Hi everyone. I just bought a new laptop so that I could play Witcher 3, and it does work, but for some reason my movement is slow. I'm at the beginning and just got the key so that I can leave the room, and Geralt is moving slowly but his ponytail is flying around like crazy. lol Also, when I turn him, that action seems faster than it should be, and so I'm not sure what's going on. I have all of the specs for the new laptop here and I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look at them and make sure they really ARE enough for this game. Also, if you guys know of any settings that I might need to change in the game to help with this, I'd love to have that as well.

Thanks in advance!
Tracy


Operating System

Windows 8.1 (x64) (build 9600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 7/26/2015 11:58:00 PM
Boot Mode: UEFI with successful Secure Boot


System Model

Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion Notebook Type1ProductConfigId
System Serial Number: 5CD5202PTM
Enclosure Type: Notebook


Processor a

2.40 gigahertz Intel Core i7-5500U
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
4096 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Hyper-threaded (4 total)


Main Circuit Board b

Board: Hewlett-Packard 8094 89.11
Serial Number: PFFET018J8N5EI
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
UEFI: Insyde F.03 03/31/2015


Drives

749.06 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
657.65 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

hp DVDRW GUB0N [Optical drive]

ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB [Hard drive] (750.16 GB) -- drive 0, s/n S31PJ9AG303675, rev 2BA30001, SMART Status: Healthy


Memory Modules c,d

6068 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'Bottom-Slot 1(left) ' has 4096 MB (serial number 14191613)
Slot 'Bottom-Slot 2(right)' has 2048 MB (serial number 63592118)

Local Drive Volumes



c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 719.64 GB 654.37 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 29.42 GB 3.29 GB free


* Operating System is installed on c:



Network Drives

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local user accounts

last logon

Tracy 7/27/2015 1:58:12 AM (admin)

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Printers


Canon MG5600 series Printer on WSD-a7a40895-2539-4303-b529-e1d1b0e1de91.0031
Foxit PhantomPDF Printer Driver on FOXIT_PDF:
HP ePrint on LPT1:
Microsoft Shared Fax Driver on SHRFAX:
Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4 on PORTPROMPT:



Controllers

Intel(R) 9 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller


Display

Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500 [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (17.6"vis, January 2012)


Bus Adapters

Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 0100 (Microsoft)


Multimedia

CyberLink WebCam Virtual Driver
Realtek High Definition Audio


Virus Protection [Back to Top]


McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware



Group Policies

None detected


Communications



Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter
↓ Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Status: Not connected to a network
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: AC:E0:10:96:44:C0
↓ Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Status: Cable unplugged
Dhcp Server: none responded
Physical Address: 3C:A8:2A:A1:84:CD
↑ Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter
primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.2 / 24
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1
Physical Address: AC:E0:10:96:44:C0
Connection Speed: 150 Mbps
Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

Networking Dns Server: 192.168.1.1



Other Devices

Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speaker/HP (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Microsoft AC Adapter
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery
Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Manager
Intel(R) Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant
System Firmware
HID-compliant wireless radio controls
HP Wireless Button Driver
HP Truevision HD
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Synaptics SMBus TouchPad [Mouse]
Fax
Foxit PhantomPDF Printer
HP ePrint
Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Root Print Queue
Microsoft Device Association Root Enumerator
Microsoft IPv4 IPv6 Transition Adapter Bus
Microsoft RRAS Root Enumerator
ReadyDLNA: WNDR4000
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub (xHCI)
Generic volume shadow copy

If a salesman told you that was good enough for Witcher 3, he was lying.

*** Minimum and Recommended specs for Witcher 3 at Game-Debate ***

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870

Recommended: GeForce GTX 770 or Radeon R9 290

GD Recommended: GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 280


Unfortunately there's not much you can do.
You can't add a video card to a laptop.

Tracy, that's really unfortunate - because the very last thing you want for graphics-intensive games is integrated video (which is what you have). What you need is a relatively high-end dedicated video card if you want to play the latest RPGs. Having said that, I wouldn't recommend integrated video even if all you were playing were games from Big Fish, sorry to say.

I can only add to what Jenny and Marian said - you did not get a laptop capable of playing Witcher 3. The specs for the game are much higher than your integrated graphics. This is unfortunate if someone told you the laptop could play Witcher 3 or games like it. I think you're stuck...

Depending where you bought your Laptop, and if "New, means less than 30 days" and you bought it a reputable place you can get a refund or put it towards and Upgraded Laptop, one place I know of is Costco (just to name one store of many I am sure) and they give you 90 days to return it..

I hope Starcom is right, Tracy because this isn't even close to being a gaming laptop.

Thanks for all of your replies, everyone. It's frustrating, but at least I know for sure that this computer won't be able to handle the game. I appreciate you guys so much!

I did call Best Buy and I can bring it back, so I think I'll do that today. Not sure where to go from here, but I am thinking of a desktop, just so I can take out and insert new video cards if I need to.

btw, would you guys mind posting about what computers you have? I don't know much about them and feel a little overwhelmed sometimes! : )

Thanks again everyone,

Tracy

Really glad to hear that you can return the laptop.

I am sure that some techies here can advise you on what would constitute a good desktop for gaming, along with suggestions on where to purchase it.

Draclvr would be better able to help you than I would.
My newest computer is over 3 years old, and though the video card is fine for adventures, it isn't nearly good enough for Witcher 3 or similar demanding games.

If you intend to run the game at medium to full graphics options, you'll need to look at one equipped with a GTX 980M GPU (or at a minimum a GTX 880M), a good core i7 processor and plenty of Ram (both System & Video).

Of the models I've seen with those specs, most run in the 2K range -

Here's a list of several options for reference, there may be more elsewhere at a lower price, but this looks reasonable for what you're getting
Portable Gaming laptops

I don't think a desktop would be that much.
Tracy said

Didn't see that one Yes, it's always going to be cheaper to get a desktop. Just make sure you stick with a high end video card (the game itself apparently doesn't have high CPU requirements - it's all video)...

How much were you planning to budget for?