New Laptop/PC Advice -Please Read the Opening Post

[fm151]

Morning all. Looking for a new laptop for FM20, as I suddenly have some time to pass, budget £600-£800. How does this one rate for the price of £693?

I currently have a 17" screen, so thinking of going for similar again - any strong views on whether it is worth it above a 15" screen?

Thanks a lot!

[Smurf]

13 hours ago, Sith Lord said:

Looking at the P6605 (asking Laptops Direct if they will exchange) and it has the same processor to my current one, will that be a problem?  Couple of online reviews say the fan kicks in under strain from certain games, do you think FM20 is particular "heavy" game or should it cope quite easily without overheating?

Sorry for all the questions, really dont have the knowledge on these types of things.

FM is a heavy processing game - so it would be under strain processor wise.

 

12 hours ago, trfc2012 said:

Hi all,

Looking for a new laptop

Gaming wise it is only FM I play

Would need to be able to run Photoshop etc going forward

Have a budget of £1800

You'd need at least 16gb RAM for Photoshop - and a large hard drive.

Something like this 

Chassis & Display
Octane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-Sync
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-9600K (3.7 GHz) 9 MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1^st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1^st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB Intel® H10 NVMe SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ (upto 2300MB/sR | 1300MB/sW)
 

Price: £1,789.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/octaneVI-17/b0JyCcMTYR/

 

10 hours ago, nufc9895 said:

Hi guys, I am looking into buying a new laptop as mine is old and slow, I found a decent looking one with these specs:

CPU, Memory and Operating System:

• Intel Core i5 9300H processor.
• 8GB RAM DDR4.
• 128GB SSD storage.
• 1TB HDD storage.

Graphics;

• NVIDIA GeForce NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card with 3GB RAM GDDR5.

Looks good

1 hour ago, fm151 said:

Morning all. Looking for a new laptop for FM20, as I suddenly have some time to pass, budget £600-£800. How does this one rate for the price of £693?

I currently have a 17" screen, so thinking of going for similar again - any strong views on whether it is worth it above a 15" screen?

Thanks a lot!

Yep that's good.

[t_hall]

On 16/03/2020 at 13:47, t_hall said:

Hi all, hoping for some help finding a new laptop.

Got a budget of around £400-450 and hoping to find one that can play a few leagues, nothing too excessive though. Also I'm not a fan of 3D so will only be using 2D. Only really need it for FM and some light web browsing and other basic activities. I'm not bothered about the weight because I likely won't be taking it anywhere either most of the time. 

 

Any recommendations would be fantastic and much appreciated x

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-acer-aspire-3-a315-53-core-i5-8250u-8gb-1tb-15.6-inch-windows-1-a1-nx.h38ek.003/version.asp#/specs

Had a bit of a look myself, not very knowledgeable at all about this stuff, but had a bit of a read of this thread to try and get an idea of specs required. Is this refurbed one good enough to a) run FM 20 and b) decent enough value?

Again, any feedback would be appreciated.

[@Mike_THFC]

Hi all,

I'm looking for the perfect Windows laptop which'll run FM like a dream. As much RAM as possible and a good graphics card. It's weird, even my decent work laptop had 1 star graphics on the interface page.

Budget around £1,000.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Smurf]

4 hours ago, t_hall said:

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-acer-aspire-3-a315-53-core-i5-8250u-8gb-1tb-15.6-inch-windows-1-a1-nx.h38ek.003/version.asp#/specs

Had a bit of a look myself, not very knowledgeable at all about this stuff, but had a bit of a read of this thread to try and get an idea of specs required. Is this refurbed one good enough to a) run FM 20 and b) decent enough value?

Again, any feedback would be appreciated.

Not going to be great.

Says it's out of stock so don't know what price range you're in.

Just now, @Mike_THFC said:

Hi all,

I'm looking for the perfect Windows laptop which'll run FM like a dream. As much RAM as possible and a good graphics card. It's weird, even my decent work laptop had 1 star graphics on the interface page.

Budget around £1,000.

Thanks in advance.

Better off putting more ram in yourself - https://www.box.co.uk/30026175-Medion-Erazer-P6605_2496888.html

https://www.box.co.uk/30027142-Medion-Erazer-P15601_2756373.html

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

https://www.box.co.uk/30027143-Medion-Erazer-P15601_2756374.html

https://www.box.co.uk/7JZ86EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk0026na_2614938.html

[t_hall]

1 minute ago, Smurf said:

Not going to be great.

Says it's out of stock so don't know what price range you're in.

 

Up to £400, £450 at a push. That one was £350ish, but yeah gone now.

[@Mike_THFC]

2 minutes ago, Smurf said:

Not going to be great.

Says it's out of stock so don't know what price range you're in.

Better off putting more ram in yourself - https://www.box.co.uk/30026175-Medion-Erazer-P6605_2496888.html

https://www.box.co.uk/30027142-Medion-Erazer-P15601_2756373.html

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

https://www.box.co.uk/30027143-Medion-Erazer-P15601_2756374.html

https://www.box.co.uk/7JZ86EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk0026na_2614938.html

Thanks mate. 8GB RAM should be enough, shouldn't it? Which one would you choose out of that list?

[JordanMilly]

9 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

Thanks mate. 8GB RAM should be enough, shouldn't it? Which one would you choose out of that list?

For FM 8GB should be fine.

If you can afford it, for future-proofing, I'd go with https://www.box.co.uk/7JZ86EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk0026na_2614938.html

It's got the best processor and graphics card of the lot, so should be able to run FM for several years yet barring any major changes in system requirements.

[Smurf]

11 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

Thanks mate. 8GB RAM should be enough, shouldn't it? Which one would you choose out of that list?

Plenty for now - and you can always had in more if you want to.

https://www.box.co.uk/7JZ86EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk0026na_2614938.html

[Smurf]

Just now, JordanMillward_1 said:

For FM 8GB should be fine.

If you can afford it, for future-proofing, I'd go with https://www.box.co.uk/7JZ86EAABU-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-15-dk0026na_2614938.html

It's got the best processor and graphics card of the lot, so should be able to run FM for several years yet barring any major changes in system requirements.

SNAP! 

[@Mike_THFC]

Legends, the pair of you.

[Smurf]

1 minute ago, @Mike_THFC said:

Legends, the pair of you.

Bonus news

 

 

Edited March 18, 2020 by Smurf

[@Mike_THFC]

What would you say is good battery life in a PC now, too?

[Smurf]

18 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

What would you say is good battery life in a PC now, too?

I don't know as I've mine plugged in most of the time. Without plugged in it can go for about 10 hours, but playing football manager it reduces to 2-4 hours.

It will really depend. But you can use the battery settings to go to battery saver mode.

 

[@Mike_THFC]

I think I'm going to go with your recommended one. Do it on finance. I've had a Toshiba laptop for 5 years now and it's way too slow and practically zero battery life despite the 8GB ram.

[Smurf]

2 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

I think I'm going to go with your recommended one. Do it on finance. I've had a Toshiba laptop for 5 years now and it's way too slow and practically zero battery life despite the 8GB ram.

Is battery life really important here?

[Smurf]

3 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

I think I'm going to go with your recommended one. Do it on finance. I've had a Toshiba laptop for 5 years now and it's way too slow and practically zero battery life despite the 8GB ram.

 

Just now, Smurf said:

Is battery life really important here?

This other one is quite similar and the processor is still really good depsite being an i5 instead of an i7 the difference is slight

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

Longer batterylife.

[@Mike_THFC]

I'm only going to play FM no other game if that makes a difference with your recommendation?

[Smurf]

22 minutes ago, @Mike_THFC said:

I'm only going to play FM no other game if that makes a difference with your recommendation?

The first one is better marginally - but the 2nd one I pointed to has better battery.

[Andrew_]

Similar question to Mike's, but looking for something a bit lighter(smaller screen perhaps) and budget at around £1200. Any suggestions?

Edited March 18, 2020 by Andrew_

[Smurf]

8 minutes ago, Andrew_ said:

Similar question to Mike's, but looking for something a bit lighter(smaller screen perhaps, won't be for FM, Cities Skyline the main game) and budget at around £1200. Any suggestions?

When it comes to smaller and fitting things into tighter spaces and making them lighter it ups the price - where this is ideal for FM and out of your budget.
https://www.box.co.uk/AERO-15-SA-7UK2130SH-Gigabyte-AERO-15-SA-7UK2130SH_2616117.html

You end up getting forced into weaker processors and weaker graphics cards and less storage - based on £1200
https://www.box.co.uk/53010TKR-Huawei-Matebook-X-Pro-NEW_2859736.html
https://www.box.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-S540_2893986.html
 

And this would give a killer experience

https://www.box.co.uk/9S7-16U512-246-MSI-GL65-9SD-246UK_2757999.html

 

Edited March 18, 2020 by Smurf

[Andrew_]

2 minutes ago, Smurf said:

When it comes to smaller and fitting things into tighter spaces and making them lighter it ups the price - where this is ideal for FM and out of your budget.
https://www.box.co.uk/AERO-15-SA-7UK2130SH-Gigabyte-AERO-15-SA-7UK2130SH_2616117.html

You end up getting forced into weaker processors and weaker graphics cards and less storage - based on £1200
https://www.box.co.uk/53010TKR-Huawei-Matebook-X-Pro-NEW_2859736.html
https://www.box.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-S540_2893986.html
 

And this would give a killer experience

https://www.box.co.uk/9S7-16U512-246-MSI-GL65-9SD-246UK_2757999.html

 

Cheers. Yeah would rather not compromise on processor/graphics card. Don't think i can justify £1.8k for the occasional Cities playing but will check out the MSi.

[t_hall]

Either of these any good?

https://www.box.co.uk/(Open-Box)-HP-250-G5_2275690.html

https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asus-ryzen-5-3500u-8gb-256gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-10-laptop-m509da-ej034t/version.asp

[Magisterial]

On 17/03/2020 at 11:13, gethinO said:

Thinking of investing in a new laptop to play FM20. Wouldn't really use if for much else apart from internet browsing and so on. This is the one I've seen. My budget would be around £200-£300.

https://www.box.co.uk/81FB004XUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-330S_2498833.html?wgu=13045_138485_15844431052976_216750098b&wgexpiry=1592219105&utm_source=webgains_138485&utm_medium=webgains&utm_campaign=affiliate#DetailTop

Thoughts on this laptop? Don't need anything expensive, just something to the run the game quicker than my current one! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

Hi all. My question is very similar i’d like to spend a maximum of £300 ideally but I’m completely new to FM having come from Fifa so I don’t know if that’s unrealistic in terms of the game running ‘smoothly’. I don’t know how many leagues is the standard and what features are necessary in terms of what the laptop can handle. I think I’ll be playing 2D so graphics not a huge dealbreaker just want the best budget one for me to start my FM Career. Any help also greatly appreciated apologies for being a novice 

[JordanMilly]

1 hour ago, Magisterial said:

Hi all. My question is very similar i’d like to spend a maximum of £300 ideally but I’m completely new to FM having come from Fifa so I don’t know if that’s unrealistic in terms of the game running ‘smoothly’. I don’t know how many leagues is the standard and what features are necessary in terms of what the laptop can handle. I think I’ll be playing 2D so graphics not a huge dealbreaker just want the best budget one for me to start my FM Career. Any help also greatly appreciated apologies for being a novice 

I honestly couldn't advise on a £200-300 budget, as you aren't really getting a laptop designed for much more than watching Netflix or typing a document at that level, and FM is fairly processor-heavy, which means running it well means a processor that'll be outside that small a budget. You might be able to find some decent 2nd hand laptops for that price, but I wouldn't trust a laptop that cheap to run it well.

To run it smoothly with a decent number of leagues/nations loaded up fully, you're probably looking at £500-600 minimum to run it without it lagging too badly.

[Magisterial]

38 minutes ago, JordanMillward_1 said:

I honestly couldn't advise on a £200-300 budget, as you aren't really getting a laptop designed for much more than watching Netflix or typing a document at that level, and FM is fairly processor-heavy, which means running it well means a processor that'll be outside that small a budget. You might be able to find some decent 2nd hand laptops for that price, but I wouldn't trust a laptop that cheap to run it well.

To run it smoothly with a decent number of leagues/nations loaded up fully, you're probably looking at £500-600 minimum to run it without it lagging too badly.

Ok fair enough thanks for your reply. Do you have any suggestions for that price range? 

[villafanluke]

hi all i just wondered if this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-A715-71G-Gaming-Notebook/dp/B077RRY18N?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1 is good enough to play football manager and watch videos on youtube? 

[Smurf]

9 hours ago, Magisterial said:

Ok fair enough thanks for your reply. Do you have any suggestions for that price range? 

The one you picked would work but it wouldn't be great. In that price range your options are limited and you'll take a hit on the amount of leagues/divisions/database size for playability.

7 hours ago, villafanluke said:

hi all i just wondered if this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-A715-71G-Gaming-Notebook/dp/B077RRY18N?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1 is good enough to play football manager and watch videos on youtube? 

Bit on the low side and a couple of generations behind at that price point. https://www.box.co.uk/81LK010TUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2834990.html

This hasn't got the biggest hard drive and likely need a solution later on in it's life, but should be relatively easy to add more storage.

[Magisterial]

27 minutes ago, Smurf said:

The one you picked would work but it wouldn't be great. In that price range your options are limited and you'll take a hit on the amount of leagues/divisions/database size for playability.

Bit on the low side and a couple of generations behind at that price point. https://www.box.co.uk/81LK010TUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2834990.html

This hasn't got the biggest hard drive and likely need a solution later on in it's life, but should be relatively easy to add more storage.

Would this be suitable to load all leagues/divisions and a huge database size? But thanks again appreciate the reply. 

[Smurf]

15 minutes ago, Magisterial said:

Would this be suitable to load all leagues/divisions and a huge database size? But thanks again appreciate the reply. 

Most computers can load all leagues/divisions and the largest database - but most would be incredibly slow doing this.

You'd need to tailor the amount of leagues/divisions/database sizes to your own needs and a speed that you are happy with the progression of.

 

[bobson]

Back with FM from today, after several years absence, and having just bought a new laptop. I haven`t read this whole thread, but it seems, that FM nowadays demand somewhat of a strong CPU/GPU.

My new laptop is a MSI GS65 Stealth - i7-8750h, 16GB Ram and a GTX 1060 6GB.

In hoping this would give me a good experience, am I expecting too much?

[Smurf]

2 minutes ago, bobson said:

Back with FM from today, after several years absence, and having just bought a new laptop. I haven`t read this whole thread, but it seems, that FM nowadays demand somewhat of a strong CPU/GPU.

My new laptop is a MSI GS65 Stealth - i7-8750h, 16GB Ram and a GTX 1060 6GB.

In hoping this would give me a good experience, am I expecting too much?

It should be good.

[mon_irl]

Been thinking about getting into the game again (I also moreso need a new PC prompting me to think about Football Manger). 

Only games I would run is Football Manager and maybe the odd notion for one of the Age of Empire games etc. 

Obviously I don't have a clue about system requirements and the likes.

Take it the below would easily handle my needs?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-tornado-r3i-gaming-pc-amd-ryzen-3-gtx-1650-1-tb-hdd-120-gb-ssd-10203761-pdt.html

[Magisterial]

Alright chaps sorry me again. I think I’ve narrowed it down to these 2 in terms of my budget. Both seem to be recommended frequently for FM and people have good things to say about both. Any preferences or both much of a muchness? https://www.box.co.uk/81LK010TUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2834990.html

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

Thanks in advance 👍🏻

 

[PabloJosh]

Afternoon Guys,

Sorry if this comes through twice..

Looking to purchase a laptop for around the £350 mark (tops) purely for playing FM20.

Doesn’t need all the bells and whistles, just needs to be able to play FM20 at a tolerable processing speed and be able to maybe have a couple leagues running in the background (view only would be fine) and a decent sized database.

Am I talking well out of my budget?

Appreciate the help - been comparing specs etc left right and centre for hours and it’s wrecking my head... haven’t bought a new computer/laptop for 10-11 years and I’m out of my depth.

Is something like this just utter garbage for example...

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7621523
 

Many thanks all!

[j@cko]

Hi guys. Assuming the below setup would give very good performance in terms of speed/players/graphics? Any weak points?

Processor	- Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Processor - Octa-core - 3.0 GHz / 4.7 GHz - 12 MB cache
RAM	- 16 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz) - 32 GB maximum installable RAM
Graphics card	- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super - 8 GB GDDR6
Storage	- 2 TB (7200 rpm) - 256 GB SSD

[joseph_hirst]

Hi all,

Apologies if this gets asked a lot but am wanting to buy a new laptop for first time in years, specifically to play FM, and have no idea what am looking for. Ideally looking to spend around £150-200 on a 2nd hand one from CEX and want it to be able to play FM2020. Not fussed for using 3D graphics, 2D will do fine and would have about 10 leagues loaded ideally. Don't need laptop to do anything else as have a work one for everything else. Would the below linked be any good?

https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=slapacees15210211b&categoryName=laptops-windows&superCatName=computing&title=acer-es1-521-a6-6310-6gb-ram-1tb-hdd-dvd-rw-15%22-windows-10-b

[Brother Ben]

@joseph_hirst To answer your question, no it would really struggle

Stretch to £275 and you can get this, ex business models I would guess, we use them at my work, solid as a rock last for years.  Ideal for the amount of leagues you want to run

[bitzu_rock]

Hi!

If i upgrade my laptop/PC should a re-install the game or i can continue a save and it the game speed should be improved ?

[Mcfc1894]

Would football Manger 2008 be able to run on modern computers or would windows prevent that???

[TylerPickstock]

can i use the same save on my pc as my mobile device?

[Smurf]

17 hours ago, mon_irl said:

Only games I would run is Football Manager and maybe the odd notion for one of the Age of Empire games etc. 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/pc-specialist-tornado-r3i-gaming-pc-amd-ryzen-3-gtx-1650-1-tb-hdd-120-gb-ssd-10203761-pdt.html

Should be ok - you have a monitor right?

16 hours ago, Magisterial said:

 Any preferences or both much of a muchness? https://www.box.co.uk/81LK010TUK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-Gaming-L340-15_2834990.html

https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

Thanks in advance 👍🏻

 

I'd go with that one:
https://www.box.co.uk/NH.Q59EK.007-Acer-Nitro-5_2557789.html

 

16 hours ago, PabloJosh said:

Looking to purchase a laptop for around the £350 mark (tops) purely for playing FM20.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7621523
 

Many thanks all!

Won't be great at all - I'd recommend keeping your money and trying to add to your pot before buying.

14 hours ago, j@cko said:

Hi guys. Assuming the below setup would give very good performance in terms of speed/players/graphics? Any weak points?

Processor	- Intel® Core™ i7-9700 Processor - 3.0 GHz / 4.7 GHz
RAM	- 16 GB DDR4 (2400 MHz)
Graphics card	- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Storage	- 2 TB (7200 rpm) - 256 GB SSD

Yep - super.

14 hours ago, joseph_hirst said:

Hi all,

spend around £150-200 on a 2nd hand one from CEX and want it to be able to play FM2020.

10 leagues loaded ideally. Don't need laptop to do anything else as have a work one for everything else. Would the below linked be any good?

https://uk.webuy.com/product-detail?id=slapacees15210211b&categoryName=laptops-windows&superCatName=computing&title=acer-es1-521-a6-6310-6gb-ram-1tb-hdd-dvd-rw-15%22-windows-10-b

I wouldn't recommend it - same as above - keep your money and try to add to your pot if you can.

13 hours ago, Brother Ben said:

@joseph_hirst To answer your question, no it would really struggle

Stretch to £275 and you can get this, ex business models I would guess, we use them at my work, solid as a rock last for years.  Ideal for the amount of leagues you want to run

It would work - but again - another recommendation to save your money and try to add to your pot.

13 hours ago, bitzu_rock said:

Hi!

If i upgrade my laptop/PC should a re-install the game or i can continue a save and it the game speed should be improved ?

Upgrading what exactly? Are you changing components in your PC or are you upgrading to a new PC?

For a new PC you would have to install steam - login into your steam account and download FM20 - should be fine. 

For your old games files you should back them up and then copy them to your new computer - 

Football Manager 2020 save games can be found here: Windows: C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\games.

Mac: Users\[Your Mac Username]\Library\Application Support\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020. 

 

8 hours ago, Mcfc1894 said:

Would football Manger 2008 be able to run on modern computers or would windows prevent that???

As Football Manager 2008 is probably no longer supported by SI/Sega etc. it's impossible to know. As Football Manager was finished well before new operating systems were even invented. 

But you can run programmes a different way:

Right click on FM 08 exe file and go to Properties

Then go to the Compatibility Tab and select Windows 8 from the dropdown

 

8 hours ago, TylerPickstock said:

can i use the same save on my pc as my mobile device?

What mobile device are you looking at here?

[profii]

My surface pro has finally given up - the screen is starting to pop out the chassis which apparently indicates battery expansion

 

Whilst I might take it apart and try and rebuild/upgrade it I am probably going to buy a laptop... I'm perfectly happy picking one, but just wondering on the best place to look... seems like the most common like is box?

[jtaddy]

Hi guys

Currently got an MSI GL62 7QF, 120ssd, 2.5ghz, intel i5-7300hq, 8gb ram Laptop

however when i load around 36,000 players it drops to 3 star on speed rating and 2 1/2 star on computer performance. 

Does anyone take into account the star ratings and if so

could anyone recommend a quicker laptop under £700 at all

[Smurf]

14 hours ago, profii said:

My surface pro has finally given up - the screen is starting to pop out the chassis which apparently indicates battery expansion

Whilst I might take it apart and try and rebuild/upgrade it I am probably going to buy a laptop... I'm perfectly happy picking one, but just wondering on the best place to look... seems like the most common like is box?

I only use box as it's the fastest to narrowing down. It's not necessarily the best place to look.

It depends on budget, if you're on a low budget then a place like box is good - if you're a bit more generous on your budget then somewhere like PC Specialist is good.

13 hours ago, jtaddy said:

Hi guys

Currently got an MSI GL62 7QF, 120ssd, 2.5ghz, intel i5-7300hq, 8gb ram Laptop

however when i load around 36,000 players it drops to 3 star on speed rating and 2 1/2 star on computer performance. 

Does anyone take into account the star ratings and if so

could anyone recommend a quicker laptop under £700 at all

Star ratings don't mean squat - I wish they would remove this from the game setup - there's lots of variances for this.

But I'd rather go on how happy I am with the progress of day to day with 36,000 players loaded. If you're finding it too slow, then remove some, and if you find it is going ok, you could try adding more.

 

[Bailey_10]

Hi guys

i’ve been looking at getting a 2-1 laptop mainly for university but with the capability to run football manager smoothly with 4-5 nations with the majority of their leagues selected. To get an idea of how much I’d be looking to pay would either of these be capable of running it smoothly and continue to do so for a few years?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-x360-13-3-amd-ryzen-7-2-in-1-laptop-512-gb-ssd-black-10193317-pdt.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-13-7391-13-3-intel-core-i7-2-in-1-512-gb-ssd-black-10199733-pdt.html

im open time suggestions but would want a screen size no bigger than 14” and no more than £1000.

[j@cko]

Just bought this - excited to see how much I can run

 

Processor	- Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Unlocked Processor - Octa-core - 3.6 GHz / 5.0 GHz - 16 MB cache
RAM	- 16 GB DDR4 (3000 MHz) - 128 GB maximum installable RAM
Graphics card	- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super - 8 GB GDDR6
Storage	- 2 TB HDD (7200 rpm) - 512 GB SSD

[Smurf]

15 hours ago, Bailey_10 said:

Hi guys

i’ve been looking at getting a 2-1 laptop mainly for university but with the capability to run football manager smoothly with 4-5 nations with the majority of their leagues selected. To get an idea of how much I’d be looking to pay would either of these be capable of running it smoothly and continue to do so for a few years?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-x360-13-3-amd-ryzen-7-2-in-1-laptop-512-gb-ssd-black-10193317-pdt.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-13-7391-13-3-intel-core-i7-2-in-1-512-gb-ssd-black-10199733-pdt.html

im open time suggestions but would want a screen size no bigger than 14” and no more than £1000.

2-in-1 laptops often sacrafice components for thinness and portablity - they end up being more expensive than a powerful laptop, but it wouldn' tbe a 2-in-1.

I'd highly recommend going with a system that is more powerful than one that looks stylish. 

12 hours ago, j@cko said:

Just bought this - excited to see how much I can run

 

Processor	- Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Unlocked Processor - Octa-core - 3.6 GHz / 5.0 GHz - 16 MB cache
RAM	- 16 GB DDR4 (3000 MHz) - 128 GB maximum installable RAM
Graphics card	- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super - 8 GB GDDR6
Storage	- 2 TB HDD (7200 rpm) - 512 GB SSD

Should be a beast.

[baros2011]

Hi guys

I’m in the market for a reasonable used laptop and have the option of either of these

 

Would either of these run FM20 well? Which one would you go with?
 

i5 3340M  with Nvidia NVS 520 5200m  1gb dedicated graphics card and 8gb ram and 320gb hard drive 

or

i7-3520M with intel HD 4000 Memory 6GB ram and 320GB - but just with integrated intel graphics

 

 

 

[Smurf]

1 hour ago, baros2011 said:

i5 3340M  with Nvidia NVS 520 5200m  1gb dedicated graphics card and 8gb ram and 320gb hard drive 

or

i7-3520M with intel HD 4000 Memory 6GB ram and 320GB - but just with integrated intel graphics

First one.