Is this computer good for gaming?
159307
My guy has played Starcraft on it and says it runs slower/the graphics were better on his old gaming computer, but he added a graphics card and it runs smoothly now. But no, I would not recommend this computer for gaming as is.
159308
Not as it stands, you would need to add a decent graphics card for gaming and a more powerful PSU but it has upgradability for this with a PCI express 2.0 port on the motherboard
159309
Yes, Intel Graphics card if I remember correctly. You can buy a better card for gaming if this is not good enough. Tigerdirect has a wide selection.Amazon may well have cards as well. Enjoy++
159310
Hi . The only game that i have played is starcraft 2 and it seems to be running ok. But i think that you need a pc with better graphic card.
159311
I'm not a gamer so I couldn't say. Sorry. I think another review commented about upgrading the memory to use it for gaming.
302170
Yes, especially considering the graphics card. Runs great with no problems.
648558
The short answer is no. Mine came with 750 meg of ram and I had to upgrade that just to run the programs for my job. Its good for word processing and basic web surfing but I don't think it would be good for games.
1806646
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.
931504
Sorry, didn't see question sooner. No, not a good (as someone answered already) serious gaming computer, although I'm not into gaming at all, don't see the point but this is a great bill pay computer, all around computer. You would probably want a different graphics card, more memory for gaming, but for someone wanting an all around general computer I would pick this one.
1963301
Depends. I've only tried minecraft on it and it works pretty good with a few settings changed. I don't really think that this is a "full fledged" gaming computer, though
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.
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.
69848
Yes, works great. Motherboard doesn't make a huge difference for games though really -- get a nice video card, plenty of RAM and CPU and you're good.
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.
2221297
I'm not a gamer nor am I a PC expert by any means but I don't think this laptop is something I would consider a "gaming" PC. My opinion is that it's for everyday use for activities like personal finance, MS Office, internet browsing and jus general use. I'm sure it can run games but not games requiring high graphics capabilities etc.
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I would say it's decent for gaming. I have loaded Star Wars:Empire at War and C&C; Generals loaded on mine and thet play perfectly. Display runs at 1920x1080 without any problems. My only complaints is that the fan will run at full speed when playing and sounds like a jet engine
1006464
This is good computer for light computing. Facebook games will probably be fine. I have found this is the best value for a good computer.
493710
Don't buy it for gaming. It is an enterprise server. CPU and Memory configuration is not optimized for gaming. Plus it won't take gaming video cards at all. And the server is fairly loud. So unless you are setting up a gaming server, this is not a product for you.
215461
To me this is a fast computer! I don't play video games. It will certainly be quite good for your school work. Suggest that you look at your video game site and see what the specifications are, then cross check here with the information that Amazon provides. The Toshiba site also has good information and I checked it several times while I was deciding which computer would be right for me. There should be an 800 number on that site.
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.
353820
Yes, it would be great for gaming with an additional good graphics card. EVGA makes some really nice ones for not much money.