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are these specs good for a laptop for gamings?

Gateway NX570X PRODUCT DETAILS Rebate: $250 instant savings (reflected in price, limited time promotion) Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit) w/ Home Backup CD Application Software: Microsoft® Works 8.5 Mobile Technology: Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Processor: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T2060 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) Memory: 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-512MB module) Hard Drive: 80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive Floppy Drive: 4-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, MemoryStick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™) Optical Drive: Integrated 24x/10x/24x CD-RW / 8x DVD-ROM combo drive Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Notebook Value Service Plan -- 1 year parts/labor/no on-site/1 year technical support Expansion Slots: One type II PC card slot External Ports: (4) USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video (TV Out), IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Screen: 15.4" WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 800 max. resolution) Video: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Keyboard and Mouse: Full-size keyboard and EZ Pad® pointing device Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and microphone jacks Speakers: External speakers not selected Battery: Primary 6-cell lithium-ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem Network Adapter: Integrated Marvell® 10/100 Ethernet adapter Internet Service Provider: Six months America Online® Internet access Integrated Wireless Networking Adapter: Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card Part Number: 1014077R Additional Software: Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 and Google Toolbar Security Software: No Security Subscription Selected ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2060 (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB L2) Options Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5200 (1.66 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.83 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 (2.16 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache) Chipset: Features Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® 945PM Chipset with Discrete Graphics - ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 PCI Express Graphics with Avivo™ Display Technology, supporting HyperMemory™ Intel® 945GM Chipset with Integrated Graphics - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Phoenix NoteBIOS 6.0 1MB Flash ROM SMBIOS (DMI) 2.3 Support Full ACPI Support Display : 15.4" WXGA TFT Active Matrix Color Display, Max Resolution: 1280 x 800, Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors) Options 15.4" WXGA Ultrabright™ TFT Active Matrix Color Display, Max Resolution: 1280 x 800, Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors) 15.4" WSXGA+ TFT Active Matrix (1400 x 1050 max. resolution) Max Color Depth: 32-bit (16.7 million colors) Controller: Supports 2.5" Hard Drives – Serial ATA Audio : SigmaTel 9250 Chipset SoundBlaster® Pro, MIDI and Windows® Sound System Compatible 3D Sound Support AC’97 2.3 Compliant Integrated Speakers Two Audio Jacks Headphone Mic in I/O Ports: One Type II PC Card Bus Slot VGA Port TV Out, S-video IEEE 1394 (4 pin) 4 version 2.0 USB Ports RJ-45 Port RJ-11 Port Microphone Jack Headphone Jack Power Input Dimensions: 14.09"(W) x 10.39"(D) x 1.31 - 1.40"(H) Weight: 15.4" display, DVD-RW and 6-cell 4800mAh, Weight: 6.27lbs 15.4" display, DVD-RW and 8-cell 5200mAh, Weight: 6.44lbs 15.4" display, DVD-RW and 12-cell 6600mAh, Weight: 6.84lbs Battery: Removable, Standard 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery, Capacity: 58WHr Options Removable, High-Capacity 12-cell Lithium Ion Battery, Capacity: 97WHr Removable, Extended 8-cell Lithium Ion Battery Capacity: 77WHr ACPI V2.0 Power Management Support will these specs support these games? -command and conquer 3 -company of heores -need for speed carbon

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1. For gaming, especially on Vista I would suggest looking into something with higher RAM size and speed, as well as a high-end/upgraded video/graphics card. PC is usually more desirable for this in terms of $$. But if laptop is preferable, suggestion example: Dell XPS series. Happy computing!
2. Laptops and gaming have never been a good match. The intense graphics usually go beyond what your average laptop even comes close to. I noted that the graphics for this machine is an integrated graphics chip... This screams laggy play and low frame rates.
3. I just have to say first of all these specs are probably not even good for running microsoft vista. Vista recommends a graphics card with atleast 128 mb. of ram in the graphics card. 128mb. is on the side of low end. Far as gaming this laptop is probably one of the worst i've seen in a while. The built in media accelerator is horrible for gaming I can promise you it will lag in conquer or any other action games. basically you will need atleast a video card in the laptop for it to even look okay and I use okay very lightly. You need a way better graphics processors than a integrated media accelerater. The processor should be upgraded to the fastest if your going to be gaming. You'll probably have better game experience playing on an old laptop that has a graphics card. Upgrade the processor to or near the top of the line and get a graphics card from ati or nvidia, It should cost about another 300-600 dollars depending on the upgrade.
4. as someone mentioned before. laptops are not good for gaming, however if you are going to use a laptop for gaming, those specs are definitely not good. that system is definitely too slow.