Laptop that will run Shogun 2 well

**dylan1381** · December 17, 2012, 04:09 PM

I have an $800 max to spend. What is a good laptop that will rul Shogun to on High not ultra.
Thanks!

**Plan C** · December 17, 2012, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by dylan1381

I have an $800 max to spend. What is a good laptop that will rul Shogun to on High not ultra.
Thanks!

Hmmm... Not sure, I play S2TW on my laptop and it runs totally sweet on pretty much max settings in 1920 x 1080... BUT... I spent close to £1500 on it (Clevo P150HM-based from pcspecialist).

Having said that it was a year ago so perhaps prices have gone down some.

**DannyTh3Man** · December 17, 2012, 04:19 PM

Not happening I'm afraid. $800 is not enough

**dylan1381** · December 17, 2012, 04:47 PM

Would these specs work?

Operating system

Windows 8 64

Processor

Intel® Core™ i5-3210M (3.1 GHz/2.5 GHz )

Processor speed

3.1 GHz/2.5 GHz

Processor technology

Turbo Boost Technology

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 4000 (up to 1.65 GB)

Memory

8 GB DDR3

Memory Slots

2 DIMM

Hard drive

750 GB SATA (5400 rpm)

**Benzo** · December 17, 2012, 04:52 PM

As mentioned you will get more out of a desktop then a laptop for this price.

**dylan1381** · December 17, 2012, 05:00 PM

Ok,
I would just like to know if these specs would run the game alright

Operating System

Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Processor

3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors i7-3612QM

Display/Resolution

15.6" LCD with anti-glare panel

Video Graphics

Intel HD 4000

Memory

4GB DDR3 1600 MHz (2 DIMM slot)

Webcam

720P HD Webcam

Dimensions (WXD XH)

377mm x 24.5mm x 31.1 mm (14.8" x 9.6" x 1.1" - 1.2")

Weight

2.45 kg / 5.64 lbs

I/O (Input/Output)Ports

(1) VGA, (1) HDMI 1.4, (3) USB 3.0
(1) USB 2.0 with powered always-on
(1) RJ45, (1) 4-in-1 slot

Storage

500GB(5400 RPM) HDD

**Tea_EarlGrey_Hot** · December 17, 2012, 06:08 PM

Hi Dylan, I'm sure those specs will be more than fine. I run Shogun 2 on a laptop which is now nearly 3 years old and not as powerful as that one and I can run it with high graphics setting.

I have an i5 cpu, ATI radeon HD 5470 and 4 gig ram

**Plan C** · December 18, 2012, 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by Tea_EarlGrey_Hot

Hi Dylan, I'm sure those specs will be more than fine. I run Shogun 2 on a laptop which is now nearly 3 years old and not as powerful as that one and I can run it with high graphics setting.

I have an i5 cpu, ATI radeon HD 5470 and 4 gig ram

Sorry but I must disagree.

dylan1381 - the specs you posted have one major point to consider with games like S2TW: no dedicated hardware accelerator. The laptop you are looking at only has on-board Intel HD 4000 GPU which is slightly less than ideal for high-to-max detail settings; on top of that you won't be able to play in native resolution for your screen (1920x1080) at an acceptable FPS rates.

If you're OK playing the game on medium detail in slightly lower res then you should be fine, otherwise you will end up a bit frustrated having just spent 800 bucks. Hope this helps.

**The Dutch Devil** · December 20, 2012, 04:13 AM

Thread moved from Shogun II GD to the basement.

**karamazovmm** · December 20, 2012, 01:53 PM

neither of those 2 laptops will run anything pretty well.

take a look for coupons for the dv6 and the inspiron 15r, the problem is really the budget, good offerings start around 1k, there you can get entry level gaming like a np9150 with a 670mx or at least a 650m

take a look at sager/clevo offerings in the several retailers, xoticpc is one that you can take a look