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    MSI GV72 8RC. Anyone has/had one?

    Discussion in 'MSI Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by Cmp, Jan 29, 2019.

  1. Cmp

    Cmp Newbie

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    Hello.
    So my Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition broke and cannot be repaired anymore after 5 good years of service. Now I was looking for someting similar to replace it and found MSI GV72 8RC laptop , which has 16gb RAM and I7 Core. It costs 1400~ Euro , what is 500 Euro cheapier than other laptops with 16ram/i7 feats. I'm not that big of a computer guy so I'm not sure if I'm missing something. Also , I couldn't find any reviews of it online so that makes me a bit nervous too.
    Was also looking at Asus NB FX705GM CI7-8750H 17". It has 8gb Ram , i7 core and costs 1500 Euro. Can't find any review of it on youtube as well.
    The most I do with my laptops are some League of legends games a day and I watch movies. Is any of these laptops any good or should I search for something else?
    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. ryzeki

    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    I hadn't seen this MSI series before. They seem to be entry level gaming laptops with a 1050/1060 GPU. They are budget friendly and should probably be fine as long as you keep expectations within the hardware.

    Several MSI series are more expensive either by cooling solution, build quality and materials used, as well as hardware options.

    The machine you mention seems to use a GTX 1050 GPU, is that good enough for what you need it? I also saw there is a GV72 with a 1060, that even though it is the 3GB version, should be considerably faster than the 1050.

    I bet these laptops are okay, but they are on the mid-lower end. If you are looking for mid-high to full enthusiast, there are other series you should check out. It all depends on your budget.
     
  3. NuclearLizard

    NuclearLizard Notebook Deity

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    I got my little brother one of these so no first hand experience. But it is so far a solid machine.

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