Rome 2 Total War

[javthrower]

does anyone have any experience with the total war series? and have any idea how CPU/GPU intensive Rome 2 is likely to be?

 

[tom_gr7]

I'd guess pretty cpu and gpu heavy.

I'd go I5 3550k 8gig ram, gtx 670 or higher, or 7950 or higher...

 

[javthrower]

I was thinking for a laptop! cant decide between the cheaper optimus 4 with i5-3230m and gtx660m or vortex 3 with i7-3630QM and 7970m but for an alot higher price

 

[tom_gr7]

well, I would suggest atleast a quad core and the strongest gpu you can afford. But that's easy for me to say, it depends on how much you are willing spend.

 

[javthrower]

How does this look?

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3630QM (2.40GHz) 6MB (would I be better off going for one of the dual cores (but with four logical cores) and with higher clock speeds?
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB) (surely enough?)
Graphics Card
AMD® Radeon® HD 7970M - 2GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11 (i presume its better then the gtx 675mx??)
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SEAGATE HYBRID SSHD Drive, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (5400 rpm) (is it worth the extra money over a 500GB scorpio black??)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

£1190