I need to know if this will play games like Minecraft.. I bought a Acer similar one to this for $599, and it is Windows 8 but said good Gaming...this one ok for gaming?
851473
First, we have a Windows 7 computer and would not understand the opration of the Windows 8. In addition, we did not purchase this laptop to use for games so I am sorry that I cannot assist you.
1201625
According to my 13 year old gamer son who we bought this computer for, though he does not play guild wars, he checked into it and believes it is capable of playing on this computer. He is a minecrafter and does experience some occasional lag but it does fine otherwise. It's been a good gaming computer for the price.
879217
you can but this will not run minecraft well. if you need help finding a better laptop, let me know. tomorrow they should have some good sales and you should be able to get a pretty good laptop at decent prices.
2182698
Yes this laptop can handle Minecraft. On average I get about 120 to 160 fps.
282006
Not sure, it's my sons and he uses it for gaming only, which is the point of 2 graphic cards. For browsing and word/office only, why buy a "gaming" computer, it seems like overkill and overpaying?There are lots of other options out there. Also with reference to the battery, my son says the frame rate drops from 60 to about 10 when you unplug and go only battery power, which is not good for gaming, but it may not matter for word/office. Hope this helps.
2224200
Hi Daniel,I am not a gamer and I don't even know what minecraft is!! I bought this laptop because it met my specs. I use it mainly for research and shopping. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
590203
Mine runs minecraft on maximum settings pretty alright. For a game like that for sure get a graphics card upgrade and maybe another stick of RAM.
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.
1848145
Sorry, I am not a gamer and have no idea. However the Acer AZ6600 meets my needs quite well. A good computer, but would more than likely require some up-grading for gaming.
775204
I am not a gamer and I use this to edit videos in Adobe Premier Pro and have had no issues so far. I have seen advice from expert gamers that "Minecraft will run on this laptop just fine, but the Portal 2 performance will suffer and you will have to use low graphics settings". Avid Gamers seem to want 2.67 GHz CPU or higher. Hope this helps. If you Google , "Acer Aspire V5-552-8404 15.6-Inch Laptop graphic game playing" you will see great advice from experts on this issue. Hope this helps! Best of luck and happy gaming!
142438
Tho I have not played minecraft, I imagine it's probably like any other 3d based game, the video card is plenty strong for playing most of your games, starcraft, WoW, you will just adjust the graphics to the system and it should play.
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Not gooood per se, but it plays some basic things pretty well. I played Portal, Mount and Blade Warband, Faster Than Light, Cavestory and vanilla Minecraft (esp. windows 10 edition) all without a hitch.
802924
I wish I could tell you. I even not played the first game on it. I use it for surfing, YouTube, and paying bills. I DO wish the display was a bit sharper. Sorry but that's all I have. I am very happy with it and Windows 8.
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I recomend you the newer model (Toshiba Satellite S855-S5170). I love my computer but it aint a gaming computer. It has a intel graphic controller. When I try to play a game it kicks to the desktop.
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I have minecraft and it runs great not for big programs or big game but overall is a good laptop
1864404
No. As I and others have said in previous comments/reviews, this is NOT a gaming laptop. Minecraft BASIC system requirements specify a separate video chipset (no integrated chipsets) and a faster processor than this computer has. This computer is perfect for normal, non-gaming, non-processor/graphics-intensive computing (office apps, browsing, email, basic media manipulation, streaming sound and video content, etc.), but it is NOT a gaming computer. If good performance in Minecraft is essential for you, up your game and spend the bucks necessary to get a computer with a faster processor, a decent, standalone (non-integrated) video chipset/controller and, although Minecraft specs say 4GB is OK (as long as processor is fast enough and video chipset has its own memory, etc.), I'd AT LEAST double that.
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probably great... I have this and 4gb ram, and it hasn't had any problems doing anything... I haven't set up an actual server on it, but it plays minecraft on full everything on win7 great. I have one of the cheapest radeon graphics cards with it, and I am completely blown away. This is way more power than I expected it to have. a definite buy...