Digital storm or MSI gaming Laptop?

[falcon the fearless]

I have been considering replacing my laptop.

Budget is around 2000-2300$

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

That's a pretty neat budget that you can use to get a desktop rather.

But if you want a laptop, then I think ASUS have the best.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

http://www.xoticpc.com/aorus-x5-v7-kl3k3d.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XE4RLfEh8

Linus from LinusTechTips was also very impressed with the design of this new Gigabyte Aorus X5 line.

[OLDMAN]

$2000 laptop with Half of the performance as a desktop

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by OLDMAN:

$2000 laptop with Half of the performance as a desktop

I would not really say half, GTX 1000 series graphics card are basicly same performance as desktop cards minus maybe overclocking potential from custom coolers of aftermarket manufacturers.
Also the new i7-7820HK laptop CPUs are quite good.

Ofcourse you could throw i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti desktop together for that money but you would still need decent monitor to not waste that potential:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZDmn7W

And also some people are travelling a lot and need to use laptops.

[ThatzYoAzz]

found this on newegg with a gtx 1080

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834234903
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ASUS GL702VI-MH72 17.3" 60 Hz Intel Core i7-7700HQ (2.80 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB VRAM 256 GB SATA SSD 1 TB HDD 16 GB Memory Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Red Backlit Keyboard Gaming Laptop
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Desktop-grade performance with Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor 2.8 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.8 GHz) and GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB
17.3" Full HD Gaming wideview display with 60 Hz refresh rate, G-SYNC, for smooth gameplay and fast response time
Powerful thermal design: cooled by dual-copper cooling system with heat pipes and dual 12V fans for CPU and GPU
Fast and expansive storage with a 256 GB SATA3 SSD and 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD
Robust connectivity: 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x mini Displayport, SD Card Reader, 3 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 x Headphone-out/audio in combo jack, 1 x RJ45 LAN Port, 802.11ac Wi-Fi 2x2, Bluetooth 4.1
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[Arya]

Neither.

Laptops are a terrible choice for gaming. High-End laptops are particularly bad, as adding high-performance parts only makes the endemic overheating and power draw problems worse. Laptops with GPUs like the 1060 and 1070 are effectively stationary - they can't actually be used as a laptop while gaming.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Neither.

Laptops are a terrible choice for gaming. High-End laptops are particularly bad, as adding high-performance parts only makes the endemic overheating and power draw problems worse. Laptops with GPUs like the 1060 and 1070 are effectively stationary - they can't actually be used as a laptop while gaming.

Also why I recommended the new Gigabyte X5, it has extra large battery running whole lenght of the laptop and heatpipes everywhere, check the review video I posted, they did thermal camera test also.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Also why I recommended the new Gigabyte X5, it has extra large battery running whole lenght of the laptop and heatpipes everywhere, check the review video I posted, they did thermal camera test also.

Wow. Sorry - I should've read the thread better. Good to see Gigabyte understanding the limits of the concept and making a genuine effort to improve, hopefully that spreads to other brands.