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Originally Posted by timmermac
Honestly, I would go with 16 GB RAM, minimum 1 TB hard drive and a discrete graphics card. Built in graphics chips may not let you do either FaceGen or 3D gameplay. If you do long-lasting detailed leagues, you'll really need the storage space. More RAM=faster processing when autosaving, which I do every game day.
Specs for my current laptop:
I5-9300
1 TB SSD, 2 TB internal HD
32 GB RAM
GeForce GTX 1660 (I think) graphics
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Yes, on the bold. Pretty much what I was trying to get at in my post, IE though some may think that 1660 is overkill it will mean you should never have to worry about 3d now or in the future. OOTP 3d may run fine with onboard graphics with v22 but what about a few years down the road? Who knows how detailed the graphics will become in 5 years? With stand alone cards at the prices they are now getting one already installed is the best way, economically, to go. Adding one into a $500-$600 machine after purchase is going to make that $900-$1100 machine, with better(?) hardware(more memory, better\bigger ssd, and maybe processor), you past on look cheap.
I play out all of my games so, for me, it is totally worth the extra expense on a new computer. To be fair I do also, on occasion, play a couple of other games, (FM, DDS sports titles, and on occasion WWII war\strategy games). While these games also don't need higher graphics they still do benefit with a slightly better picture and the same "I don't need to worry if built in graphics will have issues" that can cause frustration.