Computing Question (and Hello Again....

[Maverick 40]

Hello,

Been a long time but was thinking about making my way back to BGTSCC after being gone a couple years. Life being what it is, been busy, but of late I have been missing RP and now with my kids older, I think I can spare an odd hour....

Anyways, I had my high end personal laptop stolen about a year ago and I am looking to get a bargain price replacement that can run this game (have a work laptop, so don’t need it for much else besides maybe running kids math and reading apps for daughter).

Here is one I found:
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/ ... gLD6PD_BwE

My question is, can this Lenovo Thinkpad run BGTSCC efficiently?

Thanks in advance,
Mav

[izzul]

probably you need to choose a laptop with a good built in graphics card like a gaming laptop

my PC runs smooth nwn2 with my old system
-i3 processor
-100G SSD hard disk
-8g hyper x ram
-windows 8
-GTX680 graphics card

but after i change to GTX750Ti(after the GTX680 got burned), nwn2 does not run as smoothly as before and i cant multi task with two monitors and open many applications anymore while playing the game.

im not an IT tech but surely it is because of graphics card change so i suggest at least you pick a laptop with the minimum requirement to play nwn2.

[Maverick 40]

Thank you Izzul!
I will take that into consideration.

[Rask]

you'll want something with a video card. It doesn't have to be a high end video card, just a video card, as NWN2 is pretty old.

Check out a Lenovo Legion Y540, or perhaps an Asus TUF Gaming, those tend to be under 1k, around 600-700$ and all have proper video cards. I believe Dell may have some options as well, but I think the Asus and Legions are better than Dell's options.

[Hoihe]

Just wanted to say hi to the elf of the north!

[c2k]

I don't even know if they sell PCs/laptops that couldn't run this game playerside anymore. I'm sure you can get a laptop that could do it between $200-$300, maybe cheaper if you find a deal. Just don't get the Wal-mart cheap computer though, because they tend to be junk parts.

[zhazz]

The short answer is:
Yes.

The long answer is:
You should spend a few more bucks and get a dedicated video card.

With a bit of Google-fu, the one you have found has the following specs:
Video Card: Intel UHD Graphics 620
CPU: Intel Core i3-8145U
Memory: 8 GB

If you want to test different setups, and test it against the requirements (of any game), you can use the following:
https://technical.city/en/system-requirements

The test, using the above specs, will say that it exceeds the recommended requirements. However that is to be taken with a grain of salt due to the intregrated video card. No doubt it will run, and run well . . But if you try to do other things in the meantime? Probably could face some issues.

[chad878262]

I bought this one 4 years ago and it ran NWN2 fine when I was playing on the server. Based on Amazon it is no longer available, but maybe it gives you some ideas about the type of things to look for in a new laptop.

Dell Inspiron 15 Flagship 15.6-inch HD Laptop, 5th Gen Intel Core i5-5200U, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, GeForce 820M 2GB, DVD RW, HDMI, Bluetooth, Windows 10 MaxxAudio


Screen Size 15.6 inches
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 (HD)
Max Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Processor 2.2 GHz Intel Core i5
RAM 4 GB DDR3
Memory Speed 2.7 GHz
Hard Drive 500 GB HDD 5400 rpm
Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GeForce
Chipset Brand nvidia
Card Description Dedicated
Wireless Type 802.11bgn, Bluetooth
Average Battery Life (in hours) 6 hours

[Snarfy]

I'm still playing on like.... a 6 or 7 year old machine? The only thing that I've updated is the video card(Geforce Gtx 1050ti), and added a solid state for my OS to run off of. Like the others said, find something without an integrated video card, that has a newer generation processor, and at least 8 to 12gb of ram, and you're set.

[chad878262]

I'm still playing on like.... a 6 or 7 year old machine? The only thing that I've updated is the video card(Geforce Gtx 1050ti), and added a solid state for my OS to run off of. Like the others said, find something without an integrated video card, that has a newer generation processor, and at least 8 to 12gb of ram, and you're set.

Actually this reminds me... On the laptop I posted I did change out the ram to get 8gb, but that is the only thing I did to it and it ran NWN2 without any hiccups.