mister_i Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hi My knowledge of processors is pretty limited so thought I would come here for some advice... Anyway, I've seen two laptops for the same price but one has a Core i5 3210M with 4GB RAM and the other has a Core i5 2540M with 6GB RAM. I don't know if there is much difference between the two processors and I'm not sure how important the difference in RAM would be but would just like some opinions on which one would be the most suitable to run FM? Any help would be greatly appreciated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Fm is a processing game so better the processor more leagues and the faster your game will run. Fm only uses 2gb ram so 4 is enough. If u do alot of multi tasking go for the extra RAM otherwise go for the better processor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_i Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Thanks for the info The only real strenuous activity it will have to do is to run FM, other than that it would only be used for browsing and Office so I guess the processor would be more important. Do you know if there is much difference between those two processors? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshace Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 get the 2540 ... the 3210 has a better onboard graphics chip etc but really, the 2540 is great.. and the extra ram is always useful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcattt Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I would recommend the i5 3210. It's the latest generation, and comes with the HD 4000 graphics, which GREATLY improves over hd 3000 intel graphics. Also, 6 gb of RAM is ineffective, 4gb is enough, and if you need more, you can add another 4 gigs later on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 As said above RAM is relatively cheap to upgrade. I'd always go for the better processer. Generaly the higher the number the better it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blast126 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Football Manager is a game that needs a good processor, but also need lot of RAM especially if like to play with lot of leagues. The need of a good graphic depends if you play a 3d match, if you prefer to play on 2d you don't need a good graphic card. i5-3210M This processor is slower than I5-2540 but supports more memory, 32gb and the memory access speed is faster i5 2540 This processor is faster, but supports only 16gb of memory and the memory access speed is slower. Since those two computers have the same price and based only the processor I will choose the i5-3210, because this computer is designed to live longer due his larger upgrade capability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 It doesn't need a lot of RAM. 4gb is plenty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haunted1234 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 3210M is better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 There's actually very little difference between the two processors. But the 3210m would perform better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blast126 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 3210m not only will perform better, but also support a larger upgrade and is designed to live longer due that. It's the better choice. The graphic card is not very good to play the match on 3d, because is not ATI or NVIDIA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I am getting a laptop through a mate today and it has a i3 processor, will that be good enough to run FM 2013 nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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