I have ROG Asus G56JR (almost 3 years old already):
with Nvidia 760M and Core i7-4700HQ (2.4 GHz), 8 GB RAM
Win 7 sys (64 bit).
and i can run easily low-high settings maintaining 45-60 fps and no graphic crashes at all. So you should be able to have mayby low-mid settings no problem.
1) So i am assuming you are using 64 bit system (otherwise you do not have 8 GB but only <4 GB RAM atm since 32 bit systems can't really use more and this is the problem here).
Check for RAM usage and try to turn everything off before running Entropia.
2) Snd thing to check is: make sure you are actully using Nvidia and not Integrated GPU when playing Entropia (in Nvidia panel force to use the card for Entropia.exe and turn the "icon" showing what programs run on the card and check if "E" icon pops in the app when game s running).
Most resource hungry (but most visiually appealing) change is shaders (do not mistake with shading
) from medium to high (game looks totally different on this change) and i can still set this to high and run smoothly.
Second most resource hungry thing is just ONE variable in .cfg file: e_proc_vegetation = 0.
If it is set to 1 - all sort of crapy grass and bushes appear on the ground (setting this to 0 removes all of this and beside making game running smoothly it is way easier to spot stones/fruits now
).
The .cfg file is located in: "(...)\Entropia\out\public_users_data" folder.
When i set ALL settings on high i drop to 30-45 fps which is why i don't but for some people 30 fps is actually acceptable too.
Sidenote:
In the past on my previous laptop which had 4 GB and Win XP system (before MA optimised the game a little bit) crashes were caused mostly becasue game was reaching 2.2 GB RAM usage. The problem was: XP was forcefully allocating up to around 1.5-1.8 GB RAM for no apparent reason for system works and stuff. Forcing the change to always have at least 3 GB RAM free for non-system stuff solved the crashes problem back then (although this is not adviced since it "may" cause memory leaks - thats what i heard. Also i can not remember how i have done this but it was not much reaserch done to find out how).
@edit:
Also - cooling pad is very important thing
.
Also if laptop was not cleaned inside for more than 1 year - you should do it too. Even if you do not know how - there is plenty of videos how to disassembl each laptop part by part. And if you are afraid - get it to specialist to have it done for you. 1 year for laptop that is run every day in "non-sterile" enviroment usualy means its cloged with dust particles a lot.
Falagor