Should I bother?

MoldyTyler · 12-29-13, 06:47 PM

I really love the Silent Hunter series, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to attempt to get it and play on my laptop. I know I will need mods for it to be fun, and realistic(ish) and I'm just wondering if my laptop could even handle running the game and the mods.

My specs are as listed:

4Gb Ram
AMD E-450 w/ Radeon HD Graphics 1.65 GHz (Internal Graphics)
Windows 8 64 Bit

Plenty of HDD Space. (running a partition)

Thanks.

Herr-Berbunch · 12-29-13, 06:54 PM

I'd probably say not 5*, but try 3 or 4.

* I say 5 because that's the forum you're posting this in and so the one you actually want an answer for.

Aktungbby · 12-30-13, 12:09 AM

welcome back after almost two years MoldyTyler

the 4 ram may be a bit light as I have that too and get some occasional 'warning low memory' issues; I just increased my virtual memory on windows seven so will see if the warning alert ceases. good luck kaleun!

V13dweller · 12-30-13, 12:32 AM

Silent Hunter 5 would not run well on integrated graphics and with small amounts of RAM as the Graphics Card takes the System RAM to use itself, therefor lowering how much RAM you have in total. Utilizing Virtual Memory will also damage performance unless you have a hard disk with a very fast read/write speed.

A processor with 1.65GHz will probably suffer extensive heating problems and that's if it even runs.

I would not recommend you play Silent Hunter 5 on this machine.

MoldyTyler · 12-30-13, 11:00 AM

Thanks guys. Appreciate the tips and I'll look into another system.

Happy hunting! (and New Year :P)

12-29-13, 06:47 PM	#1
MoldyTyler Watch Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 23 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Should I bother? I really love the Silent Hunter series, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to attempt to get it and play on my laptop. I know I will need mods for it to be fun, and realistic(ish) and I'm just wondering if my laptop could even handle running the game and the mods. My specs are as listed: 4Gb Ram AMD E-450 w/ Radeon HD Graphics 1.65 GHz (Internal Graphics) Windows 8 64 Bit Plenty of HDD Space. (running a partition) Thanks.

12-29-13, 06:54 PM	#2
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I'd probably say not 5, but try 3 or 4. I say 5 because that's the forum you're posting this in and so the one you actually want an answer for. __________________

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12-30-13, 12:09 AM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,008 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome back after almost two years MoldyTyler the 4 ram may be a bit light as I have that too and get some occasional 'warning low memory' issues; I just increased my virtual memory on windows seven so will see if the warning alert ceases. good luck kaleun!

12-30-13, 12:32 AM	#4
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	Silent Hunter 5 would not run well on integrated graphics and with small amounts of RAM as the Graphics Card takes the System RAM to use itself, therefor lowering how much RAM you have in total. Utilizing Virtual Memory will also damage performance unless you have a hard disk with a very fast read/write speed. A processor with 1.65GHz will probably suffer extensive heating problems and that's if it even runs. I would not recommend you play Silent Hunter 5 on this machine.

12-30-13, 11:00 AM	#5
MoldyTyler Watch Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 23 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. Appreciate the tips and I'll look into another system. Happy hunting! (and New Year :P)