You'd be surprised how much some people play, especially World of Warcraft, DoTA and the like. There are people who literally can fill 40 hours a week in those games.
No I realize that some people do play a lot- but they are huge time suckers and given all the opportunities on campus would be a shame to be spending it doing something you could do at any time.
I do know students that play games @ Reed, D had one friend who beat teh
computer playing "Set" reportedly, but generally they are more likely to play um board games- Cranium was always a big hit
However if you already have an application that you know you need, of course check out the specs to get a processor to handle that