Need Advice On This Computer For X-Plane

[jakubikb]

Looking to possibly buy this today, and would like some of the pro opinions please, appreciate the help!    Lenovo - IdeaCentre Horizon 27" Portable Touch-Screen All-In-One Computer - 6GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo---IdeaCentre-Horizon-27%26%2334%3B-Portable-Touch-Screen-All-In-One-Computer---6GB-Memory---1TB-Hard-Drive/9008234.p?skuId=9008234&id=1219013502543#tab=specifications

 

 

Edited August 2, 2013 by jakubikb

[Orcair]

Generally I am against all-in-ones as they tend to be less powerful. However your model looks quite good. It is dual-core which is something - it wont run XPX as well as say a quad-core.

EDIT: Completely forgot to look at the price. It is fairly expensive for a computer - keeping in mind it is a touch screen.

 

I was able to purchase a $1050 desktop that has i5 quad core, 8 GB of RAM, and GTX 650 Ti 1 GB VRAM on newegg - a possible solution if you are able to build your own. (It was my first build! Fairly easy)

Edited August 2, 2013 by Orcair

[coltsr2]

For that price you could build a far superior DESKTOP PC.....I know pc building may seem intimidating and time consuming to many and lots of people think mobile pre-made options are smart, small, simple and cool!..BUT THEY ARE NOT!...and X-plane certainly wont gain much from using ANY such half baked mobile platform over a dedicated desktop PC.....Sorry if i sound so to the point and sharp!

 

All in ones usually use the cheapest components, 6GB of memory means nothing if its slow and cheap rubbish....plus 6 gig is NOTHING these days....the whole point of using a 64 gig software on windows or x-plane is to FULLY utilise  LOTS of memory....not just 6 gigs...think more memory is better!..Well up to 64 gig anyway!

 

In my honest opinion you will save yourself a lot of money and frustration by Not purchasing that system!..The Mobile GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M is well known as a great GPU for what is expected of it in its MOBILE environment!....But for HUGELY demanding software like FSX or X-plane its really not up to the job unless you are happy lowering all your settings to the point XP10 looks more like XP9 or even lower!..

 

2 GIG Mobile GPU's  are nothing compared to a fully capable desktop pc card like a 2 gig GTX 670...or 680...and lets not even mention the latest Nvidia GTX 780!

 

But seriously mate....forget laptop/mobiles as a worthwhile investment when it comes to serious flight sims like XP10...Am on my 4th DESKTOP pc build..an old i7-920..oc @ 4.2ghz..and a Nvidia GTX 670 2gb GPU..and am using a 30 in 2560x1600 res monitor and already am seeing lots of potential issues that demand a better CPU/GPU combination to fully appreciate the awesomeness of XP10....Hopefully the future updates will address the performance issues of XP 10.21....Because i cant afford anymore upgrades for a long time yet!..BUT SERIOUSLY STAY AWAY FROM LAPTOPS AND MOBILES!..they may be great for a few things..But the VAST majority are rubbish at serious gaming!

[Flying_pig]

If you have never built a computer before and don't know how to build i would recommend getting THIS but if you can build a pc or want to learn i would get THIS both of these systems should be able to run X-plane 10 and near max settings well running at 5760x1080 (trust me i've done that on less powerful systems then both of these)

[Flying_pig]

For that price you could build a far superior DESKTOP PC.....I know pc building may seem intimidating and time consuming to many and lots of people think mobile pre-made options are smart, small, simple and cool!..BUT THEY ARE NOT!...and X-plane certainly wont gain much from using ANY such half baked mobile platform over a dedicated desktop PC.....Sorry if i sound so to the point and sharp!

 

All in ones usually use the cheapest components, 6GB of memory means nothing if its slow and cheap rubbish....plus 6 gig is NOTHING these days....the whole point of using a 64 gig software on windows or x-plane is to FULLY utilise  LOTS of memory....not just 6 gigs...think more memory is better!..Well up to 64 gig anyway!

 

In my honest opinion you will save yourself a lot of money and frustration by Not purchasing that system!..The Mobile GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M is well known as a great GPU for what is expected of it in its MOBILE environment!....But for HUGELY demanding software like FSX or X-plane its really not up to the job unless you are happy lowering all your settings to the point XP10 looks more like XP9 or even lower!..

 

2 GIG Mobile GPU's  are nothing compared to a fully capable desktop pc card like a 2 gig GTX 670...or 680...and lets not even mention the latest Nvidia GTX 780!

 

But seriously mate....forget laptop/mobiles as a worthwhile investment when it comes to serious flight sims like XP10...Am on my 4th DESKTOP pc build..an old i7-920..oc @ 4.2ghz..and a Nvidia GTX 670 2gb GPU..and am using a 30 in 2560x1600 res monitor and already am seeing lots of potential issues that demand a better CPU/GPU combination to fully appreciate the awesomeness of XP10....Hopefully the future updates will address the performance issues of XP 10.21....Because i cant afford anymore upgrades for a long time yet!..BUT SERIOUSLY STAY AWAY FROM LAPTOPS AND MOBILES!..they may be great for a few things..But the VAST majority are rubbish at serious gaming

just to further prove your point 

X-plane 10 on my laptop

X-plane 10 on my desktop

[coltsr2]

Nice..a picture speaks a 1000 words!,,,cheers mj

[TheSlasher]

i believe it would work  smooth because mine is 

21.5-inch: 2.7GHz

• 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
• Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
• 8GB (two 4GB) memory
• 1TB hard drive¹
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M with 512MB

[Liner45]

well in my opinion i would rather buid a computer, which will turn out much cheaper, but you have to do a lot of research and pick wisely ur procesors etc. but if you want an all in one computer here is another one for the same price and with quad core

 

http://www.apple.com/imac/specs/

[Liner45]

just to further prove your point 

X-plane 10 on my laptop

X-plane 10 on my desktop

what desktop do you have 

Edited August 26, 2013 by SloshyPage23

[Liner45]

i would rather build my own computer, and before picking products read the specifications and what is required

[Flying_pig]

what desktop do you have 

a HIGHLY modified Lenovo H450m which at the time had a intel i3 quad core processor @3.4GHZ a PNY Nvidia GTX 560 1tb hard drive and the stock motherboard and case however now it has a ASUS Nvidia GTX 670 a secondary WD Red 2TB hard drive and a rosewill blackhawk mid-atx gaming case

also it should be noted that i can typically run X-plane 10 with near max object settings with max global shadows and hdr rendering and still achieve 20-30fps even at mega resolutions of 5960X1080 (why yes i do have three 23IN 1920X1080 displays!)

Edited August 27, 2013 by mj12345

[Cessna 195]

Looking to possibly buy this today, and would like some of the pro opinions please, appreciate the help!    Lenovo - IdeaCentre Horizon 27" Portable Touch-Screen All-In-One Computer - 6GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo---IdeaCentre-Horizon-27%26%2334%3B-Portable-Touch-Screen-All-In-One-Computer---6GB-Memory---1TB-Hard-Drive/9008234.p?skuId=9008234&id=1219013502543#tab=specifications

Have a similar sized screen on mine. Mine's a 21" touchscreen Samsung windows 7.