Laptops

[Johnfb]

Hi all
Does anyone use their laptop to run sh3, and does it run ok?
I always thought that laptops don't have the power or cooling systems to run games without damaging he laptop itself.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yep, will usually run fine. One thing to watch out for is resolution, laptops may be fine but if you get a netbook you may be stuck with a resolution impossible for SH3. Just check it can run 1024x768. :up:

Modern laptops are quite good now, even a mid-range model is much better than just about any desktop from the mid-'00s.

[RustySubmarine]

No problem with my new Laptop HP A8 Vision AMD 1TB hard drive, running Windows 8. It depends on the spec. You need sufficient GB Ram (mines 8GB) and really a decent graphics card I have a Radeon 7600 which runs quite smoothly with no problems. I can even run SH5 on it as well as SH3 & SH4Gold, but I play mostly SH3 GWX with quite a few extra Mods added. Most mid priced Laptops have internal graphics cards and are not suitable for Gaming

[Johnfb]

Thanks guys, my desktop has died and was unsure about using my laptop :yeah:

[Herr-Berbunch]

If you've got one, it can't hurt to try it. :up:

[HW3]

Watch out for overheating though. Mine was shutting down after several hours of playing and I didn't know why till it finally popped up an info screen before shutting off. Turned out it was the CPU thermal protector shutting it off as it was getting too hot. I got a Cool Master Storm cooling pad, and all is well now. It now runs 20+ degrees Centigrade cooler than before.:yeah:

:subsim:

[RustySubmarine]

Watch out for overheating though. Mine was shutting down after several hours of playing and I didn't know why till it finally popped up an info screen before shutting off. Turned out it was the CPU thermal protector shutting it off as it was getting too hot. I got a Cool Master Storm cooling pad, and all is well now. It now runs 20+ degrees Centigrade cooler than before.:yeah:

:subsim:

Yes worth getting if you run a Laptop. Overheating can be a problem if you run too long. Good advice HW3 :salute:

[MantiBrutalis]

I got a 13" laptop, 4GB RAM (which is plenty for SH3) and quite weak nvidia M310 GPU. SH3 GWX still runs nicely, and after I get rid of dust in the machine, it isn't overheating. Can lag a bit when near ports and on 1024 TC, but I always thought that was the game's limitation.

I even had to borrow a USB DVD-ROM to install SH3, since this one doesn't have its own.

[HW3]

I'm sure mine was overheating because of all the mods I'm running, very graphic intensive.:yep:

[RustySubmarine]

I have set my TC to 512 maximum, because sometimes running on stock maximum of 1026, you can get freezing of the game. This happened once when I could not close down the game and had to manually shut my computer down. Through this, I lost my current patrol where I had sunk four large merchants and a Flower class destroyer. So I had to re start from a previous patrol save. Since having my setting to 512 max. I never get this problem. Most times I run on 256 Max and only use 512 if I want to wiz through the patrol area grid, where usually no contacts ever seem to happen.

[Kelly621]

HW3 wrote: I'm sure mine was overheating because of all the mods I'm running, very graphic intensive.

My new laptop was doing the same (especially with SH5)...I invested in a small laptop stand with two fans built in and my laptop does not overheat now. Worth the price if you are overheating and probably extends the life my PC.

Kelly621

[HW3]

Yes once I got my Cool Master Storm, I can run all night long and not worry about it. BTW: I run a HP G62 with 8GB of ram Windows 7 64bit and a list of mods a mile long it seems like.

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[\\DAVE-HP-PC\Ubisoft\SH3\MODS]

GWX 3 Wilhemshafen,St Naz,Schluese and xtra ships V7
VonDos' RMS Empress of Britain
VonDos' RMS Queen Elizabeth
VonDos' RMS Queen Mary
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
U-Boat III Alpha Dials1b
Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
Timetraveller's Moon Mod
Searchlights_Removed
Thomsen Dockside by Payoff
NFD
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Ina Ray Hutton Picture Mod Type VII
GWX_DFa-Flag&Pens_2010
FUBARSVIIC U552
Fubars crew skins
CSO Clean Map Mod
Big Band Songs 1940
Aces' Super Turms v6 for GWX
Aces' Combined SH3.SDL Files v2
99% Realism Percentage Mod
Aces' Super Turms v7 Taster
Flags_enlighten
Contact Marker C2 Merchant Inverted
Origional ContLine
Carotio_SH3_Clothes
MFM-Lite-Beta-v4.1
MFM-Lite-Beta-v4.1 displacement correction mod
New EnglishNames CFG
SH-5 Water for SH-3 16 Km V84 Less yellow afternoon
MFM-v3-US+UK_Skins19420201
FM_NewInterior v2.1D
Thomsen's Sound Pack V3.2cg
RadioMessage - MorseCodeOnly
Ultimate ObjectView Camerav1.0
Master Commands_en File
kovall's HMS Queen Elizabeth
HanSolo78's KM Prinz Eugen
VonDos' HMS Glorious
Urfischs_ModStrike_Beta1
Aces' Super Turms v6 Damo's Type 7 Atmospheric Interior lighting add-on v2
REL_NYGM_AI_Visuals_for_GWX_FINAL
Undersea_Mod_Reworked
Updated net & Mines map
b25_SF_Grass_Full_V2
B25_Camera_Stock

I do need to take Aces Damo lighting mod out since it does overwrite FM's New interior mod with the CCom one. I will lose the steaming cooking pot but, gain the crew back.:03:

[Captain Wreckless]

Hi all
Does anyone use their laptop to run sh3, and does it run ok?
I always thought that laptops don't have the power or cooling systems to run games without damaging he laptop itself.

I have a Sagar NP8150 and SH3/SH4 (modded) runs just fine on it. I play Assassins Creed, Fallout 3 and others with no problem.

Specs:
15.6” Full HD 16:9 Wide screen (1920x1080)
AMD Radeon HD 6990M 256bit w/2GB GDDR5
Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM (2.2~3.1GHz, 45W) w/6M L3 Cache
8GB (2x4GB SODIMMS) DDR3/1333 Dual Channel Memory
500GB SATA II 3GB/s 7,200RPM Hard Drive (16MB Cache Buffer)

Mike

[Luno]

I also want to point out that cleaning your laptop's cooling system once in a while will have a huge positive impact on performance.

After two years, the heat sink can accumulate a pad of dust a half-centimeter thick. My old laptop would overheat and force-shutdown.

If you know what you're doing, you can disassemble the laptop yourself, or just take it to a professional who will do it for $40. After doing this, my performance doubled and the overheating stopped.

[JustinReg]

I run SH3 with GWX3 @ 16km, on a 8 year old Vaio with 2Gb RAM, a NVidia 7400 and a Centrino 1.7Ghz CPU (rated @ 2.4Ghz), and it runs perfectly. It plays really well, the only slow down I get is if I use external view close up on a ship on fire. Although leaving a busy harbour doesn't give me any frame rate issues, it's just ships on fire close up.

When I'm at home I hook my laptop upto my 42" TV. Standing on the bridge looks fantastic doing that.

[mghinckley]

I tried using my laptop once to play it and it didn't like it lol it blew up!! although it was old think i'll stick to the big PC.