Gavin
Ok Im alredy thinking about what to get for Christmas 6 months away I know weird but I wanted a gamer laptop. I wanted one that could play Arma 3. Could this run Arma 3-->> http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/laptops-portable-pcs/laptops-and-netbooks/scan-3xs-graphite-lg5-1111369/review The Graphite LG5 is an ultra-portable gaming laptop that weighs just 1.8kg thanks to its compact dimensions. The high resolution 11.6in screen is fed by a powerful 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 650M graphics card, accompanied by a range of Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, plus your choice of SSD or hard disk, making the Graphite LG5 the ultimate in mobile gaming. Thanks In advance
Everyone I dont have the laptop I wanted to buy it so I cant go to Site Can you run it LOL
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A much better option would be the PCSpecialist Optimus V 13. What it is, is essentially the successor to the model you're looking at. Still made by Clevo, and intended to be their highly portable gaming-oriented system, just sold by a different reseller and branded differently. And a tad different of an overall system. It's also not priced significantly higher.
The key points that make this the better option are the significantly better GPU and significantly better display.
The GPU in the Optimus V 13 is the NVIDIA GTX 765M GDDR5, whereas the one in the model you're looking at is the GT 650M GDDR3. Even without the faster GDDR5 memory of this laptop's GPU, you'd still be looking at a substantial increase in the amount of games you'll be able to run on decent settings, and in the settings under which you'll be able to run games.
The Optimus V's 13.3" 1920x1080 display is in a whole different class than the 11.6" 1366x768 display in the laptop you're looking at. Not only does the resolution itself let you fit a lot more onscreen, the actual quality of the two LCD panels is worlds apart. The 11.6" 1366x768 display is a low-grade LCD panel with very poor image quality due to low contrast (which means grayish blacks and washed out colors), while the Optimus V 13's display has excellent contrast (deep blacks) as well as a high color gamut (for saturated colors) and wide viewing angles (tilting your display back doesn't invert the image).
http://pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-13/
- I would suggest changing the memory to 4GB (you can put more in later if you need to, but 4GB should be fine. 2GB is on the low side for a 64-bit OS)
- HDD: I'd go for one of the 7200RPM drives. The 500GB or 750GB if you don't know which one to pick.
A much better option would be the PCSpecialist Optimus V 13. What it is, is essentially the successor to the model you're looking at. Still made by Clevo, and intended to be their highly portable gaming-oriented system, just sold by a different reseller and branded differently. And a tad different of an overall system. It's also not priced significantly higher.
The key points that make this the better option are the significantly better GPU and significantly better display.
The GPU in the Optimus V 13 is the NVIDIA GTX 765M GDDR5, whereas the one in the model you're looking at is the GT 650M GDDR3. Even without the faster GDDR5 memory of this laptop's GPU, you'd still be looking at a substantial increase in the amount of games you'll be able to run on decent settings, and in the settings under which you'll be able to run games.
The Optimus V's 13.3" 1920x1080 display is in a whole different class than the 11.6" 1366x768 display in the laptop you're looking at. Not only does the resolution itself let you fit a lot more onscreen, the actual quality of the two LCD panels is worlds apart. The 11.6" 1366x768 display is a low-grade LCD panel with very poor image quality due to low contrast (which means grayish blacks and washed out colors), while the Optimus V 13's display has excellent contrast (deep blacks) as well as a high color gamut (for saturated colors) and wide viewing angles (tilting your display back doesn't invert the image).
http://pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusV-13/
- I would suggest changing the memory to 4GB (you can put more in later if you need to, but 4GB should be fine. 2GB is on the low side for a 64-bit OS)
- HDD: I'd go for one of the 7200RPM drives. The 500GB or 750GB if you don't know which one to pick.
New laptop has Windows 8. We bought laptop for Minecraft but W8 doesn't support it?
Michelle
We bought a new laptop on a special deal over Thanksgiving. It is an HP Envy and runs Windows 8. We know nothing about computers (keep this in mind). Our old computer was too old and would not run Minecraft (not even a demo version). We specifically bought the laptop for Minecraft (and iTune). What do we do? Do we return the laptop and find one with Windows 7 on it? Is there a way to put Windows 7 on our new laptop and get rid of Windows 8 altogether? Our old laptop is XP and we just want that back haha So recap, we just want to be able to run Minecraft. Help?!
Dominic, what about Windows 8 not supporting Minecraft? Everywhere I read they talk about Minecraft not working correctly, shutting down after a few minutes, etc on Windows 8.
We bought a card at Target for Minecraft and that is how we were going to download it.
Is that how you put Minecraft on your desktop?
honestly, I'm still trying to figure out how to shut the computer down without having a "tool bar".
I don't understand the touchscreen laptop and Minecraft apparently doesn't work with touchscreen computers? CONFUSED!
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Minecraft works fine on Windows 8. Heck, I was just playing Minecraft on my Windows 8 desktop before I saw your question.
Make sure to install Java from http://www.java.com
Download Minecraft and run it. Report back with any error messages.
Edit: Yeah, people upgrading to Windows 8 often find that Windows has installed a basic driver instead of the latest driver for their video card. Thus they can't run Minecraft because the basic driver doesn't have OpenGL support which is something Minecraft needs to work. So updating the driver fixes that problem.
Your new PC won't have that issue because you'll have a driver installed by the manufacturer. It won't be the basic driver used by Microsoft.
I can't really say anything about the restart issue. There are so many factors involved in a PC that can cause a sudden restart. It could be that it overheated. Laptops are built pretty tight and they can overheat if they're in an already warm environment. It could be a driver related issue that causes the PC to reset. It might be something entirely unrelated such as a program crashing in the background and taking down the PC.
Just because your laptop has a touch screen doesn't mean you have to use it exclusively. Input methods have evolved over time. The first computers only had a bank of switches and lights. As they matured we got keyboards, mice, track/touch pads, and touch screens. A new input method doesn't necessarily make an old one obsolete.
Touch is good for somethings but not everything. I suggest playing Minecraft using the keyboard and track/touch pad or a mouse if you have one.
Yup, you you can use your Minecraft card to get the game running on your computer.
The whole shut down thing has confused a lot of people. The fastest way to shut down a Windows 8 computer is to press the power button instead of going though those menus. Laptops are sometimes configured to go to sleep instead of shut down when you push the power button but you can totally change that.
Put your pointer in the bottom left corner of the screen and right click. From the quick access menu, click power options. Then click the link on the left side that says "Choose what the power buttons do." Look to where it says "When I press the power button:" and make sure it's set to shut down instead of sleep.
Now you can use the power button to turn your computer on and off. It's a lot simpler than navigating menus. It's also more logical than the old way of clicking Start to stop. :-)
Here's a link of useful tip that helped me get acclimated to Windows 8. I hope they help you as well.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/50-windows-8-tips-tricks-and-secrets-1028220
- Dominic
Minecraft works fine on Windows 8. Heck, I was just playing Minecraft on my Windows 8 desktop before I saw your question.
Make sure to install Java from http://www.java.com
Download Minecraft and run it. Report back with any error messages.
Edit: Yeah, people upgrading to Windows 8 often find that Windows has installed a basic driver instead of the latest driver for their video card. Thus they can't run Minecraft because the basic driver doesn't have OpenGL support which is something Minecraft needs to work. So updating the driver fixes that problem.
Your new PC won't have that issue because you'll have a driver installed by the manufacturer. It won't be the basic driver used by Microsoft.
I can't really say anything about the restart issue. There are so many factors involved in a PC that can cause a sudden restart. It could be that it overheated. Laptops are built pretty tight and they can overheat if they're in an already warm environment. It could be a driver related issue that causes the PC to reset. It might be something entirely unrelated such as a program crashing in the background and taking down the PC.
Just because your laptop has a touch screen doesn't mean you have to use it exclusively. Input methods have evolved over time. The first computers only had a bank of switches and lights. As they matured we got keyboards, mice, track/touch pads, and touch screens. A new input method doesn't necessarily make an old one obsolete.
Touch is good for somethings but not everything. I suggest playing Minecraft using the keyboard and track/touch pad or a mouse if you have one.
Yup, you you can use your Minecraft card to get the game running on your computer.
The whole shut down thing has confused a lot of people. The fastest way to shut down a Windows 8 computer is to press the power button instead of going though those menus. Laptops are sometimes configured to go to sleep instead of shut down when you push the power button but you can totally change that.
Put your pointer in the bottom left corner of the screen and right click. From the quick access menu, click power options. Then click the link on the left side that says "Choose what the power buttons do." Look to where it says "When I press the power button:" and make sure it's set to shut down instead of sleep.
Now you can use the power button to turn your computer on and off. It's a lot simpler than navigating menus. It's also more logical than the old way of clicking Start to stop. :-)
Here's a link of useful tip that helped me get acclimated to Windows 8. I hope they help you as well.
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/50-windows-8-tips-tricks-and-secrets-1028220
- Dominic
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