How is this for a decent gaming computer?
823997
depends on what games you are looking to run. Overall not a bad machine, should run most games out there fairly well.
1130638
It will work more than fine, but if you really want to not sacrifice any noticable performance for quality in the  higher end graphics I would add one more gig of ram. \n\nIt is not a  necessity, but currently in high end gaming 2 gigs of system ram is the sweet spot right before you begin to see diminishing returns. ( I am speaking in terms of games which pursue graphic realism, not ones like WoW or guildwars, which look nice but are entirely different and not as resource hungry)
1076774
get an alienware.\n\nhttp://www.alienware.com/product_pages/desktop_all_default.aspx\n\nany of their systems will be suitable for your gaming needs
1057063
thats not that bad, just dont keep it in the heat, and dont do a lot of activities at once on it, and it should run fine. just dont look at porn on ur computer either, cus that will seriously fuk up a computer... badly
753201
Go to www.pcworld.com and look in their laptop reviews to get a very good idea of what you need and how much you should expect to pay for it! Just make sure you know the requirements/demands of the game you need to install in your laptop. \nGood luck
23366
If you're looking for an inexpensive gaming computer, here are some things to consider (assuming you're not looking to overclock):\n\nGet an AMD CPU\n------------------\nGo with an AMD chip as they are usually more favored in gaming benchmarks.  AMD CPUs tend to be cheaper than Intel CPUs as well.\n\nDon't go with a dual-core CPU\n-----------------------------\nSome benchmarks have shown that dual-core CPUs don't perform that well in games compared to single-core CPUs.  That will probably change as more games come out that are aware of dual-core CPUs but that won't happen for years.  So stick with single-cores for now.  Besides, dual-cores tend to be more expensive.\n\nDon't go with RAID 0\n--------------------------\nRAID 0 is where you pair up two hard drives and data is read/written across both for faster hard drive times.  Hard drive times are not a factor in games as levels or maps are read from the hard drive and stored in RAM.  Loading a level two seconds faster than the other person won't give you good frame rates and what not.\n\nLoad up on RAM\n------------------\nFollowing the last recommendation, load up on RAM to have adequate space.  This means you won't have to hit the hard drive for data access because you didn't have enough RAM.\n\nGet the best videocard\n---------------------------\nAn obvious recommendation.  Get the best you can afford at the moment.  Right now, price for price, the Nvidia 6xxx series is better than ATI's X-series (X300, X600, X700, X800).  Same goes for Nvidia's 7xxx series versus ATI's X1-series (X1800), although the race is closer and can flip-flop depending on the game played.  \n\nMotherboard decisions\n--------------------------\nIf possible, go with a motherboard with a PCI-Express x16 slot.  If you can afford it get one with two PCI-E x16 slots (called SLI) as this opens more upgrade options down the road.  Otherwise, an AGP motherboard will do but can limit you in video card choices.  The best videocards are now made in PCI-Express forms.\n\nAlso, there are socket 754 and socket 939 AMD motherboards.  Main difference is that socket 754 AMD CPUs don't support dual-channel memory which can help a little with game performance.\n\nDual-channel is like RAID 0,  you get two of the same RAM and it enables fast read/writes.  Benchmarks have shown small increases in frame rate with dual-channel enabled.  Since it doesn't cost that much more for dual-channel (one 1GB versus two 512MB sticks) any help with frame rates is a good thing.\n\n****Here's some specs that I recommend****\n\n///Really inexpensive\nAthlon64 2800+ CPU (cheapest A64 available)\n1GB RAM (non dual-channel)\nNvidia 6600GT or 6800 video card\nSocket 754, AGP motherboard\nAny 7200 rpm hard drive\n\n///Still inexpensive\nAthlon64 3700+ or 4000+\n1-2GB dual-channel RAM\nNvidia 6800GS or 6800GT video card\nSocket 939, PCI-E motherboard\nAny 7200 rpm hard drive
55688
If you are looking for a full out gaming computer you will need more $$$$.  But If you just want to play games and don't really care about going head to head online, you can make it happen with $1,200.  As far as components, there are a lot of good manufacturer.  You will have to look in to it and decide if you want to spend more on your motherboard or more on memory and video.  Also if you want a dvd burner or just a cd-rom.  I built my own computer that I use everyday, but I can't tell you what would be the best for you because you are the only one that would know that.  I can give you the site that I buy from.  Happy Shopping  http://www.tigerdirect.com/
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Against my better judgement I'll recommend a Dell (and I can feal the hatemail comming). They own alienware anyway. And you can configure your system to your likeing. I'm just going to say that I just boungt this machine and I recommend is for all buget gamers. For a little under 1300$ with a diskount of 400$(that you get off their site) you can get the e1505 aka Inspiron 6400. \n\nIntel Core 2 Duo T7200 (4Mb Cache, 2.0Ghz, 667FSB) !!!\nXP Media Center and free upgrade to vista (it costs only 10 $ to ship it to you)\n15.4" Wide XGA with TrueLife\n2 GB of memmory !!!\n120 GB Sata HDD 5400 (a little slow for gamming so I recommend the 80 GB 7200 model for an extra 40$)\nDVD+-RW(just be warned: It is noisy)\nATI X1400 with 256 MB of VRAM Hipermemory\n\nI have the older series with only a 1.66 Core Duo processor and just 1 GB of RAM and I have played every game out there almost, at least a good bit of demos just to see if there is something that doesn't work with this card. There isn't. You might have to tune down the details here and there, or even lower the resolution but it will play anything. I got 1,000 3D 06 marks out of the box and 2,700 after a fair bit of tweaking with some -=DHzer0point=- drivers and NO overclocking. For a laptop that well above the average. \nI imagine that the Core 2 Duo processor would add about 30% to that and the doubled RAM another 20-40%. BTW I am not making up these numbers, I just read a lot of reviews :D
669847
You gave no indication of what kind of computer it is. Is it older than say 5 years old? If so, it simply might not be compatible with modern games.
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Everyone so far has given you "yes" or "maybe".  No, the answer is to play the game well, plain, flat out, no.  Yeah, on the lowest settings, its a definite maybe.  But, to play them well, no.  Your processor is OKAY not great but OKAY.  The problem with the Xpress 200M is that this is an integrated card and it is taking 64MB from you main memory.  I remember someone saying you had a "good" system.  It's not.  It's just okay.  But we can... fix that, sort of.  What you need is a dedicated graphics card and since you have the Xpress 200M chances are you also have a PCIe slot.  That being said, you should purchase one, a Geforce 7600GT graphics card, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130017 and then get yourself an additional 512MB module of memory (bringing the total to 1GB).  You should now be able to play all the games in that list at a resolution of at least 1024 x 768 with most effects enabled.  The limiting factor here is your processor.
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If you want a computer for gaming (I'm guessing you play WoW or EQ/EQ2) buying a Dell is a waste of money.  The on board graphics cards don't have the power to give good resolution and you really need about 768mb RAM or better (I use about 2gig duel channel).  You would be better off going to a local computer store and seeing what it would cost to have them build you a computer.\n\nFor optimal proformance I would suggest a minimum 2.5ghz processor, 1gig ram, and a 256mb vid card. Depending on your mother board you can build it for less than $1000 and it will last longer than any dell on the market and you can upgrade it as needed (If you have 512 Ram sticks in your computer now save them and put them in the new machine, nothing better than cutting down cost by scraping older systems)\n\nBut trust me trying to get out cheap with a gaming pc will doom you to a life of lag and fustration.  I got a buddy running w/ a standard dell package and he pulls about 15fps average and lags constantly (to compare I push around 40+ fps on the highest settings) FPS=frams per sec
123847
I do and itz not very bad. have 1Gb Ram and 256 MB Dedicated ATI Graphics. It works!
1100778
AMD 64X2 dual core, with 2.6 gigs of CORSAIR gaming ram, 540gig hard-drive G-force 7800GTX dual graphics, and a ASUS motherboard, with cable Internet and a water cooled case does just fine.\n\nnever slow \n\nwhat ever you get leave it on as much as you can the more you shut it down the more retarded they get.
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I've set a bunch of people up with the E1505.  Depending on which graphics card you got, yes, most games will play fine on your computer.  In particular, WoW and CS will work fine.  If you skimped out on ram, you may want to install more.  But overall the E1505 is a sturdy machine, it should be able to run your games fine.
875976
My suggestion to you is to buy a reasonable AGP / PCI-E graphics card with atleast 128MB RAM for playing games.
148415
if u want a really good gaming computer i would go with alienware
715123
Hmm.. It looks good, expecially if you want to do many things with it. You should ask if they offer a 7200RPM hard drive instead of a 5400RPM other then that the specs seemed to be fine. \n\nAbout the 2 year warntee worth the investment. Computers somehow tend to break after the first year. Protect your investment. 3 years they charge way to much.