How good is this laptop for games?

[Brit_Miller]

Hiya, I'm just looking for some advice on whether you think this is a good purchase:

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Refurb_Asus_-_Core_i7_4GB_500GB_15.6_inch_Windows_8_Laptop___A1-R510CC-XX439H/version.asp#top

Or the main points are

- ASUS R510CC-XX516H
- Processor - Intel Core i7 3537U - 2 GHz
- 4GB of DDR3 memory
- graphics chipset NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

I'm looking to mainly do software development, but also pay things like Skyrim in my spare time.
Many thanks!

 

[Brit_Miller]

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Ended up going with the Optimus V with the i5 4310, 8gb ram and gtx 860m. Set me back £621, but from what you guys have said it's worth spending that little bit more. Cheers to you both for the advice!

 

[Major_Trouble]

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Ended up going with the Optimus V with the i5 4310, 8gb ram and gtx 860m. Set me back £621, but from what you guys have said it's worth spending that little bit more. Cheers to you both for the advice!

That's a very good combo for laptop gaming on a budget and should give a 'decent' gaming experience. Enjoy.

If you can post again with your experience when you have the machine that would be great.

 

[Brit_Miller]

That's a very good combo for laptop gaming on a budget and should give a 'decent' gaming experience. Enjoy.

If you can post again with your experience when you have the machine that would be great.

Will do. Expecting it to be decent from the reviews, though it sounds as if it'll take 2 weeks or so to arrive.