If you provide the names of some of the games you would like to run, perhaps someone will be better able to supply the information you need. Basically (just my opinion) a $1000 laptop is not going to be a very good gaming machine. My HP dv6929nr Intel graphics accelerator 950, plays FarCry very well but I do not expect it to run Crysis or Witcher. I may try the new Sacred 2 demo later today.