Which Laptop?

The1nonly1 · 11 Jul 2014 at 17:31

I've narrowed my choice down to 2 laptops. I want to be able to play BF4 and maybe if a new Battlefield is released, I want to be able to play that as well on at least medium-high settings for both games and various other games like CS (which will run on any of them). Not too bothered about an SSD but if I can upgrade the MSI laptop to have 1 it would be good.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-022-GI&groupid=959&catid=1828 - £999.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-125-MS&groupid=959&catid=1828 - £1079.99

FinglisHobbit · 11 Jul 2014 at 17:33

The MSI has an 870m which is quite a lot faster than the 860.

Id go for the MSI

Edit : and yes you can add an SSD easily enough. I plan to add an SSD to mine soon.

The1nonly1 · 11 Jul 2014 at 18:03

FinglisHobbit said:
The MSI has an 870m which is quite a lot faster than the 860.

Id go for the MSI

Edit : and yes you can add an SSD easily enough. I plan to add an SSD to mine soon.

Thanks, i'm going to get this tomorrow and maybe buy an SSD soon

FinglisHobbit · 11 Jul 2014 at 18:54

The1nonly1 said:
Thanks, i'm going to get this tomorrow and maybe buy an SSD soon

For me when speccing my laptop last week I had decided I wanted an 870m and there were only a few laptops around that price mark with them. There is another firm who do one too and offer a 3yr warranty. Which seemed pretty good.

But in the end I just got the MSI.

I figure Ill be using the laptop a lot plugged into a TV and its extra graphics power will ensure I get good fps at 1080p

Ive played Payday 2, Witcher 2, Dragonage, Dota2, Mafia 2, Skyrim, Tomb Raider, Farcry 3 and a few more and its never skipped a beat. It plays all with max detail etc

HaroldWhen · 11 Jul 2014 at 19:08

I'd go with the Gt60 for sure

The1nonly1 · 12 Jul 2014 at 17:26

I got the GT60. Its really good

Robbsy · 12 Jul 2014 at 19:03

Awesome. Good Choice

The1nonly1 · 14 Jul 2014 at 15:25

Steelseries keyboard is fantastic on the GT60.

ARJIBEAR · 14 Jul 2014 at 16:52

GT60 has the 870M + Steelseries Full colour backlit KB with SteelSeries engine.

The 870M is a very decent GPU

The1nonly1 · 14 Jul 2014 at 23:15

Whats the issue with MSI and the warranty sticker? Can I remove this to install a new HDD or increase the ram without voiding the warranty?

ARJIBEAR · 15 Jul 2014 at 17:15

You can...just do not damage anything! If you do - Warranty = void. If you don't...then everything is fine and dandy!

ARJiBEAR
MSI Sales & Marketing Manager UK NB

The1nonly1 · 15 Jul 2014 at 17:54

ARJIBEAR said:
You can...just do not damage anything! If you do - Warranty = void. If you don't...then everything is fine and dandy!

ARJiBEAR
MSI Sales & Marketing Manager UK NB

Thanks

FinglisHobbit · 15 Jul 2014 at 21:47

Really appreciating my GT60 today.

Played 3hrs of Skyrim and 4hrs of Farcry 3 on it today (Got a lot of spare time and nothing else to do where I am right now) and its been brilliant.

Ive just turned off farcry now. The Laptop does get hot as hell but soon cools once demand is removed.

Definitely satisfied I chose an 870m laptop over an 860m.

The Wifi is also very strong and the keyboard is brilliant. Getting used to typing on it already and the key presses are very nice.

Thumbs up MSI.

As for warranty sticker, I have one on mine and I don't think it actually even covers any screws or joints. although I might be wrong.

ARJIBEAR · 16 Jul 2014 at 09:17

lol - I am glad you like it! 870M is definitely the right choice if you have the budget.

Happy gaming!

ARJiBEAR