Back a few years ago when I played elite dangerous I was just about able to get it working on my laptop but now it's an absolute slide show on the same hardware. The laptop is getting on in years but I was hoping to try and drag a bit more life out of it rather than cough up to buy a new one. It's an Acer aspire with an amd a4 apu. I can fit an a8-3500 in it as an upgrade for about £30 but was wondering if anyone would know if that will allow me to run ed. I know I'll have to play it with all the graphical setting on low but I'd like the ability to do a spot of mining or a trade run etc while sitting in front of the tv. My main pc rig is in the man cave outside but I can't generally get out there until late most nights (not until kids are in bed).
So do you think my spending £30 would be worth it?