Graphics Card?

**Bfm322** · March 21, 2011, 01:43 AM

All right, so I want to get Shogun 2, but I know that my laptop will lag terribly. I have the Intel i7 Processor and 4GB of RAM. The problem is that my graphics card is the ATI Mobility Radeon Premium, which pretty much..sucks. I have an HP. The size and what not, if it matters, would be here:
http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dv.../dp/B003Y73P44
Those aren't my exact specs because I got mine a little bit ago. Anyway, what would you recommend?

**ROFL Copter** · March 21, 2011, 02:03 AM

Nothing. You can't upgrade a laptop.

**mrcrusty** · March 21, 2011, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by ROFL Copter

Nothing. You can't upgrade a laptop.

This.

Sure, there are ways around it like Vidock, but those aren't at all practical.

**Bfm322** · March 21, 2011, 06:20 PM

Gah, nothing at all? Are there any things anyone would suggest?

**Freddie** · March 21, 2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Bfm322

Gah, nothing at all? Are there any things anyone would suggest?

If your laptop has an MXM video card (check with HP on there site) you can upgrade the video chip to something more substantial but there rate and I'm guessing decent laptop video chips are expensive.

**ROFL Copter** · March 21, 2011, 10:04 PM

Put simply, its impossible. Shogun 2 wont run on anything but the best laptops anyway. (At least once CA gets their

together.)

**Bfm322** · March 22, 2011, 08:38 PM

Well, I'm able to run NTW on the highest settings without the slightest bit of lag. Would I have a problem with Shogun 2?

**Bolkonsky** · March 22, 2011, 09:11 PM

Maybe not at highest settings, but at least medium. The minimum requirements haven't changed much at all. People that are talking about updating their rigs for Shogun 2 are a little over-enthusiastic. If you can play Napoleon, you can play Shogun. Maybe not with DX11, but you can still play it.