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bricksoup

What laptop are you playing Minecraft on?

I'm in the market for a laptop. I'd go for the cheapest one, but I need it to be able to run minecraft OK. Apparently that's not so easy since the i5 4GBDDR3 onboard graphics computer I'm typing this on is having trouble on all but the lowest settings.

I was wondering what laptops you folks have tried playing minecraft on, how they handled it, and on what settings. Anyone actually have any good experiences with intel onboard graphics?

Thanks!

Posted Dec 17, 2010, 7:05 AM UTC

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[deleted]•

My laptop is actually a desktop. It runs great with the Ati 5850.

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manbeef•

I've got an ASUS F50S. Core 2 duo at 2.1 ghz, 4 gb ram, Geforce GT 220M. I don't really have any problems with minecraft.

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The_MAZZTer•

I tried playing on my CR-48 CHROME NOTEBOOK but it doesn't have Java. :(

I did file a bug report though, Minecraft must be EVERYWHERE.

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bricksoupOP•

:(

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goneskiing_42•

MSI GX-630. AMD Athlon X2 2.1ghz, 4gb RAM, GeForce 9600M GT. No problems, but it is an older computer, hardware-wise.

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wampafleas•

3+ year old macbook pro here: core 2 duo 2.2ghz, 4gigs ram, Geforce 8600M GT. Gets a little choppy with sight distance on far, but otherwise runs fine.

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DemanRisu•

Eee PC 904HA (basically a 1000H with a 9" screen). However I really wouldn't recommend playing it on that.

Disclaimer: I play MC on my gaming PC.

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Rigmarole•

Dell Inspiron 1440. Pentium Dual Core, Intel 4500, 4GB RAM, Linux. On fresh single player maps it's awesome, but on crowded servers it's slow to unplayable even with view distance set to tiny.

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r00x•

I've tried on a couple of Intel GMA 950-based laptops (and a netbook) only to watch minecraft slaughter them, so I know your pain.

I got reasonable performance out of a laptop with a GeForce 8400 in it. That's about it, though. A few other random chips I tried didn't do much for minecraft either, it just seems to gobble electronics.

What does work? An overclocked Core-i5 desktop with an overclocked, fluid-cooled GTX 460. That seems to do the trick.

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aaronbyard•

I have a 3 or 4 year old HP DV6000. It runs pretty well as long as long as I'm not above ground on far draw distance. It does have some sort of upgraded graphics card, a GeForce Go I believe, and only 1.7GHZ processor and 2GB of RAM. It was pretty ok when I bought it, but it's nothing compared to what you can get for less money in a laptop today.

I think as long as you have something with a better than average graphics card it will run fine.

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reallyannoyed•

Dell studio 17. 2.0Ghz dual core, ATI low-end graphics. Minecraft runs pretty well unless I use the Betterlight mod, which slows it down a bit.

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JamesRilstone•

My Laptop is a Samsung R700.

Intel Core2Duo T5750 @ 2.00GHz

3.5Gb Ram (Useable)

Nvidia 8600m GT

Runs pretty well on normal distance, fancy graphics. No noticeable lag in game.

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Nesman64•

I'm playing with a Dell Latitude D820 with the nvidia graphics card. They sell (used) for around $200-$300. Plays nicely in Linux, but it does tend to get warm after a little while.

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darkmuck•

My Asus UL30VT-A1 has a hybrid graphics system and both seem to run Minecraft fine with both cards (NVidia G210M 512MB and Intel GMA 4500MHD)

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isotek•

Hp dv9000 and a HP dv7 the 9000 is a dual core AMD and the dv7 is a core 2 quad intel

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Airazz•

Dell Studio 1537. Lags on singleplayer when visibility turned to high. Does not when on multiplayer. Dunno why it's doing so.

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Knowltey•

Singleplayer take up a fair bit more of your CPU cycles then multiplayer since it is doing the terrain spawning, mob AI, mob spawning, inventory, health and armor. When in multiplayer the server handles those parts.

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Airazz•

I have dual core 2.16GHz processor. Wouldn't call that a very slow one.

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Knowltey•

Saying the Minecraft is coded inefficiently is a huge understatement. I have a dual-core 3.15GHz that still lags in singleplayer.

Also according to my EVGA Precision when playing, Minecraft takes up 50% usage of an EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition at 1280x1024 and takes up about 50% of my Intel E6600 3.15Ghz. And it used about 1.25 GB of RAM.

Also there are some known bugs that make singleplayer lag more than multiplayer too for some reason.

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Airazz•

I have Intel 4500MHD integrated graphics card. I guess that's not too good either.

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MouthWorm•

Dell Studio 1735 with Radeon HD 3650.

20-25 fps with a few lag spikes @ Far & Fancy(1920x1200).

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