System Requirements?
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Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking that an i7 with the newest intel integrated graphics will let me play (smoothly) in min settings. There's been a lot of talk of "scalability" for civ5, and intel seems to be in on the development.
Having said that, I'll wait until September to buy my new laptop.
Having said that, I'll wait until September to buy my new laptop.
Why dont you buy something with dedicated GPU? Price defference is very small anyway and ATI 5xxx series have pretty low power requirements.
I've got my heart set on a thinkpad (keyboard, build quality), a thin and light one. With these laptops discrete GPU's appear to be either expensive or unavailable (T410s or x201, for example).
This site suggests that Anno 1404 is almost playable on the new intel integrated GPU:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Graphics-Media-Accelerator-HD.23065.0.html
I think it's reasonable to expect that Civ5 will be more scalable than Anno, but we'll see.
Why a thin and light? (well how thin and how light do you need it? max price, battery life is good too) if you tell us what you need we can probably recommend you something that matches your needs
I'm looking for something:
-under or around 4lbs
-with a decent keyboard
-plays civ5 smoothly (min graphics settings, "standard" sized maps should be fine)
-doesn't look like a spaceship (i.e. no alienware)
Civ5 will probably be the only game I play on this laptop.
Thanks!
The Sony VAIOs seem good (both 13")
VAIO S
4.2 lb
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
2.26-GHz Core i5
4GB RAM
HDD 500GB @5,400RPM
Intel GMA HD/Shared
$1,049
VAIO Z
3 lb
W7 Professional (64-bit)
2.4-GHz Intel Core i5-520M
4GB RAM
192 GB SSD
Intel GMA HD/Shared, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M/1GB
$2,099
VAIO S
4.2 lb
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
2.26-GHz Core i5
4GB RAM
HDD 500GB @5,400RPM
Intel GMA HD/Shared
$1,049
VAIO Z
3 lb
W7 Professional (64-bit)
2.4-GHz Intel Core i5-520M
4GB RAM
192 GB SSD
Intel GMA HD/Shared, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M/1GB
$2,099
You couldn't find anything more expensive, right?
The last one is just overpowered. No one needs a 192 Gb SSD at the moment.
And the first one has an intel graphics card. You can't really suggest something like this.
And no player needs W7 Prof.
The last one is just overpowered. No one needs a 192 Gb SSD at the moment.
And the first one has an intel graphics card. You can't really suggest something like this.
And no player needs W7 Prof.
It's not A 192 SSD but rather a 64GB and a 128GB
You did see that he wanted something four pounds or under right?
Professional comes standard on the VAIO Z because it's designed for business people who have to travel a lot, and the second one is THREE POUNDS
You did see that he wanted something four pounds or under right?
Professional comes standard on the VAIO Z because it's designed for business people who have to travel a lot, and the second one is THREE POUNDS
Much appreciated, civ_king. I'll definitely keep these options in mind as I continue my (obsessive) search for a civ5 laptop.
funkyj
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I have a 2 1/2 year old Thinkpad T61p and love it. My advice would be to customize it with:
- CPU with the most cache
- plan on DRAM expansion (e.g. get 1 big DIMM)
- get the best graphics option (you can't upgrade this)
- skimp on the disk (don't get their SSD) -- you can upgrade this later.
I upgraded my T16p to an OCZ vertex 128GB SSD and when I was doing my research for SSDs the consensus is that manufacturers (who don't tell you which SSD model they use) generally use crappy SSDs. Better to get a cheap HD now and upgrade to an SSD later.
I also upgraded my T61p to 8 GB RAM at the same time (Windows 7) and it plays Civ4 on large maps just fine. Overall, upgrading to Windows 7 and 8GB of RAM and SSD resulted in huge improvements over the 2GB and HD I had before (WinXP).
I also have the mini-dock and 2 external monitors. I actually use the T61p more like a desktop 95% of the time.
MarkJohnson
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While getting new 10.6 (June) ATI drivers today, I cam across this article on Acer releasing new Laptops. A high end 18.5" 1080P i7 system with ATI 5850 Mobility 1GB card for $1599, and some mid-range laptops 5745(Intel) and 7745(AMD) at $699 and up, which seem to have ATI 5650 Mobility.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365423,00.asp
I looked and newegg.com has them for sale.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=
Acer has been good from my experiences with them. But I'd definitely wait on getting a laptop until Civ 5 releases for real world test, or at least some beta runs showing how well it runs on various laptops. also, the longer you wait, the more options you'll have.
-=Mark=-
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365423,00.asp
I looked and newegg.com has them for sale.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=
Acer has been good from my experiences with them. But I'd definitely wait on getting a laptop until Civ 5 releases for real world test, or at least some beta runs showing how well it runs on various laptops. also, the longer you wait, the more options you'll have.
-=Mark=-
IMO 17"+ notebooks are heavy/unwieldy and defeat the point of notebooks
Matty R
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My air cooling is not good enough???
Spoiler :
They're very pretty, but what do pictures of a car engine have to do with CiV?
This was heartening to see. Just hope it isn't just needlessly getting my hopes up for the possibility of my unibody Macbook 2.4mhz being able to run Civ V.
http://www.civilization-5.net/civ5/news/item/16-scalable-system-requirements
http://www.civilization-5.net/civ5/news/item/16-scalable-system-requirements
They're very pretty, but what do pictures of a car engine have to do with CiV?
That's actually a computer, that big thing is the heat sink!
neutral_leader
Chieftain
I'm wondering if I can get it to run on one of those new Toshiba Libretto W100s. I know I'll have to turn all the graphics down (and reduce map size probably, too), but it would be pretty sweet for it to be playable at all!
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