I just ordered this laptop:
http://www.toshiba.com/...50-BST2NX2
I was wondering if it would be able to be used for moderate gaming even though it doesn't have a dedicated graphics card.
When a laptop has integrated graphics, does it perform better if given a fairly powerful processor and a good amount of RAM?
You're probably going to get some bottlenecking when you play the more graphics intense games. Your GPU is embedded and isn't a dedicated graphics processor
I would say it would work, sort of. 12gb of ram, 1tb of hard drive space but kind of a low power graphics chip! It would save and run games perfectly if the graphics chip was of higher standard! Also, when gaming, a mouse is more useful, I'd recommend buying one with it.
No… Integrated graphics are about as powerful as a lawnmower engine…
gaming is like hauling an trailer full of cargo… A lawnmower engine will move it but VERY SLOWLY. It would be much more effective to use a larger engine
CPU and RAM amounts may have NEGATIVE effects on gaming by being insufficient, but do not have POSITIVE effects improving a weak graphics processor.
That is NOT a gaming laptop. Period, and done deal, unless your games are MINECRAFT and League of Legends.
SLow loading high data table:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/...849.0.html
You get HD 4600, rank 243, where lower is better.
Toshiba Satellite is nothing special. Same consumer level pretty much as a Dell Inspiron, HP Pavilion, or Lenovo Essentials. A good friend working at Toshiba only wanted Lenovo /IBM Thinkpad to give to his relatives as gifts.
Display is 1366x768
No optical drive. Battery is built-in and not a great one
BATTERY
Lithium Ion (45Wh, 4-Cell)-*Not user replaceable
Is it cancellable as an order? I'm totally unimpressed.
Can't see why anyone would choose this laptop and then ask about gaming.
It is for schoolwork.
This one:
http://www.newegg.com/...6834314591
Quality/reliability is putrid, but gaming is first class while it works
http://www.rescuecom.com/...14-q2.aspx
The CPU is substantially weaker, but adequate for the graphics at GT 840M (plugged in of course).
Display is 1080p instead of x768
GT 840M vs HD 4600 frames per second
The Evil Within (2014) Low settings 31.9 vs 16.9
Alien: Isolation (2014) High settings 20.7 vs 13.4
Sims 4 ULTRA settings 24.75 vs 11.95
Watch Dogs Medium 27.9 vs 14.1
etc
I like this MSI at $850 better with the faster CPU than the Acer
http://www.newegg.com/...6834152570
and good stuff in laptops start at $900
ASUS X550JK-DH71 with GT 850M and the core i7 quad core.
Sorry, but I have no idea who gave you advice about laptops and what makes you look at a suggested retail number and think there's any relevance. A rocket ship for a CPU will not get the GPU off the ground as it is anchored deep. And RAM over 8GB is worthless in gaming.