I'm a casual gamer, and I was looking for a desktop that I can take from the shelf and start playing at full HD (b/c my monitor had a max of 1920x1080 resolution) but with the ability to upgrade if I want to run more intense games at high quality. This computer met this criteria, I run FFXIV full HD with no problems with fps way above 60. Noise levels are great for an under the desk computer but if you have it next to your monitor and don't use headphones this might be a problem. I believe that this computer as it is without overclocking can run all games at fps 60+ at full HD.One big thing that I would like to mention, usually it is suggested to buy parts and build your own which I agree. This should be for those that want to begin or feel that it is too much to build your own. When I received it out of the package the image wasn't going through and later it kept turning on and off without any images on any screen. I call tech support and got no reply at 4 pm on a Monday. So I dove in and essentially disconnected and reconnected relevant parts such as video card, power supply and RAM. In the end it was a loose RAM which in all honesty didn't looked loose at all. This frustrated me greatly, I can't imagine someone not willing to go in and work the components dealing with this. I read this from other delivered desktops as well so keep it in mind.