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is my laptop good for gaming?

jellybaby1123

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Mar 18, 2015
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hello everyone, i was just wandering if my laptop is good for gaming, and what games will it run?
thanks

specs:
processor: intel core i5-3230M 2.60ghz
ram: 4.00gb (3.89) usable
hdd: 442gb (363gb usable)
system type: 64bit os, x64-based processor
os: windows 8.1
 
Solution
Download the program called Speccy in the following link. Simply run it and it will tell you what graphic chip your laptop will have. If it simply states "Intel HD Graphics Family", then that means you only have the integrated Intel HD 4000 graphic core. There is no way to install a graphics chip into your laptop.

https://www.piriform.com/speccy



Download the program called Speccy in the following link. Simply run it and it will tell you what graphic chip your laptop will have. If it simply states "Intel HD Graphics Family", then that means you only have the integrated Intel HD 4000 graphic core. There is no way to install a graphics chip into your laptop.

https://www.piriform.com/speccy



 
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