Buying New Laptop: Will Run Silent Hunter(s)?

MinskMariner · 04-06-13, 10:00 PM

Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade from my current (very old) laptop which cannot run Silent Hunter 4/5. I've always wanted to play SH4 on full graphics and also SH5, and one of the things that I most look forward to in my new laptop is that it can run those games.

In terms of performance/price value and other factors, I've found that the Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is a top contender for me. My question is, from your experience, would I have any problems running Silent Hunter 4/5 with the following specs?:

Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor
Windows 8 64
NVIDIA GeForce GT650M GDDR5 2GB
16GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
1TB 5400RPM + 16GB SSD

I'm especially concerned about whether that specific mobile video card and SSD+HDD configuration will work well (Windows 8 doesn't seem to be a problem, from what I've read).

What do you all think? Your help would be appreciated.

Looking forward to prowling the virtual depths (in hi-res) soon

04-06-13, 10:00 PM	#1
MinskMariner Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Buying New Laptop: Will Run Silent Hunter(s)? Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade from my current (very old) laptop which cannot run Silent Hunter 4/5. I've always wanted to play SH4 on full graphics and also SH5, and one of the things that I most look forward to in my new laptop is that it can run those games. In terms of performance/price value and other factors, I've found that the Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 is a top contender for me. My question is, from your experience, would I have any problems running Silent Hunter 4/5 with the following specs?: Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor Windows 8 64 NVIDIA GeForce GT650M GDDR5 2GB 16GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz 1TB 5400RPM + 16GB SSD I'm especially concerned about whether that specific mobile video card and SSD+HDD configuration will work well (Windows 8 doesn't seem to be a problem, from what I've read). What do you all think? Your help would be appreciated. Looking forward to prowling the virtual depths (in hi-res) soon __________________ Current Career (SHCE) Patrol 3 (USS Plunger): 1 merchant sunk (5,180 tons). Navy Cross. Patrol 2 (USS Plunger): 2 merchants and 1 destroyer sunk (18,183 tons). Patrol 1 (USS Plunger): 5 merchants sunk (31,118 tons). Bronze Star. Previous Career: USS Shark lost on 1st patrol. No ships sunk.