Anyone using a laptop ?

sfbrain · 07-23-08, 04:36 PM

Hi All,

I'm toying with moving to SH4, i'm currently a SH3 player.

My problem is that i travel a lot with work, and dont have a lot of time at home to play on my PC.

What i would really like is to be able to play SH4 on a laptop, i have tried the 'test your machine' software and my laptop comes out well, with no failures, but i does tell me that laptop version of chipsets and gaphics are not supported.

Do any of you use a laptop, and if so which make/model/spec

Thanks guys

CollateralDamage · 07-24-08, 05:53 AM

Well hello there!

From my experience there's quite a lot of people using laptops to play SH4.
Please look at these threads:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=139474

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=139256

Edit: Also I think you don't need the DVD to play the game since patch 1.3 so you don't even have to have it with you.

kholdstayr · 07-24-08, 12:16 PM

Yeah, I play SHIV on my laptop and I get 30 fps. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad R61 with 2 gigs of RAM, a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, and an Nvidia NVS 140m Quadro graphics processor.

FIREWALL · 07-24-08, 12:40 PM

The biggest problem I see with both of my laptops when playing highend games is HEAT.

With any computer heat is a killer. With laptops it can spell DOOM.

I should know, My HP Pavilion is in the shop now.

The Fujitsu Lifebook I'm on now gets extremely warm playing GWX 2.1.

But HELL !!! GWX 2.1 is a Super Hot Mod.

07-23-08, 04:36 PM	#1
sfbrain Nub Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Anyone using a laptop ? Hi All, I'm toying with moving to SH4, i'm currently a SH3 player. My problem is that i travel a lot with work, and dont have a lot of time at home to play on my PC. What i would really like is to be able to play SH4 on a laptop, i have tried the 'test your machine' software and my laptop comes out well, with no failures, but i does tell me that laptop version of chipsets and gaphics are not supported. Do any of you use a laptop, and if so which make/model/spec Thanks guys

07-24-08, 12:40 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	The biggest problem I see with both of my laptops when playing highend games is HEAT. With any computer heat is a killer. With laptops it can spell DOOM. I should know, My HP Pavilion is in the shop now. The Fujitsu Lifebook I'm on now gets extremely warm playing GWX 2.1. But HELL !!! GWX 2.1 is a Super Hot Mod. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

07-24-08, 05:53 AM	#2
CollateralDamage Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kador region, Shemah solar system Posts: 32 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well hello there! From my experience there's quite a lot of people using laptops to play SH4. Please look at these threads: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=139474 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=139256 Edit: Also I think you don't need the DVD to play the game since patch 1.3 so you don't even have to have it with you.

07-24-08, 12:16 PM	#3
kholdstayr Watch Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 19 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I play SHIV on my laptop and I get 30 fps. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad R61 with 2 gigs of RAM, a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, and an Nvidia NVS 140m Quadro graphics processor.