Intel HD 4000 for light-moderate gaming?

[tkbx]

I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron desktop with 4GB RAM, an AMD Athlon, and ATI Radeon HD 4200 (integrated) graphics, running Windows and Linux. The game I'm using for a baseline if Minecraft. Using this machine (under either OS), I get an acceptable framerate, but there's about a half-second delay between moving the mouse and something happening on the screen, making multiplayer impossible.

I'm planning on getting a Lenovo Ideapad Z580 with 8GB RAM, an Intel i7, and Intel HD 4000 (integrated) graphics. I'd like to know if I will have the same delay using this machine (under Linux). Almost any game seems to perform at least a little better (usually a lot better) under Linux, but Minecraft seems to run the same on both OSes. My current Inspiron desktop was around $400, so I obviously can't expect much from it, but if 4GB of RAM is supposedly enough for Crysis 3, and the processor is mostly irrelevant for games, the only remaining factor I can think of is the graphics.

 

[Maxime506]

HD 4000 should be enough for light gaming. However, unless u run CPU-demanding software i7 is far beyond your need. A 3rd i3-3xxxM (3xxxU performs weaker) for a laptop should be OK (still with HD 4000)

Have u checked your network connection. Since is multiplayer the network delay may be the issue too.

 

[tkbx]

HD 4000 should be enough for light gaming. However, unless u run CPU-demanding software i7 is far beyond your need. A 3rd i3-3xxxM (3xxxU performs weaker) for a laptop should be OK (still with HD 4000)

Have u checked your network connection. Since is multiplayer the network delay may be the issue too.

The problem is that, say, for example, I'm looking straight ahead and I swipe the mouse to the right. It takes about a third of a second for the camera to actually move to the right. The same problem would presist on multiplayer, but I tested it in singleplayer.

I did some more research, and I think the 4000 should be fine for my purposes. My old laptop (a Macbook), which ran this game perfectly fine, had a Core 2 Duo at 2.0GHz, 2GB of RAM, and a GeForce 9400M. The new one I'm planning on has an i7 at 2.9GHz (plus Turbo Boost dynamic overclocking), 8GB of RAM, and according to notebookcheck/net's graphics benchmark list, the Intel HD 4000 is much better than the GeForce 9400M, plus I'll be running a much lighter operating system.