Can this laptop play newer games

[nnolen]

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 15R i15RN 5297BK for 300 dollars ( hasn't arived yet). It has an Intel i7 2670QM, 6 gb of ram, 750gb hard drive and a Nividia Geforce gt 525m 1GB gpu. My question is can I do some gaming with this laptop. I usually play games at the lowest resolution with all features turned off. Some of the games im intrested in playing are COD (all of them), Bioshock, Skyrim, battlefield 2 and some others. Also, should I upgrade the ram?

 

[mclovits]

You'll be able to play if you dial down the settings, especially if you lower the resolution, Skyrim is the only demanding title I see on that list and my brother was able to play it at 1650x1050 on low with a fanless 5450, you'll be ok. And that's plenty of RAM, especially for lower-level gaming (graphically of course).

 

[rgd1101]

The GT 525M
http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-525M.43889.0.html

 

[jaguarskx]

Yeah, you should be okay with playing most games with low graphic quality and 1366x768 resolution.

You don't need to upgrade the RAM since it will not improve gaming performance.

 

[thekingofclubs]

You have enough RAM for regular gaming so you dont need to upgrade it unless your profession involves running real time simulations, rendering etc. 525m might lag quite a bit running Crysis on high but the games you have listed should run fine on medium. It should also handle higher resolutions without lag.

 

[middleramen]

Of course. You've got a higher end rig that can't be more than two years old.

 

[nnolen]

Best answer selected by nnolen.

 

[nnolen]

Also, you need to update your video drivers to gain some FPS in skyrim for example.
Here is guide and downloads
http/www.gurudrivers.com/notebook-downloads/notebook-gaming-boost-up/dell-inspiron-15r-i15rn-5297bk-prepare-your-notebook-for-gaming-for-free.html

Thanks for the link.

 

[Maziar]

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