How good can the graphics be when plaing games on this? What is true with this laptop?
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I play World of Warcraft max settings, FIFA 2009, GRID, Crysis (gamer-enthusiast), Assasins Creed, World at war, Devil May Cry 4... etc, all those games play very good in this machine.
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I use this laptop strictly for work and general web browsing. I do not do any gaming with it. Other reviews I read prior to purchasing it, said that it is not the ideal machine for gamers. Hope this helps....
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Eh, games run okay. I wasn't impressed at all with the game play and speed. The biggest problem with this laptop (besides the size and weight) is the touchpad. It's not centered directlly on the board so your piece of your hand will slide across it and enforce commands on the computer. This is a major problem when you're playing a game. I ended up becoming so frustrated with this laptop that I gave it to my friend. I strongly urge you to stay away from this product. Acer makes decent desktops, but their laptop designs are terrible! It appears that the engineer never used a computer before, nor tested then in any manner. Cheers. Eh, games run okay. I wasn't impressed at all with the game play and speed. The biggest problem with this laptop (besides the size and weight) is the touchpad. It's not centered directlly on the board so your piece of your hand will slide across it and enforce commands on the computer. This is a major problem when you're playing a game. I ended up becoming so frustrated with this laptop that I gave it to my friend. I strongly urge you to stay away from this product. Acer makes decent desktops, but their laptop designs are terrible! It appears that the engineer never used a computer before,... » Read More Eh, games run okay. I wasn't impressed at all with the game play and speed. The biggest problem with this laptop (besides the size and weight) is the touchpad. It's not centered directlly on the board so your piece of your hand will slide across it and enforce commands on the computer. This is a major problem when you're playing a game. I ended up becoming so frustrated with this laptop that I gave it to my friend. I strongly urge you to stay away from this product. Acer makes decent desktops, but their laptop designs are terrible! It appears that the engineer never used a computer before, nor tested then in any manner. Cheers. « Show Less
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It is a nice laptop to be sure, but it is not a gaming rig. In my experience running games on laptops works best if they have dedicated graphics memory such as NVIDIA's GeForce series processors. The laptop you mentioned utilizes the Intel Haswell HD 5000 Series on-board graphics memory, which is good enough for almost any everyday task such as email, web videos and so on. If you are a serious gamer, then buying a laptop with dedicated (or separate) graphics card is a must.
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This laptop can easily run it even when using higher-level graphics settings. However, if you're planning on running more upscale games in the future, swapping out the graphics card would be recommended.
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I just installed half life 2 on this and it plays smoothly (25-30FPS even during combat) at 1366 x 768 with a mix of medium and high detail (Looks great!). It can handle games just not the newest and most graphic intensive ones. Mind you I haven't upgraded to 4GB of memory yet so I'm sure it will be even better then.
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I did not get the laptop primarily for gaming because i have a more powerful gaming machine but i got it for coding and possibly moding games which requires it to actually have the games on the machine octodad plays beautifully and elder scrolls v skyrim set itself to ultra high quallity after detecting the hardware so it should hold up ive only had mine for a week so i cant speak to its durability
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Hi I really don't know. But the graphics resolution is perfect!!!! I use to play games a lot and they look amazing! It´s a great computer even though it's not the best of the line it's great for the price.
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It is as good as any intel I7 laptop. Specifically for gaming, desktop with more powerful video card would be preferable. For anything else I personally like this laptop.
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[LOL!] LoL runs wonderfully! I play all the time. Main jg/fidds and sup/thresh. Hit me up after you buy this bad boy and we'll play a round! I haven't changed any of the default graphics settings, and I'm running with no visible lag. As with all Alienware laptops, expect it to get warm while you play though - you might want to pick up a cheap cooling pad. I got one for ~$15 and it dropped my CPU/GPU temps about 25F each.
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Gaming requires a strong processor, excellent graphics resolution and speed. This laptop has an i5 64-bit processor which is very good. However, out of a 9.9 scale, it only achieves moderate desktop graphics rating of 5.0; 3D and gaming rating is 6.4. The screen resolution is only 1600 x 900 rather than the more desirable 1920x1080. So, it's probably not the best gamer laptop.
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Not at all.This is a terrible computer.I bought it upgraded the ram and hard drive and it barely ran.Heated super fast and could not run any game I threw at it.Buy a PC laptop if you're looking for a gaming laptop.
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the onboard graphics card is not that bad. not too much of a gamer, however I have played Doon 3. I have sold many of these motherboards and have no problems are the graphics.
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It's more than enough for games, but the GPU is more important in this case. I have the i5-4670 + GTX 770 and it plays almost all games at maximum graphics settings at 1920x1080
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Hi Tyler yes you can play some games, but some of the games requires good video card and I believed these laptops should have 128mb or 256mb video on board so you have to check with your games what is the requirement Thank you
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I run it for basic usage, not for gaming. The scree is shiny to me. and I watch video on youtube, for my personal feeling, the screen is OK.The laptop's weak-point (for most Acer laptop), when you type the keyboard, sometimes the focus jump away.
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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.