Will Civ 5 Run Well On This Laptop?

[blksith0]

Hey guys, this laptop. Will it run well?

Inspiron 17R-2nd Gen

Memory:
6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory

Video Card:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (128-bit) 1GB

Processor:
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor I52410M
2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz

 

[The_J]

No, will not :/.
The graphics card is probably not even above the minimum requirements. This chart sets a GT 520 to the level around the minimum requirements, and a GeForce GT 525M is probably weaker than the mentioned one (yeah, the number is higher, but the M indicates a mobile version, which are in general weaker).

Edit: And welcome to CFC .

 

[blksith0]

Alright, well what laptop do you recommend then? It doesn't have to be a really good gaming laptop, just something affordable, but with good enough specs to play this game.
Thanks.

 

[tokala]

No, will not :/.
The graphics card is probably not even above the minimum requirements. This chart sets a GT 520 to the level around the minimum requirements, and a GeForce GT 525M is probably weaker than the mentioned one (yeah, the number is higher, but the M indicates a mobile version, which are in general weaker).

Edit: And welcome to CFC .

Not so fast

In fact, the 525m should be closer to a "recommended" 9800GT than a "minimum" 8600GT, being about twice as fast as a desktop 520

You will not find an "affordable" GPU in a laptop that is much faster, and with that CPU this laptop should be play Civ5 reasonably well.

 

[The_J]

Not so fast

In fact, the 525m should be closer to a "recommended" 9800GT than a "minimum" 8600GT, being about twice as fast as a desktop 520

Oh, thanks for the correction .
Now, that's now the place and the time to surrender with my attempts of understanding graphic card names .

(@blksith0: tokala knows that stuff definitely better than i do, listen to him)

 

[blksith0]

Thanks, Ill buy it then.

 

[jblank]

No, will not :/.
The graphics card is probably not even above the minimum requirements. This chart sets a GT 520 to the level around the minimum requirements, and a GeForce GT 525M is probably weaker than the mentioned one (yeah, the number is higher, but the M indicates a mobile version, which are in general weaker).

Edit: And welcome to CFC .

I've got a GT 435M in my Dell XPS and I can run Civ V maxed out @ 1920x1080. His card will be fine.

 

[dankaji123]

Will it run on this Laptop

System Information
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Time of this report: 7/27/2011, 16:47:43
Machine name: DAN-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110408-1631)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: PORTEGE R705
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3824MB RAM
Page File: 2360MB used, 5286MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i5)
DAC type: Internal
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0046&SUBSYS_00071179&REV_02
Display Memory: 1696 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

 

[The_J]

It should run (it fits the minimum requirements), but you can't expect that it runs very fast, due to the Intel integrated graphics.

 

[dankaji123]

I have left 4 dead 2 and i can play it with graphics on high but i cant even get this game to start its really frustrating. It just says preparing to launch then nothing happens!
Ive re installed steam and the game a bunch of times, everything is updated and ive tried opening it directly from the game file in the steamapps/common folder.

 

[The_J]

How long did you wait?
Did you try the DX9 or DX11 version (better DX9, DX11 will probably be too much for the card)?
Just in case: If you are using Avast! antivirus, it might prevent the start up or incredibly slow it down, so if you have it, then try to turn it off.

 

[dankaji123]

It doesnt even give me the option to choose dx9 or 11 it just says preparing to launch and thats it. It if start it from the launch application it gives me that option but the game still doesnt start.
I dont have avast and ive only had the game for about a week so im not waiting long between upddates i just try once my computer restarts. it also tells me i have one messed up file if i verify the game but it doesnt do anything about it.

 

[The_J]

If you are on Windows Vista/7, then do that check please with admin rights, else Steam is not able to fix it.

 

[dankaji123]

what do you mean? i dont know much about computers

 

[The_J]

If you are on Windows Vista or 7, then you, or more the programs which you are using can't make changes in the main programs folder, unless you explicitely say that they can.
So, under normal circumstances, Steam tries to download/repair the file, but it can't, because it is not allowed to.
To allow it, you have to start Steam with admin rights. So you have to go to the Steam folder (should normally be something like C:\Program Files\Steam, or similar), rightclick on the Steam.exe, and there should be something like a "run as administrator" option, which will request then the administrator password to get the rights to change files there.

 

[dankaji123]

It didnt work. Im gonna try to get a refund but Ive heard steam almost never gives refunds.

 

[timtofly]

I would say that it does not like his graphics "card". Until i put a stronger dedicated graphics card into a computer with an integrated chip, the game did the same thing.

 

[dankaji123]

I thought it was my graphics card but i am able to run Left 4 Dead 2 on high settings with no problems. if it can do that then it can definitly handle Civ 5

 

[The_J]

...short check...no, the recommend specs for L4D2 are below the minimum specs for Civ5 .

 

[timtofly]

I thought it was my graphics card but i am able to run Left 4 Dead 2 on high settings with no problems. if it can do that then it can definitly handle Civ 5

Nope, like The_J said it is below specs and CivV will run on "some" below specs like nvidea, but not Intel. My nvidea was designed to run HD before it was scrapped and it is slow and crashes, but it is also a dedicated card (in a loptop) and not integreted like your Intel. If you are just getting a blank screen and/or nothing loads, the only thing will be putting in a better graphics card. The better it is the better the game will play smoothly.