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I'm new to game development and this is my first time. My laptop has - core i3 2.0GHz 5005U - memory 12GB - graphic 920M 2GB I check the unreal engine website but they only show recommend spec. Can I run unreal engine 4 on my laptop?

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Why not try it and see? – Soapy Oct 29 at 9:09
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Because I am from Myanmar and downloading 5GB is a big deal for me( internet bill is really expensive ). – Sai Pone Tha Aung Oct 29 at 9:15

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It should run ok. I run it just fine on a MacBook Pro with 750M and 16 GiB RAM on Windows 10. However, my machine has i7 so maybe lightmap baking will be slower on your machine.

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That's interesting. I have an late 2013 iMac and am seeing 150% CPU use in the editor even when idle. I was considering getting a PC for development, but am wondering if Bootcamping Windows 10 will solve the issue (UE4 is reputedly better on Windows than Mac). Can you shed some light on these thoughts please? – trojanfoe Oct 29 at 10:10
    
I disabled some postprocessing effects because they caused the fan to be active. Haven't tried on OS X but I have heard that it's faster on Windows. – SurvivalMachine Oct 29 at 10:13
    
Ah so even running Windows you have to take steps getting it running OK? – trojanfoe Oct 29 at 10:15
    
It isn't slow with effects enabled, I just don't like the fan noise. – SurvivalMachine Oct 29 at 11:15
    
Yeah; I don't like it using 150% CPU when Unity only uses 25% when idle. I think a PC might be in order... thanks for the chat. – trojanfoe Oct 29 at 11:19

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