Hi Casey,
The specs of your laptop seem to be suitable for running SSE. I suggest you try the demo version first and this can be found at this link:-
http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,21176.0.html
You could also go through this link where various forum members have revealed their PC configs and you may come across some similar to yours.
http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,21228.0.html
Regards
vin_sun