Could This Laptop Run Brawl?

[Furret]

The typical "can I run it" post.


Could this laptop run Brawl smoothly on the lowest settings?
I'd like to play this game online again and would appreciate it if someone could tell me if this laptop could handle it.

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Operating System
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
    Intel Core i7 740QM @ 1.73GHz
       Cores:    4
       Threads:    8
    Clarksfield 45nm Technology
RAM
    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 527MHz (7-7-7-20)
Motherboard
    Hewlett-Packard 1520 (CPU 1)
Graphics
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1200@60Hz)
    NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M (HP)
       Physical Memory    : 1024 MB
       Virtual Memory:   736 MB

Hard Drive
    298GB TOSHIBA MK3261GSYN ATA Device (SATA)

Audio
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

Thanks...

[KHg8m3r]

Well Nintendo no longer has servers for Wii games, so you could only do netplay.

I don't think you'll be able to reach fullspeed.

[NKF98]

The i7 740 might absolutely will not be able to run SSBB, mostly because of that awful clock. I'm confused as to why such a system has 16GB of RAM though, it couldn't possibly use half of that, could it?

[Furret]

Thanks for the replys.  

(04-19-2015, 05:14 AM)NKF98 Wrote: I'm confused as to why such a system has 16GB of RAM though, it couldn't possibly use half of that, could it?

It actually supports up to 32GB.

(04-19-2015, 05:14 AM)NKF98 Wrote: ...awful clock

You're probably right about the processor, I don't think it would work.  

But I have one last idea before I give up:

Since Dolphin only uses 2 cores, I could set a maximum limit of 2 active cores via MSConfig.
This will make the turbo raise the clock speed to 2.5GHz (with 2 cores active) or 2.93GHz (with 1 core active)

Combined with a program to limit background processes, and possibly Throttlestop to overclock.

Would this make any noticeable improvement?


Thanks for your input.

[NKF98]

Uh, not what I meant by "couldn't use half of that RAM", I meant that your system (CPU+GPU) couldn't utilize 8GB. Also, I wouldn't suggest OCing a laptop.

[Anti-Ultimate]

Quote:NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Horrible. How much did you buy this for?

[Furret]

(04-19-2015, 11:44 AM)NKF98 Wrote: your system (CPU+GPU) couldn't utilize 8GB

Huh, really? I have no clue how this works.

(04-19-2015, 04:38 PM)Anti-Ultimate Wrote:

Quote:NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M

Horrible. How much did you buy this for?

So I guess I screwed myself over with buying this?

I saw it had an i7 and plenty of RAM, so I thought it would be good.
I don't know how to tell one graphics card from another; shows how much I know I guess....

I wonder though, does anyone around here play dolphin smoothly with a laptop?
I'd like to see that one. (though it probably cost some big $)

[NKF98]

Mine does, and it was like $500. You should probably do more research before spending money on electronics.

[tueidj]

Of course it could use that RAM, why would you think otherwise?