So I am trying to stay around the $1500 mark but I ended up going a bit over. I hope the specs I chose will be a descent build for some gaming. Not a hardcore gamer here. Please give me your opinion on it?
MSI GE60 Apache Pro-003
Display
15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
Processor
4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700HQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
Graphics Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 860M (2.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology
Ram
12GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-41814ZP] (Dual Channel Memory (1x4GB + 1x8GB SODIMMS)
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 )
128GB Samsung PM851 Solid State mSATA III
Primary Hard Drive
250GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD (Read 540MB/s - Write 520MB/s (SSD2 - SATA III)) (SKU – SSD016)
Optical Drive Bay
6x Blu-Ray Reader + 8x DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - ODD002) ( + 65 )
Wireless Network
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Dual Band Wireless-N 1202 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth 4.0 | Up to 300Mbps (2x2) (SKU - WIFI07)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
Battery
Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell)
Operating System
WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
Price
$1617.00
MSI GE60 Apache Pro-003
Display
15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen
Processor
4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4700HQ (2.4GHz - 3.4GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache)
Graphics Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 860M (2.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology
Ram
12GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-41814ZP] (Dual Channel Memory (1x4GB + 1x8GB SODIMMS)
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 )
128GB Samsung PM851 Solid State mSATA III
Primary Hard Drive
250GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD (Read 540MB/s - Write 520MB/s (SSD2 - SATA III)) (SKU – SSD016)
Optical Drive Bay
6x Blu-Ray Reader + 8x DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - ODD002) ( + 65 )
Wireless Network
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Dual Band Wireless-N 1202 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth 4.0 | Up to 300Mbps (2x2) (SKU - WIFI07)
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
Battery
Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell)
Operating System
WINDOWS 8.1 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed)
Price
$1617.00