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    Non Gamer laptop MSi cr61 2m 236us is good?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by enekokene1, May 27, 2014.

  1. enekokene1

    enekokene1 Newbie

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    hi, so i saw this non gamer laptop im interested in because it has an i5 4200m that is more powerful than i5 4200u and because 4600 gpu beats 4400 gpu. so what differs from cx61 model?
     
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    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    It pretty much makes no difference in terms of non-gaming desktop usage.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, May 28, 2014
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    i didnt mention i would use it with casual gaming...
     
    enekokene1, May 28, 2014
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    omegafiler Notebook Geek

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    Define "casual gaming" and what'd you'd expect out of said games, with regards to graphics quality. The CPU will technically run most games if you kill the resolution and graphic settings. Although I don't find that practical for my needs, casual or not. In other words, recent games like BF4 or Crysis, aren't practical expectations. Older titles from 4-5 years ago, probably doable.
     
    omegafiler, May 29, 2014
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    It depends on which model, but the CX61 series carries dedicated NVidia graphics, Ivy Bridge processors, and Windows 8.

    http://www.msi.com/product/nb/CX61.html#hero-specification

    Click on "Specifications." The CR61 weighs more than the CX61 too (8.58 lbs vs 5.3 lbs).
     
    Prostar Computer, May 30, 2014
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