Games Specs

I just bought a gateway P-7805u FX Edition. I am not a big time game player but I do enjoy playing games in what little free time I have. While at Walmart tonight I notice several new games, like COD World War and Left 4 Dead, are calling for at least 3ghz. Does this mean I am already out of luck play these type games or does 9800gts help me make up for this?

here is the specs for the 7805u

Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with SP12
Color FX Premium Design with brushed metal keyboard surround and high-impact composite finish
Memory 4096MB 1066MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory (2-2048MB modules)
Hard Drive 320GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive
Chassis Chassis with NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS Graphics with 1GB of GDDR3 Discrete Video Memory and Intel® PM45 Chipset
Adapter AC Adapter
Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0SE, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)5
Battery 9-Cell Lithium Ion 86.58 Whr (2.6AHr)
Digital Media Software Microsoft® Windows Media Player 11, Cyberlink® Power2 Go™, & Cyberlink® LabelPrint™
Dimensions (Box) 15.5" (H) x 19" (W) x 6.5" (D) or 394mm (H) x 485mm (W) x 165mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 1.3"-1.70" (H) x 15.75" (W) x 11.75" (D) or 33-43mm (H) x 400mm (W) x 298mm (D)
Display 17" High-Definition Widescreen WXGA Display (1440 x 900)
Expansion Slots ExpressCard™ Type 54
External Ports (3) USB 2.0, VGA Connector, IEEE 1394b, eSATA Port, V1.2 HDMI Connector
Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll
Media Card Reader 5-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader (Memory Stick™, Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™, Secure Digital™, xD-Picture Card™)
Memory Capacity Maximum 4GB
Modem 56K ITU V.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Multimedia Buttons Illuminated Metal Precision-Touch Multimedia Buttons
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW and DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology8
Security Software Symantec Norton 360™ 2008 (60-day trial)7
Sound High-Definition Audio- 2 Channel, Built-In speakers, microphone, headphone/SPDIF Audio Out
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor + Toll Free9
Web Camera 1.3 Megapixel Integrated Webcam
Weights 9.05 lbs. (4.11 kg) system unit only / 12.64 lbs. (5.73 kg.) box
Wireless Network Intel® WiFi Link 5100AGN 802.11a/g/Draft-N Wireless LAN

Remember that most of these recommendations are still made for people with older computers with single core Pentium 4's and Athlons. Your dual core will be perfectly fine with the game and yes the 9800 helps out.

Since Intel is the only chip maker making a CPU that runs at 3.00ghz, the gaming industry would be shooting itself in the foot if it meant those specs for current gen processors.

BTW, Crysis calls for a 2.8ghz CPU and it runs fine on the 2.00ghz T7200 in my laptop.