Fawkon Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Apologies for yet another one of these threads about laptop Specs in relation to FM as i know you guys get loads of these regularly but am currently interested in buying a laptop for around 600 euro and just wondering how well would it run FM2010/2011. I know it is definitely within the specs required but still would be nice to know it can handle multiple leagues, bigger databases, 3D Matches etc. Inspiron 1555 Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor - 2200 English Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) 4096mb RAM Graphics : 512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570 Appreciate your help guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonga27 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I have a studio 15 dell which has the same graphics card amd runs the 3d match engine perfectly. Processor may be a bit slower compared to my quad core but that core 2 will run the game at a good speed still. FM doesnt require a mega rig! Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veg1ta Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 id double your ram then your set Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineOne Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 id double your ram then your set What? 4 gig ram is plenty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedore Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 8Gb of RAM?? Haha. Pay no attention to Vegitable. 4 is plenty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawbawn Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Double the ram? LOL. Waste of money. 4GB is more than enough. I'd say them specs are fine. If you're worried about the processor, then activate the second core. I'm not sure if Windows 7 does it too but Vista by default only activates the first processor. Go to run/the search box on 'Start' - type msconfig and press enter. Click the "Boot" tab, select "Advance options". You should see, towards the top, "Number of processors" if the option is given, tick the tick box, and set the number of processors to the maximum available. This should sort that issue. But other than that, them specs are fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineOne Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Double the ram? LOL. Waste of money. 4GB is more than enough.I'd say them specs are fine. If you're worried about the processor, then activate the second core. I'm not sure if Windows 7 does it too but Vista by default only activates the first processor. Go to run/the search box on 'Start' - type msconfig and press enter. Click the "Boot" tab, select "Advance options". You should see, towards the top, "Number of processors" if the option is given, tick the tick box, and set the number of processors to the maximum available. This should sort that issue. But other than that, them specs are fine Sorry to say, but the whole "windows only uses 1 core" is an absolute myth. The only point of this setting is to disable cores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFraser Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Your CPU looks a bit tame. FM is one of those "CPU type games" where processing and calculations are the meat of the game. Infact your CPU looks dire in comparison to the rest of your specs. Retailers always skimp on something important, that's why I build my own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledgeboy35 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 is this spec ok as well Processor AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Processor M660 - 2.7 GHz - 2000 MHz HT - 2 MB L2 cache Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium RAM 4 GB Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics processor 512 MB dedicated video memory Screen type LCD TFT screen Screen resolution 1366 x 768 pixels Screen size 15.6" Hard drive 500 GB Optical disk drive Lightscribe Super Multi (+/-R +/-RW) dual-layer DVD writer Memory card reader 5-in-1 memory card reader USB 4 USB 2.0 ports FireWire 1 FireWire port Modem/Ethernet Ethernet port Wi-Fi WiFi 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth Yes Video interface 1 x HDMI 1 x VGA Audio interface 2 x headphones 1 x microphone TV output HDMi socket Extension card slot ExpressCard slot Sound Built-in loudspeakers Webcam Yes Battery 6-cell lithium-ion battery Accessories included Battery, power adaptor, documentation Software included Microsoft® Works and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 60-Day Trial Version Microsoft® Internet Explorer Windows® Live Messenger Adobe® Reader Adobe® Flash Player HP MediaSmart Suite HP Setup HP Advisor HP Support Assistant HP ProtectSmart Cyberlink DVD Suite Windows Media center Windows Live™ Applications HP Games Console with hours of free game play EasyBits Magic Desktop Norton Online Backup (30-day trial) Size 378 x 258 x 34 mm (W x D x H) Weight 2.94 kg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadZone Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Concerning ram FM2010 will only EVER use 2GB of your ram, therefore, you only need to have enough extra memory to handle everything else to do with the OS and background programs I have 4GB on Vista, and I tend to play FM2010 in the background while using, zend, firefox and a number of other programs for work, and listening to music... and it still leaves me with memory to spare @Fawkon: Your processor is the only weak point, but providing you don't load too many leagues up it will be fine in speed 3D match engine should be fine with that card as well @knowledgeboy35: Same applies as well Remember, desktops are more powerful than their laptop counterparts, so if you're ok to loose mobility, get a desktop. Tends to be cheaper and more powerful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slawbawn Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Sorry to say, but the whole "windows only uses 1 core" is an absolute myth. The only point of this setting is to disable cores. That's virtually what I said....I'm not sure if it's the same for Windows 7 but by default upon a new install Vista only has one core activated... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadZone Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Actually it has all cores activated by default I know this simply by the fact, I've never touched that setting and Vista uses all 4 of my cores just fine Just to expand it... that tab is only used for the OS Booting only... hence why it's called the boot tab Also, it's called "Number of Processors" not Number of Cores, therefore has ZERO effect on core use For reading: which even includes a quote direct from Microsoft http://www.withinwindows.com/2008/08/09/tweaking-myth-increase-boot-performance-for-multi-core-users-with-msconfig/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineOne Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 That's virtually what I said....I'm not sure if it's the same for Windows 7 but by default upon a new install Vista only has one core activated... That's the opposite of what I said. Apart from that, read Deadzone's post . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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