Notice I said "typically".I'm well aware of the Haswell architecture, and it is a definite step in the right direction for Intel.
Ok.
Yeah, I am also surprised by such improvement.
Hardware & Technical Computer Build to run Elite Dangerous
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Ok.
Yeah, I am also surprised by such improvement.
And you AMD fan peeps...
Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Ati/AMD - pot, kettle...
Right.
Ok time for everyone to have a laugh ......
me and computers/technology in general are not a match made in heaven, turn it on and turn it off and i want it to work between the 2 actions
is there an idiots guide to the tech speak used, just so i understand whats what plz .
This is what info i can gather about my laptop
Processor type : Intel® Core™ i3-370M Processor
clock speed : 2.40 GHz
Front Side Bus : 1,066 MHz
3rd level cache : 3 MB
Operating System / Platform
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
System memory standard : 4,096 (1x) MB
maximum expandability : 8,192 MB
technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)
Hard disk capacity : 640 GB
drive rotation : 5,400 rpm
Graphics adaptor type : Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
memory amount : up to 1,696 MB shared memory from 4 GB system memory installed, (with pre-installed 64-bit operating system)
memory type : shared
Internal video modes The following internal video modes are supported:
resolution : 1366 x 768
Max External Video Modes Max Resolution : 2,048 x 1,536
Max Refresh Rate : 85 Hz
Non-interlaced resolution with max refresh rate : 1,600 x 1,200
Interfaces 1 × DC-in
1 × external monitor
1 × RJ-45
1 × external microphone
1 × headphone (stereo)
1 × integrated VGA Web Camera with built-in microphone
2 (Right 2) × USB 2.0
1 × Multi-Card Reader
(supports SD™ Card up to 2 GB, miniSD™/microSD™ Card with adapter up to 2 GB, SDHC™ Card up to 32 GB, SDXC™ Card up to 64 GB and MultiMedia Card™ up to 2 GB)
Expansion 2 × memory slots
So what is GPU and can i upgrade the graphics cards etc
See told you time for everyone to have a laugh
me and computers/technology in general are not a match made in heaven, turn it on and turn it off and i want it to work between the 2 actions
is there an idiots guide to the tech speak used, just so i understand whats what plz .
This is what info i can gather about my laptop
Processor type : Intel® Core™ i3-370M Processor
clock speed : 2.40 GHz
Front Side Bus : 1,066 MHz
3rd level cache : 3 MB
Operating System / Platform
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
System memory standard : 4,096 (1x) MB
maximum expandability : 8,192 MB
technology : DDR3 RAM (1,066 MHz)
Hard disk capacity : 640 GB
drive rotation : 5,400 rpm
Graphics adaptor type : Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
memory amount : up to 1,696 MB shared memory from 4 GB system memory installed, (with pre-installed 64-bit operating system)
memory type : shared
Internal video modes The following internal video modes are supported:
resolution : 1366 x 768
Max External Video Modes Max Resolution : 2,048 x 1,536
Max Refresh Rate : 85 Hz
Non-interlaced resolution with max refresh rate : 1,600 x 1,200
Interfaces 1 × DC-in
1 × external monitor
1 × RJ-45
1 × external microphone
1 × headphone (stereo)
1 × integrated VGA Web Camera with built-in microphone
2 (Right 2) × USB 2.0
1 × Multi-Card Reader
(supports SD™ Card up to 2 GB, miniSD™/microSD™ Card with adapter up to 2 GB, SDHC™ Card up to 32 GB, SDXC™ Card up to 64 GB and MultiMedia Card™ up to 2 GB)
Expansion 2 × memory slots
So what is GPU and can i upgrade the graphics cards etc
See told you time for everyone to have a laugh
To be fair, 30+ FPS is needed, 60 is great - anything above that is not seen unless your display can go above 60.
It's "playable" on kit as rubbish as an AMD E-350 at absolute minimum everythings - it's just so much nicer to have everything maxed out and looking tasty
And that requires significantly more horsepower.
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Sorry - integrated graphics processor, which is built into the i3 CPU (I think).
That makes sense IGP
Well if its in built thats a new processor needed so new laptop as you stated.
I need to wait for the Devs to fix the render issue which is stopping me getting past the mission select screen then i will see what is what when i finally get to play the game but thanks for the info
Well if its in built thats a new processor needed so new laptop as you stated.
I need to wait for the Devs to fix the render issue which is stopping me getting past the mission select screen then i will see what is what when i finally get to play the game but thanks for the info
If you do get a new laptop - make sure it's not a rubbish one!
Go to PC World or Best Buy or Asda / Walmart or whatever, look around, and 99% of laptops you'll see advertise all these great specs, and at first glance it seems they will run Elite fine.
99% of the time they won't.
If money is tight, just build a cheap box around a Haswell i5, 8Gb, and 120Gb SSD. Upgrade to a graphics card when money becomes less tight. You'll have a far more fun time playing!
Go to PC World or Best Buy or Asda / Walmart or whatever, look around, and 99% of laptops you'll see advertise all these great specs, and at first glance it seems they will run Elite fine.
99% of the time they won't.
If money is tight, just build a cheap box around a Haswell i5, 8Gb, and 120Gb SSD. Upgrade to a graphics card when money becomes less tight. You'll have a far more fun time playing!
Guys to be honest you are talking an alien language, i know where the on/off switch is
current model is a toshiba satallite c660 which i thought was ok but ....:smilie:
I'm not going to say anything about Toshiba - but they used to make the best laptops on earth.
I can play Elite perfectly well on my MacBook Air - so a similar hardware config should work from any other manufacturer. The thing is - the peeps who make laptops deliberately cut things in ordinary ones to make them rubbish in order for you to buy the flagship model.
I'm not suggesting you buy a new Air to play Elite - it's kind of expensive and you have to buy Windows too - but taking that hardware as a minimum you ought to find something close but cheaper - but you have to look at the real specs.
I know for a fact it doesn't run well on a Lenovo T440 - a machine costing nearly 100% more than the Air.
I'd really stick with building a cheap (and tiny) desktop.