Question 1

does anyone know what specifically is able to be upgraded? Hdd? Cpu? gphx perhaps?

Accepted Answer

I upgraded 1 hard drive to a large solid state and maxed out the RAM. You're unable to upgrade the GPU. It performs great!

Question 2

The graphics card is described as "NVIDIA GeForce GTX GPU 2 GB GDDR5", but there are many different cards with that specification, and their performance varies substantially. Which card is in this PC? The 440? The 770? The 950?

Accepted Answer

It's an 860M. A mobile GPU. The alpha is gaming laptop in a different case. Look up on the GPU database for more specifics specs of the 860M.

Question 3

Free upgrade to windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A notification appears in your task bar tray allowing you to reserve your copy for official release.

Question 4

what kind of gaming machine is this?

Accepted Answer

It's a Steam gaming console/PC. You hook it up to your HDTV or a monitor that has a HDMI input. Using the Steam UI, you install and play all your Steam games. If you use the Windows 8.1 interface(need keyboard and/or mouse otherwise you can't access desktop mode) you can install Origin or Uplay and play the games associated with them. It was marketed to compete with the PS4 and XboxOne.

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