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    Which is better for gaming

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by hammerfallts, Apr 20, 2012.

  1. hammerfallts

    hammerfallts Notebook Consultant

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    hammerfallts, Apr 20, 2012
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    swiftden Notebook Guru

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    The former..

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
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    Your comparing a GT650M to a GTX580M, that's not going to go so well for the 650M (hint, the 580M was renamed to the 675M).
     
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    So the MSI is the better deal?
     
    hammerfallts, Apr 20, 2012
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    Well it's going to be a lot faster, has a higher res screen, has more HDD slots.

    At the same time it's a tad bit heavier and its a larger machine.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 20, 2012
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    I'm not so sure about the weight there. I think the Alienware 14" weighs in a bit more than the MSI 15".

    Dimensionally, yes, the MSI is bigger.
     
    Heihachi_1337, Apr 20, 2012
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    Will the new MSI GE60 be good for D3? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on it, it seems like such a good deal but I don't seem to see everyone all over it so I'm skeptical.
     
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    Alienware is generally over priced for what's it's worth. I actually never believed people back then when they told me that, until now when I start exploring other options, such as Asus, MSI, etc. For example, those two comparison there you got, the MSI will have at least 15% - 20% better performance than the alienware for ALOT cheaper.....you do the math.
     
    layjohn, Apr 23, 2012
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    I don't like alienwares but M14x is a sweet option! no other laptop at the same size offer a good GT650M performance and 5+ hours of battery and easily hits the 7 hours with SSD's! I would go for 16F2 over the M14x though..
     
    Captain Razer, Apr 23, 2012
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    Check out Clevo's 11.6" machine with GT650M in it. Killer gaming light laptop thats cheap and has equal power to the alienware 14x
     
    b0b1man, Apr 25, 2012
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    The GT650 is hamstrung by DDR3 in the clevo where the m14x uses GDDR5.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 25, 2012
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    Something to mention if you are thinking of running the 650M with Diablo III(which would work well across the board regardless) and Star Wars as well, is you would be fine lower-to low medium settings with this video card.

    However, the GTX570 would show far better results running games like Crysis (11) at:
    high:
    75.1 76.8 ~ 76 fps

    ultra:
    25.9 26.5 ~ 26 fps
     
    Support.4@XOTIC PC, Apr 25, 2012
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