Suitable for Fm20?

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Lucascardo

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Chassis & Display
UltraNote Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor i5-10210U (1.6GHz, 4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
UltraNote Series Integrated 36WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
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FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
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NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
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INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo NL51CU FHD (i5-10210U, FHD, 60Hz N4)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £730.00 including VAT and Delivery
 
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Lucascardo

Member
Thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn't give more info.

The laptop is for my son, he's not too bothered about the 3d side of it. Is the processor more than suitable?
 
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maha

Silver Level Poster
Yes, it is but it has too much RAM, 16GB is enough unless he is doing virtualization, Adobe suite,...
 
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nick_123

Silver Level Poster
Hi Lucas. I play A LOT of FM. The game can run on quite a modest system really, even with the 3D engine on. The processor is important however you’d be surprised at how slow a game using a large database is, even on fast processors. You really have to ramp up the database size before you notice any difference and at that point it’s not the fastest anyway.

Until a few days ago I was playing on a 2017 MacBook Pro which had integrated graphics, an old i5 cpu and 8gb of ram. It wasn’t perfect graphically on the 3D engine but processing speeds were fine running a database of c. 30,000 players (3 nations and c. 10 leagues).

I’m not a pc builder so can’t really comment too much on your spec, I just wanted to reassure you that you don’t need a huge budget to get a capable spec for FM.
 
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Lucascardo

Member
Cheers for that Nick. Like I said before, he's not fussed about the 3D side of the game. That's why I want to get him one with a good processor, I have seen an hp one with the new ryzen 4600 processor but I didn't really want to buy off the shelf so to speak.
 
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nick_123

Silver Level Poster
Lucascardo said:
Cheers for that Nick. Like I said before, he's not fussed about the 3D side of the game. That's why I want to get him one with a good processor, I have seen an hp one with the new ryzen 4600 processor but I didn't really want to buy off the shelf so to speak.
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Well you have come to the right place for all things PCS. If you let the fora know your budget they can help you, I’m sure. Obviously they’ll only advise on PCS products though. If for Fm only, hard drive speed really isn’t that important either. In fact it makes very little difference once in game.
 
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Lucascardo

Member
Cheers again. My budget would be between £650-£750ish, could maybe nudge it a little higher. Not a massive budget but I'm sure I'll be able to find something.
 
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Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
FM wants frequency on the CPU. I would lower the RAM to 16GB as that's more than enough, and see if that allows a little wiggle room for the CPU to get a bump up.

Do you have the URL from the bottom of your list? If you click the "post to forum" button you will see the URL at the very bottom of the list. This allows us to go in and make amendments with your build as you had it rather than starting from scratch.
 
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Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
Takes you a little over budget but gives you the CPU clout that the game likes.

Chassis & Display
UltraNote Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 60Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-10510U (1.8GHz, 4.9GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
UltraNote Series Integrated 36WH Lithium Ion Battery
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS
Keyboard Language
MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo NL51CU FHD (i7-10510U, FHD, 60Hz N4)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £762.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/ultraNoteVI-15/QjFKy3fKjA/
 
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Lucascardo

Member
Thanks for that, I did look at the i7. I also looked at this one too, does go a little over budget but hey oh.

Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 45% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Quad Core Processor 10300H (2.5GHz, 4.5GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE 7mm SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (1900 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 120W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Cosmos Series Integrated 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Cinema
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language
15" COSMOS SERIES UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/cosmosIX-15/JVNsrMqexN
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
You're compromising a lot with that build.

Slower CPU
Slow RAM
Small SSD

All in favour of a GPU.

While the GPU would be a welcome addition for the 3D aspect, the rest of the build is taking a hit to make way for it. I would suggest the GPU would be an addition to the spec I proposed, if the costs weren't too much to swallow then it's a fine add.... I wouldn't drop anything else to make way for it though.
 
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Lucascardo

Member
Thanks for that, you've swayed me towards the original one then, swapping the i5 for the i7. Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
 
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