MSI GX60 or HORIZE P151SM1B

Ldo minator on 30/06/2013 - 20:39

So recently my laptop has died and I am on the hunt for a new one, I have come across these 2 and am deciding between which one
http://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=4374 MSI GX60
and http://www.logicalblueone.com.au/store/552-horize-p151sm1b-c… HORIZE P151SM1B

I play games most nights which consists of League of Legends and Guild Wars 2 and soon Rift after I get a new laptop. I was wondering which one is better performance/gaming wise. If I choose the Horize I will most likely add on the SSD or is it better to just buy one and put it in myself? Money isn't that big of an issue as long as it's under $1500 so if there's any other suggestions feel free to add.

Poll Options

  • 1
    MSI GX60
  • 2
    Horize P151SM1B
Computing

Comments

  • tonyjzx on 30/06/2013 - 20:44

    i'd take the horize

    the new haswell chassis clinches it plus the price

    it will drop the AMD powered laptop everywhere

    i'm the biggest AMD/ATI fan and will only buy Radeon cards but it pains me to say i wouldnt buy any AMD laptop unless it was a low performance $600 portable where you sacrifice outright speed for other things

    at the high end where performance is everything you'd be crazy to not get a haswell unit

  • scrimshaw on 30/06/2013 - 21:18

    While the MSI has a more powerful graphics card, it's hampered by a slower processor (potential bottlenecking in certain games). I believe the MSI machine may actually be faster than the Horize, in most situations because of the faster GPU. But if you intend to edit video, perform Photoshop, transcode/encode video, then you should forget about AMD and go for Intel.

    The Horize has a much faster CPU, but slightly lower end GPU. If you are getting the Horize, you should consider adding the $149 GPU upgrade option ( GTX765M ) — well worth the additional cost.

    See comparison of GPU's here and their respective benchmarks

    7970m
    GTX 765m
    GTX 670mx

    The system requirements of online MMO's are usually quite modest because a lot of the processing is done server side. Either laptop will serve your needs fine.

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