A little advise, please....vanity

09-30-05, 02:41 PM

I'm considering a new notebook computer and was interested in knowing if the package I am looking at will work with SH3. If so I'm going to buy a second copy of SH3 for the road.

Any help wil be greatly appreciated!

this is the package:

17" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Super Wide Angle Glass View LCD
ATI Mobilityâ„¢ RadeonÂ® X800 16X PCI-E with 256MB DDR3 VideoRAM
3.0GHz IntelÂ® 630 PentiumÂ® 4E HT Enabled CPU - 800MHz FSB W/2MB L-2 Cache
2048MB 533MHz DDR2 RAM (2 DIMMS)
80GB SERIAL ATA150 HDD 5400 RPM
Optional Second Hard Drive (Fits in Dedicated 2nd HDD Bay)
8X24X10X24 DVD/CDRW Combo Drive (8x DVDRW available)
FREE External USB 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive
12 Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery - Approximately 2.0 Hours of Runtime
110/220V 180W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Generic Integrated System Speakers - Included
Windows XP Home SP2 with Drivers and Utilities CD
802.11G 54Mbps Mini PCI Internal- Standard
Standard 12 Month Parts and Labor Mail-In Coverage
RAID - None Enabled (Dual HDDs Required)
7 in 1 Flash Card Reader â€“ Standard

I'm looking forward to your opinions.

Thank you in advance
waste gate

AlanSmithee · 09-30-05, 03:28 PM

Don't think you'll have any problems with a setup like that. One big issue with laptops is the lack of an adequate video card, but you should be fine with a Radeon X800 with 256 megs. Heck, if I can get SH3 to run mostly adequate on a P4 2.39GHz laptop with 768mg of ram and a Radeon 9000 with 64 megs of ram, you should be fine.

FAdmiral · 09-30-05, 03:35 PM

That laptop sounds like top of the line. It should run anything....

JIM

PS. I will bet its NOT cheap though !!

jason10mm · 09-30-05, 04:06 PM

I run SH# on a Dell 8600 with the ATI7800pro 128mg card (i think, it is a bit less powerful than the x800 for sure). The CPU is what will kill you though, try for a Pentium Mobile chip, saves you a LOT of battery life and it is the equal of the P4s. I have a PM 1.6, I think a 2.0 or 2.1 is the fastest out there ATM.

Those 17"WS laptops are HUGE! If you have any desire to carry it around with you (versus just having a "portable" desktop) then I would recommend a 15" at the most. Your listed specs have a puny 2 hours of battery life, probably less running the DVD drive or gaming. A smaller screen and a PM chip will dramatically improve the functionality and travelability of your system without sacrificing power. But if you know what you want, then that system should play SH3 without any problem.

tycho102 · 09-30-05, 04:18 PM

The processor is slow. It could stand to be faster, but it'll definately play the game.

FAdmiral · 09-30-05, 06:42 PM

A PCIE system is about the latest technology at the moment....

JIM

Twelvefield · 10-01-05, 04:59 AM

LCD screens can suffer from "ghosting" because they refresh more slowly than CRT screens. For SHIII, that's not usually a big problem, but if the game has graphics that swoop and zip around a lot (like shoot-em-up's, i.e. Battlefield 2), you might get some corrupted graphics. Nothing serious, but it's not always pretty.

I have a 17" widescreen on my laptop and I must say, Size Does Matter! Mostly, it's just vanity, though. A smaller screen will save you battery life.

I've invested in a portable surge protector so that I feel better about plugging in the laptop more often, so the battery isn't in too bad of shape.

09-30-05, 02:41 PM	#1
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	A little advise, please....vanity I'm considering a new notebook computer and was interested in knowing if the package I am looking at will work with SH3. If so I'm going to buy a second copy of SH3 for the road. Any help wil be greatly appreciated! this is the package: 17" WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) Super Wide Angle Glass View LCD ATI Mobilityâ„¢ RadeonÂ® X800 16X PCI-E with 256MB DDR3 VideoRAM 3.0GHz IntelÂ® 630 PentiumÂ® 4E HT Enabled CPU - 800MHz FSB W/2MB L-2 Cache 2048MB 533MHz DDR2 RAM (2 DIMMS) 80GB SERIAL ATA150 HDD 5400 RPM Optional Second Hard Drive (Fits in Dedicated 2nd HDD Bay) 8X24X10X24 DVD/CDRW Combo Drive (8x DVDRW available) FREE External USB 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive 12 Cell Smart Li-Ion Battery - Approximately 2.0 Hours of Runtime 110/220V 180W Auto Switching AC Adapter - Included Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included Generic Integrated System Speakers - Included Windows XP Home SP2 with Drivers and Utilities CD 802.11G 54Mbps Mini PCI Internal- Standard Standard 12 Month Parts and Labor Mail-In Coverage RAID - None Enabled (Dual HDDs Required) 7 in 1 Flash Card Reader â€“ Standard I'm looking forward to your opinions. Thank you in advance waste gate

09-30-05, 03:28 PM	#2
AlanSmithee Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Expatriate Posts: 116 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Don't think you'll have any problems with a setup like that. One big issue with laptops is the lack of an adequate video card, but you should be fine with a Radeon X800 with 256 megs. Heck, if I can get SH3 to run mostly adequate on a P4 2.39GHz laptop with 768mg of ram and a Radeon 9000 with 64 megs of ram, you should be fine. __________________

09-30-05, 03:35 PM	#3
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That laptop sounds like top of the line. It should run anything.... JIM PS. I will bet its NOT cheap though !! __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-30-05, 06:42 PM	#6
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	A PCIE system is about the latest technology at the moment.... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-30-05, 04:06 PM	#4
jason10mm Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 48 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I run SH# on a Dell 8600 with the ATI7800pro 128mg card (i think, it is a bit less powerful than the x800 for sure). The CPU is what will kill you though, try for a Pentium Mobile chip, saves you a LOT of battery life and it is the equal of the P4s. I have a PM 1.6, I think a 2.0 or 2.1 is the fastest out there ATM. Those 17"WS laptops are HUGE! If you have any desire to carry it around with you (versus just having a "portable" desktop) then I would recommend a 15" at the most. Your listed specs have a puny 2 hours of battery life, probably less running the DVD drive or gaming. A smaller screen and a PM chip will dramatically improve the functionality and travelability of your system without sacrificing power. But if you know what you want, then that system should play SH3 without any problem.

09-30-05, 04:18 PM	#5
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The processor is slow. It could stand to be faster, but it'll definately play the game.

10-01-05, 04:59 AM	#7
Twelvefield Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 186 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LCD screens can suffer from "ghosting" because they refresh more slowly than CRT screens. For SHIII, that's not usually a big problem, but if the game has graphics that swoop and zip around a lot (like shoot-em-up's, i.e. Battlefield 2), you might get some corrupted graphics. Nothing serious, but it's not always pretty. I have a 17" widescreen on my laptop and I must say, Size Does Matter! Mostly, it's just vanity, though. A smaller screen will save you battery life. I've invested in a portable surge protector so that I feel better about plugging in the laptop more often, so the battery isn't in too bad of shape.