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    16f3 barebones with 670m or MSI GX60

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Prolixious, Jan 6, 2013.

  1. Prolixious

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    Hello all:

    Which would you prefer? I do not think that I will keep the laptop for more than eight months. I would have chosen the 16f3 if the 670m were not a Fermi chip. I might overclock the GPU. The GX60's CPU bottle-necking seems to yield inconsistent FPS even in 1080p. Both are noisy. According to Notebookcheck, neither has a good keyboard or trackpad.

    Is the 3630qm worth a $79 premium over the 3610qm (on GentechPC)?

    Thanks.

    Edit: I'm also considering the Clevo w370et because of its good matte LCD and screen size, but Clevo sounds like a mess. :p
     
    Prolixious, Jan 6, 2013
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  2. sangemaru

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    Any Ivy Bridge quad core is more than enough for today's games.
    Both the 16f3 and the GX60 can run either 7970m or 680m, thus maxing out current available laptop graphical performance.
    I personally consider both the keyboard and the touchpad on the 16Fx series very nice.
    If you want a good Matte LCD screen, you'll buy the b156hw01 v.4 aftermarket or custom to-order.

    If you want to pretty much max out performance-for-price you'll get 16F3 with a i7 quad-core ivy with either 7970m or 680m.
    Get the AUO display for the best available Full-HD LCD screen for any 15.6" laptop.
    The end.
     
    sangemaru, Jan 6, 2013
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  3. Meaker@Sager

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    GX60 is AMD graphics only, 16F3/GTX0 is Nvidia graphics only.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 6, 2013
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  4. debianik

    debianik Notebook Consultant

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    why 16f3/gtX0 is NVidia only ?
     
    debianik, Jan 10, 2013
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    The bios can only handle optimus and not enduro.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 10, 2013
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    isn't any option to flash 7970m to non enduro bios - clevo must have enduro/ and non-enduro bios ?
     
    debianik, Jan 11, 2013
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    No because the display ports are wired to the integrated graphics so the best case is every display (including the internal) being blank.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jan 11, 2013
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