attict Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) I'm buying a laptop HP dv7(HP DV7-6010EO) 17,3''.. for Christmas, this laptop is worth 700 Euro's. I'd like to know, can it run gta iv properly, no lagging. [ATTACH=CONFIG]453[/ATTACH] * AMD Turion II P560 (2,5 GHz, 2 MB) * AMD ATI Radeon HD 6650M, 1GB DDR3 * 750 GB 7200 rpm * 4096MB(4GB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17,3'' monitor display. please give a rate, thanks. kind regards, attict. Edited June 20, 2011 by attict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 That's not really a gaming laptop or anything but it should be able to run the game fine on low settings. I can't say for sure how it will run on higher settings though. That is something you'll have to try out yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attict Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Which is better.. HP dv7(HP DV7-6010EO) * AMD Turion II P560 (2,5 GHz, 2 MB) * AMD ATI Radeon HD 6650M, 1GB DDR3 * 750 GB 7200 rpm * 4096MB(4GB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17,3'' monitor display. or DELL Studio 1749 * Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz) * ATI Mobility RadeonTM 1GB HD 5650 graphics card * 320GB Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm) * 4 GB Dual Channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1x2048MB + 1x2048MB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17.3in High Definition+ (1600X900) LED with TrueLife Display +User-friendly touch applications with optional multi-touch screen for Gta IV, mafia 2 etc games. Edited June 20, 2011 by attict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Which is better.. HP dv7(HP DV7-6010EO) * AMD Turion II P560 (2,5 GHz, 2 MB) * AMD ATI Radeon HD 6650M, 1GB DDR3 * 750 GB 7200 rpm * 4096MB(4GB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17,3'' monitor display. or DELL Studio 1749 * Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz) * ATI Mobility RadeonTM 1GB HD 5650 graphics card * 320GB Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm) * 4 GB Dual Channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1x2048MB + 1x2048MB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17.3in High Definition+ (1600X900) LED with TrueLife Display +User-friendly touch applications with optional multi-touch screen for Gta IV, mafia 2 etc games. None. If you want a good PC, just tell us and we'll build you one according to your budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverTheBelow Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Which is better.. HP dv7(HP DV7-6010EO) * AMD Turion II P560 (2,5 GHz, 2 MB) * AMD ATI Radeon HD 6650M, 1GB DDR3 * 750 GB 7200 rpm * 4096MB(4GB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17,3'' monitor display. or DELL Studio 1749 * Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz) * ATI Mobility RadeonTM 1GB HD 5650 graphics card * 320GB Dual SATA Hard Drive (7200rpm) * 4 GB Dual Channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1x2048MB + 1x2048MB) * windows 7 (64-bit) * 17.3in High Definition+ (1600X900) LED with TrueLife Display +User-friendly touch applications with optional multi-touch screen for Gta IV, mafia 2 etc games. None. If you want a good PC, just tell us and we'll build you one according to your budget. Can't build a laptop, mate. Atleast, it's not as straightforward as a PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Since I have an almost similar laptop to the Dell one, I'll say you can run the game on low-medium settings with that config. EFLC runs fine but I have noticed a slight stutter while playing IV. Haven't been able to get rid of it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Can't build a laptop, mate. Atleast, it's not as straightforward as a PC. You sure about that one?, as sites like HP.com has a thing where you can Customize laptops-ie. Pick a processor, pick the amount of RAM, Pick the video card, pick the OS version, etc... But, why does it seems like every Troubleshooting topic I see, people ALWAYS recommend buy/building a new PC? Why can't they recommend/offer advice to people based on the person's current PC? I mean, PC's are expensive, and not everyone can afford to go out and buy/build a new PC all the time-especially if there current PC is not that old..Just curious on that one... But OT, You should be able to run at Medium settings, as you have a Higher base clock on your processor and you have double the dedicated vram...The only difference on mine, is I have a quad core and 6GB Ram and can play the game good on high settings, as seen here: I get an avg. of 62fps with the game. 2011-04-28 05:18:48 - gta_IV Frames: 3512 - Time: 56020ms - Avg: 62.692 - Min: 36 - Max: 90 This is with: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Intel Core I5 Quad Core(4 cpu's) @ 2.27GHZ with upto 2.93GHZ w/Turbo Boost 6GB DDR3 RAM ATI Radeon 5470 AND Intel HD w/512MB Dedicated VRAM and up to 3223MB total vram(2 cards with Switchable Graphics) IDT HD Audio(Beats Audio) Original game version-NO Patches. Only thing that has been updated was Social Club app. This is on High settings. Fraps was used for Bench mark-by pressin F11 key in game.... Edited June 20, 2011 by radioman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unc13bud Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) Which is better.. if you are going to purchase a laptop with an mobility ati chipset, get ones with suffixes of "70", ie "hd 5470" mobility hd 5470 review But, why does it seems like every Troubleshooting topic I see, people ALWAYS recommend buy/building a new PC? Why can't they recommend/offer advice to people based on the person's current PC? I mean, PC's are expensive, and not everyone can afford to go out and buy/build a new PC all the time-especially if there current PC is not that old..Just curious on that one... because most of the people asking questions come here out of frustration from not even being able to play them on low settings, AKA their PC is not powerful enough for GTA IV Edited June 21, 2011 by unc13bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Can't build a laptop, mate. Atleast, it's not as straightforward as a PC. You sure about that one?, as sites like HP.com has a thing where you can Customize laptops-ie. Pick a processor, pick the amount of RAM, Pick the video card, pick the OS version, etc... But, why does it seems like every Troubleshooting topic I see, people ALWAYS recommend buy/building a new PC? Why can't they recommend/offer advice to people based on the person's current PC? I mean, PC's are expensive, and not everyone can afford to go out and buy/build a new PC all the time-especially if there current PC is not that old..Just curious on that one... But OT, You should be able to run at Medium settings, as you have a Higher base clock on your processor and you have double the dedicated vram...The only difference on mine, is I have a quad core and 6GB Ram and can play the game good on high settings, as seen here: I get an avg. of 62fps with the game. 2011-04-28 05:18:48 - gta_IV Frames: 3512 - Time: 56020ms - Avg: 62.692 - Min: 36 - Max: 90 This is with: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Intel Core I5 Quad Core(4 cpu's) @ 2.27GHZ with upto 2.93GHZ w/Turbo Boost 6GB DDR3 RAM ATI Radeon 5470 AND Intel HD w/512MB Dedicated VRAM and up to 3223MB total vram(2 cards with Switchable Graphics) IDT HD Audio(Beats Audio) Original game version-NO Patches. Only thing that has been updated was Social Club app. This is on High settings. Fraps was used for Bench mark-by pressin F11 key in game.... Jesus Christ dude, he meant actually building the thing from custom bought parts, from scratch, For those sites you can only pick a limited range of items and usually their all sh*tty. An i5 430M IS NOT a Quad Core. It's a dual core. There is no quad i5 on the mobile platform. That is reserved for the i7 62 FPS average? On that machine? What were you doing? Just looking out to the ocean? I've seen GTX 580, i7 950 @ 4 Ghz builds that can't hit over 50 on maximum settings, but your saying you have hit as much as 90 FPS? What is the resolution your running at? But, why does it seems like every Troubleshooting topic I see, people ALWAYS recommend buy/building a new PC? Why can't they recommend/offer advice to people based on the person's current PC? I mean, PC's are expensive, and not everyone can afford to go out and buy/build a new PC all the time-especially if there current PC is not that old..Just curious on that one... 1. CPUs only fit on certain socket types. For example, those old Celerons if I'm not mistaken run on Socket m478 PGA or something like that. You won't be able to find a single CPU that is being sold today that uses that socket. 2. Even on new computers, some boards still don't include PCI Express slots, and if they do, the slots can still be PCI Express 1.0. From what I learned, PCI Express 1.0 runs at only half the speed possible on PCI E 2.0. This can degrade performance in some way 3. Upgrading motherboards on most people's PC is completely out of the question. A lot of Dell and HP PCs use motherboards with the BTX form factor. Most boards sell on the ATX form factor, with some ITX boards for HPTC. Those boards will be incompatible with their current case 4. Dell and HP power supplies don't include the necessary PCI E power connectors because most of the cards used don't require one. I took a look at my Dell tower, and this was the PSU: A 300 Watt, with a 24 pin connector, 4 SATA power, and a 4 pin CPU connector. That is it. "Well, just upgrade to a card that only uses PCI E power" No, those cards are way too weak to be running GTA IV Answer your question? Anymore questions? @original poster: What is the purpose of buying a laptop? Do you need it for school or work? If you really want to play GTA IV, but you really need a laptop for work, buy a ASUS EEE series netbook and save more up for a new desktop. A $750 I config I have will be able to run games easily., but its in USD and not Euros. The company the parts are from lets you chose custom parts at the same retail prices on newegg and Amazon, but you can pay them an extra $50.25 for them to assemble the entire thing for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) An i5 430M IS NOT a Quad Core. It's a dual core. There is no quad i5 on the mobile platform. That is reserved for the i7 62 FPS average? On that machine? What were you doing? Just looking out to the ocean? I've seen GTX 580, i7 950 @ 4 Ghz builds that can't hit over 50 on maximum settings, but your saying you have hit as much as 90 FPS? What is the resolution your running at? First, about the I5 processors-there are Quad core models-as seen in this picture-it says "4 CPU's"-that would mean Quad core, as a Dual Core says "2 CPU's"(for both the Intel and AMD models, as seen in the second picture... If i'm not mistaken(remember, I am still learning about the inner workings of the PC, as I just got my first one in 2005), 4 cpu's=Quad and 2 cpu's=Dual core? But, about the fps, that was taken with Fraps(the next to the latest version, as I have yet to figure out how to use IV's built in one)...This was taken from the First Island through Algonquin, as I haven't unlocked Alderney yet on PC....But, remember, I have 2 Video cards-the Intel GMA HD AND the ATI Radeon HD 5470(with a total VRAM of a little over 3.2GB, so, there is A LOT of vram to be used...Also, that I5 has Turbo Boost of up to almost 3GB(2.93 to be exact)-according to the info. from walmart.com when I bought it...I also have 6GB RAM and a 64-bit OS...to be honest, I too was a little surprised when I saw the results from Fraps...lol Like I said, I am still learning about PC's "under the hood" workings...so, your guess is as good as mine on that one....? Also, I have NO Patches for the game-it is the Original DVD version... But...The point I was trying to get at, is Why do people on here pretty much always recommend to "Buy/Build a new PC..." all the time, when PC's are expensive and not everyone can afford to do it-especially if their current PC is not that old? I don't really see a point of spending $1,000+ on a new PC when your current one is working just fine...(I guess I am kind of old fashioned on that...since I usually go by the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"...?) Edited June 23, 2011 by radioman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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