is it good for gaming?
484917
Basically, no. It's more than adequate for a lot of games available in the Windows Store, but if you want to play really graphically intensive games, you could easily wind up getting a lot of CPU lag or having to turn down your resolution. Two other considerations lead me to characterize this computer as a poor gaming rig. One, without an optical drive, installation and play can be a bit of a hassle. Two, Windows 8 eats a lot of memory by itself and the lack of support for XP-based software is a real barrier to playing older games. For example, I got Red Alert 3 to install okay, but W8 doesn't handle the game well at runtime at all. It's prone to crashing and so laggy that the game is entirely unplayable. That said, if your interest is in games with relatively low CPU/GPU demand and are intended for the Windows 8 platform, you should be fine. Otherwise, as a gaming rig, my review of this computer is lukewarm at best. That said, I'm still entirely satisfied with this machine, and it offers excellent value for its price point.
1920760
yes this laptop is very good for gaming it is a strong and fast machine you would have get a gaming laptop for a lot more money to beat it
505071
Honestly, I can say that it isn't spectacular for gaming. I tried to play the new Far Cry on it and it was lagging so bad that I couldn't play it. It can play games like Skyrim and Fallout. But then again those games aren't that new.
302968
It most likely performs well with games that don't require too much video RAM. But intense games that use or depend on the the video GPU would run sluggish. Try to look for a laptop with at least an i5 (dual core) or i7 (quad) processor. As well with dedicated video RAM (GPU) w/at least 1GIG.
1295723
It's fairly good. It can run swtor on max and can also run minecraft with shaders with no lag. It's a very good card for the price.
833395
Probably. It's not very high resolution so for gaming or photoshop work it wouldn't be great but for internet, and everyday stuff it should be fine. The price looks pretty good.
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.
1638399
It can play Skyrim on ULTRA settings, Left 4 Dead 2, quite a few others. No issues with gaming.
954975
Depends on what you mean by "gaming"? This is a netbook with a 1.0 Ghz cpu with Turbo to 1.3 Ghz for two cores. It has the equivalent of a Radeon HD 6200 series video card. It is very good for internet browsing, e-mail, typical office tasks and very good for watching streaming video. If the game is internet-based and doesn't require a high-powered cpu and video card then it should be perfectly adequate.
992042
Yes it does! I play games a lot. It also great for hight graphics for gaming. U can also upgrade this model.
1963300
I would not use it for gaming. A more powerful CPU with a more powerful graphics card is required for gaming. It is, however, excellent for day-to-day computing needs.
1123579
we don't use it for gaming. my husband basically uses it for surfing the internet. we have been very happy with it so far.
353820
Yes, it would be great for gaming with an additional good graphics card. EVGA makes some really nice ones for not much money.
1280422
I am not a gamer, but it is good for heavy graphics work, so it should work for that. Sorry, I really don't know the answer. I have been very satisfied with the product though.
781364
its decent for it. its got integrated graphics which kinda sucks, but itll play things like skyrim on low settings, if you want to use that as a benchmark. i havent noticed any overheating problem. i personally use it for gaming as im a twitch streamer and this is my main rig atm.i havent really tried newer games on it as much. it has slowdown with dolphin (gamecube/wii emulator) but runs things like Skullgirls no problem.
320629
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.
1638397
Yes, this is good for gaming. This is the "Black Edition" so the cpu/gpu can be overclocked. Just don't use the stock cooler that comes with it for overclocking. You can Hybrid Crossfire this APU with certain radeon cards like the 7750. I've played The Witcher in full hd so far and it can do Dead Rising 3 with few adjustments compared to my NVidia card.