fm151 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 & DisplayOctane Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080) + G-SyncProcessor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-9600K (3.7 GHz) 9 MB CacheMemory (RAM)32GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)Graphics CardNVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.11st Storage Drive1TB Samsung 860 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)1st M.2 SSD Drive512GB 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_hall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_hall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanMilly Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Legends, the pair of you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, @Mike_THFC said: Legends, the pair of you. Bonus news Edited March 18, 2020 by Smurf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 What would you say is good battery life in a PC now, too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Mike_THFC Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I'm only going to play FM no other game if that makes a difference with your recommendation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 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_ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 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 £1200https://www.box.co.uk/53010TKR-Huawei-Matebook-X-Pro-NEW_2859736.htmlhttps://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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 £1200https://www.box.co.uk/53010TKR-Huawei-Matebook-X-Pro-NEW_2859736.htmlhttps://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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_hall Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magisterial Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanMilly Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magisterial Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
villafanluke Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magisterial Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobson Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon_irl Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magisterial Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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 👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabloJosh Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j@cko Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_hirst Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ben Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 @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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitzu_rock Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 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 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfc1894 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Would football Manger 2008 be able to run on modern computers or would windows prevent that??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerPickstock Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 can i use the same save on my pc as my mobile device? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profii Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 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? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaddy Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey_10 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j@cko Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baros2011 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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