Question by dragon_wolf8504: How good is this computer for the games I wish to play?
Here is the computer:
HP
Computer Model # dv7-4177nr
Features:
* Notebook, 9-cell li-ion battery, AC adapter, and PC Treasures software (ships separately)
* VISION technology from AMD with 2.9GHz AMD Phenom II dual-core mobile processor N640
* 17.3″ diagonal high-def+ HP BrightView LED display, 1600×900 resolution
* 6GB DDR3 RAM
* 640GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive with ProtectSmart hard drive protection
* LightScribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive, 2-layer support
* 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
* Bluetooth technology
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 switchable graphics with 512MB DDR3 RAM, up to 3197MB total memory
* Beats Audio and HP triple bass-reflex subwoofer
* Webcam, digital mic
* HP SimplePass, integrated fingerprint reader
* HP Clickpad
* 5-in-1 digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
* Battery life up to 7.5 hours
* 3 USB 2.0 ports
* HDMI, eSATA/USB, VGA, RJ-45 ports
* Headphone/mic jacks
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
* Measures approximately 16-3/8″ x 10-3/4″ x 1-1/2″, weighs 8-1/4 lbs
Games I plan on playing Kane’s Wrath, Sims 3, and some older games. I like it because it also has a blu-ray player, I know it’s not full 1080hd display, but still, it will allow me to play blu-ray. Biggest thing is will i be able to play at full 1600×900 at “High” or close to it? Thanks for the help.
Best answer:
Answer by DarkestNight
i own a desktop with similar hard drive and ram also with light scribe and i have found mine does an excellent job with computer games. the only problem i see may be the graphics, but i prefer NiVidia so i guess it is just what you prefer.
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those games will work. but the graphics is mid range. also the desktop card with same name is not same/powerful as notebook ones. the laptop ones are slower. higher end games will not work properly.
That sounds pretty loaded to me. Depending on how much video card usage, you may want to find a 1 GB card. Check out Nvidia cards, they’re pricey, but very powerful. I like the Quadro series.
I have a few that I would recommend and they have great price tags:
HP Pavilion dv7-4180us 17.3-Inch Laptop PC – Up to 7.75 Hours of Battery Life (Argento)
*Intel Core i5-460M Processor (2.53GHz); 4GB DDR3 SDRAM memory (2 x 2GB) (expandable to 8GB); 640GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive; Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
*17.3 Inch diagonal High-Definition+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 switchable graphics with 1GB dedicated DDR3 memory up to 2714MB total graphics memory
*External Ports: 5-in-1 memory card reader; 4 USB 2.0 (4th port shared with eSATA); 1 HDMI; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in
*LightScribe Technology Blu-ray/SuperMulti DVD Burner; Beats Audio and HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer; Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN; Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
*Brushed aluminum finish; 101-key compatible with island-style full-size keyboard with integrated numeric keypad; HP Clickpad with On/Off button; HP TrueVision Webcam with integrated digital microphone; HP SimplePass with integrated fingerprint reader