Would you reccomend this computer for a 14 year old who wants to play next gen games at great quality?
190999
Yes, but not at 100% graphics settings. I tried TF2 and it ran perfectly at 100% detail, but that's not a power-hungry game. I also tried GS Global Conflict, and it ran well at 75% settings. For more recent, powerful games, I'm assuming they'll run well at about 50%. That sounds bad, but the games are still great at 50%. I'd go with this, and when your budget allows, upgrade the GPU. For another comparison, I've done some video editing with this, and blows my 6GB dual-core laptop away. A 15-minute HD video takes more than 20-minutes to output on the laptop, and about 4 minutes with this PC. Not bad at all.
191000
for next gen gaming? No youll want at least a gtx 960 graphics card in your rig to preform well on next gen games like forza and fallout 4, for the best gaming experience you will want the higher end graphics cards. Better graphics cards will allow higher frames per second with high resolution while lesser ones will not, especially as games become more demanding its best to get a good graphics card at the start so your rig is not obsolete off the get go.
191001
For the same money, you can build a MUCH better computer. Do a little research, and you will be much happier.
191002
Yes, but not at 100% graphics settings. I tried TF2 and it ran perfectly at 100% detail, but that's not a power-hungry game. I also tried GS Global Conflict, and it ran well at 75% settings. For more recent, powerful games, I'm assuming they'll run well at about 50%. That sounds bad, but the games are still great at 50%. I'd go with this, and when your budget allows, upgrade the GPU. For another comparison, I've done some video editing with this, and blows my 6GB dual-core laptop away. A 15-minute HD video takes more than 20-minutes to output on the laptop, and about 4 minutes with this PC. Not bad at all. Yes, but not at 100% graphics settings. I tried TF2 and it ran perfectly at 100% detail, but that's not a power-hungry game. I also tried GS Global Conflict, and it ran well at 75% settings. For more recent, powerful games, I'm assuming they'll run well at about 50%. That sounds bad, but the games are still great at 50%. I'd go with this, and when your budget allows, upgrade the GPU. For another comparison, I've done some video editing with this, and blows my 6GB dual-core laptop away. A 15-minute HD video takes more than 20-minutes to output on the laptop, and about 4 minutes with this PC.... » Read More Yes, but not at 100% graphics settings. I tried TF2 and it ran perfectly at 100% detail, but that's not a power-hungry game. I also tried GS Global Conflict, and it ran well at 75% settings. For more recent, powerful games, I'm assuming they'll run well at about 50%. That sounds bad, but the games are still great at 50%. I'd go with this, and when your budget allows, upgrade the GPU. For another comparison, I've done some video editing with this, and blows my 6GB dual-core laptop away. A 15-minute HD video takes more than 20-minutes to output on the laptop, and about 4 minutes with this PC. Not bad at all. « Show Less
1745048
this is a great mainborad is you buy the components require to be a great gaming cpu.is a very afforable item, that suports 64GB of memory, you coul add a great video card, and buy the best amd A10 you could get for this computer to be a great choice for gaming
1540095
Excellent ... My son uses this computer for games (as well as school:) and the graphics are fabulous!!
1264784
It plays older games with ease. Newer games work also although you may need to scale down the resolution/quality. The laptop also gets pretty hot when playing newer graphics intensive games. Because of this I'd recommend getting a cooling pad to go with it.Overall this is one of nicest full featured laptops available. I also replaced the hard drive with an Intel ssd which made a huge performance difference. I'd strongly recommend upgrading any laptop you buy with an ssd. In summary I'd say this laptop would play any of the games you mentioned. Just be prepared to buy a cooling pad.
711625
While it has the performance to play most modern day games, it doesnt reach its peak capabilities due to the graphics card. If you are looking for gaming, its recommended to get a resolution of 1920x1080 and a graphics cards that is a Nvidia GeForce gtx model of the series rather than an nvidia geforce gt. Only problem is the cost will be. much higher, so if this is in your budget, this isn't a bad choice
314604
Absolutely not. If you want to run those sort of games then you will either need to build yourself a computer for about $800 (which includes peripherals and a monitor) or buy one of the $1000+ computers. If you were to get this computer, then you would need to immediately upgrade the graphics card. And if you upgrade the graphics card, then your computer will only be as fast as the slowest component which would be your processor. This processor is a quad core processor, but it is slow for its class.
296192
Yes, this PC is better than your average store bought PC. This PC can perform very well for any situation except playing the newest games in max resolution.
2179273
I was thinking of building one also and went with this one. I also bought this machine for BF4. I played the beta and I decided it wasn't worth it. I got BF Bad company 2 and it is considered the best BF still. I think if you want to do games on ultra and have it smooth you need to drop another $500 - $1000. Not worth it. High settings work just fine and I can buy a new video card and ram in a couple years and still have a great machine. I played through bio shock infanate and it looks incredible! I currently am playing watchdogs. This machine is VERY up to date and worth it. But Ultra setting is tough. Some people with $3000 machines have trouble. Ultra setting is all up to the game designer as it is equipment.
572029
Yes and yes. It's a fast machine. But you'll need a graphic's card if you want to play most games. I don't play on mine, but I have a friend that does.
1233211
According to the Runescape Wiki, this computer would give you a good frame rate. Still, this is NOT a gaming computer. You will not be able to run Skyrim on High or Ultra graphics on this PC, and that game is over 2.5 years old now. Thus, I say with confidence that this computer will suffer as you do now when the next Runescape-style game comes out in the next couple of years. You will then need to upgrade the video card, power supply, and possibly add more RAM. Or simply replace it. I would say it is not worth the investment.
1191279
I don't use mine for gaming. I would assume the processor would have difficulty with such applications. I would recommend something with a quad core at a minimum.
517794
There's no such thing as next-gen gaming on PC. This is a good mid-tier processor that if paired with a good graphics card, will run most new games on mid to high depending which settings are enabled. If you want the highest performance, either go for the K version of this processor or the i7 K versions as those are overclockable for better performance. Most games will rely more on your video card however for graphical fidelity.
135481
I don't do games. This computer seems to do well with memory. It has on board graphics and it doesn't have room for expansion cards if you need better. Super graphics seems to be important to gamers. It has worked well for me doing video and audio recording and editing, accounting and publications with picture editing.
1250074
As long as the games aren't very graphics intensive. I just received this as a holiday gift, and am hunting down options for a video card upgrade. While a casual gamer by most accounts, the games with pretty graphics still struggle a bit with this rig. Hope that helps!
7912
I would not use this as a gaming machine. There is no way it can handle the latest games of today BUT it is a very solid home office platform that can do the job that any home office can throw at it. I bought this as a gift and from what I have been told it handles Word office, a dictation system, scanner and other home office software with no issues. Biggest plus was that it still had Windows 7 and the person I bought it for could handle this system without going through another learning curve. Remember this is just a Intel Core i3-3110M 2.3 GHz Processor system. Strong but not really a gaming system - The only thing I would suggest is to upgrade the 4 GB DIMM RAM to at least 8 GB. Memory upgrade will be the easiest and provide the best performance upgrade for this system.
353820
Yes, it would be great for gaming with an additional good graphics card. EVGA makes some really nice ones for not much money.
2157939
its good enough to play up to date games with settings just below best graphics and perform without any lag. and you can always purchase a better graphics card in the future