> "With a separate, dedicated GPU" Well, yes, if you want to do any significant amount of gaming on a computer, you'd want a dedicated GPU. If integrated GPUs

> "With a separate, dedicated GPU" Well, yes, if you want to do any significant amount of gaming on a computer, you'd want a dedicated GPU. If integrated GPUs meet your demands for gaming, you're better of with native Linux games and Wine for Windows casual games. > "I've recently moved to Mint with Win7 in a vm and its lack of GPU and DirectX support is not really workable." It sounds like you're better served by dual-booting then. Running a VM isn't a solution for everyone, just another option for some.