ARE THESE SPECS GOOD FOR A LAPTOP FOR GAMINGS?
Gateway NX570X
PRODUCT DETAILS
Rebate: $250 instant savings (reflected in price, limited time promotion)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit) w/ Home Backup CD
Application Software: Microsoft® Works 8.5
Mobile Technology: Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Processor: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2060 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
Memory: 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB module)
Hard Drive: 80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive
Floppy Drive: 4-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™)
Optical Drive: Integrated 24x/10x/24x CD-RW / 8x DVD-ROM combo drive
Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Notebook Value Service Plan — 1 year parts/labor/no on-site/1 year technical support
Expansion Slots: One type II Computer card slot
External Ports: (4) USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video (TV Out), IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Screen: 15.4″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution)
Video: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Keyboard and Mouse: Full-size keyboard and EZ Pad® pointing device
Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and microphone jacks
Speakers: External speakers not selected
Battery: Primary 6-cell lithium-ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty
Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem
Network Adapter: Integrated Marvell® 10/100 Ethernet adapter
Internet Service Provider: Six months America Online® World wide web access
Integrated Wireless Networking Adapter: Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card
Part Number: 1014077R
Additional Software: Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 and Google Toolbar
Security Software: No Security Subscription Selected
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Processor:
Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2060 (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2)
Options
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5200 (1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache)
Chipset:
Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® 945PM Chipset with Discrete Graphics – ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 PCI Express Graphics with Avivo™ Display Technology, supporting HyperMemory™
Intel® 945GM Chipset with Integrated Graphics – Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Phoenix NoteBIOS 6.0
1MB Flash ROM
SMBIOS (DMI) 2.3 Support
Full ACPI Support
Display :
15.4″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display, Max Resolution: 1280 x 800, Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Options
15.4″ WXGA Ultrabright™ TFT Active Matrix Color Display, Max Resolution: 1280 x 800, Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
15.4″ WSXGA+ TFT Active Matrix (1400 x 1050 max. resolution) Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors)
Controller:
Supports 2.5″ Hard Drives – Serial ATA
Audio :
SigmaTel 9250 Chipset
SoundBlaster® Pro, MIDI and Windows® Sound System Compatible
3D Sound Support
AC’97 2.3 Compliant
Integrated Speakers
Two Audio Jacks
Headphone
Mic in
I/O Ports:
One Type II Computer Card Bus Slot
VGA Port
TV Out, S-video
IEEE 1394 (4 pin)
4 version 2.0 USB Ports
RJ-45 Port
RJ-11 Port
Microphone Jack
Headphone Jack
Power Input
Dimensions:
14.09″(W) x 10.39″(D) x 1.31 – 1.40″(H)
Weight:
15.4″ display, DVD-RW and 6-cell 4800mAh, Weight: 6.27lbs
15.4″ display, DVD-RW and 8-cell 5200mAh, Weight: 6.44lbs
15.4″ display, DVD-RW and 12-cell 6600mAh, Weight: 6.84lbs
Battery:
Removable, Standard 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery, Capacity: 58WHr
Options
Removable, High-Capacity 12-cell Lithium Ion Battery, Capacity: 97WHr
Removable, Extended 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Capacity: 77WHr
ACPI V2.0 Power Management Support
will these specs support these games?
-command and conquer 3
-company of heores
-need for speed carbon
May 29, 2010 - 9:13 am
For gaming, especially on Vista I would suggest looking into something with higher RAM size and speed, as well as a high-end/upgraded video/graphics card. PC is usually more desirable for this in terms of $$. But if laptop is preferable, suggestion example: Dell XPS series.
Happy computing!
May 29, 2010 - 10:03 am
Laptops and gaming have never been a good match. The intense graphics usually go beyond what your average laptop even comes close to. I noted that the graphics for this machine is an integrated graphics chip… This screams laggy play and low frame rates.
May 29, 2010 - 10:09 am
I just have to say first of all these specs are probably not even good for running microsoft vista. Vista recommends a graphics card with atleast 128 mb. of ram in the graphics card. 128mb. is on the side of low end. Far as gaming this laptop is probably one of the worst i’ve seen in a while. The built in media accelerator is horrible for gaming I can promise you it will lag in conquer or any other action games. basically you will need atleast a video card in the laptop for it to even look okay and I use okay very lightly. You need a way better graphics processors than a integrated media accelerater. The processor should be upgraded to the fastest if your going to be gaming. You’ll probably have better game experience playing on an old laptop that has a graphics card. Upgrade the processor to or near the top of the line and get a graphics card from ati or nvidia, It should cost about another 300-600 dollars depending on the upgrade.
May 29, 2010 - 10:54 am
as someone mentioned before. laptops are not good for gaming, however if you are going to use a laptop for gaming, those specs are definitely not good. that system is definitely too slow.