I have the Samsung NP s3250, 15.6" screen and 6GB Memory with an intel i3 processor, so it's fast. I use mine for gaming and studying and it never slows even when downloading, i bought mines a year ago so there's probably a newer model with windows 8 and an i5 processor and what not so I'd recommend that if you don't want an alien since its just a regular laptop
Bioware games, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect. I'm really into medieval stuff and dragons so Dragon Age was perfect then i found out about Mass Effect and fell in love