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Will this laptop run ESO PLZ HELP

NatalyaPeterovna
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I need to replace my new $400 laptop tht apparently didn't meet min system requirements
Sooooooooooooooooo
Will this laptop run ESO I found it in the gaming laptop section of an online retailer
HP 15-bs244wm 15.6" Touchscreen Laptop, Windows 10, Intel Pentium N5000 Processor, 4GB Memory, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD, Scarlet Red


Specs
Windows 10 Home
Intel Pentium N5000 Quad Core Processor
15.6-inch diagonal HD SVA WLED-backlit Touchscreen Display
4GB DDR4 Memory; 500GB 5400RPM
Serial ATA hard drive; DVD-Writer; HP Webcam
1x1 802.11ac WLAN and Bluetooth

Plz help if it doesn't meet the requirements plz tell me why what's wrong with it what I need

Best Answers

  • Pink_Violinz
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    RD065 wrote: »
    How about getting a console and play on that? It meets the pricing requirement. Or you need a laptop.

    I'm going to agree with this. A console will run ESO better than a laptop in that price range. Even after factoring in the price for everything (like a tv if you don't already have one) it'll come out to be about the same amount, maybe a little more with all the bells and whistles. If you bought a used console that would bring the price down even more, and with people upgrading their systems you might be able to get a good deal. You might have to start from scratch but it'll give you a better playing experience than a 400 dollar laptop.

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  • Ragnarock41
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    As long as it has an actual dedicated GPU, pretty much any modern laptop should be able to run ESO with okay performance. Things like ram and ssd can be upgraded later, however most laptops come with their cpu/gpu soldered on to the motherboard. So once you get a cheap laptop, you're sadly stuck with it.(which is a mistake I made about 4 years ago)

    Best thing you can do is probably wait a little longer, save some more money and buy a pc/laptop that is more powerful.
    Edited by Ragnarock41 on September 29, 2018 6:03AM
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  • StamWhipCultist
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    It will run
    You wont be able to PvP in Cyrodiil
    I cant see u doing trials.
    Its weak, sorry.
  • Nestor
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    You need a laptop with a dedicated.video card.
    Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.

    PakKat "Everything was going well, until I died"
    Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"

  • idk
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    I do not see a GPU (graphics card) and if it does not have a graphics card it would not meet the minimum requirement. A decent card is required.

    Below is the minimum specs and recommended specs for running this game. Min specs are probably not very fun. I placed in bold the GPU for each group.

    Minimum:
    Windows 7 64-bit; Intel® Core i3 540 or AMD A6-3620
    3GB System RAM
    85GB free HDD space
    DirectX 11 compliant video card with 1 GB of RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® 460 / AMD Radeon™ 6850) or higher
    DirectX compatible sound card
    Internet broadband connection

    Recommended:
    Windows 7 64-bit
    Intel® Core i5 2300 or AMD FX4350
    8GB System RAM
    85GB free HDD space
    DirectX 11 compliant video card with 2 GB of RAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7850) or higher
    Edited by idk on September 28, 2018 5:22PM
  • idk
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    It will run
    You wont be able to PvP in Cyrodiil
    I cant see u doing trials.
    Its weak, sorry.

    @StamWhipCultist

    I must have missed it, where is the GPU in that list? Pretty sure this game will not run without a dedicated GPU. Discreet only cuts it with old games like WoW and SWTOR.
  • NatalyaPeterovna
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    Can u guys post a link to gaming laptops under $400
    Edit: preferably from Walmart or bestbuy
    And also a dell or hp or one of those
    Edited by NatalyaPeterovna on September 28, 2018 5:30PM
  • Takes-No-Prisoner
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    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/all-laptops/gaming-laptops/pcmcat287600050003.c?id=pcmcat287600050003

    Most of the laptops on this page do not meet your pricing window.

    If you're strapped for cash, you can open a BestBuy Credit card, buy a really good PC Tower / Laptop with the recommended specs, and put no financing on it for 12 months. This is what I did for my old Tower, and it still runs ESO pretty well.
  • xcalibur007
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    idk wrote: »

    @StamWhipCultist

    I must have missed it, where is the GPU in that list? Pretty sure this game will not run without a dedicated GPU. Discreet only cuts it with old games like WoW and SWTOR.

    The game can run on an intel graphics without a dedicated graphics. It runs on my old surface pro 3 with an i5. However, it won't really be playable or a decent experience. At the lowest graphics settings, I barely get 15 fps.
    Edited by xcalibur007 on September 28, 2018 5:38PM
  • NatalyaPeterovna
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    So does that mean it won't run it
    I'm used to 7-15 fps and ~200ms latency at medium graphics
    How would this run
  • NatalyaPeterovna
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    Is there any site where I can put in the info and it'll estimate how it'll run
  • driosketch
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    Can u guys post a link to gaming laptops under $400
    Edit: preferably from Walmart or bestbuy
    And also a dell or hp or one of those

    A year ago I picked up a Samsung 530 E at Bestbuy for around $600-700 as a back up PC.

    It has an i5-7200U processor, which as near as I can tell is 2-1.5 as powerful as the N5000. It also has 8GB of ram and an NVIDIA Geforce 920MX video card.

    On this Friday morning, I'm getting mostly FPS in the 40s, 30s in crowded areas and heavy PvP action, 50s in uncrowded areas. I'm running graphics settings on medium to high.

    I don't know if someone has gotten a cheaper, lower spec PC to run ESO, but this price range and specs is what I consider the bottom range of what you'll need to play the game comfortablely.
    Main: Drio Azul ~ DC, Redguard, Healer/Magicka Templar ~ NA-PC
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  • Donny_Vito
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    Can u guys post a link to gaming laptops under $400
    Edit: preferably from Walmart or bestbuy
    And also a dell or hp or one of those

    Unfortunately, any type of computer in this price range will not let you play alongside other people (trials, PvP, crowded towns) without taking a drastic hit to performance, and ultimately the entertainment value. Either look on craigslist and hopefully you can find someone getting rid of a good, used computer for your price range (low chance) or suck it up and put a down payment on a decent computer through Best Buy or online store and pay it off per month.
  • RD065
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    How about getting a console and play on that? It meets the pricing requirement. Or you need a laptop.
  • NatalyaPeterovna
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    Should I just return my new laptop and get a PS4 and get ESO and everything that comes along with it with the leftover and use my tablet as a computer
    I mean gaming is basically the only thing I use my laptop for other thn watching eeeeer videos online XD
  • Katahdin
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    I can't see ESO running on anything priced around $400.

    I would suggest you save your money for something better.


    You could buy a console for that price but it would mean losing everything you have on PC and starting a new account
    Beta tester November 2013
  • Tasear
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    If you only care about performance then here is some usersettings to consider

    SET GamepadPreferredEnabled "0"
    SET MouseRawInput "1"
    SET MouseSensitivityFirstPerson "0.50000000"
    SET MouseSensitivityThirdPerson "1.00000000"
    SET MouseSmoothing "0"
    SET InvertMouseWheel "1"
    SET InvertMouseY "1"
    SET InvertMouseX "1"
    SET SHOW_ADDITIONAL_ALLY_EFFECTS "0"
    SET HDR_BRIGHTNESS "0.50000000"
    SET DistantFoliageEnabled "1"
    SET PFX_SUPPRESS_DISTANCE_v2 "35.00000000"
    SET PFX_GLOBAL_MAXIMUM "968"
    SET MULTI_GPU_CHECK "1"
    SET CachedRLREnabled "0"
    SET CachedReflectionResolution "0"
    SET CachedShadowFiltering "0"
    SET ScreenshotFormat.2 "PNG"
    SET PregameScreenAdjustEnabled "0"
    SET PregameGammaCheckEnabled "0"
    SET HardwareCheckEnabled.3 "0"
    SET SUB_SAMPLING "0"
    SET REFLECTION_QUALITY_v3 "0"
    SET PARTICLE_DENSITY "0"
    SET HIGH_RESOLUTION_SHADOWS "0"
    SET SHADOWS "0"
    SET GAMMA_ADJUSTMENT "150"
    SET VIEW_DISTANCE "0.63999999"
    SET GPUSmoothingFrames "0"
    SET MIP_LOAD_SKIP_LEVELS "3"
    SET RAIN_WETNESS "0"
    SET LENS_FLARE "0"
    SET GOD_RAYS_v2 "0"
    SET ANTI_ALIASING_v2 "0"
    SET AMBIENT_OCCLUSION "0"
    SET COLOR_GRADING_v1 "0"
    SET BLOOM "0"
    SET DEPTH_OF_FIELD "0"
    SET TONE_MAPPING "1"
    SET COLOR_CORRECTION "0"
    SET SOFT_ALPHA "0"
    SET DISTORTION "0"
    SET CHARACTER_LIGHTING "0"
    SET DIFFUSE_2_MAPS "1"
    SET DETAIL_MAPS "0"
    SET NORMAL_MAPS "0"
    SET SPECULAR_MAPS "0"
    SET CLUTTER_2D "0"
    SET SIMPLE_SHADERS "1"
    SET WATER_FOAM "0"
    SET VSYNC_INTERVAL "1"
    SET VSYNC "1"
    SET MAX_ANISOTROPY "0"
    SET PreferMaximizedWindow "1"
    SET PreferExclusiveFullscreen "0"
    SET FULLSCREEN_v5 "0"
    SET FullscreenHeight "600"
    SET FullscreenWidth "800"
    SET WindowedHeight "705"
    SET WindowedWidth "1366"
    SET IgnorePatcherLanguageSetting "0"
    SET ScreenShakeMagnitude "1.00000000"
    SET HighestChapterOpeningCinematicSeen "1"
    SET ChapterUpgradeSeenVersion "1"
    SET HousingEditorSurfaceDragEnabled "0"
    SET CONSOLE_ENHANCED_RENDER_QUALITY "0"
    SET ShowPetsAtCharacterSelect.2 "1"
    SET TrialAccountType3SeenVersion "0"
    SET TrialAccountType2SeenVersion "0"
    SET TrialAccountType1SeenVersion "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingPetDoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingPetDamageEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingPointGainsEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingStatusEffectsEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingHoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingHealingEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingDoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingDamageEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextIncomingEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingPetHoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingPetHealingEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingPetDoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingPetDamageEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingStatusEffectsEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingHoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingHealingEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingDoTEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingDamageEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextOutgoingEnabled "0"
    SET ScrollingCombatTextEnabled "1"
    SET SiegeCameraChoice "0"
    SET IsServerSelected "1"
    SET SelectedServer "0"
    SET OverscanHeightAdjustment "0"
    SET OverscanWidthAdjustment "0"
    SET OverscanYOffset "0"
    SET OverscanXOffset "0"
    SET CharacterSelectForceAllCharacterPreloads "0"
    SET PlayerStandInsMaxPerFrame "31"
    SET PlayerStandInsEnabled.2 "1"
    SET FOVChangesAllowed "1"
    SET AgreedToPEGI "1"
    SET FootInverseKineticsEnabled.2 "1"
    SET GamepadSensitivityFirstPerson.2 "0.72000003"
    SET GamepadSensitivityThirdPerson.2 "0.85000002"
    SET GamepadInvertX "0"
    SET GamepadInvertY "0"
    SET GamepadVibrationEnabled "1"
    SET SOUND_ENABLED "1"
    SET FOOTSTEPS_VOLUME "50.00000000"
    SET FOOTSTEPS_ENABLED "1"
    SET SPEAKER_SETUP "0"
    SET VOICE_CHAT_VOLUME "65.00000000"
    SET BACKGROUND_AUDIO "0"
    SET VO_VOLUME "70.00000000"
    SET VO_ENABLED "1"
    SET UI_VOLUME "70.00000000"
    SET UI_ENABLED "1"
    SET AMBIENT_VOLUME "70.00000000"
    SET AMBIENT_ENABLED "1"
    SET SFX_VOLUME "70.00000000"
    SET SFX_ENABLED "1"
    SET MUSIC_VOLUME "70.00000000"
    SET MUSIC_ENABLED "1"
    SET AUDIO_VOLUME "46.00000000"
    SET AUDIO_ENABLED "1"
    SET Language.2 "en"
    SET GraphicsDriver.7 "D3D11"
    SET PatchDataPath "game:/GameData/"
    SET CacheDataPath "machine:/Cache/"
    SET ViewedAddOnEULAVersion "5"
    SET AcceptedAddOnEULAVersion "5"
    SET AcceptedNDAVersion "-1"
    SET AcceptedCodeOfConductVersion "1"
    SET AcceptedPrivacyPolicyVersion "7"
    SET AcceptedTOSVersion "2"
    SET AcceptedEULAVersion "3"
    SET DirectionalDamageIndictorVisibleInThirdPerson "0"
    SET CameraFramingTransitionEnabled "1"
    SET SkipPregameVideos "0"
    SET HasPlayedPregameVideo "1"
    SET AssassinationKillCamera "1"
    SET MinFrameTime.2 "0.01587302"
    SET ParticlesEnabled "1"
    SET MaxCoresToUse "2"
    SET RequestedNumJobThreads "0"
    SET RequestedNumWorkerThreads "0"
    SET FreeUnusedGrannyFileSections.2 "0"
    SET IsTrustedMachine "1"
    SET RememberAccountName "1"
    SET AccountName "Tasear"
    SET LastPlatform "Live"
    SET LastRealm "NA Megaserver"
    SET CustomUIScale "1.00000000"
    SET UseCustomUIScale.2 "0"
    SET RollDodgeDoubleTapEnabled "1"
    SET RollDodgeDoubleTapTimeWindow.2 "185"
    SET ClampGroundTargetEnabled "1"
    SET MonsterTellsEnemyBrightness "50.00000000"
    SET MonsterTellsEnemyColor "ffff0000"
    SET MonsterTellsFriendlyBrightness "1.00000000"
    SET MonsterTellsFriendlyColor "ff00ff00"
    SET MonsterTellsColorSwapEnabled "1"
    SET MonsterTellsEnabled "1"
    SET CameraZoomDistancesSynced "1"
    SET SiegeCameraZoomDistance "6.00000000"
    SET WeaponsOutCameraZoomDistance "10.00000000"
    SET WeaponsSheathedCameraZoomDistance "10.00000000"
    SET MaxNetworkWriteBuffer "10485760"
    SET MaxNetworkReadBuffer "10485760"
  • Nestor
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    Craigslist might be your only avenue to getting a laptop that will run this game for the budget you have. In other words, a used one.

    I think the console is the best alternative for you.
    Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.

    PakKat "Everything was going well, until I died"
    Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"

  • cheops
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    there are plenty of people out there who have to have the latest and greatest hardware - so used machines with perfectly good specs are always available. The downside of console play is not having all the QOL advantages of addons and the clumsiness of text chat.
  • Androconium
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    It should run it.
    I use a Celeron 2.1 with 500Mb HDD and 4Gb Ram and GPU. (lenovo Ideacenter)

    You need to turn the graphic setting right down, but the game should default that for you.

    If you use the device for other stuff, then clean up your disk space regularly as ESO uses a lot for paging.
    Cable to your modem, not wireless.

  • Androconium
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    It will run
    You wont be able to PvP in Cyrodiil
    I cant see u doing trials.
    Its weak, sorry.

    This.
    You can still do most other stuff.
  • LadyLethalla
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    How does one upgrade from 32 bit (Win8.1) to 64 bit...? Or is it not possible?
    x-TallyCat-x // PC EU DC - For the Covenant! // ESO Platinum trophy - 16th May 2017.
    Melbourne Australia - the land of Potato Internet.WTB ESO OCEANIC SERVER
  • Androconium
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    How does one upgrade from 32 bit (Win8.1) to 64 bit...? Or is it not possible?

    Drive over it. Buy something new.
  • LadyLethalla
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    How does one upgrade from 32 bit (Win8.1) to 64 bit...? Or is it not possible?

    Drive over it. Buy something new.

    :lol:

    But no. It's got my book on it.
    x-TallyCat-x // PC EU DC - For the Covenant! // ESO Platinum trophy - 16th May 2017.
    Melbourne Australia - the land of Potato Internet.WTB ESO OCEANIC SERVER
  • Nestor
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    @LadyLethalla

    Just buy a copy of the Windows 64 bit and upgrade. Note, those who upgrade to 10 have had some issues in the past, a clean install is best.

    Also, you can get a new drive, swap for the old one, install the new OS. Then put the old drive in an enclosure, and pull the files you need off of it. About $10 for this

    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?fst=as:off&rh=n:160354011,k:external+hard+drive+enclosure&keywords=external+hard+drive+enclosure&ie=UTF8&qid=1538222275&rnid=2941120011

    In the future, keep things like your files you want to keep on a dedicated data drive so you can swap OS drives as needed and keep your files more easily.
    Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.

    PakKat "Everything was going well, until I died"
    Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"

  • Ragnork
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    Nestor wrote: »
    Also, you can get a new drive, swap for the old one, install the new OS. Then put the old drive in an enclosure, and pull the files you need off of it. About $10 for this

    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?fst=as:off&rh=n:160354011,k:external+hard+drive+enclosure&keywords=external+hard+drive+enclosure&ie=UTF8&qid=1538222275&rnid=2941120011

    In the future, keep things like your files you want to keep on a dedicated data drive so you can swap OS drives as needed and keep your files more easily.

    This - and if you can afford a second external drive do so then make mirror copy of primary to secondary (backup).

  • LadyLethalla
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    @Nestor @Ragnork thanks :)

    I got win10 on it on release day but ended up restoring to factory settings (8.1) because the battery would drain while the laptop was sleeping D:<<<
    x-TallyCat-x // PC EU DC - For the Covenant! // ESO Platinum trophy - 16th May 2017.
    Melbourne Australia - the land of Potato Internet.WTB ESO OCEANIC SERVER
  • Lysette
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    @Nestor @Ragnork thanks :)

    I got win10 on it on release day but ended up restoring to factory settings (8.1) because the battery would drain while the laptop was sleeping D:<<<

    Well, standby is not off - that is the reason.
  • CaiWenji
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    How does one upgrade from 32 bit (Win8.1) to 64 bit...? Or is it not possible?

    It depends if your processor is capable to run 64 bit. 64 bit processors can run 32 bit windows or 64 bit windows operating systems. But the 32 bit processors can only run 32 bit windows operating systems.
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