help, i"m trying to play ksp on my laptop

[uknowndosqi25]

hey guys first of all i"m kinda new here so let me introduce my self my username is uknkowndosqi25 and thank you for having me okay lets get into it.

i want to play ksp on my laptop here are my spec:

intel celeron N2830 

2gb of ram

250gb rom

windows 10 64bit

intergrated graphic card

i know this spec look ridicoulous but i want to play ksp so bad and this is my only laptop that i have please help me i dont care about the graphic at least i can play the game so please help me out here thnak you

[steve_v]

1 hour ago, uknowndosqi25 said:

2gb of ram

Unlikely to cut it. Install more RAM.

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System Specs

Current Paid (1.1.3, Unity 5)

Minimum:

• Memory:3 GB RAM

You can try running it with 2GB at minimum texture detail, but it will be paging like crazy and that means horribly slow.

That bay trail atom CPU is going to be on the slow side too.

 

1 hour ago, uknowndosqi25 said:

250gb rom

You have 250GB of Read Only Memory?

[uknowndosqi25]

3 minutes ago, steve_v said:

Unlikely to cut it. Install more RAM.

You can try running it with 2GB at minimum texture detail, but it will be paging like crazy and that means horribly slow.

That bay trail atom CPU is going to be on the slow side too.

 

You have 250GB of Read Only Memory?

A memory i dunno i don't quite get this computer thingy

[Geonovast]

8 hours ago, uknowndosqi25 said:

A memory i dunno i don't quite get this computer thingy

It's alright, you have a 250 GB harddrive, which is permanent but editable storage. 

ROM (Read Only Memory) is the term used for media such as CDs and DVDs, where you cannot add or edit data.

 

But I agree, your laptop may be able to run a watered down, absolutely zero mod game... terribly.  I can't believe that thing has Windows 10.  Let me guess, it had 7, but you fell victim to the forced "you should love this because it's free even though your hardware is barely running what you already have" update?

 

I don't know what kind of budget you're on, but you can get refurbished laptops that could adequately play KSP for under $150 at placed like NewEgg.  Or save a few more pennies, and get something decent for $50 - $100 more like this one (Not directly recommending this laptop, just an example): Not a fantastic laptop, but much beefier than what you have.

 

I know you want to jump in and play the game, but I fear running in on sub-par hardware will just make you frustrated and end up hating the game.

[uknowndosqi25]

1 hour ago, Geonovast said:

It's alright, you have a 250 GB harddrive, which is permanent but editable storage. 

ROM (Read Only Memory) is the term used for media such as CDs and DVDs, where you cannot add or edit data.

 

But I agree, your laptop may be able to run a watered down, absolutely zero mod game... terribly.  I can't believe that thing has Windows 10.  Let me guess, it had 7, but you fell victim to the forced "you should love this because it's free even though your hardware is barely running what you already have" update?

 

I don't know what kind of budget you're on, but you can get refurbished laptops that could adequately play KSP for under $150 at placed like NewEgg.  Or save a few more pennies, and get something decent for $50 - $100 more like this one (Not directly recommending this laptop, just an example): Not a fantastic laptop, but much beefier than what you have.

 

I know you want to jump in and play the game, but I fear running in on sub-par hardware will just make you frustrated and end up hating the game

Ahh i see. Thank you for respond to this thread it means a lot

[uknowndosqi25]

11 minutes ago, Geonovast said:

It's alright, you have a 250 GB harddrive, which is permanent but editable storage. 

ROM (Read Only Memory) is the term used for media such as CDs and DVDs, where you cannot add or edit data.

 

But I agree, your laptop may be able to run a watered down, absolutely zero mod game... terribly.  I can't believe that thing has Windows 10.  Let me guess, it had 7, but you fell victim to the forced "you should love this because it's free even though your hardware is barely running what you already have" update?

 

I don't know what kind of budget you're on, but you can get refurbished laptops that could adequately play KSP for under $150 at placed like NewEgg.  Or save a few more pennies, and get something decent for $50 - $100 more like this one (Not directly recommending this laptop, just an example): Not a fantastic laptop, but much beefier than what you have.

 

I know you want to jump in and play the game, but I fear running in on sub-par hardware will just make you frustrated and end up hating the game.

Ahh i see. So what should i do? I don't have a money to buy a new laptop and no originally this laptop comes with windows 8 and i get these notifications to upgarde and it's free so.. yah.

[Greenfire32]

Unfortunately, that laptop just isn't going to be able to run much. Especially since it's originally from the days of  *shudder* Windows 8...

The best thing you can do (not just for KSP, but for yourself in general) is save up and upgrade away from a laptop to a proper desktop (or at the very least, a better laptop if desktops aren't an option for you). You can get a decent desktop for around $500 that should be fine for anything you need, though if it were me I'd save up about $1,500 and get as close to top-of-the-line as you can because future-proofing yourself will save you head and heart ache in the long run. I know people like to think that only hardcore gamers will ever need a beefy rig (and they're right of course), but think of it this way: if all you want to play is KSP and nothing else, then you'll never need to upgrade ever again if you get the highest quality build that you can reasonably afford.

I know this is absolutely what you don't want to hear, but with those specs you're going to be falling behind on just about everything, gaming and otherwise. Honestly, the best thing for you is a complete upgrade to a totally new machine.

In the meantime, you can live through other's playthroughs to satisfy the KSP itch or you can try KSP on console, though I hear that the console version has its own issues. Again, I know that's not what you want to hear, but I think buying a whole new machine is 100% what needs to happen.

Sorry, bud.

Edited April 10, 2018 by Greenfire32

[Mark Kerbin]

Gonna be honest mate.. You are kinda, well, krakened.

Ie. your computer will probably nope out as soon as you attempt to run this game, even at low textures. Don't even get me started with part count...

If I were you i would just start saving money for a good pc. 

 

(Large amount of sarcasm, slang, and slightly snarky text incoming. Don't take anything in a bad way, no harm was intended)

Also heres a long winded general and basic explanation for computer stuff. Maybe this will help, maybe its totally useless and just stuff you already know.

These are my specs (for about $850 USD in 2016-17, can't quite remember) Seems to run KSP at a reasonable speed at high texture detail.

Also yes its a laptop 

I am no computer expert, but I know enough to give some basics. Take with grain of salt.

To check your specs try hitting Windows Key + R then typing dxdiag and hitting enter. Should open a dialog detailing whats inside your laptop

CPU GPU And RAM is what you need to worry about, those are the basics. Motherboard isn't a problem if you aren't building it yourself, and Storage is just.. storage.

CPU is your processor, basically it does all the math, as ordered by the programs you run. It is the computer part of your computer. Faster it is, the faster your computer is (usually, see the RAM part). Its speed measured in MHz (mine is 2600 which would look like 2.60 MHz shorthand). I have a quad core i7 processor from intel. Thats about as far as my knowledge with that goes.

RAM is the data that the CPU uses to store data it needs for the calculations it does. The more stuff a program needs your CPU to do, the more RAM your CPU is going to need to do all that stuff (at a reasonable speed). More RAM (Usually) = Better and Faster. Your actual data and files aren't keep in here, your hard (or solid state) drive deals with that. I find that 8 GB does it for me, but my game is high texture and modded.

GPU does graphics, determining what actually shows up on your screen. Im a bit limited here knowledge wise. My computer technically has 2 graphics cards. The Nvidia GPU (as shown) is a dedicated graphics card, meaning it does graphics only and has its own ram (not included in the 8GB i mentioned earlier). The other card is part of the i7 Intel CPU, called a integrated graphics card. It runs of the RAM the CPU uses and is part of said CPU.

Motherboards i know basically jack about. dont ask. Pretty sure the hold and connect all the bits and bobs together. Maybe do power distribution too. Not something I know, or something you need to know if you aren't building your pc yourself.

Storage is storage, where all (and i mean all) your files are stored. KSP's program would be in there, along with all the folders along with it. The Storage is usually called the C: drive, which is what your files are saved under in Windows file explorer. I have about 1 TB, but some of that is taken up by my OS. Any how your storage is pretty easy to manage, if you happen to notice you are running out of space, and you will notice because most computers will warn you, you can simply go buy an external hard drive, plug it in, and drag some of the files you dont need on over. This is not to be confused with RAM, that is something entirely different. 

 

Ok I'm done. Ill be happy to explain more, and /or you can google stuff. Since you managed to post here, I assume I dont need to explain that. 

(That last sentence was sarcasm, and not intended to offend, merely a playful joke... I have alot of very technically challenged family members, but you found a forum to ask for help, so you are already well ahead of the game)

Best of luck figuring all this out, and as @Greenfire32 said you can't go wrong future proofing, especially since the cost of good GPUs is probably about to crash, so if you wait a bit a high end pc could be at a reasonable price. Its a long story involving bitcoin and bitcoin mining.

 

Also any of you more technically literate people reading this, feel free to fact check and say something if I was wrong. I probably screwed up somewhere.

 

Its really sad when someone who really wants to play this awesome game can't, through no fault of their own or the devs...

[uknowndosqi25]

8 hours ago, Greenfire32 said:

Unfortunately, that laptop just isn't going to be able to run much. Especially since it's originally from the days of  *shudder* Windows 8...

The best thing you can do (not just for KSP, but for yourself in general) is save up and upgrade away from a laptop to a proper desktop (or at the very least, a better laptop if desktops aren't an option for you). You can get a decent desktop for around $500 that should be fine for anything you need, though if it were me I'd save up about $1,500 and get as close to top-of-the-line as you can because future-proofing yourself will save you head and heart ache in the long run. I know people like to think that only hardcore gamers will ever need a beefy rig (and they're right of course), but think of it this way: if all you want to play is KSP and nothing else, then you'll never need to upgrade ever again if you get the highest quality build that you can reasonably afford.

I know this is absolutely what you don't want to hear, but with those specs you're going to be falling behind on just about everything, gaming and otherwise. Honestly, the best thing for you is a complete upgrade to a totally new machine.

In the meantime, you can live through other's playthroughs to satisfy the KSP itch or you can try KSP on console, though I hear that the console version has its own issues. Again, I know that's not what you want to hear, but I think buying a whole new machine is 100% what needs to happen.

Sorry, bud.

its okay i think i'm gonna consider buying a new laptop...  But thank you for your answer 

[uknowndosqi25]

7 hours ago, Mark Kerbin said:

Gonna be honest mate.. You are kinda, well, krakened.

Ie. your computer will probably nope out as soon as you attempt to run this game, even at low textures. Don't even get me started with part count...

If I were you i would just start saving money for a good pc. 

 

(Large amount of sarcasm, slang, and slightly snarky text incoming. Don't take anything in a bad way, no harm was intended)

Also heres a long winded general and basic explanation for computer stuff. Maybe this will help, maybe its totally useless and just stuff you already know.

These are my specs (for about $850 USD in 2016-17, can't quite remember) Seems to run KSP at a reasonable speed at high texture detail.

Also yes its a laptop 

I am no computer expert, but I know enough to give some basics. Take with grain of salt.

To check your specs try hitting Windows Key + R then typing dxdiag and hitting enter. Should open a dialog detailing whats inside your laptop

CPU GPU And RAM is what you need to worry about, those are the basics. Motherboard isn't a problem if you aren't building it yourself, and Storage is just.. storage.

CPU is your processor, basically it does all the math, as ordered by the programs you run. It is the computer part of your computer. Faster it is, the faster your computer is (usually, see the RAM part). Its speed measured in MHz (mine is 2600 which would look like 2.60 MHz shorthand). I have a quad core i7 processor from intel. Thats about as far as my knowledge with that goes.

RAM is the data that the CPU uses to store data it needs for the calculations it does. The more stuff a program needs your CPU to do, the more RAM your CPU is going to need to do all that stuff (at a reasonable speed). More RAM (Usually) = Better and Faster. Your actual data and files aren't keep in here, your hard (or solid state) drive deals with that. I find that 8 GB does it for me, but my game is high texture and modded.

GPU does graphics, determining what actually shows up on your screen. Im a bit limited here knowledge wise. My computer technically has 2 graphics cards. The Nvidia GPU (as shown) is a dedicated graphics card, meaning it does graphics only and has its own ram (not included in the 8GB i mentioned earlier). The other card is part of the i7 Intel CPU, called a integrated graphics card. It runs of the RAM the CPU uses and is part of said CPU.

Motherboards i know basically jack about. dont ask. Pretty sure the hold and connect all the bits and bobs together. Maybe do power distribution too. Not something I know, or something you need to know if you aren't building your pc yourself.

Storage is storage, where all (and i mean all) your files are stored. KSP's program would be in there, along with all the folders along with it. The Storage is usually called the C: drive, which is what your files are saved under in Windows file explorer. I have about 1 TB, but some of that is taken up by my OS. Any how your storage is pretty easy to manage, if you happen to notice you are running out of space, and you will notice because most computers will warn you, you can simply go buy an external hard drive, plug it in, and drag some of the files you dont need on over. This is not to be confused with RAM, that is something entirely different. 

 

Ok I'm done. Ill be happy to explain more, and /or you can google stuff. Since you managed to post here, I assume I dont need to explain that. 

(That last sentence was sarcasm, and not intended to offend, merely a playful joke... I have alot of very technically challenged family members, but you found a forum to ask for help, so you are already well ahead of the game)

Best of luck figuring all this out, and as @Greenfire32 said you can't go wrong future proofing, especially since the cost of good GPUs is probably about to crash, so if you wait a bit a high end pc could be at a reasonable price. Its a long story involving bitcoin and bitcoin mining.

 

Also any of you more technically literate people reading this, feel free to fact check and say something if I was wrong. I probably screwed up somewhere.

 

Its really sad when someone who really wants to play this awesome game can't, through no fault of their own or the devs...

thank you i will consider buying a new laptop and all i have to do is save up some money haha.  Thanks a lot by the way this is helpful

[Capt. Hunt]

12 hours ago, Mark Kerbin said:

CPU is your processor, basically it does all the math, as ordered by the programs you run. It is the computer part of your computer. Faster it is, the faster your computer is (usually, see the RAM part). Its speed measured in MHz (mine is 2600 which would look like 2.60 MHz shorthand). I have a quad core i7 processor from intel. Thats about as far as my knowledge with that goes.

 

I think you mean gigahertz, 2.6 MHz machines haven't been top of the line since I was a baby.  The first real PC we had in the house was a 166 mhz PowerPC.

Edited April 11, 2018 by Capt. Hunt