How can I optimize UE4 on a laptop ? (win10)

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Hello all, this is my first question on answerhub, so I hope I do it good. I have got ue4 (4.13) on a laptop (Asus X556UB), and because all drivers that came with the machine are for win 10 only , I can’t install win 7 wich was better at ram consumption. The problem is win10 (with all the asus drivers installed) usually start with 1,4 gb alocated for the system programs and hardware drivers. I just want to low that at 1 gb or even below if its possible. Also, I want to limit the CPU max frequency (max is 3.1 , but I don’t want it to overheat), and also the GPU’s max frequency, laptops are not made for such high usage, but I don’t think that 1-2 hours a day will affect it that much.This may look like some usual question that doesn’t have its place here, but I want the engine to work good on my laptop, and I don’t know what I can cut off and how much.I want some advices at least for the cpu/gpu frequency limitation as I can’t let the laptop to heat so much but I also need a decent 20~30 fps (is a good thing if I disable realtime rendering ?). I must say that the engine works great , it takes a time to load , but its not a problem, (that is with the preinstalled templates , I don’t know what will happen when I will load larger maps on it).

specs:
i7 6500U 2,5 - 3.1 ghz
4gb ddr3
geforce 940m (2gb, 1 - 1,1 ghz)

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I can’t do that right now , it will void the warranty :confused: , if I load just closed areas like rooms it will still require a min of 8gb ?

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One of the first things I would recommend is spring some cash for some additional memory. 4GB is below the recommend specs (and this is a bit old). See here: Supported Graphics Drivers on Linux | Unreal Engine Documentation

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hi. I am sure it would work, but it might not be pleasant in terms of speed. But, you do have a point, if you keep what’s loaded small, you should be OK. Your rig looks quite nice!! Wish I had a laptop with those specs…

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Thank you, I could get a ddr4 but that only supported max 8gb, and some told me that sometimes more ram is better than faster ram, anyway , It would work better on linux or win ? (really , I think you will say windows , isn’t it ? >_>)

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The launcher is not out on Linux yet, so there is that. But, everything else should work just fine. I’ve never done it though since I’m mainly on Windows.