would this be a good computer for a gaming server?
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the I/O is slower than you may want. so you have to ask what you want this for. is it backup, or real time I/O over a big pipe?
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No, this is a NAS, aka a file server, it doesn't have the processing power for a gaming server, particularly a minecraft server ( I am assuming from the username ). You would do better with something of this sort : http://www.amazon.com/Dell-PowerEdge-2850-3-0GHz-Gigabit/dp/B005F0M9D6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1352252881&sr=8-6&keywords=server
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Synology would be a better choice. Qnap would be an average gaming server, but s synology would be an excellent gaming server
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No, this is not a computer. It's a special purpose device (technically a computer too) not made for games but for storage.
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No, this is a NAS, aka a file server, it doesn't have the processing power for a gaming server, particularly a minecraft server ( I am assuming from the username ). You would do better with something of this sort :http://www.amazon.com/Dell-PowerEdge-2850-3-0GHz-Gigabit/dp/B005F0M9D6/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid;=1352252881&sr;=8-6&keywords;=server
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This is not a gaming server. It can be very loud and is not optimized for gaming performance. Your best bet would be to find a barebones kit from tiger direct.
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I have been using this computer as a work computer without any problems at all. The one thing I would suggest is getting a 550 watt power supply and changing it out as soon as your get the system. I have found lots of people have had problems with the incredibly wimpy one that comes with it.
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Cool, thanks for the input. I think I might pull the trigger on this one. I was thinking about building a Home Server from a POS Celeron D Compaq Presario that I already have, but the Acer's removable hard drive trays and low power consumption puts it over the top.
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I built servers with the 2 boards i bought. They are rock stable with 8350's in them running vm's, with 32gb's ram in each. I am using on board video
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Yes I have used this computer as a server for a small office. It has more than enough power to run several Hyper V's in one system.
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Hi Brenda. I don't play games on mine but I do rely heavily on graphics. This computer is very good with real time graphics. Extremely fast refresh rate and very dependable powerful machine. I think you'll be happy with it.
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Absolutely sir. I bought this for my brothers gaming rig. His gpu is a gtx 770 and we have had no problems. For gaming, an i5 is more than enough. The gpu is more important in this case. Even if you went all out with dual 780ti's that CPU would be fine. Overclocks very well also
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You may want to go for something stronger, otherwise if you buy this PC then consider upgrading its graphics card and/or processor. It'll be great for medium sized projects but you might want to go bigger.
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I'm not sure if I would recommend it for games that require higher specs but I play games like Counter-Strike : Source, DOTA 2, Fallout without any problems. It handles well for not being a so called gaming laptop.
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It will run any modern games, and probably well. Though you might not be able to max out the settings depending on the game. Of course, it is very upgradable, and you could always just put in a new power supply and graphics card.
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It runs games fairly well but not new games like Witcher 3 of Gta 5. You would need to upgrade a few parts
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an I3 can run high quality games, this will have no problem. just get yourself a good graphics card compatible with the motherboard Bios
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Hi John. This computer could be a decent gaming machine if you do the following. Add a 64 bit OS to it. Then add like 8GB of ram. Now your talking! However your card with an i5 or i7. Is insane dual core processors vs quad cores for gaming will produce a lot more frames per seconds. I hope that helped and sorry for the typos.
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Oh yes. Definitely good for games. I play TF2, Minecraft, Tekkit, and various other steam games. They all run great. For the price this is definitely the best gaming laptop out there. I actually got it for 375 (not including tax) at Best Buy as an open box deal! I suggest looking there.
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I wouldn't recommend it. It's 2 generations old. If you really want to play intensive games (crysis, BF4, far cry, ARMA, etc.), a good desktop could be built for the price of this laptop.
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this is a great mainborad is you buy the components require to be a great gaming cpu.is a very afforable item, that suports 64GB of memory, you coul add a great video card, and buy the best amd A10 you could get for this computer to be a great choice for gaming