Should I buy an MSI GX60

thespaceduck · Apr 30, 2014

My exact question is:

Would a GX60 with this configuration* do well as a laptop for (AAA) gaming AND everyday use (occasional video decoding and program compiling).
You can assume that I have the money for it.
Other solutions include
-Lenovo Y510p with compareble price.
-office laptop and a gaming desktop.

*http

/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152442

Kudos,
Albert from Hungary

Prostar Computer · Apr 30, 2014

It would be fine for everyday use and some gaming. The A10-5750m is roughly on par with a modern i3, so you can imagine that it's not exceptionally efficient. It will still handle most of what you throw at it, just not as well as a comparable system with an i5 or i7.

Prostar Computer · May 1, 2014

That Sager unit Construkt mentioned is a good little machine! We have nearly no returns or RMAs on it. It doesn't have all the flair (or in some cases, all of the pomposity) of some gaming systems, but it's definitely stable and has fairly good hardware in it.

thespaceduck · May 1, 2014

Thank you guys for your insight it helps a lot.
That Sager thing is a very good idea, I didnt know about that. Only thing is I dont really want to send my laptop over oceans if I dont have to

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Also the MSI GT60 is a good deal more expensive, I would rather like a solution in the original price range (hence the 510p idea).

Anyway thank you for your responses.

Prostar Computer · May 1, 2014

The Y510p is a viable alternative. You may like the up and coming Y50 as well. I'm glad we could offer some insight.

UbiWan · Jul 11, 2014

My advice would be DON'T buy an MSI laptop.

I bought a GX660R when it was brand new out and top of the range and it blew up after two and a half years. So I took it to a repair shop and the tech told me the motherboard had blown and that he couldn't get a replacement from MSI. His advise was to just trash the laptop.

Obviously I was bemused being as it was only 2.5 years old and a high spec. So I contacted MSI and they refused to sell me a motherboard, stating that they had limited stocks and they were keeping them for customers who's laptops were still under warranty!

I literally could not find a motherboard for sale online for it either. So in short, unless you perpetually pay for a warranty you'll be left out in the cold when it comes to parts for an MSI laptop. And MSI don't make many extra motherboards and GPUs for their laptops either.

Prostar Computer · Jul 11, 2014

UbiWan :

Of course they do (make additional replacement parts). They don't sell them to end-users, though. We, as a reseller, don't even get additional parts. They keep that all in house for quality control purposes.

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