Hey everyone! I have been enjoying rF2 since day 1. But often, I find myself not at home, with my racing PC. So I was thinking of purchasing a new laptop, so I can take my racing on the go. This way, I can still visit the world, and still make it to my leagues races! So are there laptops that would handle the game? I don't need to run on full settings, just need it to be smooth enough so I don't crash into everyone. I can't take my wheel with me, so I would have to attempt to use a game pad again. Can anyone recommend what hardware to look for, or maybe one at the local Best Buy, or PC store? I hope the girlfriend doesn't read this thread...
I run rF2 on my Asus G73 just fine, most of the setting are turned up pretty high as well. Hope that helps a little. Good luck
Laptop needs to have a dedicated and decent video card, integrated will not run it. Check out this site for Laptop Video info: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html Newegg is good place to learn and buy from....
I would give it a miss mate and find another out of home activity android tablet maybe If money is no object fine knock yourself out. If I could I would buy a CSW before a lappie is all.
Not true....anyone of these Acers will run it fine, best would be the nVidida card ones. http://www.newegg.com/Acer-America-Laptops-Notebooks/BrandSubCat/ID-1146-32# My year old Dell XPS2 (Core I7, GT540, 1080P, Blueray, etc) ran it fine for the couple months I was without my desktop. (relocated for a job) Can output through HDMI to a bigger 24" monitor.
Where did I say a lappie would not run it............... Any of those will run it like what. P.S. I did not mean to sound flippant. If you can afford a laptop for rF2 by all means go for it like I said. If you are used to decent tower and wheel a laptop to league you really going want smooth graphics @ same quality settings, fast connection and Big screen or 17" screen. I don't see the point of paying money not to run it high quality if that is what you used to personally. To get equal performance from laptop as sim tower you are virtually jumping from i5 to i7 ... you cant overclock a laptop. If you are good with a game pad is a big plus, I would be hopeless and find it a waste of money as I could not PB in rF2. But just to show off rF2 and have a casual drive IF I could afford it I would have something like this , but Fanatec CSW , triple screen and tower upgrade first ! http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1013&products_id=21898
I was considering buying a laptop so I could plug it into my TV in my lounge (I have a Panasonic Viera 58"). Does anyone have any experience of such a setup and will it work if I use a HDMI connection? Thanks in advance.
HDMI is going to be the best quality connection you can use as long as the laptop and the TV have the ability. Using a regular TV will likely have issues with input lag to some extent, though the quality of the TV will determine how much you will see.
I stream 1080P to me TV's for the past few years from my laptops. Works great, gaming or watching ALMS live. The newer I7's have a built in GPU for 1080P streaming so the dedicated GPU doesn't even get used at all, unless gaming.
Hey, thanks everybody for your input and information. It's very much appreciated. I feel much more comfortable going out and spending the cash for a laptop now. I am considering buying this laptop, any comments or suggestions of alternatives. I do live in Perth, Western Australia and it is not always easy to get the best and latest. http://www.austin.net.au/laptops-tablets/laptops-notebooks/toshiba-psplxa-00t00e-qosmio-x870-gaming-note.html
There are better desktops, but that is not too shabby. As long as the price suits you I don't see why that wouldn't do the job fairly well. So that you and everyone else knows for certain, the 670M GPU is about as powerful as the GTX 460 you would find in a regular computer. If you are going to be gaming for any length of time btw, I would suggest a laptop cooler that you put your laptop on so that you can keep the temps down a little.
Thanks to everyone for your response. Every bit was very helpful. It seems that a new laptop could get quite pricey. I really have to sit down and think about if I should spend that money on a laptop, or a PC upgrade? That's how it goes though. Gotta spend some money to have the fun.
As far as performance goes, laptops tend to be at least twice the cost for the same performance as desktop PC's. Not sure why exactly that is, but you will find this to be the case. a good to great desktop can cost around the $2000 US dollar mark. A laptop to do the same can cost upwards of $3500 US.
