Intel i7 q720 HP Pavillion DV7 notebook

Im not too keen on laptops but I just recently bought this one for school so I could play all my game pretty smooth. I was dissapointed when games like L4D, TF2, and C&C3 (especially C&C 3) chugged pretty badly. I disabled many background applications and programs to reduce CPU usage but no improvement. This has 6 gigs of ram and the i7 q720 so i know that this should be a hefty gaming laptop. Im just wondering if there is anything else that could be holding this notebook back?

Thanks in advance

As Maziar said, CPU power and lots of memory don't translate into gaming performance. Your graphics card isn't that great, and that's your issue. Lower the settings.

hey guys,

i'm looking for a new notebook.

Wich graficscard would be better? geforec 240 or ati 4650 /70

both 1gb ddr3.

and would it be safe to go for those first i7 notebook processors? or wait for other quadcores?

and those 1.6ghz i7, do all brands suport those burboboost (oc) thing like alienware?