The HP TouchSmart 610: Gaming Performance, Cool Design

[laysea65]

is this any good, •Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium [64-bit]

•Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 quad-core processor with Turbo-Boost [up to 3.8GHz, 8MB cache]

•10GB DDR3-1066MHz SODIMM [3 DIMMs]

•2TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive

•Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook

•SAVE $30 on Norton Internet Security(TM) 2012 - 15 month

•2GB Radeon HD 6550A

•FREE UPGRADE to Blu-Ray writer from Blu-Ray player

•Premium Wireless-N LAN card and Bluetooth(R )

•6-in-1

[gizmogladstone]

@laysea65 that is a pretty solid setup on that loadout.....

[australiantaco1]

Can i play bf3 and skyrim and stuff llike tha on this computer?? please respond!!!

[gizmogladstone]

@australiantaco1 I've been able to play BF3 an Skyrim on my test TouchSmart 610. The only thing I'd say is that I wouldn't run it at 19x10 resolution....and keep the settings mid-to-high.

[CODYRATU]

will i be able to play skyrim on this?

[RamyIsAwesome]

question... can you use the on-screen keyboard instead of a regular keyboard?

[gizmogladstone]

@RamyIsAwesome You -can- use the on-screen keyboard for entry if you don't have a keyboard around. (I still prefer the real deal)

[RamyIsAwesome]

@gizmogladstone One more thing... can this specific model run games such as Crysis 2 or Battlefield 3?

[sphinxofthenewage]

im facing performance issued with my 610 touchsmart.....its slight lagging..everynow and then....it feels like its beffefrring as often as every 20 mins then it goes back to normal (the PC is fresh x2 weeks old).

[gizmogladstone]

@sphinxofthenewage Hmmmm I don't even know where to start with that....like what you have installed on your system and what your loadout is under the hood for what you bought. Also, all your drivers are up to date? So many places to go with this, but definitely check HP's support forums for some detailed tips.

[GamersCanGame]

which 610 is it im buying the 310 soon

[evilpotato69]

I would have loved to see how Civilization does on a touchsmart, thanks for the review.

[gizmogladstone]

First, thanks. Is it accurate and easy? Well, the optical touchscreen actually let me use a brush on screen for some tests I did later. I have more stories up at TheNextBench where I go into more detail about using art applications on the touchsmart 610....as well as my more recent hands-on with the TouchSmart 520. (I'd put links here, but youtube's giving me a hard time.)

[logorain]

Hi, great review. I am planning to buy one. How is it helpful for a designer. Like is it easy and accurate to use photoshop and illustrator?

[gizmogladstone]

maybe next time I'll wear gloves, then. or big green hulk hands. yeesh.

[baluertl]

heavily gesticulating hands are quite annoying on the left side of picture

[adrbro13]

Awesome!