Probably yet another "will my PC run..."

[csturdiv 1]

So this is probably yet another "will my PC run P3D v4" topic.  I have a Gigabyte P37 laptop with an i7 4720HQ CPU running at 2.60GHz with 16GB RAM and a nVidia GTX 970M GPU with 6GB video RAM.  My OS, Windows 10, is on a SSD drive and right now I have FSX on a standard laptop drive, but my laptop does have the ability to remove the optical drive, which I never use and install another drive in that bay, which if I do, would be another SSD drive.

As of now with mt FSX setup I do not have any add-on aircraft, that is not my thing.  Rather I focus on AI setup, with a focus on traffic that makes ports of call in Australia and New Zealand.  I do have various ORBX packages, scenery and airport, installed as well as my home airport, Fly Tampa's Sydney package.  AI wise I have models from FAIB, TFS, AIG and a few stragglers from AIA and some others.

With this basic description of my laptop and current FSX setup, what would I expect to see if I setup P3dv4?  I have been toying with the idea of a new laptop (I do not have the space for a desktop) but if I could save a few $$$ and keep on using my laptop, I'd prefer that.

[Nyxx 6,994]

With a CPU@2.6 I think you already know the answer.

[csturdiv 1]

Actually I do not, if I did, I would not have posted my question.  But thanks for trying Nyxx.

[Nyxx 6,994]

OK,

No your CPU is not going to cut it, by a long way sadly.

[zmak 331]

Both FSX and P3d are still cpu intensive . You will be in a world of stress trying to make it work.

You could try DCS. They rely more on the GPU so it may work on their lowest settings. Its a free platform so nothing to lose

[ryanbatc 13,019]

I have a gtx 970 16 gb RAM and a 2500k at 4GHz.  With payware airplanes, scenery, and weather and AI im getting mid to high teens in the virtual cockpit.  With that CPU you won't be happy.

[csturdiv 1]

Thank you for the detailed information Ryan.

[csturdiv 1]

It seems that I may not fully understand my CPU.  I ran CPU-Z and while it did report that my CPU was an i7-4720HQ @ 2.60Hz. the core speed was showing as 3591.43MHz.  I know they are two different applications, but back when I was playing GTA V on the laptop, it ran very smoothly, even with settings set rather high across the board for it.  Never used a frame rate counter and it ran smooth,  My FSX, I have locked at 30fps and hit that easily and if I remove that, the frame rates are rather high.  I will probably go ahead and buy it, the worst that happens is that I would be encouraged to buy a new laptop if the performance is not that good.  I've had this once since 2015.

 

[GEKtheReaper 375]

Well..it's quite easy to ask Google and Intel:

https://ark.intel.com/de/products/78934/Intel-Core-i7-4720HQ-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

Your CPU has a BASE Freq of 2,6 and a BOOST of 3,6. Meaning if you don't need the power it will stay at 2,6. If you run something demaning, it will throttle up tu 3,6. You will still be unhappy with your setup...

[n99wb 10]

On 3/2/2018 at 3:20 AM, csturdiv said:

 I have a Gigabyte P37 laptop with an i7 4720HQ CPU running at 2.60GHz with 16GB RAM and a nVidia GTX 970M GPU with 6GB video RAM. 

That is a very nice laptop!  You will like P3D far more than FSX.  Better utilization of your 6 gigs of GDDR5

memory, better multi core usage and it's 64 bit.

Without ANY doubt, P3D4 will be far superior than FSX on your rig.

I assume this is your rig:

http://www.gigabyte.us/Laptop/P37W-v5#sp

 

N99WB