Low Cost Computer?

lewisner - thanks. do you mind me asking how much the parts ran you?

About £400 with the most expensive bit being the CPU at £150. It fired up first time after a few hiccups "phew"
 
New Machine - Update

Ok, the new machine is in! I'm pretty excited jut to have a new laptop - my last one I received in 2008. Anyway, here's the details (crossing my fingers)...

PC Information Report
Generated using PC Information Application by Shane Turner
System Information

System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model:Latitude E6420
System Type:x64-based PC

Operating System Information

Operating System Name:Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |C:\Windows|\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2
Build:7601(Multiprocessor Free)
Service Pack:1.0
Status: OK

Memory Information

Total/Free Physical Memory (in GB):7.96/6.19

Graphics Card Information

Graphics Card 1
Graphics Card:NVIDIA NVS 4200M
Driver Version:8.17.12.6883
Date of current driver:20110605000000.000000-000
Video Memory:0.50 GB (512.00 MB)

Processor Information

Number of Logical Processors: 4
Processor:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2640M CPU @ 2.80GHz
Current Clock Speed:0.78 Ghz
Maximum Clock Speed:2.80 Ghz
External Clock Speed (If present):0.10 Ghz
Processor Type:64 Bit
Processor Status:OK
Processor information can be affected by power management and certain processor features.

DirectX and Drive Information

Detected DirectX version: (This may not match any expected values) 4.09.00.0904
Drive Information:
Drive C:\ : 236.07GB Free ( 297.74 GB Capacity after formatting)



Thoughts?
Either way I'm loading up TRS 2012 later today to see what happens. Heck, may do it now :D
 
SUCCESS!! While the performance isnt perfect and certainly some hangups I am finally able to play TRZ 12! I bought the game in December so its been a long wait. And since it didn't cost me anything I'm very happy with the chance to play. I spent the weekend playing and just trying to figure out how to get started. Found Shane Turner's posts and website so was able to fine tune some things which helped a bit. Installed the patches.

In the end this laptop holds up pretty well. Only time I have issues, I think, is with Steam trains and also weather like rain where it lags. not to the point of being unplayable tho. It seems these require a bit more resources than, say, the acela train running on a normal day, in which i've experienced zero issues.

So, thanks so much for your help and support :-). I am still planning to purchase or build a high end gaming PC down the road. Now off to figure this game out!

BH
 
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