MSI GX60 Gaming Laptop AMD A10 APU, 8GB DDR3, 2GB GDDR5 AMD 7970M, $1028 Shipped from MLN

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  congo on 23/04/2013 - 14:28

  Its a pity the AMD A10 holds back the 7970m. I think A10 is even slower than i3?
  Its a good price however.

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  mafmouf on 23/04/2013 - 14:28

  I can't really see anything which would justify spending over $1000 in this laptop.

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    highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 14:32

    +1

    while the a10 hold the 7970m back, it still ploughs anything within this price range for gpu intense game (the majority of games)..

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      kevinMario on 23/04/2013 - 18:10

      Just wondering if any of the components are upgradeable post-purchase? I will be doing video editing etc and would prefer anything above 8GB for RAM - would be great if anyone knows if there are expandable memory slots for this lappie?

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        highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 18:12

        +1

        CPU, and GPU are upgradable…as long as future chipsets still use the same socket…
        there are only 2 ram slots…so 16gb max…
        There are 2 hdd bays that you can use…

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  Oofy Doofy on 23/04/2013 - 14:30

  You can upgrade the cpu in this machine. At that price this is a relative bargain (with the 7970), but I wish it were closer to $800. My guess is the coming Richlands' Cpu and 8000 series GPU's just around the corner are the reason for the price drop.

  Been looking for a nice dual duty laptop (work and play) to claim on tax, and at this price I might take the plunge.

  Thanks for the post.

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    kevinMario on 23/04/2013 - 18:11

    how would you go about upgrading the cpu? will the newer types of the AMD chips be compatible with the mobo?

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      Oofy Doofy on 24/04/2013 - 08:14

      You can upgrade to the above cpu mentioned by op. A10-5750m

      Or even one of the new and upcoming Richland Mobile CPU's. You might have to do some digging to find one for sale though, but they will pop up eventually.

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  ironpaw on 23/04/2013 - 14:36

  does this support Eyefinity/triple display?

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    highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 14:38

    Yes it does…there are 3 display ports (HDMI, VGA, mini display port)

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    Oofy Doofy on 23/04/2013 - 14:39

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJAvfnc4VE

    Sure does.

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      videoman on 23/04/2013 - 15:49

      +1

      People eyefinity laptops now? O.O

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  Pacify on 23/04/2013 - 14:39

  Why on earth did they match up a 7970 with that cpu, such a waste. It is a nice gpu for the 1k mark tho.

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    highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 14:42

    to create a market segment at $1300 price point? a metabox with i5 and 7970m would still cost about $1600…and that's without OS..

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      Pacify on 23/04/2013 - 14:52

      I doubt the price between that cpu and an i5 is that much tho. Mismatching components to save a few dollars is never a good idea. Better they made it cheaper and put in something like a 670m

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        highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 15:01

        They do have 675mx + i7 combo in MSI GT60 and 660m + i7 combo in MSI GE60…no i5 though..

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  thelastnoob on 23/04/2013 - 14:55

  7970m is close to nvidia 680m
  http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970M.72675.0.htm…

  My question is will the screen scale well if you run
  a game at 720p?

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  CyberMurning on 23/04/2013 - 15:17

  today cotd has big 17" full hd gaming laptop too, with intel i7 but not bluray and 3.92kgs.

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  dpp04 on 23/04/2013 - 15:46

  +2

  I bought this laptop with 16GB RAM when It was $1299. Although it was not a bargain per se, my 6 year old Dell needed a refresh.

  Although not keen on Win8, I can certainly vouch for it to be a great laptop for the casual gamer that doesn't want to get bogged down with a desktop.

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  danielliaus on 23/04/2013 - 17:56

  -1

  Lol obvious then 7970m isn't the normal 7970, it's an heavily under clocked and compacted version making this gpu around as good as a 100-200 GPU therefore negating any point of buying such a bad computer.

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    highwind85 on 23/04/2013 - 18:14

    +3

    All laptop GPUs are weaker than their desktop counterparts….

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  apoptygma on 24/04/2013 - 11:02

  From the review at http://www.kitguru.net/laptops/zardon/msi-gx60-gaming-laptop…

  Pros:

  Great gaming machine.
  very competitive price point.
  8GB of memory.
  HD7970M is a powerhouse mobile gaming solution.
  screen is very good.
  connectivity is strong.
  Steelseries keyboard.
  

  Cons:

  No solid state drive.
  AMD switchable graphics often defaulted to the onboard 7660G.
  A10 4600m can run out of steam with more demanding tasks.
  can get hot.
  battery life isn’t great.