David603 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) I brought an Acer Aspire 5532 Laptop recently (still in the post), and would like to know how good it would be for New Vegas, and what kind of framerate/graphics I can expect. Also, if anyone has experience of running New Vegas on the same system or a similar one. The specs are, CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor L310 1.20 GHzRAM 4GB DDR2GPU ATI Radeon HD 3200 DirectX 10 (256mb dedicated/ up to 1662mb system memory)OS Windows 7 Home Premium I'm also currently playing New Vegas on a Desktop, specs, CPU Intel Premium Dual E2200 2.20 GHzRAM 3GBGPU Nvidia 7100/630i (128mb dedicated/ up to 1214mb system memory)OS Windos Vista Home Premium 32bit The desktop has problems running New Vegas, framerate is poor, with noticable stuttering in combat and when lots of thing load in at the same time, and that is running on low graphics settings. Using task manager shows that the CPU isn't really being pushed very hard, so its probably the GPU which is holding things back. Hopefully the Laptop, which seems to have more GPU power but a slow CPU will be able to do better? Hope someone can help ;) Edited January 3, 2011 by David603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinophile Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 My laptop has an Ati Radeon HD 5870, and can run it at high settings, you should be able to run NV on at least low settings. If I were you, I would sell the laptop, and buy a cheaper model with a crappy Intel graphics card, along with a better GPU for your desktop. I know a lot of gamers(just from reading this forum) are limited to laptops, but if you have the money for a laptop, and space for a desktop, it would make more sense to simply invest in your desktop. Secondly, if you already own the game(as is implied by the fact you've already played it on your desktop), why not simply install it on your laptop and see for yourself? The main thing about gaming on a laptop is managing your heat. Keep a close eye on your heat level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David603 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) My laptop has an Ati Radeon HD 5870, and can run it at high settings, you should be able to run NV on at least low settings. If I were you, I would sell the laptop, and buy a cheaper model with a crappy Intel graphics card, along with a better GPU for your desktop. I know a lot of gamers(just from reading this forum) are limited to laptops, but if you have the money for a laptop, and space for a desktop, it would make more sense to simply invest in your desktop. Yeah, that sounds like the way to go. I don't really want or need to play games on a laptop, so I think I'll get myself a cheap netbook and either upgrade or replace the desktop. The laptop was a bit of an impulse purchase, and I didn't notice how slow the CPU was until I'd paid for it. Secondly, if you already own the game(as is implied by the fact you've already played it on your desktop), why not simply install it on your laptop and see for yourself? The main thing about gaming on a laptop is managing your heat. Keep a close eye on your heat level. The laptop is still in the post. Ordered it before Christmas, but Mail services being what they are its probably sitting in a sorting office right now :sad: Thanks for the help :thumbsup: Edited January 3, 2011 by David603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Go here to see if your computer can run the gamehttp://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/ You will find the various game we support Oblivion listed as 'The Elder Scrolls IV, OblivionFallout3 as Fallout3 PC Dragon Age listed as Dragon age Fallout New Vegas as Fallout: New VegasMorrowind is not listed, However if you can run Oblivion at all it should run well on your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadGuyCoop Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 You need to update your video card. The 7000 sires is bad in general, go with ether an 8800 gt, 9800gt or better yet Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I brought an Acer Aspire 5532 Laptop You need to update your video card. The 7000 sires is bad in general, go with ether an 8800 gt, 9800gt or better yet Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1GB if you can afford it.neat trick any suggestions on how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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