Glenroy Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi all, I have purchased every version of FM since the Amiga days, unfortunately the last few years I have struggled to get into FM but this year I wanna go big and have a good career over the cold winter months. The plan has hit a problem my ageing Macbook is dying, the screen unless at certain angles turns itself off so its time to invest! I appreciate that Mac's are very good, but for £750 minimum I don't use the features enough to justify a new one, all I want to do is play FM and browse the internet, nothing more. The one small snag is that I travel alot and would like a really light laptop no bigger than around 13" but everything I read states that to get the best out of FM I will need a very good graphics card and processor but not so much reliance on memory. I called into PC World after work today and was told that I will struggle to get a light laptop that has the power to run FM, i am always dubious re computer stores so wanted to check with you guys. If anyone could recommend something I would be very much appreciative!! Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom17 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Hi guys I'm in the market for a new MacBook Pro. Currently playing FM14 on my 2010 13" MBP (2.4GHz C2D with Nvidia GeForce 320M 256 MB graphics) and to be honest the game runs pretty poor (I'm not complaining i know the internals are old as hell in this machine) Currently get about 0.5 * on 3D match engine and game performance. So I'm planning on getting a Retina MacBook Pro 13" (2.4 or 2.6 GHz i5 & Intel Iris graphics) and was thinking of getting it in time for the launch of FM15. Obviously I know we don't know how things will be on 15, but does anyone have experience playing FM14 on an rMPB? I've seen some criticism of Iris graphics, but that's mainly from people trying to play more graphically taxing games than FM. So in short, what sort of game/graphics performance can I expect from this machine if i pull the trigger any buy it? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnoldinho Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks to everyone who has contributed really helpful advice to this thread. I'll try not to repeat lots of questions, but I'd be interested in people's take on the following. I'm fortunate enough to have about £900 to spend, but I'm hoping to get a laptop that will last 5 years or so. I've been playing around with PC Specialist, and currently have the following key aspects: Intel Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50 GHZ) 6MB 8GB RAM (DDR3) Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 1TB Hard Drive (5,400 rpm) That comes to £827 so I can afford one more upgrade. Would you recommend: a - bumping the processor up to be a 2.8GHZ b - upgrading to 16GB RAM c - switching out the 1TB hard drive for a 500GB one and then adding a 240GB Solid State Drive to put the OS and a handful of games on. There's not an option to improve the graphics card, but unless I've made a big misunderstanding that should be more than good enough for FM, right? From the advice I've read on this thread, at the moment I'm feeling slightly torn between b and c. c sounds like it would be better for FM, but b might make the overall build more future proof. That said, RAM is easier to add later? Does it work ok to have two hard drives side by side like that (I know that's probably a stupid question, but I'm not a super technical person!) Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhazmuz Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks to everyone who has contributed really helpful advice to this thread. I'll try not to repeat lots of questions, but I'd be interested in people's take on the following. I'm fortunate enough to have about £900 to spend, but I'm hoping to get a laptop that will last 5 years or so. I've been playing around with PC Specialist, and currently have the following key aspects:Intel Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50 GHZ) 6MB 8GB RAM (DDR3) Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 1TB Hard Drive (5,400 rpm) That comes to £827 so I can afford one more upgrade. Would you recommend: a - bumping the processor up to be a 2.8GHZ b - upgrading to 16GB RAM c - switching out the 1TB hard drive for a 500GB one and then adding a 240GB Solid State Drive to put the OS and a handful of games on. There's not an option to improve the graphics card, but unless I've made a big misunderstanding that should be more than good enough for FM, right? From the advice I've read on this thread, at the moment I'm feeling slightly torn between b and c. c sounds like it would be better for FM, but b might make the overall build more future proof. That said, RAM is easier to add later? Does it work ok to have two hard drives side by side like that (I know that's probably a stupid question, but I'm not a super technical person!) Thanks! Id go for c, the CPU and Ram should be sufficient for a long time unless you do heavy editing/video work I think. SSD is always a nice for OS and fast loading in games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFal36 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Thanks to everyone who has contributed really helpful advice to this thread. I'll try not to repeat lots of questions, but I'd be interested in people's take on the following. I'm fortunate enough to have about £900 to spend, but I'm hoping to get a laptop that will last 5 years or so. I've been playing around with PC Specialist, and currently have the following key aspects:Intel Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50 GHZ) 6MB 8GB RAM (DDR3) Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M 2GB 1TB Hard Drive (5,400 rpm) That comes to £827 so I can afford one more upgrade. Would you recommend: a - bumping the processor up to be a 2.8GHZ b - upgrading to 16GB RAM c - switching out the 1TB hard drive for a 500GB one and then adding a 240GB Solid State Drive to put the OS and a handful of games on. There's not an option to improve the graphics card, but unless I've made a big misunderstanding that should be more than good enough for FM, right? From the advice I've read on this thread, at the moment I'm feeling slightly torn between b and c. c sounds like it would be better for FM, but b might make the overall build more future proof. That said, RAM is easier to add later? Does it work ok to have two hard drives side by side like that (I know that's probably a stupid question, but I'm not a super technical person!) Thanks! http://prntscr.com/4xhnfx Is this not better for £3 extra, this comes with an ssd. or this http://prntscr.com/4xhpx9 slightly lesser graphics card and no backlit keyboard but more ram and bigger screen and both have a better Hard drive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stainyg Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Some help needed please, looking to get a new laptop buy the end of the week for fm15, my old acer was running ok on fm14 but think its time for a upgrade, thing is I only have max of £400 Found this one but not totally sure what i am looking for http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p075sa-15-6-laptop-ash-silver-10016047-pdt.html Any comments much appreciated thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFal36 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Some help needed please, looking to get a new laptop buy the end of the week for fm15, my old acer was running ok on fm14 but think its time for a upgrade, thing is I only have max of £400Found this one but not totally sure what i am looking for http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p075sa-15-6-laptop-ash-silver-10016047-pdt.html Any comments much appreciated thanks http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/core-i5-laptops Can get an i5 here for that price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stainyg Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Thanks much appreciated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierannn Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Would a AMD or Intel CPU be better for FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Wouldnt really matter, clock for clock Intel cpu's do tend to be faster but AMD's have much better iGPU. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierannn Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 How good would the fx 8320 be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabioke Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Would a AMD or Intel CPU be better for FM http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/370225-Football-Manager-14-Benchmark-Thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFal36 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Would a AMD or Intel CPU be better for FM http://cpuboss.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sorry to ask again but if anyone could give any advice on the below it would be really really appreciated as FM15 is coming quick and I would love a new machine ready for it. Thanks Hi all,I have purchased every version of FM since the Amiga days, unfortunately the last few years I have struggled to get into FM but this year I wanna go big and have a good career over the cold winter months. The plan has hit a problem my ageing Macbook is dying, the screen unless at certain angles turns itself off so its time to invest! I appreciate that Mac's are very good, but for £750 minimum I don't use the features enough to justify a new one, all I want to do is play FM and browse the internet, nothing more. The one small snag is that I travel alot and would like a really light laptop no bigger than around 13" but everything I read states that to get the best out of FM I will need a very good graphics card and processor but not so much reliance on memory. I called into PC World after work today and was told that I will struggle to get a light laptop that has the power to run FM, i am always dubious re computer stores so wanted to check with you guys. If anyone could recommend something I would be very much appreciative!! Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stainyg Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Will FM15 be pretty decent on this? http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/X552CL-SX037H-ASUS-X552CL-SX037H_1504033.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stainyg Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Will fm15 run pretty decent on this http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/X552CL-SX037H-ASUS-X552CL-SX037H_1504033.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 What's your budget? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hi Eugene, Preferably £500-600, tbh all I will do is play FM and use the internet, have an iPad for watching movies etc. Ideal I would like it to be light as I travel alot. In terms of FM I don't load huge amounts of leagues but would like to watch the games in the best possible way. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 This one is good http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59395010-Lenovo-Z510_1536137.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thanks Eugene, my current Macbook is 2.3kg, its a shocker on hand luggage only flights lol, I was hoping for a 13" lighter laptop, I am beginning to think that my only choice is a Macbook Air but they are so expensive to just play FM and use the internet. Plus Macbook Air's start at £749 for 11' inch, £849 for 13" and then I would probably need more RAM in them? so I will be looking at £1000 just to have a light laptop to play FM and use the net, shocker! I have tried FM on my iPad but to someone thats played FM years and years its really not the same! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Ah ok - try some of these http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/NX.V7BEK.028-Acer-TravelMate-P243_1470381.html Problem is that these don't come with a lot of RAM - you should probably double the RAM in it - if you can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbearhandbook Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hi folks, do you think this is the best laptop I could get for this price? (£640) http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59419186-Lenovo-Z710_1656493.html Also, generally, would a 2.2 ghz i7 quad core run faster than a 2.5ghz i5 dual core if they were the same U, M, MQ etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hi folks, do you think this is the best laptop I could get for this price? (£640) http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59419186-Lenovo-Z710_1656493.htmlAlso, generally, would a 2.2 ghz i7 quad core run faster than a 2.5ghz i5 dual core if they were the same U, M, MQ etc? Laptop looks fine. Ah that's a loaded question. Luckily someone has already tested it http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-3632QM-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4200M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Is a dedicated graphic card a must for FM or is a integrated HD one fine if you have a good processor/RAM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Integrated is fine, I have a Core I5 3230m/HD 4000 and I run at medium settings with everything on, of course as always it all depends on what resolution your running as-well. Newer IvyBridge CPU's will have better iGPU so will handle it a bit better, AMD on the other hand have much better iGPU than Intel but suffer a lot in terms of CPU grunt compared to Intel cpu's. Another option is to wait until Intel Core M powered devices hit the mainstream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwolves Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Intel Core i5-4200U Processor 8 GB RAM 1 TB HDD 1792MB Total Approx Graphics memory Will it run fm smoothly ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Thanks Chris, honestly all I will run is Prem - Conference, large database though, season with Forest and then I would want to watch the game in the best possible way. My computer knowledge is poor, what is Intel Core m? Integrated is fine, I have a Core I5 3230m/HD 4000 and I run at medium settings with everything on, of course as always it all depends on what resolution your running as-well.Newer IvyBridge CPU's will have better iGPU so will handle it a bit better, AMD on the other hand have much better iGPU than Intel but suffer a lot in terms of CPU grunt compared to Intel cpu's. Another option is to wait until Intel Core M powered devices hit the mainstream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Core M is the next generation of Intel low power CPU's mainly aimed at mobile devices like tablets, laptops, ultrabooks etc... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Intel Core i5-4200U Processor8 GB RAM 1 TB HDD 1792MB Total Approx Graphics memory Will it run fm smoothly ? Yeah you will be fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Cheers Chris, I would love something for the release of FM15 but don't think I am going to find anything. I reckon id go £500 ideal, £600 max on a windows laptop but due to the light weight ones being pretty rubbish I may need to go for a Macbook Air or wait for smaller windows laptops to improve which they should if the Macbook Air's are so light. Frustrating! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Cheers Chris, I would love something for the release of FM15 but don't think I am going to find anything. I reckon id go £500 ideal, £600 max on a windows laptop but due to the light weight ones being pretty rubbish I may need to go for a Macbook Air or wait for smaller windows laptops to improve which they should if the Macbook Air's are so light.Frustrating! What about this one? would play FM fine with a few leagues loaded, 3d match id say on medium settings plus its half a Kg lighter than your average laptop and has touchscreen to aswell. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-U330-13-3-inch-Touchscreen-Laptop/dp/B00DPERVS2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krlenjushka Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 buy laptop with SSD instead of HDD. Whole OS will be much faster-FM also. I have SSD for 7-8 months now and im very satisfied Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 would this be any good Chris? just not sure on the graphics card, but i5, 8gig ram, light weight aswell http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-u330-touch-ultrabook-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-500gb-8gb-sshd-13-3-touch-screen/p1604465#tooltip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Yep, virtually the same as the one I linked above except for John Lewis seem to selling at a slightly higher spec with double the RAM plus an 8GB SSD cache drive, the on board GPU will be fine for medium settings in the 3D match engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenroy Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 excellent, finally my have found my machine, part of me thinks for £600 I should pay that little bit more for another Macbook but I can't justify it with just going on the web and playing FM. Just concerned if its strong enough graphically, the processor and RAM seem ok and its LIGHT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I wouldn't bother with the macbook, it has slightly better graphics and a solid state drive but other than that, it is identical in spec to the lenovo, has less storage and is over £200 dearer than the lenovo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofters Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Been looking to get a new laptop £350-£450, £500 at a push if something was significantly better due to an offer or something? Main use will be football manager, and some internet browsing, but mostly use the ipad for that. I see Eugene recommends this to a lot of people with this budget, anything else others can recommend? http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59416543-Lenovo-G500_1657706.html This HP one is slightly more, Graphics card seems to be a fair bit better, but ram seems quite low is that an issue though with dedicated graphics? Would it be expensive to upgrade? Processors are equal according to CPU Boss site, and notebookcheck.net I've used to compare graphic cards. http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/E9X99EAABU-HP-ProBook-450_1512299.html Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leedsfan111 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Would this laptop be good enough to run FM15. In particular, the 3D match engine & Proccesing speed of the game Toshiba C50 Laptop Boasting a 500GB hard disk drive means the laptop can store the highest quality multimedia and, with its 4GB RAM and 2.4GHz dual-core processor, performance won’t be an issue. Operating on the latest Windows 8 platform, means you access apps from the Windows Store whilst Smart Bing allows you to search across the web, apps and your PC. This slim and stylish device shows off a 15.6 inch HD display with HD graphics 4000, providing a cinematic experience wherever you are! Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiatmh Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Would this laptop be good enough to run FM15. In particular, the 3D match engine & Proccesing speed of the gameToshiba C50 Laptop Boasting a 500GB hard disk drive means the laptop can store the highest quality multimedia and, with its 4GB RAM and 2.4GHz dual-core processor, performance won’t be an issue. Operating on the latest Windows 8 platform, means you access apps from the Windows Store whilst Smart Bing allows you to search across the web, apps and your PC. This slim and stylish device shows off a 15.6 inch HD display with HD graphics 4000, providing a cinematic experience wherever you are! Thanks in advance I don't know what you're budget is, but pass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leedsfan111 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I don't know what you're budget is, but pass It's free with a mobile phone contract I am thinking of taking out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Put more RAM in it and it would be ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Would this laptop be good enough to run FM15. In particular, the 3D match engine & Proccesing speed of the gameToshiba C50 Laptop Boasting a 500GB hard disk drive means the laptop can store the highest quality multimedia and, with its 4GB RAM and 2.4GHz dual-core processor, performance won’t be an issue. Operating on the latest Windows 8 platform, means you access apps from the Windows Store whilst Smart Bing allows you to search across the web, apps and your PC. This slim and stylish device shows off a 15.6 inch HD display with HD graphics 4000, providing a cinematic experience wherever you are! Thanks in advance Really need the exact model number or spec as their quite a few different variants of the C50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Going by that 2.4ghz and HD Graphics 4000 - it would be the i3 3110M - I think. With added ram it should be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Id imagine so aswell in which case it would be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofters Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Been looking to get a new laptop £350-£450, £500 at a push if something was significantly better due to an offer or something? Main use will be football manager, and some internet browsing, but mostly use the ipad for that.I see Eugene recommends this to a lot of people with this budget, anything else others can recommend? http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59416543-Lenovo-G500_1657706.html This HP one is slightly more, Graphics card seems to be a fair bit better, but ram seems quite low is that an issue though with dedicated graphics? Would it be expensive to upgrade? Processors are equal according to CPU Boss site, and notebookcheck.net I've used to compare graphic cards. http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/E9X99EAABU-HP-ProBook-450_1512299.html Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Bump while theres a lot of people online checking for a beta.. Lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFal36 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Been looking to get a new laptop £350-£450, £500 at a push if something was significantly better due to an offer or something? Main use will be football manager, and some internet browsing, but mostly use the ipad for that.I see Eugene recommends this to a lot of people with this budget, anything else others can recommend? http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/59416543-Lenovo-G500_1657706.html This HP one is slightly more, Graphics card seems to be a fair bit better, but ram seems quite low is that an issue though with dedicated graphics? Would it be expensive to upgrade? Processors are equal according to CPU Boss site, and notebookcheck.net I've used to compare graphic cards. http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/E9X99EAABU-HP-ProBook-450_1512299.html Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'll bump as well cos im bias as I work there....but to be fair we do offer some great deals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2403 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Get the one Eugene recomended as you get more for your money, twice the RAM and twice the storage, GPU same on both, CPU is slightly better in the other laptop but the difference is only a few %. For the record, never ever use CPU Boss to compare anything as its totally useless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfc7 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi am just wondering if you can tell me whats better a ATI Radeon 7480D/ATI Radeon 9800 ? i assumed it would be the 9800 but am reading the 7480D is newer ? Can someone help explain which one is better please and why ? thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierannn Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Does anyone have the FX 8320 or FX 6300 in there build on this post? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hi am just wondering if you can tell me whats better a ATI Radeon 7480D/ATI Radeon 9800 ? i assumed it would be the 9800 but am reading the 7480D is newer ? Can someone help explain which one is better please and why ? thank you Newer isn't always better - the 9800 is better, but it's energy zapping. Does anyone have the FX 8320 or FX 6300 in there build on this post? The 8320 is miles better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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