Yortz May 13, 2015 Share Yortz Member May 13, 2015 Getting 1 later this month or next month. After hours of searching I'm stuck between ASUS or MSI. ATM I'm leaning towards ASUS because it's cheaper and many reviews say it's cooling system and fan noise is better than MSI as MSI's fans will get louder when it's running games, but still haven't made up my mind yet. Specs are: ASUS 17.3" IPS Display Intel i7 2.5-3.5 ghz Nvidia Geforce 970M 3GB 16GB RAM 1 TB HDD MSI 17.3" Display Same as ASUS Nvidia Geforce 970M 6GB w/ Optimus Tech 12GB RAM 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD Your input/opinion would be appreciated. PS: KILL PEANUT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny May 13, 2015 Share Johnny Member May 13, 2015 Unless you absolutely must have the portability, you can build your own system with (much) better performance for the price of either of those two laptops ( Asus G7X series @ about $1300-$1500?), and have $$ leftover for a decent monitor + peripherals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 13, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 13, 2015 I need a laptop for gaming and work. If you mean desktop, already have a desktop but it's not for gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny May 13, 2015 Share Johnny Member May 13, 2015 The MSI pros - Steel Series keyboard and better audio ( Dynaudio Tech with subwoofer). Asus has better cooling and that super sexy Raptor look. Everything else is pretty much on par with each other - cpu, screen, gpu, etc. Oh uh, Asus has that really good 1 year accidental damage warranty. Personally, I would pick the Asus, simply because it looks mad sexy. The Steel Series keyboard is still better than Asus but I didn't think the Asus keyboard was that bad. And I don't really care about laptop audio performance Both good laptops. I don't think you can go wrong with either one. Also, look up xoticpc.com... you might be able to get a decent deal on either one or customize your own for bit cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 13, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 13, 2015 Got the specs from xoticpc.com too. I agree with all you say, only reason I leaning Asus coz of the cooling and cheaper. And as my friend say Asus ROG series looks like a lamborghini. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieChan May 13, 2015 Share JackieChan GC Alumni May 13, 2015 I could sell you my G75-VX Asus ROG. It's pretty much in like-new condition because it was recently repaired. Offering to sell it because I don't need it anymore. I'd offer it to you for $800. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ATZ9IUY If you're not interested in it and would rather just go with a brand new one, I was planning on throwing it on Amazon anyway to sell it for ~$1,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 13, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 13, 2015 Thanks but no thanks Jackie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon May 13, 2015 Share onyxdragoon Member May 13, 2015 I think a Sager NP8278 is a better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 13, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 13, 2015 I have a Sager 8278-S, thinking of giving it to my cousin who's graduating High School soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 14, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 14, 2015 And also, when I'm playing games, I'm not really into maxing out the settings, only between medium and high just to get the effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oran1 May 16, 2015 Share Oran1 Member May 16, 2015 So far this seems good and a SSD drive is always good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 16, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 16, 2015 SSD is good, faster loading of apps/programs than HDD, but I'm still sticking to HDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 16, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 16, 2015 I am pretty sure that Asus you are looking at has 2 hard drive bays, you can always add a SSD later if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 17, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 17, 2015 What's the best SSD in your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 17, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 17, 2015 Samsung makes a fast and reliable SSD. Intel makes a solid SSD that should last longer than most but won't have as fast of read/write speeds as the others. Kingston and Crucial are also putting out some really solid SSDs as well. I would go with what ever may be in your budget/watch sales on Newegg and other sites but I would pick a Samsung 850 series, Evo or Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 18, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 18, 2015 Reading through reviews about SSD. I'm gonna stick with HDD, it's where I'm gonna put all my work files, doing a lot of read/write, and SSD's are limited to that. Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 18, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 18, 2015 I just thought you would benefit down the road from both, I would still stick to your plan of the Asus, but maybe could add the SSD when you are ready in the extra bay. I have a SSD for my OS/games and 3 standard HDDs for my files and other stuffz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 18, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 18, 2015 (edited) Yeah probably gonna get an SSD for later use. Edit: Does it affect the read/write of SSD's if OS & games get updated (specially Windows and Steam)? Edited May 18, 2015 by Yortz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 20, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 20, 2015 No it does not affect the read/write; I have Windows, Steam and some of the games I play on my SSD. I put some of the other games that won't benefit as much from the speed on one of the other standard HDDs. The main downfall to SSDs at this point is that you want to avoid constantly writing over the same sector over and over because it will eventually kill the sector, though they are getting better at this with newer SSDs. We are also talking about many, many rewrites over the sector before it becomes an issue. So basically anything you plan on adding and removing on a regular basis would be better on a standard drive. Some manufacturers, like Samsung, recommend that you turn off restore point creation for this reason, since it will delete old restore points as space is needed for newer ones so it constantly rewrites over the same spots.. basically if you ever need to roll your Windows back to a previous point, you will not have one if that feature is turned off, if that's how you choose to setup your drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 20, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 20, 2015 I was considering HDD for work files, media etc. The SSD for OS and Steam games, but I like mods a lot specially on GTA 4, 5, L4D2 and other games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 20, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 20, 2015 Should be fine, just make recovery media when you buy the new computer and you can load that on the SSD whenever you decide to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 21, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 21, 2015 I'm tinkering atm, instead of 1TB HDD for primary gonna switch it to 500GB SSD, and getting a 500GB HD for secondary. OS/games will be on SSD and other media and other programs(browser, media player etc.) on HDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 22, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 22, 2015 Sounds like a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yortz May 23, 2015 Author Share Yortz Member May 23, 2015 If I put GTA V on SSD and music files on HDD, is it possible to play your music files while playing (Car Radio) if the music files is not on the SSD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madvillain May 23, 2015 Share Madvillain Member May 23, 2015 I have never set that feature up in GTA V so I am not 100% sure but I imagine you can as long as you point the settings to the correct folder for your music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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