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    MSI gx-630 or gx-701?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by rirawin, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. rirawin

    rirawin Notebook Consultant

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    Not sure about AMD would be better?, I use Adobe CS alot and I understand it uses special Intel stuff. Anyway...

    # AMD Athlon™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core QL-62 (2.0-2.4 (turbo enabled)) Ghz 1 mb L2 Cache - (3600 Mhz FSB)
    # 15.4" WXGA+ (1280 x 800) Widescreen Enhanced Glare TFT Display
    # Mobile Nvidia Express NV MCP77 Chipset Family
    # Nvidia Geforce 9600 GT 512MB™ DDR 3 + Turbo Cashe technology- Microsoft DirectX 10 support
    # Windows Vista Home Premium
    # DVD+-RW/ CD+-RW
    # 4 Gigs of DDR 2 memory 800mhz

    GX701
    -> Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.0GHz
    -> 3 GB's of RAM
    -> same 9600M GT
    -> 17 inches display
    -> 250 GB hard
    Thank you for your time!
     
    rirawin, Nov 10, 2008
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  2. Dustin Sklavos

    Dustin Sklavos Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The Intel-based notebook will probably be a hair faster, and the 17" screen will be more suitable for doing work in Adobe. 1280x800 is really limiting.
     
    Dustin Sklavos, Nov 10, 2008
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  3. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

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    The only reason im saying the intel one is because the screen, as pulp said, is better for adobe work.
     
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  4. Dustin Sklavos

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    The C2D WILL be faster than the Turion, though, that's a crucial point to make. I've used both with a frequency spread wider than this one and the C2D consistently smashed the Turion.
     
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  5. LaughingCheese

    LaughingCheese Notebook Consultant

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    How much faster? Will it actually be noticeable? :rolleyes:

    Or do you mean for specialist work like the OP was talking about, like imaging and video editing?

    I like the GX series because its the only laptop at that price range that has the 9600M GT, which, as I said, is an awesome GPU for that price range.

    I'm looking at the GX630 only to play current games like C&C3:KW and slightly older games like BF2 and Halo.

    And I'm looking at the 15.4" version because I value portability over resolution.




    So, is the Turion suitable for those purposes?


    EDIT: Oh, thread is a few months old, sorry, didn't realize until after I posted. :doh: Hope its ok. Found this thread through google.

    Thanks

    LC
     
    LaughingCheese, Dec 28, 2008
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