I have to agree with many others. The "sweet spot" for a gaming machine would be Home Prem. 64 bit with 8GB RAM (2x4) 4GB will be the minimum, but would still be a good place to start and will be plenty for gaming.
I was wondering if SP2 is available?
paradox13 said: I was wondering if SP2 is available? Nope. Mid 2012 is what I read.