Would this be a good laptop for gaming? Mainly interested in playing Sims 3.
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Yeah, all the way! I am actually typing from one of these, excellent performance. No issues at all.
883865
I've thrown bigger games than that on it and it hasn't slowed a bit. Plus its a gaming laptop so yes.
408952
I wouldn't recommend it - this is not really a gaming laptop. If you can get it to run, you'll have to set all the settings down.
1000997
I would say not...it is a good basic laptop, at least for me, but I would say very unlikely to handle gaming
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For a non-gaming laptop, it actually games pretty well. I've played Civ5 and Guild Wars 2 on mine and it does fine. It gets a bit hot on the underside when you have been at it for a while but overall, pretty good laptop.
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I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. I ran a few games on our computer setup, and they ran much slower than an older computer using a quad core processor. I use it in an HTPC. Most of the tasks are done one at a time, so the dual core works fine. It is fast for light duty applications, but games aren't light duty.
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No, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. It is best used as a family low graphics laptop.
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This laptop is certainly not intended for gaming although gaming is still possible. Experience may vary from one title to the next although in most situations it won't be sufficient enough. To answer your question, no it wouldn't be a good gaming computer though for everything else it should suffice.
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It is a smooth running laptop but as for its gaming performance I can't comment. It's not really designed for it. I use it for work and casual web surfing
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Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to... » Read More Graphics on this Laptop are probably too limited. It is a nice, mid-size, LT, but the uses would be more for doing Power Point, Excel, database, email, et al. I do run Visio (for engineering) and it handles it acceptably well. If the games are not too graphically demanding it could work out. I would highly recommend getting the lit keyboard though. I had one, but the one I bought had stock keyboard and the front light from the display keeps the keys in the dark in less than optimum lighting. I had to break out my USB LED. I will probably change the keyboard. I am sorry to not know games to handle specific examples of what might work or not, but that is where you might not get what you want. « Show Less
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Hi Brenda. I don't play games on mine but I do rely heavily on graphics. This computer is very good with real time graphics. Extremely fast refresh rate and very dependable powerful machine. I think you'll be happy with it.
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I haven't tried these games specifically, but due to the 3D accelleratipon being handled by the Intel Haswell processor I would expect them to run good enough on the the low to medium detail settings, but 4xAA is out of the question. This is not a gaming laptop, but it will run most games. If you connect to an external 1080P monitor or TV, then I would recommend dropping to low detail on modern, 3D-heavy games. Intel may think they have Nvidia in their grasp with the Haswell processor, but that is all marketing hype. As a working laptop (school, internet, programming, office productivity, etc..) this thing has plenty of resources available to it.
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I've used it for Skyrim and, more recently, Guild Wars 2 and have to say that for a laptop it's pretty decent. You need to run GW2 and low-medium graphics settings to get a reasonable frame rate. You can't expect a laptop to give you desktop quality graphics. If they put that kind of power in a laptop you could probably fry eggs on it.
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No. It's a great laptop but not for gaming. I got it for my father who only browses the web and checks email.
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Well, this laptop is years old. In it's day, I played games on it like Warcraft III... not World of Warcraft, before World of Warcraft existed. If you want games, HP Elitebook Workstation, Toshiba Qosmio, Origin PC, and Alienware would be the places to go for a great gaming laptop. Macs can play games, with the caveat that the graphic card selection always rests with the pcs, and no mac laptop ever has a workstation graphics card for 3d rendering and some fun.
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If you are specially looking for a gaming laptop, this is not the right one. That would cost around $750. However, this computer is one of the best options for multipurpose including gaming option. It has a good battery life, screen, or Windows 8. It's pretty dependable and well made with full size keys, good size screen and resolution, full HDMI port, Ethernet, SD card slot, very thin/light. If you want a pretty good laptop for cheap, without getting an old netbook, a tiny screen, or a used computer, this can't be beat. In addition, Windows 8 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies, play games, polish your resume, and pull together a killer presentation - all on a single PC.
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You may want something a little faster. This is really a budget computer. I don't know the hardware requirements for Sims 3. Online course might be OK.
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Oh yes. Definitely good for games. I play TF2, Minecraft, Tekkit, and various other steam games. They all run great. For the price this is definitely the best gaming laptop out there. I actually got it for 375 (not including tax) at Best Buy as an open box deal! I suggest looking there.