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Originally Posted by UnAimed 
I named both models of each brand (15" and 17") however I just posted the two links to show the specs, the pricing is not on the websites so I thought it was irrelevant. Anyway here is the second link for the MSI 17 inch
http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT70-0NC.html
I just wanted to know which of these two would you pick (choosing in the same screen size of course, Asus 15 inch vs msi 15 inch etc..) judging by price/performance and the quality of the laptops (I need it to last for a quite a while)
The budget is around 1500/1600 tops. I am open to any other suggestions too but like I mentioned in the first post, I am not really interested in the barebones stuff. Thanks in advance
I named both models of each brand (15" and 17") however I just posted the two links to show the specs, the pricing is not on the websites so I thought it was irrelevant. Anyway here is the second link for the MSI 17 inch
http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT70-0NC.html
I just wanted to know which of these two would you pick (choosing in the same screen size of course, Asus 15 inch vs msi 15 inch etc..) judging by price/performance and the quality of the laptops (I need it to last for a quite a while)
The budget is around 1500/1600 tops. I am open to any other suggestions too but like I mentioned in the first post, I am not really interested in the barebones stuff. Thanks in advance
I'd much rather go for an MSI model since they're more accessible for upgrades and the 15" model has two internal drive bays, not including the CD drive.
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Originally Posted by CaucasianAsian
I liked your first choice. I've been looking for somthing similar for my GF to use so we could play games together. I've actually torn between that G55VW you linked and this other I put together on AVADirect. ( listed below )
CLEVO P151EM 15.6"
INTEL Core™ i7-3610QM Quad-Core 2.3 - 3.3GHz TB, HD Graphics 4000, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm, 45W
INNOVATION COOLING Diamond Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 670M 1.5GB GDDR5 Mobile Graphics Card for P151EM
DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM SODIMM
HDD Seagate 500GB Momentus® XT, 7200 RPM, 32MB cache, 4GB Hybrid SLC SSD, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s
CLEVO Dual Layer Super-Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive
NETWORK Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Card
WIRELESS Wireless 802.11b/g/n LAN Card and Bluetooth Module
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
WARRANTY Standard 1-Year Warranty for Clevo Notebooks
I know you said that the 660M would eventually be able to run like a 670M once drivers mature. But wouldn't that be the same for the 670M? The Clevo tops out at $1,344.00 which is the peak of my budget. 15.6 is my ideal screen size too. I built the G55 with all the same parts as the Clevo but it is showing $1,427.00. With my limited knowledge of gaming PCs I feel that the Clevo from AVADirect would be a better deal correct? I know the G55 has great cooling, but the Clevo i'm not too sure about. Which is touchy for me because I know I will want to overclock the laptop when the time comes.
I liked your first choice. I've been looking for somthing similar for my GF to use so we could play games together. I've actually torn between that G55VW you linked and this other I put together on AVADirect. ( listed below )
CLEVO P151EM 15.6"
INTEL Core™ i7-3610QM Quad-Core 2.3 - 3.3GHz TB, HD Graphics 4000, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm, 45W
INNOVATION COOLING Diamond Thermal Compound, CPU & GPU
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 670M 1.5GB GDDR5 Mobile Graphics Card for P151EM
DDR3 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz SDRAM SODIMM
HDD Seagate 500GB Momentus® XT, 7200 RPM, 32MB cache, 4GB Hybrid SLC SSD, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s
CLEVO Dual Layer Super-Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive
NETWORK Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Card
WIRELESS Wireless 802.11b/g/n LAN Card and Bluetooth Module
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
WARRANTY Standard 1-Year Warranty for Clevo Notebooks
I know you said that the 660M would eventually be able to run like a 670M once drivers mature. But wouldn't that be the same for the 670M? The Clevo tops out at $1,344.00 which is the peak of my budget. 15.6 is my ideal screen size too. I built the G55 with all the same parts as the Clevo but it is showing $1,427.00. With my limited knowledge of gaming PCs I feel that the Clevo from AVADirect would be a better deal correct? I know the G55 has great cooling, but the Clevo i'm not too sure about. Which is touchy for me because I know I will want to overclock the laptop when the time comes.
No, the 670M is the matured 570M. the 660M will surpass the 670M since it hasn't "matured" yet.
The Clevo is the better of the two mentioned here. Trust me, it's got waaay better cooling and will be capable of handling upgrades in the future.
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Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q892 (Upgraded)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz | Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55... | 1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200 | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS) | 500GB Samsung HDD (DATA) | CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive | Cooler Master U3 |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | 18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945 | Chiclet keyboard - No backlight | 12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| Qosmio X505 | Logitech G9x | ASUS Leather Pad | harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz] | [AsRock K10N78M] | [MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600] | [4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| [WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM] | [LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner] | [Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit] | [Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050] |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| [Logitech G15] | [600w OCZ ModXStream Pro] | [APEX TX-381-C] | [Logitech G9x] |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| [ASUS] | |||
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Alienware M17x R2
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Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q892 (Upgraded)
(16 items) |
Cataclysm
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-460 @ 2.53GHz | Intel Havendale/Clarkdale Host Bridge ---- PM55... | 1.5GB GTX 460M @ 750/1500/3200 | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 (2x4GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (OS) | 500GB Samsung HDD (DATA) | CD/DVD Super Multi-Drive | Cooler Master U3 |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | 18.4" Glossy LCD @ 1680x945 | Chiclet keyboard - No backlight | 12-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery + 180w Power Brick |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| Qosmio X505 | Logitech G9x | ASUS Leather Pad | harmon/kardon Built-in Speakers |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3.8GHz] | [AsRock K10N78M] | [MSI GTX 465 GE (Unlocked to 470) @ 775/1550/3600] | [4GB DDR2 Corsair 800MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| [WD 160GB - IDE 7200RPM] | [LiteOn CD/DVD Combo Burner] | [Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit] | [Acer X223WDbd 22" @ 1680x1050] |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| [Logitech G15] | [600w OCZ ModXStream Pro] | [APEX TX-381-C] | [Logitech G9x] |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| [ASUS] | |||
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