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    Hide Sight, Gx640/barebones vs GX740/barebone/other; would you change?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Ghola, Aug 19, 2010.

  1. Ghola

    Ghola Notebook Evangelist

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    1. happy with 640/Barebones*/, wouldn't change
    2. happy with 740/Barebone*/Other based off of, wouldn't change
    3. wish I got the 640...
    4. wish I got the 740...
    5. happy and going to buy the other one as well...
    6. 50/50 on this...
    7. regret buying...
     
    Ghola, Aug 19, 2010
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  2. HeardEmSay

    HeardEmSay Notebook Evangelist

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    Really happy with the 640 everything is quality except the microphone. Just wish it didn't get to 95 celcius on almost every game I play.
     
    HeardEmSay, Aug 19, 2010
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    The GPU cooling for the 5870... I use a notebook cooler and only hit 75c. The GX660R does that at stock :mad:.
     
    Zero989, Aug 19, 2010
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  4. Ghost_Chill

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    Very happy with the GX740. Best bang per buck.
     
    Ghost_Chill, Aug 21, 2010
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  5. Ghola

    Ghola Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah same, very very happy with this, it retired my desktop, its now just collecting dust.
     
    Ghola, Aug 21, 2010
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  6. geisttgih

    geisttgih Notebook Geek

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    I am very pleased with my 740. I never expected I could find a powerful full-featured gaming laptop/desktop replacement for this kind of price, and MSI's build quality and stability is awesome so far.
     
    geisttgih, Aug 22, 2010
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  7. Dakins

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    Wish I got the Envy 15/17. I'm still very happy with the GX640, but if I could undo the past...
     
    Dakins, Aug 22, 2010
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    Are you sure? I've heard some pretty bad things about the cooling system in both of those machines.
     
    Amnesiac, Aug 22, 2010
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  9. SomethingLame

    SomethingLame Notebook Consultant

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    I'm very happy with my GX 640 and gaming only brings my temp to 75 C @stock (Furmark push it to 95 stable). Playing games is such a pleasure. Only complaint is the static felling whenever pluged in. But nothing I can't live with :)

    Envy I would not touch (read the Envy forum and others as well) but the design is nice though :)
     
    SomethingLame, Aug 22, 2010
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  10. DarthRevan

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    For the GX740, where exactly are the GPU and CPU located?
     
    DarthRevan, Aug 22, 2010
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  11. Ghola

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    Ghola, Aug 22, 2010
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  12. Ghost_Chill

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    That static felling has to do with the ground on the wall socket when the ground is not properly connected. I experience the same thing, and when I changed plugs, the static felling was gone.
     
    Ghost_Chill, Aug 22, 2010
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  13. Dakins

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    Cooling will always suck with high performance components, no matter the heatsink. The high-end components combined with the small form factor of the notebook are the issue, not the cooling solution itself.

    As for the Envy 17, well, it's got USB 3.0, a better screen (HP Radiance or similar), dual hard drives, slot loading dvd drive, bigger touchpad with multitouch, better keyboard with blacklit chiclet keys, ATI Eyefinity, Beats audio, 1080p screen, HD webcam, and I believe it's also a bit thinner than the gx640.

    I would've been equally happy with its castrated brother, the Envy 15. The HP Envys are like Macbooks, except you don't instantly become a consumerist d.ouchebag the moment you buy one.
     
    Dakins, Aug 22, 2010
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  14. Purlpo

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    MS fanboy, too much?

    I'm happy with my 1727 (740 barebones), though I wished I had gotten a Clevo instead.
     
    Purlpo, Aug 22, 2010
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  15. Dakins

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    Naw, I'm just annoyed by Mac fans who think they're above every one else. A computer is just a computer. It's just another tool, like a hammer or a saw. It doesn't define you as an individual.

    I work with Macs on a daily basis, I just don't own one personally, and I certainly don't subscribe to Apple's consumerist "lifestyle".
     
    Dakins, Aug 22, 2010
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  16. catacylsm

    catacylsm Notebook Prophet

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    Haha thats just plain awesome right there.

    Like Dakins says, high performance components will always get hot, doesn't mean they're going to have problems working or getting on with the tasks.
     
    catacylsm, Aug 23, 2010
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