**OcUK EXCLUSIVE - MSI GX60 AMD TRINITY RADEON 7970M HARDCORE GAMING LAPTOP!!**

[Gibbo]

Hi there

An OcUK exclusive, we are the only stockist with the new AMD Trinity based MSI GX60 Gaming laptop with state of the art Radeon HD 7970M 2GB Graphics Card.

This machine does have have any Enduro utilisation issues being a complete AMD solution, as such the performance from this laptop is absolutely mental in a very good way.

Play the latest games, at maximum detail settings at True HD with gorgeous smooth framerates and output to three seperate monitors if you so wish as this laptop also supports Eyeinfinity:-



MSI GX60 Gaming Laptop 15.6" LED Full HD AMD A10-4600M 2.30GHz CPU, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, DVD-RW, AMD Radeon HD 7970 2GB GDDR5 Graphics, Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit - Black @ £999.95 inc VAT

The MSI GX60 is powered by an AMD A10-4600M quad-core "Trinity" APU, Radeon HD 7970M discrete graphics processor with 2 GB GDDR5 memory, and up to 16 GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 MHz memory (Model here is 8GB). Its storage components include 750GB 7200rpm hard drive, DVD-RW combo drive. The 15.6-inch anti-glare screen packs 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. Other gaming-grade features include Bigfoot Killer NIC, keyboard made by SteelSeries, and HD webcam.

The MSI GX60 is one of the most powerful yet best value gaming laptops on the market due to the AMD HD 7970M onboard graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory. Play any game at maximum settings in True HD resolution with smooth fluid frame rates on this awesome MSI GX60 Laptop.

This chassis uses the absolute very latest in technology such as SATA3, USB3.0, Bluetooth, WiFi but the most impressive of all is the fact this system feature an ATi Radeon 7970M with 2GB of GDDR5 dedicated memory for absolutely blistering performance.


Specification:-
- 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) LED backlight, Anti-glare
- AMD Quad Core A10-4600M 2.30 GHz Processor (Boost 3.20GHz)
- AMD A70M FCH
- 8GB DDR3 (4G*2)
- AMD Radeon HD 7660G Onboard Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5 Graphics
- 750GB (SATA) 7200rpm
- DVD Super Multi Drive
- 3x USB3.0
- 1x USB2.0
- Card Reader (SD(XC/HC)/MMC)
- 1x HDMI (v1.4)
- 1x Dsub
- 2x Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer
- THX TruStudio Pro
- 7.1 Audio Channels
- Mic-in/Headpphone out 1/1/1(line in)/1(line out)
- SPDIF: Yes
- Wireless LAN (AW-NB100H Combo (b/g/n)
- Bluetooth v4.0
- Gigabit Killer E2200 LAN
- Webcam: HD type (30fps@720p)
- 102 key chocolate non-backlight keyboard
- 9-Cell Li-Ion
(7800mAH)"
- Turbo Battery+
- Dimensions: 395 x 267 x 55mm
- 3.5Kg (w/ Battery)
- 2 year pick-up and return


Was [£1079.99] Inc. VAT

Only £999.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[Gibbo]

hmm ...interesting

some things my rating is ok on others i fail ... anyone know how strict rating check is ?

Why don't you apply and try, shall either be a yes or no.

 

[Gibbo]

Guys, you want bluray and SSD, you need this model:-



MSI GX60 Gaming Laptop 15.6" LED Full HD AMD A10-4600M 2.30GHz CPU, 8GB DDR3, 2x 64GB SSD SuperRAID + 750GB HDD, BluRay, AMD Radeon HD 7970 2GB GDDR5 Graphics, Windows 8 64-Bit - Black @ £1,199.99 inc VAT

The MSI GX60 is powered by an AMD A10-4600M quad-core "Trinity" APU, Radeon HD 7970M discrete graphics processor with 2 GB GDDR5 memory, and up to 16 GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 MHz memory (Model here is 8GB). Its storage components include 750GB 7200rpm hard drive, DVD-RW combo drive. The 15.6-inch anti-glare screen packs 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. Other gaming-grade features include Bigfoot Killer NIC, keyboard made by SteelSeries, and HD webcam.

The MSI GX60 is one of the most powerful yet best value gaming laptops on the market due to the AMD HD 7970M onboard graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory. Play any game at maximum settings in True HD resolution with smooth fluid frame rates on this awesome MSI GX60 Laptop.

This chassis uses the absolute very latest in technology such as SATA3, USB3.0, Bluetooth, WiFi but the most impressive of all is the fact this system feature an ATi Radeon 7970M with 2GB of GDDR5 dedicated memory for absolutely blistering performance.


Specification:-
- 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) LED backlight, Anti-glare
- AMD Quad Core A10-4600M 2.30 GHz Processor (Boost 3.20GHz)
- AMD A70M FCH
- 8GB DDR3 (4G*2)
- AMD Radeon HD 7660G Onboard Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5 Graphics
- Dual 64GB SSD's in SUPERRAID (Boot Drive)
- 750GB (SATA) 7200rpm Storage Drive
- BluRay Reader
- 3x USB3.0
- 1x USB2.0
- Card Reader (SD(XC/HC)/MMC)
- 1x HDMI (v1.4)
- 1x Dsub
- 2x Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer
- THX TruStudio Pro
- 7.1 Audio Channels
- Mic-in/Headpphone out 1/1/1(line in)/1(line out)
- SPDIF: Yes
- Wireless LAN (AW-NB100H Combo (b/g/n)
- Bluetooth v4.0
- Gigabit Killer E2200 LAN
- Webcam: HD type (30fps@720p)
- 102 key chocolate non-backlight keyboard
- 9-Cell Li-Ion
(7800mAH)"
- Turbo Battery+
- Dimensions: 395 x 267 x 55mm
- 3.5Kg (w/ Battery)
- 2 year pick-up and return


Only £1,199.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[Gibbo]

I don't understand this laptop. I thought the whole point of Trinity APU was that it gave mediocre CPU performance and mediocre GPU performance in a cheap way. What would be the sense in pairing this up with a powerful graphics card? Why would they not put an Ivybridge i5/i7 in this?

Because high-resolution and high detail graphics performance is not CPU reliant, but relies on GPU power.

This machine is quicker than the Intel Ivybridge I7 7970M based laptops as it does not suffer the Enduro utilisation issue. Obviously when AMD fix that issue the Intel models should be a bit quicker, but it won't be huge because at True HD resolution at maximum quality settings in game, its down to your GPU performance, not the CPU.

 

[Gibbo]

I think CPU makes more difference than you think...

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6347/amd-a10-5800k-a8-5600k-review-trinity-on-the-desktop-part-2/6

The numbers are from the desktop Trinity parts, but the principle should still apply, fast GPU paired with fast CPU is a lot faster than a mediocre CPU.

46% increase in Metro, 84% increase in DIRT 3, 50% increase in Crysis aren't slight!

Those benchmarks are at 1024x768 on not very powerful graphics. As such CPU is still very reliant in such test.

CPU makes a difference, but at 1920x1080, with AA/AF, maximum settings, the GPU has the biggest impact of all.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there


OK a lot of people have suggested that laptops using the AMD A10-4600M don't possess enough CPU horsepower to play the latest games, I've argued that at True HD resolution (1920x1080) with maximum detail settings. The FPS is far more dependent on the GPU rather than the CPU, yes a CPU will help make things faster still, but in game at such resolutions it is the GPU which matters most.

So I did a simple Heaven Benchmark on the two following laptops which we sell:-


MSI GX60 Gaming Laptop 15.6" LED Full HD AMD A10-4600M 2.30GHz CPU, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, DVD-RW, AMD Radeon HD 7970 2GB GDDR5 Graphics, Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit - Black @ £999.95 inc VAT

The MSI GX60 is powered by an AMD A10-4600M quad-core "Trinity" APU, Radeon HD 7970M discrete graphics processor with 2 GB GDDR5 memory, and up to 16 GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 MHz memory (Model here is 8GB). Its storage components include 750GB 7200rpm hard drive, DVD-RW combo drive. The 15.6-inch anti-glare screen packs 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. Other gaming-grade features include Bigfoot Killer NIC, keyboard made by SteelSeries, and HD webcam.

The MSI GX60 is one of the most powerful yet best value gaming laptops on the market due to the AMD HD 7970M onboard graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory. Play any game at maximum settings in True HD resolution with smooth fluid frame rates on this awesome MSI GX60 Laptop.

This chassis uses the absolute very latest in technology such as SATA3, USB3.0, Bluetooth, WiFi but the most impressive of all is the fact this system feature an ATi Radeon 7970M with 2GB of GDDR5 dedicated memory for absolutely blistering performance.


Specification:-
- 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) LED backlight, Anti-glare
- AMD Quad Core A10-4600M 2.30 GHz Processor (Boost 3.20GHz)
- AMD A70M FCH
- 8GB DDR3 (4G*2)
- AMD Radeon HD 7660G Onboard Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB GDDR5 Graphics
- 750GB (SATA) 7200rpm
- DVD Super Multi Drive
- 3x USB3.0
- 1x USB2.0
- Card Reader (SD(XC/HC)/MMC)
- 1x HDMI (v1.4)
- 1x Dsub
- 2x Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer
- THX TruStudio Pro
- 7.1 Audio Channels
- Mic-in/Headpphone out 1/1/1(line in)/1(line out)
- SPDIF: Yes
- Wireless LAN (AW-NB100H Combo (b/g/n)
- Bluetooth v4.0
- Gigabit Killer E2200 LAN
- Webcam: HD type (30fps@720p)
- 102 key chocolate non-backlight keyboard
- 9-Cell Li-Ion
(7800mAH)"
- Turbo Battery+
- Dimensions: 395 x 267 x 55mm
- 3.5Kg (w/ Battery)
- 2 year pick-up and return


Was [£1099.99] Inc. VAT

Only £999.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
















MSI GT70 0NE-467UK ONE Gaming Laptop 17.3" LED Full HD Intel I7 Gen3 CPU, 16GB DDR3, Dual 128GB SSD, 750GB HDD, Bluray Writer, NVIDIA GTX 680M 4GB GDDR5 Graphics, Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit - Black @ £2,099.99 inc VAT

The nVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M leverages NVIDIA's revolutionary new architecture to deliver extreme performance than the previous generation. Turn on lightning-fast antialiasing in a huge variety of games automatically. Get maximum playability with NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync, which adjusts VSync to current frame rates. Feel the difference with NVIDIA PhysX® technology , bringing games to life with dynamic, interactive environments.

The first Super RAID design—one notebook with two mSATA SSD RAID 0 (128GB or 256GB) units, is yet another world first courtesy of MSI. Two mSATA SSDs and one HDD can be installed in the same laptop without the need to expand the size of the laptop, increasing read, write, and saving speeds.

MSI Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology brings more calculating speed to enhance the system performance. It benefits the video decoding/encoding, 3D gaming and art work designing. With MSI TDE Technology, you can experience faster response time and efficient real-time data processing.

The GT60 0NE/GT70 0NE represent the first time that MSI has incorporated Killer™ E2200 Intelligent Networking into its notebooks, endowing them awesome online speeds. The Advanced Game Detect™ technology recognizes online game data packs and processes them first, accelerating them in the process. The best weapon against stuttering characters, freeze-ups, and lagging, it vastly improves the prowess of online gamers. Now, whether FPS or MMO gaming is your cup of tea, you’ll have that extra edge you need to be victorious.

For hard-core gamers who demand extreme audio performance, the GT60 0NE/GT70 0NE is the best and only choice!

In the other hand, the MSI Audio Boost design enhances sound output by 30%. The gold flash audio jack provides stable sound transmission (reduced obstruction) and works in conjunction with the optimized AMP (Audio Power Amplifier) design, characterized by low noise and low distortion, to greatly enhance headphone performance and faithfully reproduce each acoustic detail.


Features:-
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
- The latest 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
- 17.3" Full HD (1920x1080) anti-glare LCD panel in LED backlight
- High-end NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 680M discrete graphics card (with GDDR5 4GB VRAM) provides great detail images quality
- Super RAID with 2 SSD RAID0 gives you over 1000MB/s storage speed!!(option)
- Killer Gaming Networking for priority online gaming
- A Keyboard made just for gamers by SteelSeries
- Exclusive TDE technology to speed up the performance easily
- Exclusive Audio boost design for crystal clear audio fidelity
- Sound by Dynaudio for extreme audio performance

Specification:-
- Processor: Intel Ivybridge I7-3630QM 2.40GHz
- Chipset: Intel HM77 Chipset
- Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz, 4 slots, Max: 32GB
- LCD Size: 17.3" Anti glare full HD 1920x1080 LED backlight
- Graphics: nVIDIA Geforce GTX680M 3D Graphic Card
- Graphics VRAM: GDDR5 4GB
- HDD (GB) 2*128GB SSD in RAID 0 + 750GB 7200RPM SATA
- Optical Drive: BD Writer / Blu-ray
- Audio: Audio Boost, 2 Speakers, 1 subwoofer
- Webcam: HD Webcam(30fps@720p)
- Card Reader: SD(XC/HC)/MMC/MS(PRO)/xD
- LAN: 10/100/1000 Bigfoot Killer E2200 series
- Wireless: LAN 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
- D-Sub: (VGA) 1
- HDMI: 1(v1.4)
- USB 2.0: port 2
- USB 3.0: port 3
- eSATA: 1
- eSATA/USB Combo: 1
- Mic-in/Headphone-out: 1/1
- Line-in: 1
- Sensor N/A
- Express Card N/A
- Modem port N/A
- AC Adapter 180W
- Battery 9 cells
- Power Management MSI execlusive ECO engine
- Dimension 428 x 288 x 55mm
- Weight (KG) 3.9


Was [£2,399.99] Inc. VAT

Only £2,099.99 inc VAT.

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As you can see the Intel based laptop is more than double the price, but it does sport one of Intel's latest Quad Core processors and NVIDIA's flagship 4GB GTX 680M.

So surely a laptop at half its price based on AMD's new platform has no chance featuring the A10-4600M APU and ATI 7970M graphics?

Its irrelevent to myself or OcUK which you buy, as we sell them both, yes the more expensive unit is larger and has more features, but its really not much better at gaming if any at all.

So there you have it, the new AMD platform really is a superb option on mobile computing whether your a hardcore gamer, the new platform can handle it.

 

[Gibbo]

No.
I certainly wouldn't pay the extra 1000 for the 680M and Intel.
But at the same time I wouldn't put down 1000 pound for a Trinity.

Why not?

So you'd rather say get a 660M laptop with I7 3630QM or an older GTX 570M based laptop which will all get a severe ass kicking by the all AMD laptop with 7970M in games.

I think a lof of you are under-estimating the power of AMD.

As such were arranging to get a few of the GX60's sent of for review purposes at review sites used to testing these kind of things in games, as thats our issue we don't have games here to test with, only synthetic benchmarks which show that the 7970M is very close to the 680M in graphics performance.

Also bear in mind these new AMD laptops are using the new Piledriver cores, which are more efficient than previous Bulldozer design.

thats what i was trying to say,intel vs amd cpu,i wasnt compairing the laptops.

Amd trinity that bad then?

Nope its bloody superb actually, people are just bad mouthing something they've not even tried.


Tell you guys what, name me one game that is more CPU intensive that has a built in benchmark and I shall run it on these two laptops. JUST ONE GAME though and it shall be done, then you will see how good this AMD setup really this.

 

[Gibbo]

Borderlands 2 is CPU intensive, alas I'm not sure if it has a benchmark feature.

Need a game that is benchmarkable easily out of the box, no hacks or mods, just an easy to run benchmark to compare the two laptops in-game performance in a game that also gives the CPU a working out.

 

[Gibbo]

Shogun 2 total war.
But that's horrendously GPU intensive too.

That said, it has more than one benchmark mode.

OK gonna install Shogun 2 and Sleeping Dogs.

Can someone post me some instructions on how to benchmark please with these two titles please?

 

[Gibbo]

Sleeping dogs has a Benchmark mode.

Does this laptop have a second hard drive slot for say an SSD ?

Yes.

 

[Gibbo]

I think most of are saying that we would rather buy a £1000 laptop with the lowest grade i5 Ivy Bridge in it powering the 7970m, than have the AMD powering it, which is still a weaker CPU no matter what you say. There are many professional reviews that back that up using a wide variety of CPU tests.



I think you are underestimating the knowledge of the OCUK memberbase and the sheer amount of research we do into new hardware. We have probably all read most of the professional reviews and we thus have a very good idea how they compare to Intel CPU's. While im sure you know more than the average guy Gibbo as you come into contact with so much hardware, I imagine you do a fair bit less less research and tinkering around than most of us guys do in our spare time.

My point is though.

1k buys you a 660M I5 based laptop.
1k buys you a 7970M Trinity based laptop.

If in actual gaming performance at the laptops native resolution (1920x1080) the AMD system in all games is faster which it shall be as even in the most CPU intensive games, the 7970M will still push it ahead.

Why buy the 660M based I5 gaming laptop, when your games would be running slower than the AMD Trinity based 7970M laptop?

This is my point, yes I know an I5 processor is quicker than an AMD Trinity, but games are far more reliant on the GPU at 1920x1080 rather than the CPU, including the more CPU intensive games. As such AMD Trinity laptop with 7970M offers the better gaming experience at the £1000 price point and in some games can match much more expensive rivals.

This is my point.

When AMD solve the Enduro issue, then of course the best solution will be an OcUK built laptop with an I5/I7 with a 7970M. But whilst the Enduro issue is still a problem the actual AMD Trinity 7970M laptop is faster than our own OcUK 7970M based laptop with I7-3820QM, this is a fact.

But lets see how the game benchmarks fair, Shogun 2 is downloading, hope to get done tomorrow.

 

[Gibbo]

Gibbo waiting for benchmarks before i buy,what time does offer end ? because if price goes up then its a no deal.

Hi there

Only ran Shogun 2 so far on the AMD, it got:-

DX11 1080P @ 48fps
DX11 720P @ 70fps
DX9 CPU @ 13fps


Sleeping Dogs results:-

Shall run Shogun 2 & Sleeping Dogs on the GTX 680M later and post the results.

 

[Gibbo]

like i said tell me somthing i don't already know,that's why i asked what time offer finishes not what day .maybe you should read peoples previous posts before making statements .

Hi there

Sorry for not coming back earlier, if you want one, we can honour the deal price.

 

[Gibbo]

Any luck with the GTX 680M results yet?

Yes!

They prove exactly what I've being saying all along. At 1080p its down to GPU performance and as such even in Shogun 2 this AMD based laptop is nearly as quick as the Intel 680M based laptop costing twice as much.

Of course at lower resolutions, the more powerful Intel CPU shows its muscle, but I stand by my original point, on a gaming 1080p laptop you game at 1080p as the GPU is powerful enough. Here is the Shogun 2 results:-

Shall post Sleeping Dogs results later or tomorrow in a nice a chart.

My point all along has being that 1080p gaming is far more reliant on GPU, and this does indeed seem the trait, as now proven in Heaven and Shogun 2. Fact is at 1080p gaming the CPU does very little, its mostly down to GPU performance. If playing at lower resolutions, then of course the CPU aids performance quite a bit.

Fact is for 1k you won't get a faster 1080p gaming laptop on the Intel/NVIDIA side. The AMD CPU is slower for sure, but it does not spoil your 1080p gaming experience.

Of course soon AMD will release the Enduro Hotfix so then those of you insistent on having Intel will be able to have the best of both worlds, an Intel based laptop with 7970M which is cheaper and a match for the more expensive 680M.

Truth is right now if you want an Intel gaming laptop for 1k, the best GPU you will get is a 660M/570M which simply won't offer the same performance in games at 1080p, not even close to this all AMD Laptop.

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

Here is the Sleeping Dogs results, the 7970M is on top when visual settings are all set to extreme, which enables AA/AF I believe. However setting to normal so AA/AF is not on the 680M platform seems to have a big performance pull back, beating the 7970M, maybe thats the faster processor flexing its muscle?

We sell both laptops so I have no personal gain by saying buy the cheaper one, but I've run the benchmarks requested and pretty much proven my point, the 7970M AMD based laptop offers superb 1080p gaming performance, if thats your aim your not gonna find a better gaming laptop for the money. If the 680M Intel laptop was £200 more, then I'd consider it, but even if you remove the SSD, larger screen, bluray, your still talking an additional £500. I'd simply not spend it.

Of course the best option all round shall be when AMD release the hotfix for Enduro problem, then you can have full blown 7970M performance with Intel processor.

But please those saying that AMD Trinity is a bad match with 7970M is miss-leading, its just as capable in games at 1080p as the more powerful Intel based counterparts which cost considerably more.

 

[Gibbo]

Can you run the benchmarks on that Ivy i5 7970M with the enduro fix and compare?
Which, I want, so badly
I only have 820 =/.

Shall do, but won't be posted until late next week, were so busy its untrue and were moving.

But I shall get it done, with the Hotfix our own laptops will be the quickest things out there as 7970M in my oppinion is the best gaming mobile graphics out there.

 

[Gibbo]

I know this is likely a stupid and obvious question, but is a finance agreement only available to UK residents?

Mmmmm not sure to be honest m8, best to ask sales or CS, drop a post in customer support forum or send a webnote in.