is this good for gaming?

[Sakata Gintoki]

HP EliteBook 840 G2
General
Product Type:Notebook
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit Edition
Preinstalled OSWindows*

Processor / Chipset
CPUIntel Core i5 (5th Gen) 5300U / 2.3 GHz
Max Turbo Speed2.9 GHz
Number of CoresDual-Core
CacheL3 - 3 MB
64-bit ComputingYes
Platform TechnologyIntel vPro Technology
FeaturesIntel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Memory
RAM16GB ( 2 x 8 GB )
Max RAM Supported16 GB
TechnologyDDR3L SDRAM
Speed1600 MHz
Form FactorSO DIMM 204-pin
Slots Qty2
Storage
Main Storage512GB SanDisk SSD
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s

Display
Type14" - IPS
LCD Backlight TechnologyLED backlight
Resolution1920 x 1080 ( Full HD )
WidescreenYes
FeaturesMulti-Stream transport (MST), Full HD ultra wide-viewing angle (UWVA) eDP anti-glare +PSR

Audio & Video
Graphics ProcessorIntel HD Graphics 5500 w / AMD Radeon R7 M260X (1GB DDR5 Dedicated )
CameraIntegrated webcam
Camera Resolution1280 x 720
Camera FeaturesHD video recording
SoundStereo speakers , stereo microphone
CodecRealtek ALC3228
Compliant StandardsHigh Definition Audio, DTS Studio Sound, DTS SOUND+
Input
TypeTouchpad, pointing stick, backlit keyboard
FeaturesVolume control, spill-resistant

Communications
WirelessBluetooth 4.0, NFC, 802.11ac
Wireless ControllerIntel Dual Band Wireless
Network InterfaceGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet ControllerIntel I218-LM
Compliant StandardsIEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11i, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED

Battery
Technology3-cell lithium polymer
Max Supported Qty2
Capacity50 Wh
Run TimeUp to 16 hours

[[wan-clan.org] Gordy Freeman]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-M260X.122211.0.html

Scroll down to Game Benchmarks.

It's not terrible, but in 2017 I wouldn't call it good either...

Only about 549 GFLOPS of processing power.

A modern GPU would have over 2,500 to 4,200 GFLOPS.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Nope; terrible.

What's your budget range?

[SundownKid]

Nope, not a gaming laptop

Expect to spend $1000+ for a decent gaming laptop, desktops are much cheaper

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Plus any Intel U model CPU = You might as well be running a Celeron; it's just terrible performance overall. I don't even understand them having that AMD GPU in there either.

Anyways; Laptops are using 6th and 7th Gen Intel CPUs now; anything older I wouldn't bother looking at.

[Rove]

What's the price?

I can show you how to build a gaming desktop complete with monitor, speakers, Windows 10 OS, keyboard, mouse, WIFI dongle and any other required peripherals that will likely be cheaper and better than that laptop.

That laptop certainly can play some stuff but it's not very good or worth investing in. Problems with it include:

*Dual core CPU with low cache, quadcore is the new minimum for a proper gaming PC.
*terribly slow graphics that have slightly more or less than 1/3rd of the power of a modern gaming console depending on if it's the XB1 or PS4.
*small screen, larger desktop screen even at same resolution will be better.
*proper gaming mouse (though also possible on a laptop) will have advantage over touchpad.
*similarly a proper keyboard will be better for gaming.
*you also can get better speakers in a desktop.

All the desktop advantages can likely be had for as low or lower price.

Let us know if you are interested and start a new thread if you want cause more people than me will be happy to suggest builds for you. Just tell them what you need all inclusive.

[Cth]

Its not terrible, but you will find yourself having trouble or not being able to play most AAA games.