Acer Aspire good enough for CIV V?

Torodeboro

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I am planning to buy a new laptop. I want to pay a decent price, can work on it well and last but not least can play CIV V on it.

At the moment I am doubting if this laptop is good device for this?

It is a Acer Aspire with the following specifications:

Intel Core i3
4096 MB
500 GB
Intel HD 4000
Gedeeld
Beeldscherm: 15.6 inch (40.0 cm)
Windows 8

Is this good to play Civ V in a nice way?

The full model name of the laptop is: Acer Aspire E1-571-33114G50MZNKS

Thanks already!
 
It will run alright, but don't turn the graphics up, and don't expect DirectX 11 or Windows 8 mode to work with an i3.
 
I play Civ V on an Acer Aspire. Mine has a i3 cput with 4 gigs of ram. My graphics card is an nVidia GT 520M. I think your graphic card is better than what I have (I read it is equivalent to a GT 650).

My laptop does the job, although the turns can take up to 90 secs on a late game huge map.

The main problem I have is the laptop overheating when I play Civ. I get around this by raising the laptop on old film canisters (cheap but effective ---- it never overheats now).
 
I play Civ V on an Acer Aspire. Mine has a i3 cput with 4 gigs of ram. My graphics card is an nVidia GT 520M. I think your graphic card is better than what I have (I read it is equivalent to a GT 650).

My laptop does the job, although the turns can take up to 90 secs on a late game huge map.

The main problem I have is the laptop overheating when I play Civ. I get around this by raising the laptop on old film canisters (cheap but effective ---- it never overheats now).

Invest in a cooling pad. It raises the laptop up and increases the airflow, it blows cool air on the surface of the laptop and blows the heat out. They're amazing effective and they can extend the life of your computer. Don't risk frying your laptop if you have heat issues, laptops can generate a lot of heat, but they're also heat sensitive.
 
The hd 4000 is nowhere near the gt 650.

I generally recommend against Acer Aspire. They are cheap, but the build quality scrapes the bottom.
 
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