It's a surprise to me that this thread is still going after nearly 3 years.
The thing I'm most disappointed is the MSI reps didn't stay for the duration, tried to push people into not talking about the offers they received, and gave people vastly differing offers.
MSI, you are more than welcome to make reparations with the community in the UK via this thread. (Maybe have a chat with OcUK and see how many unique views this thread has had?).
To everyone that has commented, shared this situation, or simple recommended against MSI, thank you.
For anyone still involved in this debacle, you have my sympathies.