Will this computer run games?

[Guest Mrmegakirby]

This is the build I'm looking at:

 

(dell studio 17 laptop, upgraded)

 

Processor - Intel® Core i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)

 

Operating system - Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

 

RAM - 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz

 

Hard drive - 500GB SATA HDD (7200rpm)

 

Graphics card - 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v

 

So, yeah. The graphics card is the iffy one for me... My brother wants to play warcraft, and I've heard it isn't the best graphics card for it.

 

(I'm currently on an Ati radeon x1200 and it works)

[Tim]

I'm sure that thing could run Crysis in an ok condition, so Warcraft I wouldn't be worried.

[obfuscator]

I'd get a different processor, to be honest. Yes, it is a quad core, but only 1.6ghz...not that great.

[Jernlov]

I'm sure that thing could run Crysis in an ok condition, so Warcraft I wouldn't be worried.

...and by running Crysis, it would burn the guy's house down. Laptops are not meant for that sort of thing; those high-spec £2000 gaming laptops still generally suffer from horrendous heat problems, especially since they have more powerful components that will be stressed harder in a small space. I don't know what it is with people and expecting laptops to run games well; the short answer is they won't, and you're better off with a desktop if you're serious about gaming. I don't know what it is with laptops in general, actually. Anything remotely powerful is 17"+ and really heavy to carry around all day, so I don't understand why people want them other than space constraints. In short: got space/playing games? Desktop. I believe that most people who say they need a laptop for portability don't actually take it anywhere other than between their desk and their bed.

 

I'm just a hater.

 

It should run Warcraft fine and I would be worried if it didn't.