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MSI Gaming Notebooks - which one and why

post #1 of 3
12/1/08 at 10:54pm
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I am undecided between these two notebooks. I believe the Intel processor would be faster than the AMD, but the AMD model has the faster video. I plan on using this for gaming as well as htpc to a certain degree. Not as far as using it as a dvr, but to stream br movies to my big screen using the hdmi out.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152083
One is : MSI GX700-226UK NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T8100(2.10GHz) 17.0" Wide SXGA+ (1650X1050) 3GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (512meg memory) for $699

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152073
The other is : MSI GX630(9S7-165212-028) NoteBook AMD Athlon X2 QL-62(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA (1280X800) 4GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT for $799

You can click the links to see the full specs. These both look like very good deals to me.

All opinions appreciated.

Rob
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post #2 of 3
12/2/08 at 12:45pm
moved to inquiry
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post #3 of 3
12/3/08 at 5:41pm
You seem to have answered your own question. The Intel is a faster CPU but the 9600GT is the faster video card.

If you shop around you might be able to find a deal on a system that has both so you don't have to compromise. They also have different screen sizes and different resolutions. In games the lower resolution will allow games to run faster with a given graphics card. It's not really practical to lower the resolution of your screen for a video game or any other application since it greatly reduces the visual quality.

You should consider the size and screen resolution you want primarily before shopping for any notebook since that's the most important part.
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