Can somebody recommend me a Laptop for NS2?
MisterYoon
Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155747Members
Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155747Members
<div class="IPBDescription">40~60 fps is fairly enough for me</div>
As i wrote a topic to ask about performance improvement of current build, i saw a comment telling me that a laptop runs ns2 with 40~60 fps.
I can play now with desktop at home with 50~60 fps, but my vacation is soon to be end, and then i will never be able to play ns2 because i have in my room only an old laptop which is just for business, has not that bad RAM and CPu but has Intel Graphic Chip and therefore cannot even run CS1.6 well(having 5 fps with half-life engine sometimes... but it was bought only for my work, so don't blame me...).
So, i would like to buy another laptop probably only to play NS2 in the future, maybe next year or sometime.
Therefore, can anybody recommend me a appropriate laptop to play ns2? It's fairly enough if i can play ns2 with 30~60 fps. Of course, it would be nicer if there is a laptop which can afford to give more than 80 fps!
As i wrote a topic to ask about performance improvement of current build, i saw a comment telling me that a laptop runs ns2 with 40~60 fps.
I can play now with desktop at home with 50~60 fps, but my vacation is soon to be end, and then i will never be able to play ns2 because i have in my room only an old laptop which is just for business, has not that bad RAM and CPu but has Intel Graphic Chip and therefore cannot even run CS1.6 well(having 5 fps with half-life engine sometimes... but it was bought only for my work, so don't blame me...).
So, i would like to buy another laptop probably only to play NS2 in the future, maybe next year or sometime.
Therefore, can anybody recommend me a appropriate laptop to play ns2? It's fairly enough if i can play ns2 with 30~60 fps. Of course, it would be nicer if there is a laptop which can afford to give more than 80 fps!
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<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Getting 20-40 fps on a 18 player server on my laptop, specs below.
All low settings (everything off except multicore rendering and texture streaming), 800x600 res in windowed mode.
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MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz 47 °C
Penryn 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. N80Vn (Socket 478) 57 °C
Graphics
SyncMaster (1680x1050@60Hz)
1024MB GeForce 9650M GT (ASUStek Computer Inc) 59 °C
Hard Drives
298GB Hitachi Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 ATA Device (SATA) 32 °C
3.73GB SD Memory Card (SD)<!--c2--></div><!--ec2--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have the G74S and i run NS2 at about 50-70 FPS and my hardware is a year old. No complaints here.
Edit: im kinda confused..either the performance of the pervious posters is incorrect, or something is really strange with NS2. I got a better setup ....and less performance? Cuz of 32-bit win?
that said, a lot of things go into the final performance. this obviously includes the OS and drivers too.
for ns2 CPU frequency is the most important aspect so you should try get a 3 Ghz laptop
im running 3.8 Ghz on my PC and not even i get 50-60 FPS, i average around 40 FPS
Performance will most likely improve, but i would still go for a 3ghz laptop if i were you, thats if you want 60+ FPS in the future (if ns2 can ever perform that good). Also keep in mind that people have had trouble in the past because their laptops automatically underclock when they get too hot, this can be turned off in the bios :)
I have the G74S and i run NS2 at about 50-70 FPS and my hardware is a year old. No complaints here.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i call bs on this i got 2860qm 3.6 with 8 cache i got 30-44 drop to 15-20 when the aliens finishing off last marine base i got the same framerate as my dual core 2.7 desktop frend the only CPu i know of that run this beta at 60+ fps are the desktop 4.0+ ones
Most important thing, go for the highest CPU power you can get on a notebook PER core.
For <b><u>half</u></b> of that money(if you also need a monitor, its ~180€ more) you can get a high end desktop pc that can run ns2 <u>2 times</u> as good.
So i would suggest buying a desktop and keeping your laptop.
Its not possible to play really decent on a laptop anyways (if you dont use it like a desktop with monitor keyboard and mouse, even if performance wasnt an issue...)
Okay maybe for casual play like mmos and single player its good enough. (tho im only speaking for myself, at least i find it really uncomfortable to play on a laptop)
You are better off having a laptop for work and a PC especially for gaming imo.
For <b><u>half</u></b> of that money(if you also need a monitor, its ~180€ more) you can get a high end desktop pc that can run ns2 <u>2 times</u> as good.
So i would suggest buying a desktop and keeping your laptop.
Its not possible to play really decent on a laptop anyways (if you dont use it like a desktop with monitor keyboard and mouse, even if performance wasnt an issue...)
Okay maybe for casual play like mmos and single player its good enough. (tho im only speaking for myself, at least i find it really uncomfortable to play on a laptop)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
if you got the money and i play extremely fine confortable and well on my overpriced alienware laptop by the way
I have the G74S and i run NS2 at about 50-70 FPS and my hardware is a year old. No complaints here.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I got the same laptop, but struggling with 18 to 24 players server at mid to late game. My fps is around 50 to 15. Otherwise start is around 40-60fps. What setting do you use? driver version? overclock?
Okay maybe for casual play like mmos and single player its good enough. (tho im only speaking for myself, at least i find it really uncomfortable to play on a laptop)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i went through several desktop PCs and finally decided to replace my last one with a laptop (for studies + gaming). performance is obviously lower for the same money, yea. but the rest is just a matter of getting used to it imo. from what i've heard it seems to be rather important to get a non-reflective screen though.
big bonus for me: i got power on my balcony which changed my skin from will-get-3rd-degree-sunburn-during-moonlight to something more healthy.
4Gb ram, Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz and Nvidia 9600M Gt.
I get around 20-30 FPS:
medium textures,
1024x768 fullscreen,
atmospherics,
shadows,
multicore,
texture streaming.
However I do get spikes of really low fps during big battles when everyone is in the same room, about 2FPS.
However the ready room is just fine, it's just with all the gas clouds and grenade bombs and mines and blinking fades
and bullets in one room that really makes it unplayable.
I don't know how much a 2009 macbook pro would cost today, but bear in mind I use it primarily for work, gaming is secondary.
I just got a 15" MBP i7, and it's running on full everything at 1280x800. I haven't had a single hiccup yet.
You can find much better i7 laptops with better videocards and 8 gigs of ram that will run NS2 great as well as any work/rendering/encoding you need done at around a quarter of the price.
so yea, don't just buy it because it's a well-known brand: compare different ones for their specs or test-reviews / awards.
Trying to mix those two roles is going to have diminishing returns once you move beyond rendering bejeweled or pong.
If you want a gaming rig, buy a desktop. If you want a laptop, don't expect performance without spending tremendously more, still get subpar performance and zero ability to upgrade down the line.
And Apple gear? Enjoy paying two to four times the price, just to get the icon and three-year-outdated hardware. There's a reason a majority of iphone cases have a hole on the back specifically to show off the logo. That's all it is. Conspicuous consumption.
All that aside, the above tallest midget comment nails it. You can build a terrific PC for very little, and still have plenty of money to have an inexpensive laptop for travel.
Price seemed a non issue to me when I bought it because I got student discount plus the VAT back. I originally got it for final cut pro, an OS X only software, but since then I've fallen in love with the OS, contrary to what I've heard a lot of people say, it is a great environment for software development, the UI of OS X is simple and you can easily access the UNIX foundation.
Anyway without going too off-topic, I disagree with anyone saying laptops shouldn't be considered for gaming. If you're a business making games you can't forget about the demographics using a laptop. I think NS2 b218 still has a way to go with performance as there are many other games I can play without hiccups (l4d2, just cause 2, orcs must die 2, etc..).
Neither you, nor I, nor OP are in a business making games. We don't need to worry about laptop gaming.