Its actually a decent computer just for fallout 3. But if you're planning to play New Vegas, I suggest you to go extra mile and start looking for better processor as well as gfx. Since your budget is around $700-$800 why not invest on something that will be reliable for you on a long run. I've had a bad experience with hp laptops before because of the heating and fan issues that's why I had to sell it after a year. I would recommend intel processors w/ at least nvidia gfx
