Laptops
 

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.

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.

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

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

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

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:

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

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.

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

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.

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

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:

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

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.

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.