VH-JLC Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Gidday fellas Work requires me now to have a laptop on site to send and receive e-mails and pdf's etc etc.. Ive been hunting around and now that I have some cpu time at work I was looking at getting a somewhat powerful notebook that could comfortably run FSX from time to time.. I know that I should be looking at the I7900 series with a GTX 480 an the rest but I only want to build a machine around a I7980X but dont want to cough up the $1400 just for the processor, So I want to wait for 6-12 months before building the FSX UBER RIG lol Here's the rig ive been looking at http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/Produ...SX/Default.aspx If the link doesn't work here's some specs; Intel Core i7 720QM (1.6GHz, 2.8 Turbo) 6GB DDR3 500GB HDD 7200rpm nVidia GT360M 1GB Windows 7 Home Premium Im not expecting to run everything maxed out an get 20+fps but a clear fluid performance would be great.. So what are your opinions about this machine?? im looking at picking it up this Friday.. cheers Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwlee Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I can run FSX acceptably on a slower laptop than that (away from intense areas). I use a fanbase to alleviate airflow issues when doing this and wouldn't recommend it in the height of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-JLC Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Awesome, thanks Mark Im one of the "those" who flies mainly heavies, not too into the bush basing thing.. lol Ive been looking at this notebook cooling pad http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/ProductCode/CLRONBS-P01/Default.aspx Not too bad with the 4port USB built in so the yoke and pedals can be used at home.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-JLC Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Just a little note, Im getting AMAZING results!!! I can fly the JS41 into Orbx's YBBN with 10-15fps and its silky smooth as with the LevelD 767X! I have have ground poly's un-checked (but thanks to Rex i dont go with out .. ) Senery complexity = Very dense Auto gen = dense It looks and feels great and worth every last penny!! Here a couple pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve31000 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Glad you are happy with you're new laptop. Up until last year I was flying FSX on a laptop and got suprisingly good results also. Sure, you have to sacrifice the odd setting but it still gave me impressive results. Enjoy your new toy! Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-JLC Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 I would have never thought i'd buy a laptop and fly in FSX with high-ish settings, but here we are and im grinning from ear to ear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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