Scott Lawson Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Im in need of a laptop upgrade, my Toshiba sattelite will run 7.5 but gets hot and turns itself off after about 10 minutes once it keels over due to heat exhaustion... Im not very clued up on Laptops but I was thinking about buying a Lenovo T430 with 8GB of ram, the i5 processor and a 256 GB SSD drive. Im hoping the extra processor speed will compensate for the lack of a dedicated graphics card. Anyone have any idea if this will cope with realflight 7.5 without cooking itself? Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 If at all possible get something with a dedicated graphics card instead of relying on integrated cpu graphics. A great deal will depend on your budget though as these machines can get pretty spendy. Also, your currently machine shouldn't die so easily, give the fans a good blast with a can of compressed air or a vac to see if they are full of fluff Also what are the specs of your current machine and how does the 'game' play? Edited By Jon Harper - Laser Engines on 29/07/2017 15:26:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Sorry to jump in here but I have been wanting to ask a similar question. recently bought a new laptop and would like to use a sim on it BUT not sure how powerful mine is, no tech head The spec shows as intel i7 5500u 2.40ghz 2.40ghz, with 8gb ram. graphics amd r9 375m 4gb Any good for a decent sim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 an intel cpu with amd graphics...who knew? Anyway the R9 M375 is no powerhouse by graphics card standards but offers about 3 times the performance of the integrated chip and is even slightly quicker than current generation top of the line integrated graphics. I'm pretty sure it will be just fine with any of the model sims but would struggle with full pc game type sims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Murphy 1 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Thanks for the info Jon. Didn't realise when I wrote it down but AMD and Intel together does seem odd! But that what the specs say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted hughes Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I've a couple of laptops from PCSpecialist, they are a top-notch company:**LINK** They are very helpful if you phone for advice, as all the team are knowledgeable. Edited By ted hughes on 29/07/2017 19:31:41 Edited By ted hughes on 29/07/2017 19:32:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I'd second Jon's advice about fluff. My old Satellite needed cleaning regularly - the first time I thought there was some sort of felt filter fitted but it was simply a build up of fluff. Cleaning it out cured the frequent shutdowns that had been occurring - but it did need quite a lot of stripping down to get to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jon H Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I have swapped all my hard drives for SSD's as they do make a big difference. They also do not suffer from clutter as badly as mechanical hard drives and remain fast even when quite full. This was down to the spinning disks within a mechanical hard drive as the disks spin quicker at their outer edge than in the middle. This gave high read/write speeds so when writing data the system starts at the outside edge and then works inward getting slower and slower read/writes as it goes. There is also the seek time for the mechanical head which impacts performance as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Lawson Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Thanks for everyones input with this. I tried cleaning up the fan and heatsink on the Toshiba without making much difference. Once it powers up its time to go make a cup of tea before its ready for use, and still wont run RF7.5 for more than 5 minutes. I found out a guy from work has a Lenovo T430 of a similar spec to what I was considering so I borrowed it to try, its amazing! The SSD makes a massive difference and it turns out it can run RF7.5 without any problems at all. On the back of this I ordered a refurbed one from Amazon for £350, it arrived next day (Amazon Prime is great!). *gb ram, 256GB SSD drive and it does have a graphics card, (forget the name) but its only a tiddler. Starts up in about 6 seconds ready to use. The downsides are the track pad will take some getting used to, and its a bit small at 14" but makes it easy to get in the bag for going offshore... Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Good stuff. I have a 14 inch laptop and i find it too big and heavy so only use my little 11.6 inch jobby most of the time. Its not really man enough for games though as it has no active cooling and does get toasted up if you do too much for too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Lawson Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Funny you mention that, its something Ive already noticed with the Lenovo, it doesnt seem to get hot at all, not even warm. My previous laptops all got pretty warm, especially if they were sat on your lap! The Lenovo is pretty chunky, probably the heaviest laptop Ive ever had but it feels really well made, no flex in it at all. Ive had the sim on it for 2 hours straight and it performed well, no stuttering or freezing and it stayed cool. Couldnt ask for more, especially at the price. Thanks again for everyones input! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 The efficiency of modern cpu's is really impressive. The one in my laptop only consumes about 5 watts. Its cooled only by a copper plate about the size of a postit note, has integrated graphics and hands down beats my gaming system from about 8 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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