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[Normandy]

There should be a thread for questions about gaming hardware. I have my own question, but feel free to ask your own questions in this thread.

I'm looking into buying a new laptop soon, and I've basically settled on a price range of around $700. I've found quite a few nice-looking laptops, but I'm kind of wondering if the integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics) is sufficient for gaming. I'm not a particularly hardcore gamer, so I'm not looking to run Crysis or something similar, but I want to know other people's impressions with running, say, Starcraft II or Civ 4/5 on Intel HD Graphics. I'm probably going to go with an i5 processor, but information regarding i3's performance is also appreciated.

[Shadowlord]

I'm kind of wondering if the integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics) is sufficient for gaming. I'm not a particularly hardcore gamer, so I'm not looking to run Crysis or something similar, but I want to know other people's impressions with running, say, Starcraft II or Civ 4/5 on Intel HD Graphics.

Well, it's not sufficient for capable of running Magicka or Shores of Hazeron, for instance. Starcraft II or Civ 4 or 5? Someone else will have to answer, but it's generally considered that Intel HD graphics are not sufficient for gaming at all, unless your idea of gaming is freecell or the like.

[Capntastic]

http://techreport.com/system/

[Normandy]

EDIT: Ooooh wait a minute I get it. You mean to say that I should post my question over there. Okay then.

[breadbocks]

http://techreport.com/system/

Those are nettops, silly. You can't game on those.