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    Solving a Dilemma

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Kazalor, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. Kazalor

    Kazalor Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys, I'm planning on purchasing a a GT60 220US as a college laptop. I recently just sold my old M15x that I had upgraded with a 940xm and 6970M, so I'm looking for something that will be more powerful. However, my decision has come down to between that or the Sager/Clevo NP9150. I've heard people have had issues with the 7970M Drivers and BF3, ( one of my main games) and one of my main reasons for going with MSI is my laptop configuration is cheaper with a 680M than a similar configuration with Sager. My questions are: Do you think the GT60 will be a good college laptop? How will it run BF3 on max settings? Should I bite the bullet and save my money and go with a ATI 7970M? How is the cooling system in the MSI GT60 with a 680M? Thank you very much.
     
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    Kazalor Notebook Consultant

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    Would it be worth it to upgrade processor? Or will the i7 3610qm be fine for BF3 and other demanding games and school stuff?
     
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    3610QM are more than enough to keep up with the GTX 680M. You only get slightly higher FPS boost with games that are CPU bound :)
     
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    Would a 3610qm and 680M be able to max out SC2 easily?
     
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    Yes, for shure.

    Here is 2vs2 gameplay, with 3610QM and 680M with every settings maxed :D

    [​IMG]
     
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    Wow, thats awesome! My only worry is cooling inside the laptop. XTOTIC PC is offering this copper cooling upgrade for $85 and I want to get it but it's out of my budget, however I did get the better thermal paste. You think that will do?
     
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    Yeah, to be honest I don`t think you`ll gain a lot (if anything) with the copper mod. They just glue copper on top of the existing copper you have, extending it so that the fan can whirl away more heat. I think they said you lose about 3-4C with this mod. Thermal paste is way better investement. You get a very noticable decrease of temperature compared with stock paste :)
     
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    Ok..looks like I won't go with the copper mod. At this point I'm almost ready to put in an order, but I just configured a NP9150 with a bluray reader and I7 3720qm, would that be a considerable difference in gaming and browsing/listening to music than from the i7 3610?
     
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