MSI Titan GT76... to be refreshed for 2020?

[Wayhek]

Hello folks - need to get your opinions as to whether April/May is the best time to buy a gaming rig or not?

I ask because I've had my eyes on the MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG-039 for a while now and was thinking of getting it until i heard that intel are releasing their 10th gen processors and nvidia are dropping big updates (i.e., RTX 3080).

Initially i had my eyes on the Alienware Area51m but when i saw the titan i just loved the design (keyboard, overall lighting, design, etc.) so i fell for it. I know the Alienware area51m claims upgradeability but i don't care about that as 3-4 years down the line i can just handover the titan to a member of the family and i get a new one if i need to.

Hence i thought maybe wait a bit as perhaps MSI will refresh the titan one more time for 2020 even though the laptop was only released in 2019.

Money's not an issue and I'm dying to get the MSI model i just mentioned but if i have to wait to see if anything new comes out then i can do till May but i also am a bit impatient as a gamer and do get itchy if it takes too long to wait lol

So the ultimate question here is that: Do you all think think the MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG-039 will be refreshed in 2020 should both intel and nvidia drop their new hardware this year? or should i just go ahead and buy it?

Let me know what you all think

[Supafly]

Sure they'll come out will a newly spec'd system after new hardware is released. Sure plenty of users will just suggest you build your own or at least have one built to your specs. Branded and prebuilds often have the bare minimum for some components, PSU. These weaker components don't always last the long and can be bare minimum for what is needed and too weak to use with newer hardware....upgrades.

Building your own or having one built to order means you can ensure qiuality parts throughout. Parts that will last multiple upgrades. I've had cases and PSU's last decades and 2 or more CPU/Mobo/Ram upgrades along with 3+ GPU upgrades. Plus those branded systems come preloaded with a bunch of bloatware that will hinder performance and most never use it.

[DeadPhoenix]

What resolution is the screen???

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd wait and get one with 4th gen Ryzen and RTX 3xxx series

[Wayhek]

Originally posted by DeadPhoenix:

What resolution is the screen???

There are a couple of options such as:

17.3" UHD (3840x2160), IPS-Level
17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 240Hz, IPS-Level

[Wayhek]

Originally posted by Suicidal Monkey:

Sure they'll come out will a newly spec'd system after new hardware is released. Sure plenty of users will just suggest you build your own or at least have one built to your specs. Branded and prebuilds often have the bare minimum for some components, PSU. These weaker components don't always last the long and can be bare minimum for what is needed and too weak to use with newer hardware....upgrades.

Building your own or having one built to order means you can ensure qiuality parts throughout. Parts that will last multiple upgrades. I've had cases and PSU's last decades and 2 or more CPU/Mobo/Ram upgrades along with 3+ GPU upgrades. Plus those branded systems come preloaded with a bunch of bloatware that will hinder performance and most never use it.

The only thing with this is that i rarely trust anyone to build to order for me here locally as I haven't met a supplier that actually knows their ♥♥♥♥ unless they're overseas.

Another thing is that i haven't known the MSI titan to be upgradeable after purchase or order? let's say you get one... are you saying that at some point you would upgrade the GPU later on which would be possible if it was a custom build?

[Supafly]

Originally posted by Wayhek:

The only thing with this is that i rarely trust anyone to build to order for me here locally as I haven't met a supplier that actually knows their ♥♥♥♥ unless they're overseas.

Only ♥♥♥♥ they'd need to know is to put it together as you'd tell them what parts you want.

Originally posted by Wayhek:

Another thing is that i haven't known the MSI titan to be upgradeable after purchase or order? let's say you get one... are you saying that at some point you would upgrade the GPU later on which would be possible if it was a custom build?

It's a full desktop so you should be able to upgrade everything. Some branded stuff make their own tweaks to the hardware so you can only upgrade parts you buy from them. I few extra pins on memory is one I've known in the past. I means you can't buy standard memory to upgrade, you can't use the memory in another motherboard and the motherboard is kind of useless to sell. Buying your own parts means they'd work with every other part as standard. No modifications to make a part brand specific.

The Memory I mentioned earlier with extra pins was 3x more expensive for a lower spec than if I purchased the same sort of memory. Of course not every brand does it.

You could build it yourself. Plenty of YT videos and users here will help. It really isn't that hard. Most parts can only fit together in one way.

EDIT: I've usually upgraded my GPU 2+ times with out upgrading my CPU. In theory you should be able to do it on a Branded build, MSI or others, The question is whether a new GPU would fit. Dimensions. Then is the question of whether the PSU would have the right connectors or enough of them. Even then it may not be able to power are more powerful GPU.