Is this worth buying for gaming
486581
Yes, it works perfect for gaming. I have this pc with 8 GB of Memory and it run games perfect... Joe
486582
Yes, it works perfect for gaming. I have this pc with 8 GB of Memory and it run games perfect...Joe
781366
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.
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.
797816
In my opinion. It is not the best computer for gaming. All though it does work ok. My brother is a huge mine craft fan and he said that it was slightly slow. It still is good though. Alienware computers are expensive. But they are the best for gaming.
1946219
No, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. It is best used as a family low graphics laptop.
463962
This model has a dedicated graphics card, which is an NVidia GeForce GT 720M with 2GB of dedicated RAM. I don't know how that compares with Intel HD graphics, but it's quite powerful and should be sufficient for most any video play back (up to and including 1080i HD). If you're looking to run higher-end video games, it should probably still be okay, but you should check the graphics card requirements anyways before buying them, just to make sure. (Sometimes, even if it looks like you surpass the minimum requirements, they might only be able playable on medium- to low-quality settings, due to overheating).
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.
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.
1740737
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
245243
Yeah. I use it exclusively for gaming. Works pretty good. What do I play? BF3, 4, Hawken, CoDs, Crysis 2, 3 and some UT3. For something that's 20 bucks, it aint bad. If it breaks, I'll just go buy another one. I use a Logitech EX110 for work purposes. What's my game stuff? Intel i7 3770 cpu, Asus P8z77-V LK motherboard, WD 2.5 Velociraptor HDD, XFX HD7950 gpu, G.Skill 16gb 19200 ram, Corsair RM750 psu, Corsair H100i liquid cooler.
1132988
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.
1987584
This should be good for gaming. With good signal strength and once it connects it stays connect (at 2.4 gHz). The 5gHz connection is terrible for this card.
1259874
I dont play too many games on it but what i have played it has done amazingly well. The graphics are absoutly amazing in my opinion and i feel the processor can handle it. I plan to try battlefield 4 on this computer in the near future.
492201
This PC is pretty good overall, and can run Skyrim at medium settings when Overclocked. (GPU+CPU). I recommend buying a new CPU (Amd fx 6300) and a better gpu (something along the lines of the Radeon R9 280) if you want to run on higher settings. Overall this PC is good for the price, and can handle around 30fps.
1727471
I use it to play Call of Duty on Xbox and it works great. You might want to look for a little lower latency, though. There's an Acer 23" IPS 5ms for less $ than this one. Looks just like it though. Also, my audio out port stopped working. I had been plugging a headset into it every time I played. It didn't hold up.
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.
964991
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.