so these are the 2 computers (laptops) i am looking at getting over the next couple of weeks. i am getting one or the other for school but also for gaming due to really needing an up grade in performance (i am curently using a 6 year old desktop that can barly handle sc2 lowest graphic settings) and when i say barely handle it i mean on lowest settings there are still times in 1v1 that i get 1fps and in 2v2 if the games goes on longer than 10 min its 1fps for the rest of the game.
the # 1 thing i will be playing on this is starcraft 2. i would like to be able to play on ultra in 1v1 but am prepard to set them to maybe high on 2v2 or anything more than that.
i am planning on buying one from new egg as soon as they restock them. here are the links and specs
ASUS G7SX-A1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230103
SPECS
Model
- Brand
- ASUS
- Series
- G74 Series
- Model
- G74SX-A1
- Color
- Black
- Operating System
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- CPU Type
- Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00GHz
- Screen
- 17.3"
- Memory Size
- 12GB DDR3
- Hard Disk
- 1.5TB
- Optical Drive
- BD Combo
- Graphics Card
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
- Video Memory
- 3GB GDDR5
- Communication
- Gigabit LAN and WLAN
- Dimensions
- 16.5" x 12.8" x 2.4"
- Weight
- 9.4 lbs. with 8 Cell battery
- CPU Type
- Intel Core i7
- CPU Speed
- 2630QM(2.00GHz)
- CPU Support
- 6MB L3 Cache
Turbo Boost up to 2.90GHz
- Screen Size
- 17.3"
- Wide Screen Support
- Yes
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- LCD Features
- LED backlight
- Operating System
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- GPU/VPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
- Video Memory
- Dedicated 3GB GDDR5
- Graphic Type
- Dedicated Card
- HDD
- 1.5TB
- HDD RPM
- 7200rpm
- HDD Interface
- SATA
- Memory
- 12GB
- Memory Speed
- DDR3 1333
- Memory Type
- 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
- Max Memory Supported
- 16GB
- Optical Drive Type
- BD Combo
- Optical Drive Interface
- Integrated
- LAN
- 10/100/1000Mbps
- WLAN
- 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- USB
- 1 x USB 3.0
3 x USB 2.0
- Video Port
- 1 x VGA
- HDMI
- 1 x HDMI
- Audio Ports
- 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
- Audio
- Integrated Sound card
- Speaker
- Internal Speakers
- Touchpad
- Yes
- Keyboard
- Standard
- Card Reader
- Multi-in-1 media card reader
- Webcam
- 2.0MP
- Battery
- 8-cell lithium ion
- Dimensions
- 16.5" x 12.8" x 2.4"
- Weight
- 9.4 lbs. with 8 Cell battery
- Accidental Damage Warranty
- 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge
- MSI GT780R
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152272
- SPECS
-
Model
- Brand
- MSI
- Model
- GT780R-057US
- Part#
- 9S7-176112-057
- Operating System
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- CPU Type
- Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.00GHz
- Screen
- 17.3" Full HD
- Memory Size
- 16GB DDR3
- Hard Disk
- 1.5TB
- Optical Drive
- Blu-Ray Burner
- Graphics Card
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560M
- Video Memory
- 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
- Communication
- Gigabit LAN and WLAN
- Dimensions
- 16.85" x 11.34" x 2.17"
- Weight
- 8.6 lbs
- CPU Type
- Intel Core i7
- CPU Speed
- 2630QM(2.00GHz)
- CPU Support
- 6MB L3 Cache
Turbo Boost up to 2.90GHz
- Chipset
- Intel HM67
- Screen Size
- 17.3"
- Wide Screen Support
- Yes
- Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- LCD Features
- Anti-reflective Display
- Operating System
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- GPU/VPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
- Video Memory
- 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
- Graphic Type
- Dedicated Card
- HDD
- 1.5TB
- HDD RPM
- 7200rpm
- HDD Interface
- SATA
- HDD Spec
- 750GB x 2
RAID
- Memory
- 16GB
- Memory Spec
- 4GB x 4
- Memory Type
- 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
- Memory Slot (Total)
- 4
- Memory Slot (Available)
- 0
- Max Memory Supported
- 16GB
- Optical Drive Type
- Blu-Ray Burner
- Optical Drive Interface
- Integrated
- LAN
- 10/100/1000Mbps
- WLAN
- Condor Peak 1x2 (802.11 b/g/n)
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- USB
- 2 x USB 3.0
3 x USB 2.0
- Video Port
- 1 x VGA
- HDMI
- 1 x HDMI
- Other port
- 1 x e-SATA
- Audio Ports
- 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
- Audio
- Integrated Sound card
- Speaker
- Dynaudio Tech Speakers x 4
- Touchpad
- Single touch Touchpad
- Keyboard
- SteelSeries Gaming Backlit 103 keys
- Card Reader
- Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader for SD / SDHC / SDXC / XD / MSPRO / MS / MMC (support SD 3.0)
- Webcam
- 720P HD Webcam
- AC Adapter
- 150-watt AC adapter
- Battery
- 9-cell lithium ion
- Dimensions
- 16.85" x 11.34" x 2.17"
- Weight
- 8.6 lbs
- My biggest concern about the MSI is 1st off i havn't really heard of this brand until now.. but now what ive heard is not good.. ive heard there are a lot of problems with the keys and touchpad among other things. while i havn't heard any probs about asus which i have heard about asus before now.
- The asus comes with a mouse and a backpack which is a big plus for me cuzz i need both. and something i wasn't sure about was the graphics cards are the same on these comps besdies the fact the asus is 3gb while the msi is only 1.5 does this make a big difference? ore will it in a few years?
- but some things i love about the msi is the fact it has a customizeable colort lighting for the keybord and the speakers and supoedly it scores higher in some benchmark tests than the Asus does.
- So basicaly any info would be great. but i would really like to know if anyone can tell me if they have had probs with either of these computers and if one is better for gaming proformance than the other rember wichever one i get will be used mainly for starcraft 2. THANKS!
