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Can my laptop run BeamNG?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by iPlayzTG-BMG, Jun 12, 2020.

  1. iPlayzTG-BMG

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    I just got a new laptop. It's a pretty nice Asus Zenbook with a Ryzen 5 3500U, 8 GB RAM (although 2 GB is stolen by the Vega 8 graphics). How much FPS should I expect to get on this thing? I have BeamNG on my desktop that runs quite well with a GTX 1660 and an i5, but I want to play on the go.
     
  2. esesel

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    If you already own the game just install it on your laptop to try it out
     
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  3. henryjhost

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    The only problem I see is the 6gb available ram, which is under the minimum requirement of 8. It still should run though and upgrading to 16 would be fairly inexpensive.
     
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  4. iPlayzTG-BMG

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    The Zenbook unfortunately has soldered on RAM
     
  5. CaptainZoll

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    just download more ram lmao
     
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  6. khajaja

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    the way i see it, if beam works on my PC it will most likely work on your laptop
    (i get like, 14 FPS in-game lol)
     
  7. P_enta

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    The only thing really holding you back is the ram, but according to @iPlayzTG-BMG the ram in that laptop is soldered on.

    If you had more ram, I wouldn't really expect 30 fps gameplay... Maybe like 15-20 fps on low ish settings??? Its still playable, yes, but its a kinda meh experience.

    Take my approximation with a grain of salt because I could be wrong.
     
  8. jkarmy2000

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    I have a 3500u with 8gb ram in my laptop too. Although I get almost 60fps on easy to run maps, it does stutter quite a bit and its not really playable.
     
  9. Trophy

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    you may want to upgrade to 16gb of ram. you still can run beam, but with 16gb you can run large modded maps, and the minimum for beam is 8gb.
     
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  10. andrzejserafin5

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    I haved computer with Windows 7 and it goes very slow on lowest graphics,that should be result also for you.
     
  11. iPlayzTG-BMG

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    yeah, but im running windows 10 with basically brand new parts
     
  12. andrzejserafin5

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    Informative.
     
  13. Slugfest

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    My GPU is worse, but CPU is better, so as long as you stick to only a few cars, maybe even limit your fps through settings (as it is a laptop and so sometimes you have the weird lag thing), you'll be just fine
     
  14. FaceyDuck

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    The 6GB of RAM will probably bottleneck you, so expect maybe like a 20 fps or so
     
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  15. Slugfest

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    If he doesn't have much running in the background, he should be alright, so long as it's not WCUSA or Italy.
     
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  16. Trophy

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    add more ram. its very easy. you can do it yourself, or go to microcenter and they will do it for you for like $30
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    16gb should be fine, but micro center also suggests how much to put
     
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  17. Slugfest

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    Or you can do it yourself, from what I understand (never done it yet) you just power off the PC, take out the old, plug in the new, and off you go.
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    Take a look at this guide in case you're not very computer savvy (don't worry, I'm not judging :) )
     
  18. Trophy

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    Its really easy, like 10 minutes. undo all screws, take an exacto knife or something sharp and run it down the side of the computer in the groove, and take the back cover off, take out the original ram, and put in the new one. if you laptop has another ram slot, use that.
     
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  19. Q C.

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    I use an Acer Windows 10 with a G29 Racing Wheel and it works fine! So you should be alright.
     
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