Is this a decent gaming laptop?

[dkingman]

Hi, just a quick question and I hope I'm in the right place. Apologies if not.

Is this a decent gaming laptop?

Also, would it be easily down gradable to win7?

Intel Core i5-4200H
6 GB
GeForce GTX 760M
Microsoft Windows 8.1

It doesn't have to be able to play things on ultra, just as long as it plays most things on low/medium settings and doesn't melt!

Thanks in advance

 

[carnageX]

Here's benchmarks for that GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M - NotebookCheck.net Tech

It's a decent system - mostly depends on what games you're going to be playing. Just note those benchmarks are a basic guide - you can play on higher resolutions (like 1080p) if you customize the settings rather than just using the default "Low/Medium/High/Ultra" settings.

And honestly, why downgrade? Might as well just keep Win8... going to be more of a hassle to downgrade anyway (plus you'll have to purchase a Win7 license). That said - there should be drivers for everything; difficult part may be getting manufacturer's software working on it.

 

[PP Mguire]

Win 8 owners get 10 for free next year. Might as well keep it as I can assume you'll like 10. It's the going trend with 7 and 8 people.

 

[dkingman]

Thanks for the info.

What do you mean manufacturer's software? Do you have an example?

Thanks again.

 

[carnageX]

Thanks for the info.

What do you mean manufacturer's software? Do you have an example?

Thanks again.

For example, my MSI that I have:MSI Notebook Official Website | G Series - GT70 2OC-059US Gaming Notebook / Laptop

There's a Keyboard Light Manager, software to control the touch-functions of my quick-access bar, and a few other utilities. They make versions for both Win7 and Win8, but not all manufacturers may provide updated software for both OS's.

 

[patonb]

Win 8 owners get 10 for free next year. Might as well keep it as I can assume you'll like 10. It's the going trend with 7 and 8 people.

Really?

 

[carnageX]

Really?

Rumored, but not yet officially confirmed. If they don't do free upgrades, I can see them doing the big discount like they did with Win8 when it was released.

 

[PP Mguire]

I was pretty sure it was confirmed, oh well.

 

[patonb]

Hmm, just found this:

According to the Indonesian news site Detik.co, Andreas Diantoro, the president of Microsoft Indonesia had ‘confirmed' that ‘Windows 9′ (now named Windows 10) will be a free upgrade for all Windows 8 users.

 

[carnageX]

For now I'll take it with a grain of salt.

Would be nice though - would mean I would get multiple copies of 10 for free.