Is this a good gaming PC?

[CatFangs806]

Tallgeese101 said:

CatFangs806 said:

tedsteriscool said:

CatFangs806 said:
Is there an easy way to upgrade the graphics card on it, since it is a laptop? I know nothing about replacing GPU's.

It's possible, but you're going to have a hell of a time finding a laptop GPU that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg (and prepare for battery life to decrease). Basically the only thing that can't be replaced on a laptop is the screen.

I did see a Nvidia Geforce 9800 for between $150 and $200. It wasn't a Go, but if that's the price range, then it's not too expensive.

Well a standard PCI-e card wont just fit into a laptop.  Also a newish GFX card with very old CPU, RAM will likely bottleneck.

 

Intall Steam and try the demos that are available.  Thats really the only way of knowing how well it will play games and what your personal tolerances are for FPS and graphics.

 

 

Does Steam cost anything to join or is it totally free?

Also, I don't plan on doing serious gaming on the computer, either. I just wanted to know if it was capable in case I wanted to. It is lightning fast on internet and everything else. What I plan on most is doing High Definition video editing, and running some special effects hardware on it. But from the looks of it, it seems like it will run what I want it to. And I'll try some demos, too. And I'm paying $500 for the laptop.