Is this a good gaming rig?

[Ze_Reaper_Of_Zeath]

Samsung R430
OS: Windows 7
Processors - CPU:Core 2 Duo T6600 (2 * 2.2GHz, FSB800MHz, 45nm) / 2MB Cache
Motherboard - Mainboard

Display:14 "wide 16:9 HD LCD LED
3GB Ram
Hard Disk Drive - HDD
320GB HDD
Optical Drive - CD / DVD
DVD-RW DL Label-Flash
Graphics Card - Video Adapter
VGA 512MB Geforce GT 310M
Memory card reader - Card Reader
56Kps Modem, Lan 10/100Mps,

What I'm looking for is to play games like Crysis, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3 , MW2, all that Heavy games

Don't say "Can You Run It", it doesn't work for me.

 

[AlanShore]

In short, no. The weak point is the 310M, it's really not very powerful and anything that you can get to run with a decent frame-rate will only be on low detail and resolution.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-310M.22439.0.html

This will give you some idea as to what FPS you can expect. In fact that page explicitly states "Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.".

 

[carpathic]

Not too disimilar to my rig. I have a better Graphics Card and more HDD space though and a Quad Core 2.4ghz. I can run those games without any real effort.

 

[-Marshall-]

These days, what you're looking for in a decent new rig is almost invariably a quad-core, 4-8 gigs of ram and you'll want to spend up to 500 dollars on a decent graphics card. Just as a point of reference; my new gaming rig:

Thermaltake v9 - Case
Windows 7 64 Bit -OS
Processors - Intel core i7 860 @ 2.8ghz
Display - 22" Wide 6:9 LCD
4gb RAM (2000mhz)
1TB -HDD
Graphics card - ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB)
Thermaltake Q-Fan 750w PSU (For later ;D )

You can pick up most of that pretty cheap; and if you're buying new you may as well make sure that it'll have some longevity. It's pointless buying a gaming machine that wont last you a few months

 

[Danzaivar]

They'll run, but don't expect them to be on high detail or with a good resolution AND have decent fps.

Cheap - Good gaming rig - Laptop

Pick two of the above. If you want a good gaming rig and don't have much money you are a good deal better off buying a desktop PC to do it for you. If it has to be mobile and you want it to play well, get an Alienware or something. If it needs to be a laptop and you don't have much money, don't expect the games to look any good I'm afraid.

I'd recommend a normal desktop PC for two other reasons as well. Speakers sound much much better than whatever you find built into your laptop, and a 22" monitor will be a much richer gaming experience than playing on a 14" screen that's an inch away from the keyboard.

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With regards to your specific laptop, the 800MHz FSB on the processor is gonna bottleneck the system a fair bit. It isn't that much more expensive to get 1066MHz or more and the difference IS noticeable.

 

[Ze_Reaper_Of_Zeath]

Thank you for the comments, here is some info I forgot to add:

Well, I need a light portable laptop for work and the occasional games.

So Alienwares are OUT.

 

[Bob_F_It]

Little tip on buying Windows 7: get Professional if you're thinking of getting Home Premium. The XP mode will stop most of your games stop working.

 

[phimax100]

If you're just playing occasional games, then your original build will probably suffice for most games today on all low settings. I'd recommend staying away from the more intense games like Crysis, and stick to games that run very well on all hardware, like MW2 and all Valve games. They make a point of making sure their stuff runs well on older hardware.

 

[PopcornAvenger]

Well, "gaming laptop" is an oxymoron. Be prepared to be unable to play a LOT of games on it. With older games you'll have better success for sure. I had a friend who had Civ II:Test of Time on his laptop, worked great and he loved it. DOOM also.

What I'm looking for is to play games like Crysis, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3 , MW2, all that Heavy games

Good luck. I don't want to be overly pessimistic, but if I was to make a prediction, you'll have all kinds of problems with Crysis, Far Cry 2, and especially Fallout 3.

Alienware are plastic overpriced POS "kiddie" computers. If and when you ever want to get a real gaming computer - desktop - you're better off going with a "we build it for you" group like Cyberpower or Digital Storm. That's of course if you don't build your own.

 

[Idlemessiah]

Well, "gaming laptop" is an oxymoron. Be prepared to be unable to play a LOT of games on it. With older games you'll have better success for sure. I had a friend who had Civ II:Test of Time on his laptop, worked great and he loved it. DOOM also.

Alienware are plastic overpriced POS "kiddie" computers. If and when you ever want to get a real gaming computer - desktop - you're better off going with a "we build it for you" group like Cyberpower or Digital Storm. That's of course if you don't build your own.

People like you annoy me. Laptops are perfectly fine for gaming. You just have to pay more for the convenience of it being a laptop, which is kind of the whole point.

I do however agree with your second point about alienware. You can get alienware specs even in a laptop for half the prices they ask.

 

[PopcornAvenger]

People like you annoy me. Laptops are perfectly fine for gaming. You just have to pay more for the convenience of it being a laptop, which is kind of the whole point.
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Laptops are great, and hell yes, they're convenient. They can run a lot of games. There's also a lot of games that eat laptops alive.

You do more than pay extra for a laptop's convenience. You also accept the sacrifices the engineers - software and hardware - had to make in regards to performance and stability. Many games out there just aren't very forgiving.

The OP has or is going to purchase a laptop for work, and wants to run good games on it. That's cool, and good luck to him. However, if his focus was to purchase a good gaming rig, he shouldn't look at laptops.

 

[dsmops2003]

Get a good gaming desktop pc and a cheap netbook. And remember kids Solid State Drives!

 

[reg42]

Well, it's worse than mine, and I'm in need of an upgrade so... Take what you will from that.

 

[Wolfram23]

I think the weakpoint is the vid card, tho my desktop had a GeForce 8600GT so pretty old technology and I could run FEAR 2, Fallout 3, Racedriver: Grid, Oblivion, BioShock all on decent enough settings and still get nice framerate (biggest problem on fallout 3 and oblivion was draw distance for grass lol)

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Your graphics card seems a little weak and that may cause the intricate detail of any game you play to lose quality and seems grainy and glitchy

 

[300lb. Samoan]

As the first post mentioned, your graphics card is the big culprit keeping you from running a lot of AAA software. This is the first page I found when I googled it (because I didn't eve know a 3XX series of GeForce was out yet!)

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-310M.22439.0.html

It explains that most games like MW2 only run on low-everything settings and some games don't run at all (like Bad Company 2, GTA4, NFS Shift and others).

 

[KiKiweaky]

Erm not really, the graphics card probably wouldn't be up to playing some of the more demanding games. Have you bought it yet or are you planning on buying it?

 

[XIV]

I have a Core2Duo 2,4 Ghz running with 4 (3 because of a 32-bit OS) gb DDR2 Ram at 800 MHz, and Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 ran beautifully. Crysis wasn't as smooth, though.

I think whether or not you can rún the games boils down to the GPU, which I'm not familiar with. F3 and FC2 and Bioshock all worked fine when I had an 8800GTS.