Using Steam on a laptop?

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I don't have a lot of room to play with.... 512mb 4570, 4gb ddr2, Core2Duo P8600.

I wanted to know the performance overhead of using steam.  I play a lot of FPS' like Bad Company 2 (retail), etc, and as it is I only get 40 peak 34 average fps at all low settings except render distance and over/undergrowth, running DX9 on windows 7.

Like I said, while it's usually playable it's only by a bit, and I wanted to know whether using the steam version of a game would decrease performance because of the overhead it incurs or the way the game works...  I've never used steam before besides the overlay.

Any help would be appreciated :)

What I need to know is what processor/RAM usage does it take up and whether or not this would affect gameplay.  More than 3 fps difference is unacceptable for me.  My proc redlines at 99% when I'm in-game.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Not sure about the ram usage. All I known is that steam works for all my games. But if ur using that much during games then it may not turn out so good.

blindfolds aside · Answer

steam is kind of a memory hog.... other than that the game is not going to get any better unless you are going to upgrade your card which I know is obviously not an option on a laptop

Using Steam on a laptop?

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