Augustin320 8 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hello everyone! First of all, thanks for looking at this topic. I would like to know what the best laptop CPU is for my system and fsx/prepar3d. I know, I have not the best system in the world... I5-4200M GTX760M Windows 8.1 64-bit Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted January 30, 2015 Aerosoft Share Posted January 30, 2015 For laptops start here: http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/80074-running-demanding-simulations-on-laptops/ It's the cooling system that determines how good the laptop is for sims, all the rest is secondary. Personally I believe that only laptops designed as gaming laptops make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 It's a semi-gaming laptop I think... I did a test and it didn't come to hot and it doesn't trottle down to much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Should I upgrade something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickZ 300 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 For how long did you run this test? A couple of minutes? Half an hour? A couple of hours? These semi-game laptops sometimes have the nasty habit to build up their heat slow, but eventually it'll be there anyway. Given the specifications I think it'll run, but don't expect too much of it. Wether you are to upgrade something or not depends completely on your own wishes and of course on the size of your wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hi, Thanks for your respons, I ran the test for about half an hour. I did this with PMDG NGX, default scenery, reasonable settings (If you want I could post my cfg). I want to upgrade my cpu for a little more fps. Right now I am getting 25 fps with occasional drops to 18. The 25 fps is fine for me... I just want to get rid of the drops. To what laptop cpu should I upgrade? (I manly fly jetliners: NGX and aerosoft A319) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 For how long did you run this test? A couple of minutes? Half an hour? A couple of hours? These semi-game laptops sometimes have the nasty habit to build up their heat slow, but eventually it'll be there anyway. Given the specifications I think it'll run, but don't expect too much of it. Wether you are to upgrade something or not depends completely on your own wishes and of course on the size of your wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Sorry, messed up quoting... :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetCord 1539 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Is a laptop a absolute must for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yes it is, My parents don't like it when A desktop is permantly in their nicely decorated interior.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickZ 300 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 But the desktop doesn't need to be in the livingroom, does it? What about placing it in your own sleeping room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs Jeroen Doorman 1763 Posted February 2, 2015 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted February 2, 2015 But the desktop doesn't need to be in the livingroom, does it? What about placing it in your own sleeping room? But then he isn't getting out of that room. Yes it is, My parents don't like it when A desktop is permantly in their nicely decorated interior.. I would not get a laptop for FSX, as Mathijs said only Gaming laptops make sense. Even then I wouldn't do it, desktop is the way to go (30 minutes testing with only the NGX and default scenery and reassonable settings isn't a real test ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 But then he isn't getting out of that room. I would not get a laptop for FSX, as Mathijs said only Gaming laptops make sense. Even then I wouldn't do it, desktop is the way to go (30 minutes testing with only the NGX and default scenery and reassonable settings isn't a real test ) I think you understood me wrong. I already have a laptop but I'm actuallly asking if a new cpu would be any better and if so what cpu that should be. I know I can't do max settings, max scenery addons etc. For me the plane and the sky is most important (rex soft clouds gives me to big fps impact). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs jrotaetxe 242 Posted February 4, 2015 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted February 4, 2015 And all the popes are telling you laptops (but those very expensive) are not the best choice for Flight simulating. Laptops have the nasty habit of having small heatsinks, and simulators trend to charge the CPU as a half ton gorilla... Is a matter of surface needed to dissipate all the heat... or burn the micro... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Don't have the money for a serious Gorilla desktop, sorry if I was rude or something, English is not my first language... My parents simply won't allow me to buy a desktop :mecry_s: , I know, They're better on every spot . But It's with this laptop I have to do it for now . So does anybody know a good laptop CPU? Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs jrotaetxe 242 Posted February 5, 2015 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted February 5, 2015 No te preocupes, AgustÃn. Tampoco es el mio... Y se te entiende perfectamente.... Y no has sido maleducado en ningún momentoEn resumen.. Ni el mejor laptop superará a un buen desktop, por la mera cuestión de capacidad de disipar calor.Saludos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickZ 300 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The problem with a laptop CPU (and that counts for every CPU) is that the faster the CPU the more heat it produces. So the cooler may be sufficient for one CPU, but it may not be for another. Sometimes it makes sense to choose a slower CPU to avoid overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustin320 8 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 PatrickZ, Finally I understand what everyone tries to make me clear. Thank you very much! My pc Actually is available whit stronger processors than mine. But at the time I bought It I wasn't really in to simulation, But I got the virus now. At the time I just didn't want to save my money any longer and I wasn't aware wich disadvantages a laptop had. I thought it was just the same but smaller... (at the time) EDIT: If I am going to upgrade this pc, it's going to be done by a computer professional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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