is this good for long hours gaming
1756394
When I play something like battlefield 3 there is a bit of eye strain after some time. Not sure how much of that is the monitor though rather than the fast movements. The latency is fine. The main thing to note is that this is a 60hz monitor refresh rate. I can see the static dance around slightly more over a monitor that refreshes at 120hz. Though I imagine most wouldn't notice that aspect. For long hours of gaming that may make a big difference when it comes to fatigue. Something to consider.
1756395
I think it's geared for that, 2ms and 1080p. I've been playing Bioshock Infinite since I woke up around 7am (now 9pm). Looks great. :)
1756396
I usually don't play for more than two hours at a time, and I've had no trouble with it. I mean, I'd probably get a headache if I played longer using ANY monitor.
128237
Yes, this should do more than fine for gaming. I own it and haven't had any problems.
486581
Yes, it works perfect for gaming. I have this pc with 8 GB of Memory and it run games perfect... Joe
1946219
No, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. It is best used as a family low graphics laptop.
107865
It lasts less than 3 hours when unplugged and doing just some browsing and watching videos online. Gaming will probably give you like 2 hours of battery life. It's important to know that the Nvidia graphics card is only used when the laptop is plugged in. While on battery, it only uses the integrated Intel graphics chip, so gaming probably won't be the same.
382682
Ihave mine sinced 3 weeks ago, and NO problem, its great, i used it for games and its really good at it. Best pc for the price, trust me.
1130102
I would say it's decent for gaming. I have loaded Star Wars:Empire at War and C&C Generals loaded on mine and thet play perfectly. Display runs at 1920x1080 without any problems. My only complaints is that the fan will run at full speed when playing and sounds like a jet engine
781366
its decent for it. its got integrated graphics which kinda sucks, but itll play things like skyrim on low settings, if you want to use that as a benchmark. i havent noticed any overheating problem. i personally use it for gaming as im a twitch streamer and this is my main rig atm. i havent really tried newer games on it as much. it has slowdown with dolphin (gamecube/wii emulator) but runs things like Skullgirls no problem.
1195707
I usually get about 2 hours or less of intensive gaming out of it (Crysis 3 or heavily modded Skyrim on ultra settings, for example). With just web browsing or simple applications I get about 5 hours of continuous use. I can run one charge an entire day as a student by simply making it sleep when I'm not using it. The wake up time is only a couple seconds, but it only takes 5 seconds to boot up anyway so I usually just shut it down if I won't use it for a couple hours.
1100067
I have had it for a couple months now and it runs great. Plays games beautifully such as dark souls 2 on high settings.
658175
It will depend of how you are using it, for normal use like internet browsing it last up to 6 hours, but for gaming or video I could experience 4 hours at full brightness. Overall the battery life it's very very good
793161
I bought it for my father-in-law, so I'm not using it all the time. But... I'm thinking it may be that good as a gaming machine. - it does have a good-sized hard drive and a decent processor, but it doesn't have the high end video card that would be best for gaming. It seems to be a good computer and the price was good though.
245246
It's not really designed for gaming, but excellent for general use and programming. Light gaming has no issues, but if you want something more suited for gaming, you'd probably be better off using another keyboard. There is no backlight.
603409
I definitely would not recommend for gaming. I use it on my desktop at work. It is fine for that, but it does pause quite a bit at times.
598321
Haven't had any extended gaming sessions but after about 3 hours it did not feel uncomfortably warm. My old work laptop got warmer after extended periods.
2278534
No, I game on average for about 4 hours a session and so far no overheating problems on my end
1174200
This is NOT a good product for any use. They are going take it out of the market. I am not gamer, so I can not advice you. Good luck!