At first glance the GPU is current and that CPU is dated but still has a bit of life in it. Biggest problem is way too little RAM. 10 years ago 6 GB may have been fine but today's games require far more. 8 at least and the sweet spot is 16 GB. This forum post has more information about RAM. And this site shows the motherboard I believe is in your system. The max looks to be 24 GB which is more than enough for your uses (DDR3 1333 Tri-Channel).
But at 10 years the time is coming to start thinking about a new system. The newest technology would way outperform that of your current system.
And this is a laptop support forum. You would get many more replies at the Alienware desktop forum here.
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December 10th, 2019 14:00
ha, i didn't notice this was a notebook section. appreciate the feedback. thanks!
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December 10th, 2019 14:00
At first glance the GPU is current and that CPU is dated but still has a bit of life in it. Biggest problem is way too little RAM. 10 years ago 6 GB may have been fine but today's games require far more. 8 at least and the sweet spot is 16 GB. This forum post has more information about RAM. And this site shows the motherboard I believe is in your system. The max looks to be 24 GB which is more than enough for your uses (DDR3 1333 Tri-Channel).
But at 10 years the time is coming to start thinking about a new system. The newest technology would way outperform that of your current system.
And this is a laptop support forum. You would get many more replies at the Alienware desktop forum here.