Got this machine about 5 years ago, wondering what it's worth in the gaming world

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aMingusAmongus

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Hey, I got this machine when I left for college. I've used it to game (Fallout 3 and Skyrim mostly) but it never performed as well as I thought it should. I don't know enough about PCs to know if I'm wrong. I was hoping someone could help evaluate my hardware and whether or not it's going to be worth anything with the new releases. I copied info from my dxdiag. I hope I have given the relevant information. Let me know if I can provide anything else of use.

Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10240) (10240.th1_st1.151104-1714)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
System Model: K53SV
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/26/11 14:47:02 Ver: 04.06.03
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8104MB RAM
Page File: 3895MB used, 12400MB available

Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0116&SUBSYS_15F21043&REV_09
Display Memory: 1664 MB
Dedicated Memory: 32 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD02DC
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.996Hz)

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_10431AC3&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6373 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 5/17/2011 04:02:22, 2872680 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0x0
Min/Max Sample Rate: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 0, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

 
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It was not a very powerful gaming laptop when it was new. The quad core i7-2630QM is still considered a pretty good CPU since CPU performance does increase as much as GPU performance with each new generation.

The problem is the nVidia GT 540m which was not really considered a "gaming GPU" it was more like a good "mainstream GPU". I have a Lenovo IdeaPay Y470 with an i5-2410m and nVidia GT 550m which I thought was decent for playing games back when I first bought it. I no longer use it to play games.

The GT 540m is not very powerful anymore. The Intel HD 5500 graphics core in Haswell generation CPUs (like the i5-5200u) is considered almost as powerful as the GT 540m. Most mobile Intel Skylake generation CPUs have the Intel HD 520...
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It was not a very powerful gaming laptop when it was new. The quad core i7-2630QM is still considered a pretty good CPU since CPU performance does increase as much as GPU performance with each new generation.

The problem is the nVidia GT 540m which was not really considered a "gaming GPU" it was more like a good "mainstream GPU". I have a Lenovo IdeaPay Y470 with an i5-2410m and nVidia GT 550m which I thought was decent for playing games back when I first bought it. I no longer use it to play games.

The GT 540m is not very powerful anymore. The Intel HD 5500 graphics core in Haswell generation CPUs (like the i5-5200u) is considered almost as powerful as the GT 540m. Most mobile Intel Skylake generation CPUs have the Intel HD 520 graphics core and that is considered to be a little more powerful than the GT 540m.


For modern games you are generally limited to play them at low graphic settings if you want decent performance. I might install Fallout 4 on my Lenovo Y470 just to see how well the GT 550m can handle the game at 1366x768, but that laptop is prone to overheating now. I probably have to rip it apart to clean out dust and replace the thermal to fix the issue, but I don't really have the time for it.
 
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aMingusAmongus

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Awesome. Thank you for your answer. I thought it might be the GPU that was killing me. I'm at least somewhat comforted by the fact that I got the performance I paid for and didn't miss out on a stronger machine due to some fluke.
 
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