Please, need some assistance from tech-savy people (5kpp reward if it's allowed :p)

[Hagglebaron]

So my knowledge of computers is very very basic, i usually just buy a new laptop every few years based on store advice and it runs whatever i end up getting for it pretty well.

I picked up The Witcher 2 the other day, and even on the lowest settings the game is a bit too choppy to actually enjoy.

Here are my system specs:

Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10 GHz per core
4.00 GB RAM
64-bit Operating System

I do not know how to see more information than that, unsure what my video card is but the game said i had 2 gigs of video RAM when i installed it.

The Witcher 2 min/recommended specs are here:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1159788p1.html?RSSwhen2011-04-05_145000&RSSid=1159788

Was it a pipe dream at all to think my laptop could handle it? Anything i can try to get a noticeable increase in fps? I would try updating my video card drivers, but i don't even know how to do that.

Anyways any assistance would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to confirm i'm an idiot and have no chance of running the game smoothly. If anyone can provide assistance that gets the game to a decent fps, and this it's not considered RMT by the devs, i'll give you 5kpp in gratitude :p and anyone who knows me knows i'm a man of my word.

[Taryth]

Great Haggler, I am sorry to say that having that game run smoothly on your current laptop is indeed a pipe dream. Just to be sure, though, go to Control Panel -->System-->Hardware-->Device Manager. Tell me what is says under "Display Adapter" (your video card.)

Your proc alone is probably going to bottleneck you, but it might suffice if you had a decent discrete card paired with it.


You could try tweaking your windows installation, but if it's your video card bottlenecking you, that wont really help much.

[Hagglebaron]

Thanks for the reply mate, under display adapters it says ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series.

Lol i kinda figured it was a pipe dream. Ah well, i guess i'll have it for whenever i get a new pc.

[deakolt]

Hey man. I could probably help you out with this, plat or no plat. Do you have AIM/YIM/IRC? would be easier to chat on there. PM me-

[deakolt]

Nevermind. You're completely fuct with that graphics accelerator sorry bud

To answer your question: No it's not a dedicated card. It doesn't have it's own memory banks (which could also help to explain why your 4GB is showing up as 2GB, can't recall a machine where system shit alone took up 2GB)

edit: this wasn't super clear, basically your "video card" borrows memory from your RAM when it needs to do shit

[Hagglebaron]

Thanks anyways for the assistance guys, if you see me at t2 anytime drop by and let me know its you two from the forums, i'll share some wealth anyways haha.

[Taryth]

Seems like your proc is the bottleneck, you may be able to squeeze a few more FPS out. What OS are you running, Vista?

[Psycher]

Edit: Took too long replying LOL.

Most laptops (cheaper ones) have "integrated" graphic cards. These cheap integrated cards are great for emailing, browsing the web, word processing, ect. because they consume less power. However, when it comes to playing 3d games, EQ is about the only thing the'll run :p.

More expensive gaming line laptops will have a "Dedicated" graphics card. Unfortunately there's is really no way to upgrade your laptops graphics unit without buying a new laptop.

Your overall spec's for your laptop are good, Its just that your system probably has an integrated graphics card. Could be wrong but that's usually the issue.

[Knuckle]

So my knowledge of computers is very very basic, i usually just buy a new laptop every few years based on store advice and it runs whatever i end up getting for it pretty well.

I picked up The Witcher 2 the other day, and even on the lowest settings the game is a bit too choppy to actually enjoy.

Here are my system specs:

Intel (R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10 GHz per core
4.00 GB RAM
64-bit Operating System

I do not know how to see more information than that, unsure what my video card is but the game said i had 2 gigs of video RAM when i installed it.

The Witcher 2 min/recommended specs are here:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1159788p1.html?RSSwhen2011-04-05_145000&RSSid=1159788

Was it a pipe dream at all to think my laptop could handle it? Anything i can try to get a noticeable increase in fps? I would try updating my video card drivers, but i don't even know how to do that.

Anyways any assistance would be greatly appreciated, even if it's just to confirm i'm an idiot and have no chance of running the game smoothly. If anyone can provide assistance that gets the game to a decent fps, and this it's not considered RMT by the devs, i'll give you 5kpp in gratitude :p and anyone who knows me knows i'm a man of my word.

Graphics on your laptop are going to be the bottleneck in this case, do you know the specs of your GPU? Your CPU and RAM seem fine for that application, and unfortunately you can't easily upgrade the GPU in a laptop most of the time.

Honestly you'll need to get a laptop with a beefy GPU =/

[Taryth]

Isn't 4500 series discrete? I'm pretty sure 42xx is integrated

[Knuckle]

Seems like your proc is the bottleneck, you may be able to squeeze a few more FPS out. What OS are you running, Vista?

you're an idiot and you are not going to get 5kpp for that response, go to tomshardware and learn to computer before attempting advice.

Fucking amateurs.

[Taryth]

Lol, I was actually not going to ask him for anything, because he's done a lto of free transfers for me. I thought the 4500 series were discrete, jesus christ fuck me if I made a mistake.

[Hagglebaron]

Yep i'm on Vista, i uninstalled it though. Thanks again for the assistance everyone.

[Hagglebaron]

Before too long i'll grab a new laptop, this one is a few years old anyways. Can i get a gaming laptop for around 1200$ store bought?

[Shannacore]

I need more assistance!!! (http://ow.ly/i/e1Ts)

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[Hagglebaron]

Thread hijacker!

You ported me free as a stranger (dif char) ages ago though, so i'll forgive you.

[Shannacore]

I'm pretty much the nicest.

[deakolt]

Before too long i'll grab a new laptop, this one is a few years old anyways. Can i get a gaming laptop for around 1200$ store bought?

You *can* get a gaming laptop for that much store bought.

Candidly, unless you're planning on doing a lot of mobile gaming (which I completely understand if you are) you're going to get much better bang for your buck purchasing/building a desktop rig.

[deakolt]

Tralina - do you have the full screenshot of that? Also, have AIM?

For now-- do you know how to get into Bios settings before entering windows? Basically hit delete a bunch of times right after you turn on your computer. It'll take you to a blue screen. You need to navigate through there and look at

1) Boot devices
2) Primary/secondary (might be Master/Slave) IDE devices.

(These might be somewhat off I haven't troubleshooted windows in quite a while)

Let me know what the ordering of Boot devices is and also what is listed for primary/secondary IDE devices.

It might be that you're trying to boot using some weird network location or something, could also be you fried a port/cable somehow and now it's not recognizing one of your devices.

[baalzy]

1) Stop buying laptops to game on.
2) Put together a real PC.

[Knuckle]

Before too long i'll grab a new laptop, this one is a few years old anyways. Can i get a gaming laptop for around 1200$ store bought?

Asus is your brand, my man. The best gaming laptops at the best price, just make sure to get a beefy nvidia or ati card for the gpu.

[Prince]

Once u go mac u dont go back

[Prince]

wait is it mac or black

[Feachie]

it's black.

macs are terrible for gaming :(