will my laptop work?

Willy Engel · 08-01-08, 10:40 AM

Hi- Longtime SH fan, been playing it since II. I want to get IV and just bought a new laptop that I hope will support it: 1.6 Ghz dual core Athlon, 3MB ram, 250GB 5400 rpm HD, and Nvidia Geoforce 7000 w/256 dedicated and 756 total MB video ram, running Vista Home Premium, with, I assume, DirectX 10. Can anyone tell me how SH IV will run on it? Do I need to get the Gold Edition I see on Amazon that will be released in a week or so? And is XP a better OS (in general and for SH specifically) than Vista? Many thanks-

SteamWake · 08-01-08, 11:01 AM

Hrm well I was going to send him the link to the 'test'

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=110260

Evidently the 'button' is missing?!

FIREWALL · 08-01-08, 11:09 AM

Welcome Aboard Willy Engel

@ SteamWake It just worked for me. :hmm:

Sailor Steve · 08-01-08, 11:26 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

And it worked for me, too!

SteamWake · 08-01-08, 11:30 AM

Probably a firewall issue here at work.

Hell the only reason I can post here is cause Im the admin :p

Anyhow to the OP try that little test

Willy Engel · 08-01-08, 12:45 PM

Thanks so much- what a great link! My laptop passed with flying colors. One thing I am still unclear about- do I need to get the "Gold Edition" as seen on Amazon (release date 11 Aug 2008) or will the "standard" edition work with Vista? The test site seemed to look like the standard version would work, but on Amazon there are two editions and only the one about to be released shows Vista compatibility- is this just misinformation on Amazon's part? And I take it that if I get the standard edition I can download the patches for the U-boat mods for free here on Subsim?

And thanks for the warm welcome!

CollateralDamage · 08-02-08, 12:17 PM

I'd get the Gold Edition as it includes the U-Boat addon.

And from my experience if the game says it works on XP it works on Vista.
Yes the mods in here are free. But the U-Boat SH4 addon disc is not which is included in the Gold Edition (iirc).

08-01-08, 10:40 AM	#1
Willy Engel Nub Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	will my laptop work? Hi- Longtime SH fan, been playing it since II. I want to get IV and just bought a new laptop that I hope will support it: 1.6 Ghz dual core Athlon, 3MB ram, 250GB 5400 rpm HD, and Nvidia Geoforce 7000 w/256 dedicated and 756 total MB video ram, running Vista Home Premium, with, I assume, DirectX 10. Can anyone tell me how SH IV will run on it? Do I need to get the Gold Edition I see on Amazon that will be released in a week or so? And is XP a better OS (in general and for SH specifically) than Vista? Many thanks-

08-01-08, 11:09 AM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard Willy Engel @ SteamWake It just worked for me. :hmm: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-01-08, 11:26 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! And it worked for me, too! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-01-08, 12:45 PM	#6
Willy Engel Nub Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I passed the test! Thanks so much- what a great link! My laptop passed with flying colors. One thing I am still unclear about- do I need to get the "Gold Edition" as seen on Amazon (release date 11 Aug 2008) or will the "standard" edition work with Vista? The test site seemed to look like the standard version would work, but on Amazon there are two editions and only the one about to be released shows Vista compatibility- is this just misinformation on Amazon's part? And I take it that if I get the standard edition I can download the patches for the U-boat mods for free here on Subsim? And thanks for the warm welcome!

08-01-08, 11:01 AM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hrm well I was going to send him the link to the 'test' http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=110260 Evidently the 'button' is missing?!

08-01-08, 11:30 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Probably a firewall issue here at work. Hell the only reason I can post here is cause Im the admin :p Anyhow to the OP try that little test

08-02-08, 12:17 PM	#7
CollateralDamage Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kador region, Shemah solar system Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd get the Gold Edition as it includes the U-Boat addon. And from my experience if the game says it works on XP it works on Vista. Yes the mods in here are free. But the U-Boat SH4 addon disc is not which is included in the Gold Edition (iirc).