Hello, I need help setting getting an appropriate laptop to start iracing as a noob. i'm a mac guy, but have to get a pc laptop to run iracing. i'm trying to keep it on the cheap (as i use macs) and the laptop i'm looking at has a non-dedicated video card. It's the Intel HD ( i think it's the 2000).
Here's the rest of the spec of the laptop.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Specifications:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64bit)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Processor: Intel® Pentium P6200 processor (2.13 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 1066 MHz FSB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Memory: 4 GB (2 GB x 2): DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM dual-channel memory[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Display: 15.6" Crystal View WXGA HD Display[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Graphics: Intel® HD graphics with up to 1.6 GB of shared graphics[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Hard Drive: 320 GB Serial ATA 5400 rpm hard drive[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Optical Drive: Dual-Layer, Multi-Format DVD Writer[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Communications: Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Atheros XSPAN® BGN (802.11BGN) wireless, Integrated Bluetooth V2.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Ports: One 15-pin D-SUB connector for VGA external monitor, One HDMI jack, Three USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) connectors for input/output devices, One LAN (RJ-45) connector; One stereo headphone/line-out jack, One stereo micropho
I ask the question here because I'm getting conflicting advice from the computer shop on whether or not this will work for the iracing. Would this be sufficient to run the program or is it worth it to spend a few hundred dollars more to get a "gaming" set up? Anyone have experience running the program on basic non-dedicated memory?
I also was hoping to connect the laptop to a larger screen.
Hope anyone can help.
PS: if a laptop is a bad idea, please post! thanks!
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Here's the rest of the spec of the laptop.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Specifications:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64bit)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Processor: Intel® Pentium P6200 processor (2.13 GHz, 3 MB L3 cache, 1066 MHz FSB)[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Memory: 4 GB (2 GB x 2): DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM dual-channel memory[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Display: 15.6" Crystal View WXGA HD Display[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Graphics: Intel® HD graphics with up to 1.6 GB of shared graphics[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Hard Drive: 320 GB Serial ATA 5400 rpm hard drive[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Optical Drive: Dual-Layer, Multi-Format DVD Writer[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Communications: Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Atheros XSPAN® BGN (802.11BGN) wireless, Integrated Bluetooth V2.1[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Ports: One 15-pin D-SUB connector for VGA external monitor, One HDMI jack, Three USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) connectors for input/output devices, One LAN (RJ-45) connector; One stereo headphone/line-out jack, One stereo micropho
I ask the question here because I'm getting conflicting advice from the computer shop on whether or not this will work for the iracing. Would this be sufficient to run the program or is it worth it to spend a few hundred dollars more to get a "gaming" set up? Anyone have experience running the program on basic non-dedicated memory?
I also was hoping to connect the laptop to a larger screen.
Hope anyone can help.
PS: if a laptop is a bad idea, please post! thanks!
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