Is this computer good with gaming?

[Ahmad585]

Excuse my lack of knowledge again, but I've done lots of research and found this computer. Will it be able to run games fluently like Five nights at Freddy's, Garry's Mod, and Minecraft?


Here are the specs.

AMD Quad-Core A8-6410 Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon R5 graphics
15.6" WLED-backlit high-definition display
4GB DDR3L SDRAM / 750GB hard drive
DVD±RW/CD-RW drive / HP TrueVision high-definition webcam
Windows 8.1 64-bit / 802.11b/g/n WLAN


HP 15.6" Laptop PC - AMD Quad-Core A8 / 750GB HD Windows 8.1 64-bit (Black)


Thanks for your time! 

[Ahmad585]

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I'd love an answer!

[Ahmad585]

Edit: This computer has Radeon R5 M230 graphics, & 2.00GHz ( turbo boost up to 2.4GHz )

[Geek-9pm]

Are you asking about one PC or two?
Do you want to do internet on-line gaming, or just local gaming in the same room with friends?
 
Most games will work  fine on the desktop you have.
What games do you want to play?

[Ahmad585]

Minecraft, Garry's Mod, FNaF, animating softwares, and yeah.

Im asking about 1, i edited it to add more info about it,

Online.

[Ahmad585]

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[DaveLembke]

This is a laptop and not really a gaming laptop. It would be able to run Minecraft and 5 nights at freddies, not sure of performance with the garrys mod. Minecraft will run ok on it but 5 nights at freddies you might have occasional freeze framing.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2357954/intel-core-4000m-amd-6410.html

For a gaming system, I suggest a desktop computer unless a desktop doesnt make sense for your needs. To have a good gaming laptop your going to be forking out a good amount of money. Desktop gaming systems are the cheaper way to go because even with an average CPU, you can add a decent video card and still come out with more money left in your pocket than a laptop that matches in performance. Additionally a desktop computer allows a path of upgrade without having to replace the entire computer when it no longer can play modern titles or titles that have been patched with updates to textures etc that become more demanding. An example of a game that becomes more modern that increases in resource needs would be a game like World of Warcraft that when it initially came out could run on a Pentium III 800Mhz CPU with a decent 64MB video card, but of which now in 2014 ( 10 years later ) the minimum specs is a dual-core CPU and video card with at least 512MB video RAM, and 5 years ago the minimum was a Pentium 4 or Pentium D and a video card at 256MB video RAM.

If this laptop was bought, it might play the games now, but because its not a gaming laptop a future game update or new game title of interest might not run well on it. 

I own both portable and desktop computers and use my portable computers rarely for gaming and desktops purely for gaming. The laptop or netbook I use for everything else but serious gaming. They might run Facebook games and Minecraft ok, but they are not really gaming systems.

[Ahmad585]

OK, this?

HP 350 Notebook Intel Core i7 4510U (2.00GHz) 8GB Memory 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4400 15.6" Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

 Details:



Speedy Intel Core i7-4510U (4M Cache, 2.00GHz base frequency, up to 3.10 GHz turbo speed): Latest generation Intel i7 processor gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications.
8GB DDR3L System Memory: Great for multitasking and multimedia work
DVD Super Multi Drive: Watch movies and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats
Comes with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit out of the box with a 64-Bit with a Windows 8.1 Pro license in case you want to try Windows 8 later
500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive: Don't let the 5200RPM Hard Drive many similar models comes with slow you down.

[ajb522]

Ok, i7 processors are generally a good way to go although they are more expensive than the AMD counterparts. What he meant earlier by a video card is an actual dedicated graphics card in a PCI interface. The laptops generally only have integrated graphics that run off of CPU and RAM power. That being said, you would likely need a more powerful CPU to run games well I have a 2.5GHz quad core, 8gb RAM but no GPU. I can play games but not with good graphics/no buffering. For a Laptop you will likely want 2.0GHz and up CPU, at least 4Gb RAM, and a dedicated graphics card (not integrated). Anyone please correct me if I misspoke

[Ahmad585]

Thanks everyone 

This?


Features
This Certified Refurbished product is manufacturer refurbished, shows limited or no wear, and includes all original accessories plus a 90-day warranty.
2.1GHz up to 2.9GHz AMD Quad-Core A10-5745M APU
6GB DDR3, 750GB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmar
17.3-inch diagonal HD+ BrightView WLED-backlit display (1600 x 900)
AMD Radeon HD 8610G graphics with up to 3200MB total graphics memory

[DaveLembke]

That computer would play these games, but there is no upgrade path for the GPU being a laptop. How many years of gaming are you planning on getting out of it before having to replace this? Are there any games of greater graphics complexity that you may want to play or just these titles already listed?

[Ahmad585]

I'm thinking of using this laptop for 3 years ( along that time ) until I get more money to afford a better computer.

I'll probably install a couple old games like Skate 3, maybe GTA IV, and that's it until I get a newer laptop.

So yeah, thanks for the advice

[DaveLembke]

Those games will run on normal settings with that latest laptop linked. Your not going to get ultra graphics out of it and your frame rate will be 20-30 fps on normal settings. If there is a lot going on the frame rate might dive into the high teens for frame rate and then quickly rebound back to the 20s and 30s. This is judging it based on similar GPU benchmark to a system I have with also running GTA4

One thing to consider with running games like GTA4 on this laptop is that it will pump out some heat while running it. Also the battery life without it plugged in would drink the juice from battery pretty quickly. So you will want it plugged in while gaming to avoid low battery alarm in middle of games.

[Ahmad585]

Thanks man.

So your final answer.. a simple yes, no, or an " it will run decently ".

[DaveLembke]

Titles you have listed it will run on normal graphics settings. Anything less complex for video demands will run better than anything more complex. I have run Minecraft and GTA4 on lesser GPU processing power so you should be all set. So i say yes it should get you 3 years or so until you could afford better. If you continue to run these games without anything more complex you can get more than 3 years out of it.