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    MSI MS-16F2- gtx 570m + i5-2430m?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by AoutoCooper, Jul 23, 2013.

  1. AoutoCooper

    AoutoCooper Notebook Guru

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    hi all!
    first of all i'm new here, and i would love to get to know the forums rules! also if i'm breaking any role right niw, don't forget to tell me lol...
    to the point!
    i was looking for a gaming laptop, and i found the MSI GT683DXR. the problem is, it's really hard to find. and then found this MS-16F2 which is built on the 683DXR, and i had a few questions about it:

    1. GTX 570M - how good is it? i saw it can OC well. is that true? what settings will it be able to play BF3 on before&after OC? how many FPS? do you think it will support next-gen games at max settings? what desktop GPU can be comparable to this card?
    2. I5-2430M - it's a dual core CPU, which scares me... all the footage i saw on YT was with the 570M and and i7 quad.. will the i5 be a bottleneck? will i be able to OC the card?
    3. where can i find the GT683DXR? couldn't find it on ebay, anywhere else?

    i know these are a lot of questions, but i could really use some help. thanks! :D
     
    AoutoCooper, Jul 23, 2013
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  2. jonny900

    jonny900 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Both the processor and video card are two generations old. Why not buy a new laptop with current tech?
     
    jonny900, Jul 23, 2013
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  3. elmyo

    elmyo Notebook Consultant

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    don't get that, no point in paying for technology that is almost 2 years old.
     
    elmyo, Jul 24, 2013
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  4. majster msi

    majster msi Notebook Evangelist

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    Maybe he don`t wont to spend a lot of money. In Poland GT680 with gtx 570m costs around 600 - 700 $ . In future he can swap gtx 570m for radeon 7970m ...
     
    majster msi, Jul 24, 2013
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  5. AoutoCooper

    AoutoCooper Notebook Guru

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    EXACTLY! my budget is around $800 (which sucks) but i don't have a problem with used ones. and is there any shop you can recommend selling the GT683 for that price? best if it ships to israel lol...
     
    AoutoCooper, Jul 24, 2013
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    If you can grab a 7970M too that would make it the best option, otherwise the 570M tweaked is around the 765M in performance.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 24, 2013
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  7. AoutoCooper

    AoutoCooper Notebook Guru

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    so buy the laptop with the core i5 and switch it's GPU with a 7970m/ how much will that cost me?
    also, does anyone know where i could find the ultrabay gt 750m (only the card) fir y400? thanks.
     
    AoutoCooper, Jul 24, 2013
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