but if anyone could come up with any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance 
 

Buy HP 15s-fq4577sa 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i7, 512 GB SSD, Silver | Currys

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-ideapad-gaming-3-15ith06-core-i5-8gb-256gb-gtx-1650-15.6-inch-fhd-ga-82k101jluk/version.asp

As we don't know what the specs requirement will be for FM25, I've gone for the only gaming laptop I can find which is within your budget.  

Edited January 2 by kevhamster

[SHIPPO79]

2 hours ago, kevhamster said:

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-ideapad-gaming-3-15ith06-core-i5-8gb-256gb-gtx-1650-15.6-inch-fhd-ga-82k101jluk/version.asp

As we don't know what the specs requirement will be for FM25, I've gone for the only gaming laptop I can find which is within your budget.  

Thank You will take a look. Really appreciate the help

[ReadingFan82]

13 hours ago, kevhamster said:

I'm not massively surprised you're seeing the game being slow with that.  The 10th gen Intel laptop CPU's weren't great and the i3's were particularly poor.

You'd definitely see a significant increase between that and any of the computers I've linked above. 

That's great! I think I've edge probably more toward a laptop rather than a desktop after all, apart from the one you mentioned above earlier is there any others you may suggest that where in my price range of around £1,000?

Is there also anything I'd have to keep in mind with FM 25 coming soon? Given it might need different stuff to run it than the current game I wouldn't want to be in the situation again next year of not having a laptop capable of running the game.

Edited January 2 by ReadingFan82

[kevhamster]

10 hours ago, ReadingFan82 said:

That's great! I think I've edge probably more toward a laptop rather than a desktop after all, apart from the one you mentioned above earlier is there any others you may suggest that where in my price range of around £1,000?

Is there also anything I'd have to keep in mind with FM 25 coming soon? Given it might need different stuff to run it than the current game I wouldn't want to be in the situation again next year of not having a laptop capable of running the game.

I linked the best one I could find at the price.  It has one of the better laptop CPUs currently available and a very strong graphics card.  Whilst we don't have system requirements for FM25 yet, SI would be aiming for much lower system specs than this as they will still want the game to run on as many computers as possible.  This is the sort of laptop that could easily run any AAA game currently available.

[craigoasis]

Would this laptop be able to run the game - I only want it for this and Netflix.

 

it’s on the cheap side but it looks to meet the system requirements?!

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideapad-3i-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-blue-10250690.html#special-offers

[STANNY08]

Im due a new laptop for fm I think. I've not really been looking yet, but this deal just came up on my Amazon. Ignoring the discount because we know those discount labels are a con, but it looks like a good deal, on a machine that should do a good job of running FM. Or am I missing something that the laptop is lacking?

Deal: MSI Crosshair 15 Inch FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop - (Intel Core i7-12650H, Nvidia GeForce RTX4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home) - Black https://amzn.eu/d/905UdXx

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, craigoasis said:

Would this laptop be able to run the game - I only want it for this and Netflix.

 

it’s on the cheap side but it looks to meet the system requirements?!

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideapad-3i-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-blue-10250690.html#special-offers

Definitely ok for FM24 with graphics at medium settings.  FM25 is currently an unknown when it comes to system requirements - it may be OK, or it may be that once FM25 comes around it'll need to be played with the 2D match engine.

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, STANNY08 said:

Im due a new laptop for fm I think. I've not really been looking yet, but this deal just came up on my Amazon. Ignoring the discount because we know those discount labels are a con, but it looks like a good deal, on a machine that should do a good job of running FM. Or am I missing something that the laptop is lacking?

Deal: MSI Crosshair 15 Inch FHD 240Hz Gaming Laptop - (Intel Core i7-12650H, Nvidia GeForce RTX4060, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home) - Black https://amzn.eu/d/905UdXx

It'll do a decent job.  You're right to disregard the discount but that is the right sort of price for that laptop spec!  There's another MSI laptop with basically the same spec at Currys for that same price, so it's definitely not a bad deal.

[ReadingFan82]

Think I'm going to take the plunge on a new laptop, just whittled down to a few options that I'd need a little help choosing from.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-nitro-5-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10253551.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-stealth-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10246632.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=4d7eb93e-055f-499d-8ee5-1cdcc50d67d1&istItemId=rrxmmwimp&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~0073 (Shopping Ads) Gaming Laptop - Intel PMAX~~Exact~71700000113623540~&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=c&ds_kids=&tgtid=0073 (Shopping Ads) Gaming Laptop - Intel PMAX&&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvirw_O_gwMVXIBQBh3QdwTKEAQYAiABEgIU0fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/gigabyte-g6-16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10257149.html

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/medion-erazer-deputy-p60-intel-core-i7-16gb-1tb-rtx-4060-144hz-fhd-15.6-inc-30036528/version.asp

Just wanted to run these through the forum for some last bits of advice before I take the plunge and sink a fair bit of money into any of them. Let me know what you think!

[kevhamster]

11 hours ago, ReadingFan82 said:

Think I'm going to take the plunge on a new laptop, just whittled down to a few options that I'd need a little help choosing from.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-nitro-5-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10253551.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-stealth-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10246632.html?istCompanyId=bec25c7e-cbcd-460d-81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istFeedId=4d7eb93e-055f-499d-8ee5-1cdcc50d67d1&istItemId=rrxmmwimp&istBid=t&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~0073 (Shopping Ads) Gaming Laptop - Intel PMAX~~Exact~71700000113623540~&mctag=gg_goog_7904&kwid=GOOGLE&device=c&ds_kids=&tgtid=0073 (Shopping Ads) Gaming Laptop - Intel PMAX&&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhvirw_O_gwMVXIBQBh3QdwTKEAQYAiABEgIU0fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/gigabyte-g6-16-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-4060-1-tb-ssd-10257149.html

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/medion-erazer-deputy-p60-intel-core-i7-16gb-1tb-rtx-4060-144hz-fhd-15.6-inc-30036528/version.asp

Just wanted to run these through the forum for some last bits of advice before I take the plunge and sink a fair bit of money into any of them. Let me know what you think!

I'd go for either of the middle two.  They're both basically the same spec, although I think the MSI probably has the slightly better display of the two so if pushed that's the one I'd go for.

[webb1999]

Please can I have some advice on the below. My pc went wrong last week

would this be a good laptop to run fm ? Would like to be able to run quite a large database. 
 

MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop (B13VGK-1095UK), Intel Core i9-13900H, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Panel, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 8GB*2 DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 - Black https://amzn.eu/d/2EhmRTT 

Happy for any alternatives pcs or laptops to be recommended to me in a similar price range. Thanks in advance 

[kevhamster]

5 minutes ago, webb1999 said:

Please can I have some advice on the below. My pc went wrong last week

would this be a good laptop to run fm ? Would like to be able to run quite a large database. 
 

MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop (B13VGK-1095UK), Intel Core i9-13900H, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Panel, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 8GB*2 DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 - Black https://amzn.eu/d/2EhmRTT 

Happy for any alternatives pcs or laptops to be recommended to me in a similar price range. Thanks in advance 

Yes, that one would be excellent.

[Ron_Burgundy]

Hi all,

I do feel a bit daft asking this here but I am struggling to compare the system requirements on the FM page alongside how some laptops are advertised online. So, in the interests of educating myself ever so slightly - could someone give me a little advice on the below laptops and how they might manage with FM24? Ideally, I'd play 3 or 4 leagues in the background and a large player database. I'd just like the game to be quick enough to play comfortably - doesn't have to process at the speed of sound  

Besides FM it'll just be used for very basic Office based tasks, Word, Powerpoint etc etc

Thank you massively in advance

1) Amazon Refurb #1 (assuming it works as advertised - I know you can't confirm that for me) 

2) Amazon Refurb #2

3) As New #1

4) New #2

That's it - thank you again

[kevhamster]

On 05/01/2024 at 16:30, Ron_Burgundy said:

Hi all,

I do feel a bit daft asking this here but I am struggling to compare the system requirements on the FM page alongside how some laptops are advertised online. So, in the interests of educating myself ever so slightly - could someone give me a little advice on the below laptops and how they might manage with FM24? Ideally, I'd play 3 or 4 leagues in the background and a large player database. I'd just like the game to be quick enough to play comfortably - doesn't have to process at the speed of sound  

Besides FM it'll just be used for very basic Office based tasks, Word, Powerpoint etc etc

Thank you massively in advance

1) Amazon Refurb #1 (assuming it works as advertised - I know you can't confirm that for me) 

2) Amazon Refurb #2

3) As New #1

4) New #2

That's it - thank you again

1 and 2 are much older models, and aren't really ideal because of the older CPU and lower resolution display.

3 has a fairly decent CPU but only being 4GB RAM is far from ideal.  You'd also need to take WIndows out of S mode. but that's easy enough to do.

4 is one to simply avoid.  Terrible CPU.

One in the sort of price you're looking at which looks ok is this one: https://www.laptopstation.co.uk/products/hp-laptop-14-dv2514sa-12th-generation-core-i3-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-bang-olufsen-speakers-14-ips-fhd-touchscreen

Although, if you are able to increase the budget at all your options will increase.

Edited January 6 by kevhamster

[Ron_Burgundy]

2 hours ago, kevhamster said:

1 and 2 are much older models, and aren't really ideal because of the older CPU and lower resolution display.

3 has a fairly decent CPU but only being 4GB RAM is far from ideal.  You'd also need to take WIndows out of S mode. but that's easy enough to do.

4 is one to simply avoid.  Terrible CPU.

One in the sort of price you're looking at which looks ok is this one: https://www.laptopstation.co.uk/products/hp-laptop-14-dv2514sa-12th-generation-core-i3-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-bang-olufsen-speakers-14-ips-fhd-touchscreen

Although, if you are able to increase the budget at all your options will increase.

That's brilliant, thank you very much indeed. Much appreciated.

Glad I didn't take the plunge on the Amazon refurbs.

[webb1999]

On 05/01/2024 at 14:11, kevhamster said:

Yes, that one would be excellent.

Thank you 

[Benfisher]

Hello, 

Im looking at getting a laptop to play FM24 on, also with an eye on FM25.

I would ideally like to run a save in one nation, such as starting unemployed in England and working my way up the leagues. Whilst having a decently sized player database.

Would this laptop be sufficient for these requirements? 
https://amzn.eu/d/boiGYZk

[kevhamster]

12 minutes ago, Benfisher said:

Hello, 

Im looking at getting a laptop to play FM24 on, also with an eye on FM25.

I would ideally like to run a save in one nation, such as starting unemployed in England and working my way up the leagues. Whilst having a decently sized player database.

Would this laptop be sufficient for these requirements? 
https://amzn.eu/d/boiGYZk

Yes, it will do the job for FM24.

For FM25, it's a lot harder to say as we don't yet know what the system requirements will be.  It's currently safer to assume a dedicated graphics card will be needed for 3D from FM25 onwards until we're told otherwise, but that will come with a fair amount of additional cost.   SI have confirmed FM25 will retain the 2D view though, so the game should definitely remain playable regardless.

[Benfisher]

51 minutes ago, kevhamster said:

Yes, it will do the job for FM24.

For FM25, it's a lot harder to say as we don't yet know what the system requirements will be.  It's currently safer to assume a dedicated graphics card will be needed for 3D from FM25 onwards until we're told otherwise, but that will come with a fair amount of additional cost.   SI have confirmed FM25 will retain the 2D view though, so the game should definitely remain playable regardless.

Thanks for the help.

Are there any laptops similar to this price range or slightly above which have a dedicated graphics card?

 

If the laptop runs fm24 well then I would also be willing to stay on that. Just want to make sure the laptop supports a decent database and a save that would go in for several years 

 

 

[kevhamster]

10 minutes ago, Benfisher said:

Thanks for the help.

Are there any laptops similar to this price range or slightly above which have a dedicated graphics card?

 

If the laptop runs fm24 well then I would also be willing to stay on that. Just want to make sure the laptop supports a decent database and a save that would go in for several years 

 

 

The cheapest one I'm currently seeing is this one, which is a fairly large jump in price: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3349809?clickPR=plp:1:35

[Benfisher]

Would the 8gb RAM not be a concern? 
 

Would the previous laptop support a decent database and save that lasts several years?

 

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Benfisher said:

Would the 8gb RAM not be a concern? 
 

Would the previous laptop support a decent database and save that lasts several years?

 

8GB is still ok when it comes to FM, but I certainly wouldn't go any lower.

[Benfisher]

Okay great, would you say the laptop you linked is worth the extra money? Happy to increase my budget if it will comfortably run FM24 and have a better chance of running FM25

[kevhamster]

1 hour ago, Benfisher said:

Okay great, would you say the laptop you linked is worth the extra money? Happy to increase my budget if it will comfortably run FM24 and have a better chance of running FM25

On the basis that we don't know the FM25 system requirements yet, I'd say yes if you want to be playing matches in 3D.

Edited January 9 by kevhamster

[Benfisher]

Thanks alot, although I can now see that Argus don’t deliver that product to my post code 😅
 

Do you have any recommendations at a similar price point? Is this an option? 
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-ideapad-gaming-3-15ith06-core-i5-8gb-256gb-gtx-1650-15.6-inch-fhd-ga-82k101jluk/version.asp

Edited January 9 by Benfisher

[kevhamster]

24 minutes ago, Benfisher said:

Thanks alot, although I can now see that Argus don’t deliver that product to my post code 😅
 

Do you have any recommendations at a similar price point? Is this an option? 
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-ideapad-gaming-3-15ith06-core-i5-8gb-256gb-gtx-1650-15.6-inch-fhd-ga-82k101jluk/version.asp

Yeah, that's definitely one to consider.  Both the graphics card and CPU aren't quite as good as the previous one, but still good enough for the job.

[Benfisher]

That it could be able to run FM25? 

[kevhamster]

7 minutes ago, Benfisher said:

That it could be able to run FM25? 

My assumption is yes, but as stated we don't have system requirements confirmed by SI yet.  I have asked!

[Benfisher]

Okay great, thanks a lot for your help.

I think I’ll go ahead and order the Lenova then whilst it’s on offer. Like I said, will only be used for FM and light entertainment so it should be okay.

Appreciate the help.

[Furbskies]

Hi all,

Looking for a new laptop for FM24, aside from FM it will only really be used for Netflix/Youtube and some basic sheets/docs for work. I've found this one on Argos - https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3267651?clickPR=plp:1:20

My concerns are the 8GB of RAM and shared graphics card, especially with the changes coming in FM25.

There's also this option from Currys - https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251054.html

Open to suggestions, ideally would like to order from Argos as I have nectar points to spend but not the end of the world if it comes from elsewhere. Budget-wise I'd like to stay under £600.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[kevhamster]

5 hours ago, Furbskies said:

Hi all,

Looking for a new laptop for FM24, aside from FM it will only really be used for Netflix/Youtube and some basic sheets/docs for work. I've found this one on Argos - https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3267651?clickPR=plp:1:20

My concerns are the 8GB of RAM and shared graphics card, especially with the changes coming in FM25.

There's also this option from Currys - https://www.currys.co.uk/products/acer-aspire-3-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251054.html

Open to suggestions, ideally would like to order from Argos as I have nectar points to spend but not the end of the world if it comes from elsewhere. Budget-wise I'd like to stay under £600.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

As we don't know the specs for FM25 yet, I'd say 8GB RAM is less of a concern than the lack of a dedicated graphics card, especially as RAM can generally be upgraded, but you can't add a graphics card to a laptop.

I'd suggest this one at the same sort of price: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3349809?clickPR=plp:1:35

[Furbskies]

13 hours ago, kevhamster said:

As we don't know the specs for FM25 yet, I'd say 8GB RAM is less of a concern than the lack of a dedicated graphics card, especially as RAM can generally be upgraded, but you can't add a graphics card to a laptop.

I'd suggest this one at the same sort of price: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3349809?clickPR=plp:1:35

Perfect, thanks!

[AFCJames]

Hello all, thoughts on this laptop? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196164338439?_ul=GB&var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338307747&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopbX2A5ZFLfXqstXtiFRtDGbRQiPvqSeZIvrhWThM1mUoGG9OQQWAHxoCyLwQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADA7Q_LzzvdCMcyxDeXe6IYD4TSMo&gclid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopbX2A5ZFLfXqstXtiFRtDGbRQiPvqSeZIvrhWThM1mUoGG9OQQWAHxoCyLwQAvD_BwE 
 

Will be taking the laptop with me when I go backpacking next month for most of this year so portability and battery life is important, apart from FM it’ll be used for watching films/shows and general browsing, leaning towards buying refurbished over new and my budget is around 700 but can be stretched if needed. Any help would be hugely appreciated!

[roganp]

I'm considering a new laptop as I'm wanting to play FM with a beefy database (between 150-200k players) and I'm finding my current one is pretty choppy when watching games in 3D and slow processing at times.  Not too knowledgable when it comes to these things, but would I be able to find anything for £800 or less? I've included the specs of my current laptop for further info.

 

 

 

Edited January 14 by roganp

[kevhamster]

15 hours ago, AFCJames said:

Hello all, thoughts on this laptop? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196164338439?_ul=GB&var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338307747&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopbX2A5ZFLfXqstXtiFRtDGbRQiPvqSeZIvrhWThM1mUoGG9OQQWAHxoCyLwQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADA7Q_LzzvdCMcyxDeXe6IYD4TSMo&gclid=CjwKCAiAqY6tBhAtEiwAHeRopbX2A5ZFLfXqstXtiFRtDGbRQiPvqSeZIvrhWThM1mUoGG9OQQWAHxoCyLwQAvD_BwE 
 

Will be taking the laptop with me when I go backpacking next month for most of this year so portability and battery life is important, apart from FM it’ll be used for watching films/shows and general browsing, leaning towards buying refurbished over new and my budget is around 700 but can be stretched if needed. Any help would be hugely appreciated!

Will definitely be fine for FM24 with medium graphics settings.