Question about Purchased PC.

[TColeman12]

I have a couple questions.
First off I purchased this PC in August.
1. Is this Asus Computer(http://bestbuy.com/site/asus-15-6-l...b-hard-drive-black/8616023.p?id=1219354097075)
The same as this one (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-15...lack/7288011.p?id=1219262036899&skuId=7288011)?
2. Is there any way to upgrade from the 2.16 GHZ it has?
3. Is the 2.16 GHZ processor speed hurting the NR2003 gameplay?
4. Is there any way to upgrade from DDR3?

Thanks,
HMS88

 

[Wheatenland]

HMS88,

Unless it says it's a gaming laptop my rule of thumb is your not going to handle action games.. If you get past the 2.16Ghz (which is to slow for gaming) the Intel graphics are a killer.. To run any racing game with fair detail or first person shooter, (action game) your going to need a laptop that built for gaming that has a ATI or Nvidia card with it's own memory.. The laptop you provided a link to is more of a e-mail/ web laptop.




Freddy
FSE

 

[Darren Ingram]

Exactly what Wheatenland said. You could OC it, but it would only get to 2.4GHz according to the product page. That's a bottleneck of it's own.

Then, there's the issue with the GPU, or lack thereof. Integrated Intel graphics suck, and won't run the game at a level you want.

And no, you're gonna be stuck with DDR3 RAM. Once DDR4 RAM becomes the norm, you'll be even more behind on that machine.

 

[TColeman12]

Thanks guys! I guess I didn't do enough research before I bought it.
$199.99 was a great deal though.

 

[MattyO]

Yeah, great deal if you wanted a laptop to surf the internet with.

 

[DeonMcScotty]

Could have done it at the library