Mrkeyed :
intel duo 2 core 2.53ghz can it handle gaming
Definitely not enough for latest games at decent setting, but it can handle low~mid quality gaming, with low~mid setting for most of titles older than 2~3 yrs. Recommended Videocard to match with max of cpu performance would be around HD7770 ~ GTX 460. If you have a custom PC, you may be able to overclock it to over 3ghz, and that will help out a lot.