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    I need an opinion on GX630

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Twidizle, Dec 15, 2008.

  1. Twidizle

    Twidizle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey, I just ordered a MSI GX630-028US:

    Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
    CPU Type AMD Athlon X2 QL-62(2.0GHz)
    Screen 15.4" WXGA
    Memory Size 4GB DDR2
    Hard Disk 250GB
    Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
    Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT DDR3
    Video Memory 512MB

    Would like to know if i could play these games
    Games:
    Crysis med/High settings
    Farcry 2 High settings
    CoD5 High settings
    Mirrors Edge High Settings
    pretty much all the new games on high settings.

    And will my laptop get better results than my 360? I mean will FarCry 2 look better on my Laptop or on my 360?
     
    Twidizle, Dec 15, 2008
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  2. Maniatiko

    Maniatiko Notebook Consultant

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    Cod5 high settings = 40-65FPS
    read the GX630 thread.
    Crysis IDK
    FarCry2 IDK

    its a really good lappy Ill tell you, but a XBOX 360 will have better graphics i think.
     
    Maniatiko, Dec 15, 2008
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  3. Twidizle

    Twidizle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Why didn't you try out Crysis to see how the laptop handles itself? I mean it is a very good benchmark.
     
    Twidizle, Dec 15, 2008
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  4. Red_Dragon

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    id say everything medium @ 1280 x 1024
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 16, 2008
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    Don't expect to play Crisis at those settings.
     
    IKAS V, Dec 16, 2008
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    Yea, that's a little pushing it. More like all medium at 1280 x 800 which should translate to around 25-38fps.
     
    Cheeseman, Dec 16, 2008
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  7. Twidizle

    Twidizle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have been doing some searching and I asked those who have this laptop and most of them said that it runs Crysis at Medium/High and it pretty much can run all those games i mentioned at high settings
     
    Twidizle, Dec 16, 2008
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  8. IKAS V

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    Great, but it's not gonna happen during big fire fight scenes it will be almost unplayable..good luck!
     
    IKAS V, Dec 16, 2008
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  9. Cheeseman

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    Unlike its storyline, Crysis doesn't have a linear environment. Once you reach the icy environment you'll know exactly what I mean. ;)
     
    Cheeseman, Dec 16, 2008
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  10. Twidizle

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    lol alright... Well is my laptop more powerful than my 360?
     
    Twidizle, Dec 16, 2008
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  11. Red_Dragon

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    yeah it sure is
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 17, 2008
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    So all the games on the 360 are basically being played at medium settings?
     
    Twidizle, Dec 17, 2008
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  13. Red_Dragon

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    well a xbox 360 performance wise is like a 8600gt so yes medium is accurate
     
    Red_Dragon, Dec 17, 2008
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  14. Yrrabdotcom

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    You'll be able to play most of those games at the desired settings. Don't count on Crysis, obviously. I'm still waiting for the review promised in the "MSI notebook for 799$" thread, but if it's not up in a few more days I'll just post my own.
     
    Yrrabdotcom, Dec 18, 2008
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    the review was supposed to be done by me, but im really occupied atm getting visas, documents for travelling, college exams, so I wont be able to do it. :/ At least until january when all this sh1t ends (hopefully)
     
    Maniatiko, Dec 18, 2008
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    how does the x2 ql-60 compare to, lets say a 2.0 t7300 core2duo processor? i've googled and read that the intel is 25% faster can someone give a comparison from a gaming perspective
     
    kancer, Dec 29, 2008
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  17. Micaiah

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    There might be a 2-3 FPS difference at most, I wouldn't expect any noticeable difference. The only situations that I've seen that the Core 2 makes a difference is media encoding. In games, it's mostly all about the video card. If you're comparing the QL-60 to something a little faster, like a P8400 or T9300, then yes, there might be a more noticeable difference in gaming performance.
     
    Micaiah, Dec 30, 2008
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    If anyone is looking for the GX630, Newegg has it on sale for $799.99 again.
     
    Micaiah, Jan 1, 2009
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    that was a sale price? Wow i always thought that was the original price i like the gx620 better though :D
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 1, 2009
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    LaptopMag.com has a review of the GX630 here. I'm not quite sure if this is a very good review of it though, I honestly think they were expecting way too much of it. Complaining about Far Cry 2 and Crysis performance on a $800 laptop is rather silly IMO.

    Although I do agree with some aspects of the review, especially the keyboard, some of the listed 'Cons' are a bit daft. Unimpressive overclocking? How many laptops are capable of natively overclocking without the assistance of a third party program in the first place? Struggles with resource demanding games? Well duh, it's a sub-$1000 notebook. For those who wants a glimpse of what this notebook is about before buying, it's worth looking at, but I must say this website placed way too high of an expectation on it. For the price, honestly you can't do better hardware-wise.
     
    Micaiah, Jan 15, 2009
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    you are right inferno this review licks bolas

    There are probably alot more better reviews out there if i find any i'll post them :D


    Edit:LMAO they listed old graphics drivers as a con? Wow just wow how many notebooks have good drivers out the box anyway?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 15, 2009
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