Will new laptop i ordered play Fallout 4?

[david_wilcox]

My laptop with integrated graphics and i7-3610QM had trouble running F4 when I went into cities. So I ordered a new Toshiba i7-6500U 2 core, 4GB NVIDIA 950M, 256 SSD + 1TB hybrid HDD, 1920x1080. After I placed the order I noticed this was 2 core not 4 core. Have I screwed up? I am not the type who needs ultra settings, just need not to have frame rate issues. In addition to gaming, I video edit HD football videos and use Microsoft Office.

 

[MrJava]

Laptops really aren't built for gaming, but your new laptop should be faster than your old one. The cpu isn't really going to be a problem as it is intel's newest processor part of the skylake series.

 

[dudeman509]

Yeah, it'll run it ok. Not the best "gaming" laptop, but it's a solid all-round system.

 

[david_wilcox]

Dude man I accidentally hit down button and it won't let me unmark it. So I shouldn't be concerned with no 4 core, and will this unit not get as hot?

 

[dudeman509]

If you ever do any rendering, CAD, etc. work with your laptop, it would probably be better to return it for a quad-core i7.

I don't think the i7-6500U and 950M will bottleneck each other much, but you could definitely get a better gaming laptop if you wanted ($$$). My suggestion would be just to try it out first, see what you think.

 

[david_wilcox]

No cad work at all, Microsoft office, HD video (football coach), and Fallout/Elder Scrolls games. I ordered a Toshiba so returning it may be a challenge