system requirements....again
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lowest CPU i would recommend going is a Q6600 because it is what im using but dont take me wrong is way out dated for now day gaming but it does run this game way better than i thought it would so good job to the Dev Team awesome for optimizing their game well
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I run ED easily on a 2011 Intel i3 2.8ghz with 10 gb ram and nvidia 440
10GB of RAM? How did you manage that?
2x4GB and 1x2GB?
5x2GB? (didn't know mobo's had 5 slots)
1x8GB and 1x2GB?
This number seems awfully off... and if it is the way you have it, you are not taking advantage of the board.
Rule no.1 never rush into buying anything PC related.
Rule no.2 don't base your decision on whether anyone replies within half an hour on a forum...
Did you actually buy this machine may I ask?
Rule no.2 don't base your decision on whether anyone replies within half an hour on a forum...
Did you actually buy this machine may I ask?
1x8 and 1x2, i had my doubts too but my motherboard accepts it and the manual said it was possible.
decided to try it out and had no problems with it
i know I'm not taking advantage of it but it's the best I can afford now
decided to try it out and had no problems with it
i know I'm not taking advantage of it but it's the best I can afford now
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Most ram these days is dual channel. This means that they are twice as fast if you put two similar modules in (2x 4gig or whatever)
This alone brings quite a performance gain.
Yes and No
My son needs a laptop but not for gaming, i need a laptop to play ED on, He bought it for me ( shh the good lady maybe about ) and if it does not run ED we will swap laptops but he does have a chance to cancel and maybe buy something else.
That being said, and i respect what people are saying about desktops and £500+ laptop specs,use and price are what drives our purchases. I have a laptop, does not play ED its 5 yrs old but still lets me surf etc. New one is an upgrade,will suit son if it does not play ED, sons plays ED and always good to have a plan B.
Neither of us are tech savvy so we stumble along.
As for the 30 minutes, i had posted in another thread in new comers forum a few hrs earlier, was just trying to get some advice, the boy had already 90% made his mind up.
hope that makes sense of sorts
Yes true I know, I used to have 2x2gb installed. I also have an SSD with windows running and I don't notice the performance loss without the dual channel ram.
i plan to get another 8gb stick once I can afford it but in the meantime the 8 and 2gb has to do
i plan to get another 8gb stick once I can afford it but in the meantime the 8 and 2gb has to do
I was shocked when I knocked together a rig from some bits lying around.
Intel E8400 CPU Dual core
8GB Ram
SSD
MSI nVidia n250GTi
Runs at 30 fps with most things set to high and a few to medium. Only time it struggles is if a station is busy. Other than that I'm happy.
I may get a new GPU soon as mine does run noisy due to it getting pretty hot, but I wanted to know I was going to enjoy the game first.... Which I do.
Anyone recommend a decent mid priced GPU that runs fairly quiet?
Intel E8400 CPU Dual core
8GB Ram
SSD
MSI nVidia n250GTi
Runs at 30 fps with most things set to high and a few to medium. Only time it struggles is if a station is busy. Other than that I'm happy.
I may get a new GPU soon as mine does run noisy due to it getting pretty hot, but I wanted to know I was going to enjoy the game first.... Which I do.
Anyone recommend a decent mid priced GPU that runs fairly quiet?
TechReport has an excellent PC buyers guide - http://techreport.com/review/27488/system-guide-current
I would say get the following at a minimum:
- 8gb RAM
- i5 cpu or better
- nvidia 780 or better
- hard drive doesn't matter; at least sata 7200rpm. SSD makes no difference in this game.
- Flight stick, throttle and rudders.
- 27" monitor (<7ms response, ips panel)
I would say get the following at a minimum:
- 8gb RAM
- i5 cpu or better
- nvidia 780 or better
- hard drive doesn't matter; at least sata 7200rpm. SSD makes no difference in this game.
- Flight stick, throttle and rudders.
- 27" monitor (<7ms response, ips panel)
This is actually not true.
I run ED on an Intel i7-4770R with HD 5200 (integrated) graphics and I get reasonably good framerates (1920x1200/most settings on high/~20 FPS in stations, 35-45 in deep space).
Ok, I hear you when you say you are not tech savvy, so for us to help you, what is your budget for the new machine. And just to confirm does it absolutely have to be a laptop?
I'm more up to date with desktop building, but I'm sure there are some laptop experts that would chime in if that was the case.
I'm more up to date with desktop building, but I'm sure there are some laptop experts that would chime in if that was the case.
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The thread has moved on since I got a chance to post this but as I had it typed I will post it anyway.
Good stuff. I've been looking for someone to sort out the chimney in my place.
I'm still not sure what you mean by "stripped down". Removing the normal software crud that gets bundled with these machines wont help much. This is like thinking that getting a deluxe valet service for your Micra will make it eligible for a F1 race. Sure it will smell nicer but you still wont be an F1 car. Your ability to upgrade the hardware will be severely limited and the machine is close to being all that it ever will be. Sticking with the car analogy, you can not stick a F1 engine on a Micra and expect it to work.
I'll not labour the point any more beyond this final reiteration of my opinion. If you are buying this laptop specifically to play Elite then you are wasting over 300 of your British Pounds. Cancel that order now and start saving. Simples.
The OP doesn't have the cash to buy a gaming laptop so this is irrelevant to the original post. Besides, desktops have one massive advantage that laptops will not be able to match. That advantage is space. The more space you have the more component flexibility you have in a build. I'm not knocking laptops but the are neither as flexible or as economical as a desktop, most especially if you are willing to build it yourself. For example, see here.
If i had the cash i would spend it on a Desktop build but alas its a case of borrow from Peter to pay Paul and this is a calculated gamble fingers crossed it works if not the boy goes to work as chimney sweep
Good stuff. I've been looking for someone to sort out the chimney in my place.Sounds bad to me
well i have a back up plan and the money for it is coming from some de-cluttering so fingers crossed i dont get burnt to badly
When i said stripped down it will be internet/virus and not much more so hopefully the graphics will do, failing that the boy has a new laptop coming
I'm still not sure what you mean by "stripped down". Removing the normal software crud that gets bundled with these machines wont help much. This is like thinking that getting a deluxe valet service for your Micra will make it eligible for a F1 race. Sure it will smell nicer but you still wont be an F1 car. Your ability to upgrade the hardware will be severely limited and the machine is close to being all that it ever will be. Sticking with the car analogy, you can not stick a F1 engine on a Micra and expect it to work.
I'll not labour the point any more beyond this final reiteration of my opinion. If you are buying this laptop specifically to play Elite then you are wasting over 300 of your British Pounds. Cancel that order now and start saving. Simples.
The OP doesn't have the cash to buy a gaming laptop so this is irrelevant to the original post. Besides, desktops have one massive advantage that laptops will not be able to match. That advantage is space. The more space you have the more component flexibility you have in a build. I'm not knocking laptops but the are neither as flexible or as economical as a desktop, most especially if you are willing to build it yourself. For example, see here.
It needs to be a laptop for 1 reason alone, i am a lorry driver and spend time away from home during the week. With an inverter i can charge the laptop during the day and with a reasonable battery life ( 3 -4 hrs ) and with a dongle i have internet access wherever i am.
I blame the Kickstarters, without them i would be happy with my old laptop but they decided that ED was a good idea so my youth has caught up with me
I play ED with an X Box 360 controller so laptop + controller = happy nights in my lorry
I know i could get a high spec laptop/desktop but finances/needs means its a balancing act, so if i can play ED with a few stutters etc then thats fine by me.
Add in the fact i can check emails and surf the web, thats all i need.
The good lady (SWMBO) can accept the last 2 bits, its the ED bit that is causing concerns
The boy wants to see what the new purchase will do so i will report back here when it arrives.
Thanks again to all of you guys/gals you make this Game/Forum a great place to be.
And for you youngsters out there She Who Must Be Obeyed
I blame the Kickstarters, without them i would be happy with my old laptop but they decided that ED was a good idea so my youth has caught up with me
I play ED with an X Box 360 controller so laptop + controller = happy nights in my lorry
I know i could get a high spec laptop/desktop but finances/needs means its a balancing act, so if i can play ED with a few stutters etc then thats fine by me.
Add in the fact i can check emails and surf the web, thats all i need.
The good lady (SWMBO) can accept the last 2 bits, its the ED bit that is causing concerns
The boy wants to see what the new purchase will do so i will report back here when it arrives.
Thanks again to all of you guys/gals you make this Game/Forum a great place to be.
And for you youngsters out there She Who Must Be Obeyed
An ssd is the last thing anyone needs to worry about when considering hardware to run this game. It is not required at all, and frankly given the cost, limited working life, and limited storage buying one is simply a waste of money, you will barely even notice its presence once the game has loaded as drive access is limited. There are undoubtedly games out there that benefit from an ssd, but ED is not one of them. If it is having an impact on performance you would have been better off investing in more memory so the OS is not paging data.
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It needs to be a laptop for 1 reason alone, i am a lorry driver and spend time away from home during the week. With an inverter i can charge the laptop during the day and with a reasonable battery life ( 3 -4 hrs ) and with a dongle i have internet access wherever i am.
I blame the Kickstarters, without them i would be happy with my old laptop but they decided that ED was a good idea so my youth has caught up with me
I play ED with an X Box 360 controller so laptop + controller = happy nights in my lorry
I know i could get a high spec laptop/desktop but finances/needs means its a balancing act, so if i can play ED with a few stutters etc then thats fine by me.
Add in the fact i can check emails and surf the web, thats all i need.
The good lady (SWMBO) can accept the last 2 bits, its the ED bit that is causing concerns
The boy wants to see what the new purchase will do so i will report back here when it arrives.
Thanks again to all of you guys/gals you make this Game/Forum a great place to be.
And for you youngsters out there She Who Must Be Obeyed
Ah, good on you mate, that's a tough job you have right there. At least you get a bit of ED in as some R and R eh.
Let us know how you get on
Well what can i say
New laptop all seems ok until i press play and nothing, just blanks play for 2-3 secs then back them appear and no joy even in combat scenario ticket raised, maybe the launcher/log in problem others are having.
i can still login and play on the boys laptop so not the game itself. Both running win 8.1 both Mcafee AV with permissions
Oh well nvm time to chill again lol
New laptop all seems ok until i press play and nothing, just blanks play for 2-3 secs then back them appear and no joy even in combat scenario ticket raised, maybe the launcher/log in problem others are having.
i can still login and play on the boys laptop so not the game itself. Both running win 8.1 both Mcafee AV with permissions
Oh well nvm time to chill again lol
I don't know if it's been said yet, but the Pentium N3530 is not a good processor for gaming. Yes it's a quad core, but it's severely low powered designed for medium-end tablets and cheap laptops. It's slightly worse than a 1st gen I5 desktop processor (2009). Built in GPU is Intel, which means bottom-barrel-business, it might be able to play ED when coupled with a better processor.
If it runs it at all it probably won't be a pleasurable experience....
(IMO)
If it runs it at all it probably won't be a pleasurable experience....
(IMO)