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[ChrisClevenger]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. But the game won't run (I think the graphics card is not up to standard)
So I need to get a new machine. I want a laptop and they all are running Windows 7. Does this game run on the OS?
Any suggestions for a laptop?
Thanks!
C

[captgeo]

​This game is not laptop feindly, but some will run it, graphics card a ram has to be highend, and welcome aboard, somebody else more tech savy will answer your question in more detail.

[Mescator]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. But the game won't run (I think the graphics card is not up to standard)
So I need to get a new machine. I want a laptop and they all are running Windows 7. Does this game run on the OS?
Any suggestions for a laptop?
Thanks!
C

Yeah, Windows 7 runs the game fine, you just need to follow a few rules when you install it.

[Yooperbacker]

Hello C,

Here is what Ubi posted for SHIV when it first came out -

Silent Hunter 4 - Wolves of the Pacific

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

* Supported OS: Windows XP/Vista Only
* Game comes on 1 DVD
* Processor: 2GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon (3GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon recommended)
* RAM: 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
* Video Card: 128 MB RAM, DirectX 9–compliant, video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (256 MB RAM recommended) (see supported list)
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 –compliant sound card
* DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or later (included on game disk)
* DVD ROM drive 4x or faster speed
* Hard Drive Space: 6 GB
* Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128Kbps upstream or faster, (512Kbps upstream or faster needed to host online games)

Supported Video Cards:
ATI RADEON 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800
NVIDIA GeForce™ 6200/6600/6800/7800

Laptop models of these card are not supported .

[WernherVonTrapp]

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[STS1Thndrb-low]

I am running it on an Acer Aspire 5551. I can run on High graphics with very little FR loss, but I choose to run on medium because it is smoother, working on a better line-up for performance and graphics. Anyway, I made sure when I was looking for this laptop that it was NOT and i do emphasize NOT using an integrated graphics card so I wound up with an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250. My overall system only ran me like 700 bucks and that was almost a year ago.

On a side not I actually shopped for the system to run The Sims 3 and that has a much higher req than SH4.

[fireftr18]

The game runs great on Win 7, and yes, I do run it on a laptop. When you get the computer, make sure it does not have an integrated video card and seperate video ram. Get specs that far exceed UBI's minimal specs. When you install it, put it in its own directory. Later, when you start adding mods, the game will need its own directory to be able to recognize them.