# Need quick advice on my laptop build, thank you.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 7, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-quick-advice-on-my-laptop-build-thank-you/549544 "2010-08-07T20:27:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-quick-advice-on-my-laptop-build-thank-you/549544/1 "2010-08-07T20:27:54Z")

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How would this Dell 17 laptop perform for gaming? I’m thinking games like Oblivion, Doom 3, and the upcoming Diablo sequel - oh and MAME, or course. Thanks a bunch!

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> PROCESSOR NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M 2.4GHz (3M cache)   
> OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English   
> MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz   
> HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive   
> VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650, 1GB with TV Tuner   
> WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6200   
> MOBILE CONNECTIVITY No Internal Mobile Broadband   
> HD DISPLAY 17.3” HD+ (900p) Bright LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera   
> MULTI‐TOUCH SOFTWARE No Touch Software   
> OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner + Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning - Enhanced Burn/Authoring

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-quick-advice-on-my-laptop-build-thank-you/549544/2 "2010-08-07T21:39:30Z")

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Dell _Studio_ 17, sorry for any confusion.

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-quick-advice-on-my-laptop-build-thank-you/549544/3 "2010-08-07T21:47:16Z")

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> [@drastic\_quench](#):
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> How would this Dell 17 laptop perform for gaming? I’m thinking games like Oblivion, Doom 3, and the upcoming Diablo sequel - oh and MAME, or course. Thanks a bunch!
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> > PROCESSOR NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i3-370M 2.4GHz (3M cache)   
> > OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English   
> > MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz   
> > HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive   
> > VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5650, 1GB with TV Tuner   
> > WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6200   
> > MOBILE CONNECTIVITY No Internal Mobile Broadband   
> > HD DISPLAY 17.3” HD+ (900p) Bright LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera   
> > MULTI‐TOUCH SOFTWARE No Touch Software   
> > OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner + Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning - Enhanced Burn/Authoring

Sounds like a nice unit but my first question as a PC guy is, if you are gaming…why a laptop? The desktop compnenets are cheaper and faster. That chip is basically a bump up from a Core2duo 2.4GHz, if you are looking for gaming potential, i5 is where the hot bang for the buck is right now.

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-quick-advice-on-my-laptop-build-thank-you/549544/4 "2010-08-07T23:36:28Z")

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> [@drachillix](#):
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> > [@drastic\_quench](#):
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> > How would this Dell 17 laptop perform for gaming? I’m thinking games like Oblivion, Doom 3, and the upcoming Diablo sequel - oh and MAME, or course. Thanks a bunch!
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> Sounds like a nice unit but my first question as a PC guy is, if you are gaming…why a laptop? The desktop compnenets are cheaper and faster. That chip is basically a bump up from a Core2duo 2.4GHz, if you are looking for gaming potential, i5 is where the hot bang for the buck is right now.

Great question. I have to travel very light for a new job. I just don’t have the space, and I need the portability from my temporary home to and from the office.