New PowerPro R 12:17(MSI 1761 barebone with GTX570M)

[paladin44]

I get it...so was I

So, you remember my deep baritone eh?

[mtrein]

:d :d :d :d :d

[rockelino]

I wanna get a PowerPro R 12:17 with Intel Core i7, 12GB RAM...

I am debating between the GTX 570M and the GTX 670M. The price difference is only $75 more for the 670M.

I figure I'll either go with GTX 570M and 12GB 1600MHz RAM,
or
GTX 670M and 12GB 1333MHz RAM (to keep the price balanced for my budget).

Any thoughts?

[Tim4]

I wanna get a PowerPro R 12:17 with Intel Core i7, 12GB RAM...

I am debating between the GTX 570M and the GTX 670M. The price difference is only $75 more for the 670M.

I figure I'll either go with GTX 570M and 12GB 1600MHz RAM,
or
GTX 670M and 12GB 1333MHz RAM (to keep the price balanced for my budget).

Any thoughts?

You can go for 570M, because 670M is only rebranded 570M with higher clocks. You can rise clocks of 570M using MSI afterburner. Save 75$ for other upgrades

[WhatsThePoint]

I wanna get a PowerPro R 12:17 with Intel Core i7, 12GB RAM...

I am debating between the GTX 570M and the GTX 670M. The price difference is only $75 more for the 670M.

I figure I'll either go with GTX 570M and 12GB 1600MHz RAM,
or
GTX 670M and 12GB 1333MHz RAM (to keep the price balanced for my budget).

Any thoughts?

Can you wait to see what's announced on the 29th and when the products announced will be available for shipping?

You didn't say what your budget is?

Get the best GPU you can afford at the time of purchase;it's not worth doing later.A rebadged GPU is not really an upgrade.

Which CPU?2670?

8GB DDR3-1333 is enough memory.

Wireless card?

Warranty,1 year or 3 years?

OS?

[rockelino]

Can you wait to see what's announced on the 29th and when the products announced will be available for shipping?

You didn't say what your budget is?

Get the best GPU you can afford at the time of purchase;it's not worth doing later.A rebadged GPU is not really an upgrade.

Which CPU?2670?

8GB DDR3-1333 is enough memory.

Wireless card?

Warranty,1 year or 3 years?

OS?

All of you have great points. I was referring to Intel Core i7 2670QM, Wireless + Bluetooth, 2 years warranty + 1 year accidental (MSI standard), 500GB 7200rpm HDD, combo dvd-r/rw/dl drive, Windows-7 Home 64-Bit.

My budget is (was) $1,400. I liked your idea about best GPU for the budget and against rebadged GPUs.

I ended up going with the MSI GT780DX-406, had an awesome deal (came with GTX 570M and free upgrade from 8 to 16GB RAM.

p.s.
You mentioned new products will be announced in the 29th - are you referring to the ASUS G75 or something else? I'm just curious, but already bought my gaming laptop

[WhatsThePoint]

All of you have great points. I was referring to Intel Core i7 2670QM, Wireless + Bluetooth, 2 years warranty + 1 year accidental (MSI standard), 500GB 7200rpm HDD, combo dvd-r/rw/dl drive, Windows-7 Home 64-Bit.

My budget is (was) $1,400. I liked your idea about best GPU for the budget and against rebadged GPUs.

I ended up going with the MSI GT780DX-406, had an awesome deal (came with GTX 570M and free upgrade from 8 to 16GB RAM.

p.s.
You mentioned new products will be announced in the 29th - are you referring to the ASUS G75 or something else? I'm just curious, but already bought my gaming laptop

Best of luck with it.

I hope you bought it from one of the resellers that are always helpful on these MSI forums.

I'm very happy with my GT780DX.

As soon as I got mine I clean installed Windows 7 x64 with the newest drivers,MSI utilities and current software.

I was referring to MSI GT70 models with Ivy Bridge CPUs that are under NDA until the 29th when Intel will let the cat out of the bag.

I'm not a fan of Asus gaming notebooks because of the chipset and GPU they have used and now soldering it into the motherboard.

[XPForever]

I bought this model of computer but comparatively cheaper... and with a 580m, 8 GB of ram, and a 2670QM...

Very excited, shipped a few days ago.

This post is quite old, but still relevant for me =P

[stressdidri]

Hi

Did anyone try to update the firmware and bios of the MSI 1761 with GT780 files ? That might make the TDE work.

I've done this on a MSI EX720, upgraded the CPU, GPU firmware and bios transforming it into a GX720.

Risky but it worked.