Would the HP ENVY 15-ae011na Laptop be suitable as a gaming laptop? (For games like ARK)

dino111

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My current laptop is nearing 5/6 years old and I'm looking to get a newer one.

The HP ENVY 15-ae011na Laptop
http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=M2Z41EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB#merch-featured-products
caught my eye, within a £1,000 budget, but is it suitable for use for gaming? Current laptop refuses to load/play ARK at more than 5 fps...


ENVY Stats:
Processor family
Intel® Core™ i7 processor
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-5500U with Intel HD Graphics 5500 (2.4 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores)

Graphic Subsystem
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3L dedicated)

Drives
Hard drive description
2 TB 5400 rpm SATA