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kami

Oct 29, 2017 @ 9:52am

Help pls

Hey guys, would a (Lenovo ThinkPad E570 20H50048US 15.6" 16:9 Notebook - 1366 x 768 - Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) i5-7200U Dual-core (2 Core) 2.50 GHz - 4 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 500 GB HDD - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit) work good on SFM. Like would it be able to do the things in this poster http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1070679338) (Sorry, It was the closest thing I could find).... like (Volumetrics and Ao) Just tell me yes or no. don't recommend me another computer please...

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Zappy

Oct 29, 2017 @ 9:57am

If it has any half-decent NVIDIA or AMD GPU (according to some site, it has/should have an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX or 950MX, which is easily good enough), I think so.

In other words, make sure the model you're getting has a GPU that isn't just an Intel one. (It can have an Intel one as well, but it may not only have an Intel GPU.)

Be aware that you might have to manually make Source FilmMaker's sfm.exe program use the non-Intel GPU.

Last edited by Zappy; Oct 29, 2017 @ 9:58am

kami

Oct 29, 2017 @ 10:00am

Originally posted by Zappy:
If it has any half-decent NVIDIA or AMD GPU (according to some site, it has/should have an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX or 950MX, which is easily good enough), I think so.

In other words, make sure the model you're getting has a GPU that isn't just an Intel one. (It can have an Intel one as well, but it may not only have an Intel GPU.)

Be aware that you might have to manually make Source FilmMaker's sfm.exe program use the non-Intel GPU.

This is the website https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834332360&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-N82E16834332360&gclid=CjwKCAjw-NXPBRB4EiwAVNRLKjjQ_PFq2JJSkZAS_AoK1-TcTE17a239ohOpqb3JDWpW4L0MQ4kWaBoCIQsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Zappy

Oct 29, 2017 @ 10:04am

Originally posted by ReVan (Away):
This is the website -Link-

In that case, it looks like it won't be good enough, as I can't see any mentions of a non-Intel GPU on that page.

Capt Fuzzy has Source Filmmaker

Oct 29, 2017 @ 1:38pm

As has been mentioned, you should be good to go with just about any laptop with those specs, just as long as it has more than just an intel gfx card/display adapter...

kami

Oct 29, 2017 @ 2:57pm

Is there any lenovo laptop you guys recommend pls?

kami

Oct 29, 2017 @ 3:05pm

Wait, how about this one

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E570 High Performance 15.6" Full HD Business Laptop (Intel i7 Proessor, 15.6" FHD (1920x1080), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, 8GB RAM,

Marco Skoll has Source Filmmaker

Oct 29, 2017 @ 3:38pm

That sounds a lot more viable. It's got a good processor, a proper NVidia GPU and enough RAM for the job.

That said, you've not given any main storage specification - given that SFM can use a lot of disk space when you've got lots of assets installed or several rendered scenes stored, it's worth making sure you've got plenty of storage space.

kami

Oct 29, 2017 @ 3:44pm

How about this one (HP 20-c013w Snow White All-in-One PC with 19.5" HD+ Display, Intel Celeron J3060 Processor), 4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive and Windows 10 Home) has more storage, but even so. I have a 1TB portable drive..