(I'm not even sure this is where I should post this. I couldn't see another place to.)I've been trying to figure out if my HP will run Inquisition before I get it, but I go to Game Debate to see if I can run and when I input my specs, there aren't the right CPU and CPU models showing up.I have a HP - PavilionCPU: AMD A8-seriesRAM: 4GGPU: AMD Radeon HD 8210OS: Windows 8.1 (64 bit)Anyone know if it'll work?
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn't look like your laptop has the specs to handle DA:I. Your GPU just doesn't have the horsepower to run the game at anything resembling playable .
4 gigs of ram is 1/2 the recommended amount of ram. I just don't think you can run the game with such low specs. The engine does not run well on a low end machine, which is why old gen consoles look pretty fugly.
Time to upgrade.
Darn, that's what I was afraid of. I think I already know the answer to this, but is there a way to upgrade it?
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it doesn't look like your laptop has the specs to handle DA:I. Your GPU just doesn't have the horsepower to run the game at anything resembling playable .
Mine is Radeon 7500m and it plays just fine with HBAO, shaders HIGH, rest low that I counter with SweetFX, no crashes or bugs
But I don't know how 8210 compares to 7500m
Mine is Radeon 7500m and it plays just fine with HBAO, shaders HIGH, rest low that I counter with SweetFX, no crashes or bugs
But I don't know how 8210 compares to 7500m
I'm no expert, but when looking at Radeon cards the second number is usually what you want the highest. Your 7500 is probably better than a 8210. Minimal required is a 4800 for radeon, which is probably better than the 8210 too.
OP, I think that even if you can play it, it's going to be on bare minimum specs, and not with a great FPS. Skyhold and Redcliffe in particular may turn into slideshows. Your call, but I suggest an upgrade.
Darn, that's what I was afraid of. I think I already know the answer to this, but is there a way to upgrade it?
Not really with a laptop, better to just buy a new one. Look for something with an actual video card and not just an integrated one.
I'm no expert, but when looking at Radeon cards the second number is usually what you want the highest. Your 7500 is probably better than a 8210. Minimal required is a 4800 for radeon, which is probably better than the 8210 too.
OP, I think that even if you can play it, it's going to be on bare minimum specs, and not with a great FPS. Skyhold and Redcliffe in particular may turn into slideshows. Your call, but I suggest an upgrade.
Thought as much. Also experience is a lot better on my desktop, maps are very different with things on high like trees, water and other stuff
Not really with a laptop, better to just buy a new one. Look for something with an actual video card and not just an integrated one.
Ah, thought so. Do you have any suggestions for a new one? I'm trying to stay away from desktops until I have the patience to try and build my own tower
It depends how high end you want to go and how much you want to spend. Keep in mind that with laptops, you will pay about twice as much for the same level of performance on a laptop as you will for a desktop. If you want a bit of futureproofing, you should look for something with a i7 4xxx processor and a GTX9xxM GPU (the more VRAM the better) or if you are going to wait a few more months, look at the AMD R9 M300 series GPUs which are supposed to be coming soon. Remember that if you are looking at gaming laptops, cooling design is very important, and you may have to sacrifice size and weight for performance and cooling.Ah, thought so. Do you have any suggestions for a new one? I'm trying to stay away from desktops until I have the patience to try and build my own tower
Ah, thought so. Do you have any suggestions for a new one? I'm trying to stay away from desktops until I have the patience to try and build my own tower
I'm not sure what kind of price range you are looking at, but any laptop under $1000 posing itself as a "gaming laptop" won't be able to deliver the performance you were hoping for, mostly becaue of the constant stuttering during gameplay, and excessively long loading time.
DA:I is optimized quiet well, but it's still a massive resource hog, and without a decent "gaming laptops" I'm afraid that you will experience frequent freeze up and longer loading times when switching zones simply due to the tight hardware bottleneck issue. (Worst part was that I could not upgrade laptops' hardware, except RAMs)
As you probably know, the decent gaming laptops will cost you around $2000~$3000 and at this point, you can build a PC that is completely overkill for 99% of the games out there. (you also have much larger screen with PCs as well)
Unless you travel alot, building your own PC is definately more bang for your buck.
True. Unless you really need the portability, gaming notebooks are a ripoff and you get a lot more for your money with a desktop.DA:I is optimized quiet well, but it's still a massive resource hog, and without a decent "gaming laptops" I'm afraid that you will experience frequent freeze up and longer loading times when switching zones simply due to the tight hardware bottleneck issue. (Worst part was that I could not upgrade laptops' hardware, except RAMs)
As you probably know, the decent gaming laptops will cost you around $2000~$3000 and at this point, you can build a PC that is completely overkill for 99% of the games out there. (you also have much larger screen with PCs as well)
Unless you travel alot, building your own PC is definately more bang for your buck.
Hmm... I think I'm going to try it on what I have currently and if that doesn't work, I'll return it and wait until I can start building a tower. (I have dai on the ps3, so I'm in no hurry really, I just want to be able to use some of the mods that have come out). My brother has been talking about the two of us building gaming towers for awhile now and it might turn into a project we do over the summer.
Thanks everyone!
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