a decent notebook spec or is it not worth it?

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#1 cbear68
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Heya, im buying the Dell XPS m1710 next week with the following spec. Is it worth it considering what i have in it and how long would it last me by gaming standards? thanks in advance

BASE: IntelĀ® CoreTM 2 Duo T7200 Processor (2.0GHz,667MHz,4MB L2 cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows VistaTM Home Premium - English

HARDWARE SUPPORT: 1 Year International On-Site Service

LCD: 17" UltraSharpTM Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLifeTM

MEMORY: 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]

HARD DRIVE: 160GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive

GRAPHICS CARD: 256MB DDR3 nVidiaĀ® GeForceTM Go 7900 graphics card

OPTICAL DRIVE: Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software

PRIMARY BATTERY: 9 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (80 Whr)

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: IntelĀ® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Core 2 Duo Processors)

BLUETOOTH: Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate, for Vista

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You deffinatly need to get the geforce 7950gtx go on that to make it last longer.
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#3 cbear68
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ye thats what i was thinking although, it would be another Ā£188 POUNDS (im in UK) on top of the 1275 im already paying. Is it worth the upgrade?