is that laptop good for gaming

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hi i just bought a new laptop for gaming(im low budged but hope it will work)i want to run modern games at low-med setts and even some future games at low with 1366x768 resolution
my laptop specs is
intel core i5 4200u 1.6 ghz(up to 2.6ghz with turbo)
6 GB RAM
amd radeon 8670m 2gb drr3 + an intel vga
so will it work please?
 

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You should be able to play quite a lot of games just not at very high settings. Here's some vids confirming this ability:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4JvQ0KR9Q You have a better gpu than the integrated hd he used in this vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we7_NcPyzNY This person did not put what specs for their pc but you have the same gpu
So, yes, this is a pretty good laptop for gaming. Have fun!

Thanks,

Justin S.
 
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ok ty really for your answer and hope will be able to play more games than the pentium4 last one lol
just one more question please when i go to system requirements lab it always tell it wont run on my lap
so i tried download one of games it told me it wont and it ran with good fps so is system requirements lab fake or what and how i know if the game will run or no
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Sometimes they use recommended settings vs required. It's nice to check ahead with stuff like system req lab but like you just demonstrated, they aren't always very accurate. I always go by what's on the box. You can usually look it up directly. Your laptop should allow you to enjoy most current games for a while but again just not at max settings but at least decent gameplay. Glad I could help! Have fun!

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Justin S.
 
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so can i run moden games on med setts at lest with good fps
and future games even at low setts with 1366x768 resolution
and please how do i overclock my vga and is the perfomace worth it and is it safe?
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jnewegger23

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You should probably start a new thread as this is a new question but to be nice...
To overclock you need to download whatever software is available for overclocking your particular gpu. So in this case the radeon 8670m I would google what that would be for you. However, I hesitate to value overclocking laptops in general because of possible overheating. Laptops run hot to begin with so this is definitely case to case. I would recommend researching other owners of this same laptop and what good or bad experiences they've had if any in terms of overclocking. In some rare instances you can get actually better temps for oveclocking your cpu (that's another thread for sure) and if that can be significant to cool down your laptop and offset the heat gained by overclocking your gpu then MAYBE it's worth it. It's not a clear cut NO but I cannot say yes either. It really depends but I more strongly lean to no but that's not to say with a little homework that you can't find some people who have tried and gotten a way with it and are actually quite happy with it. This all said, consider if it doesn't have an ssd already to try upgrading that as it will improve overall performance (boot up time, opening and closing applications ie games etc.) and actually help cool down your laptop albeit a very small percentage but every bit helps when you are pushing your machines to the max. It would require simply cloning or migrating your system from the hdd to the ssd (again another thread). Hope this helps you continue to enjoy your laptop! Have fun!

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Justin S.
 
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truly ty for your help i checked game debate and all games where nearly same requirements as battle field 4 (i watched the video) and the fps and graphics seemed cool so i dont think i will overclock thanks too much for help
and please the last question if the game need 3gb ram to run at med so will my other 3 gb ram help the vga card to run better?
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jnewegger23

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Again, you're welcome. Last answer as I don't want mods to get upset here, but the your video card will utilize the 2gb ram discreet and the other ram could theoretically help but it depends on the way the game was developed so I truly cannot say. The simple answer is not really, it will struggle but should be playable but worst case it will crash. The settings will have to be lowered if that occurs. Have fun!
 
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