Any ideas on how to make my games run faster?

(THIS QUESTION IS DIRECTED TO GAMERS AND COMPUTER WIZARDS) I have Minecraft and I lag. I get very low FPS, even though I'm using a $1000 computer. It's not a gaming computer. I was hoping I could play Battlefield 4 on it but it lags. Here is what it is:
Manufacturer: Samsung (Sounds sucky already I know)

Its a Laptop

Processer: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40GHz

RAM: 8.00 GB (7.89 GB usable)

64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor

Windows 8.1

Also I was told it had a great graphics card.

Last week I took it to Home Depot and they said it was a GREAT computer and it shouldn't be lagging. Then they flipped the computer over and unscrewed it and did magical things and then said, "Try it out". So I started up Minecraft and to amazement it wasn't lagging at all. Its been about a week and now its back to lagging. Please Help I ordered Battlefield 4 for Christmas and I don't want my laptop to lag when I play it!

Sam

If you're using the integrated graphics in that processor then download the driver set for it from Intel's website. Some of the Intel GPU drivers installed by default from Microsoft are generic cut down versions that don't include the full OpenGL driver that Minecraft needs. If it's one of the laptops which also has a dedicated GPU which it uses when working hard then make sure you have the latest driver for that.

Guest

"I was told it had a great graphics card."

Salespeople will gladly lie through their teeth if it convinces you to buy their wares.

What model of video card is it? If your video card isn't from Nvidia or AMD, it likely won't be playing Battlefield 4.

A $1000 desktop is *much* more powerful than a $1000 laptop. Laptops that might be able to play games like BF4 at good settings probably cost at least $1800.

(I had no idea Home Depot did laptop repairs. You sure you didn't mean Office Depot?)

Nahum

The GPU probably isn't too good, sadly. It might be, but you'll have to just try BF4 on your PC to be sure. But don't use Minecraft to benchmark anything; the graphics rely on the CPU~GPU bus more then graphics power (OpenGL 1.1; don't ask).

Alex