Thoughts on this Laptop

[Gilletter]

I see conflicting results on the AMD version, I see some people saying it sucks, others saying it's great. I've tried to find reviews on it and there is nothing concrete, on the flip side I can get a TON of reviews on the intel version... What is it that you see that's so bad about the AMD version to avoid getting that, over Say an Asus ROG g750jm?

 

[GhostRyder]

I see conflicting results on the AMD version, I see some people saying it sucks, others saying it's great. I've tried to find reviews on it and there is nothing concrete, on the flip side I can get a TON of reviews on the intel version... What is it that you see that's so bad about the AMD version to avoid getting that, over Say an Asus ROG g750jm?

The A10 processor is very weak single threaded compared to the i7. The reviews of the laptops doing the a10 with an m290x show performance drops compared to the i7 variant to the point where the GTX 860m and it trade blows where in reality the M290X is on par with the 870m (A bit above it). This performance loss is noticeable on these platforms and would result in a lower FPS average compared to the equivalent i7 processor and the same GPU which is a bit sad to say the least. These are good buys if you get them cheap enough but the 1200 buck price point is to high for them. You will be much happier buying a laptop overall with an 860m or 870m and i7 for gaming versus the A10 with an M290X. If you can get a laptop with an i7 and an M290X, that would be the best deal of all because its a very high end chip.

 

[Gilletter]

The A10 processor is very weak single threaded compared to the i7. The reviews of the laptops doing the a10 with an m290x show performance drops compared to the i7 variant to the point where the GTX 860m and it trade blows where in reality the M290X is on par with the 870m (A bit above it). This performance loss is noticeable on these platforms and would result in a lower FPS average compared to the equivalent i7 processor and the same GPU which is a bit sad to say the least. These are good buys if you get them cheap enough but the 1200 buck price point is to high for them. You will be much happier buying a laptop overall with an 860m or 870m and i7 for gaming versus the A10 with an M290X. If you can get a laptop with an i7 and an M290X, that would be the best deal of all because its a very high end chip.

I have yet to see an i7 with anything other than an NVidia GPU unless I go with a custom builder (which is way out of the price range) This is why I prefer desktops, lol...

 

[GhostRyder]

I have yet to see an i7 with anything other than an NVidia GPU unless I go with a custom builder (which is way out of the price range) This is why I prefer desktops, lol...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4227060&cm_re=R9_M290X-_-34-227-060-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...31391R&cm_re=HD_7870m-_-34-131-391R-_-Product

Most of the OEM's end up with a mobile nvidia GPU mostly due to availability while the custom players (Dell/Alienware, Ibuypower, etc) are the ones you see with more AMD products available

AMD tends to put more on the APU's themselves nowadays and then have a high end mobile GPU versus having a wider rand of mobile GPU's than in the past.

If you want an AMD GPU, you can customize a Sager notebook to your liking or in some cases buy a laptop and replace the video card down the line like I do now. I bought my MSI GT70 with the intent of upgrading the GPU once it became obsolete for gaming on the go. Now its not an easy task and its not something I recommend but it can be done.

 

[Gilletter]

Well I'm thinking of going with an asus g750 open box $1159, and throwing in either a 128gb or 256gb ssd as the main drive and swapping the 1tb to the secondary bay. Think that will go over as a reliable choice for years to come? I'm just a little worried about the reviews on the screen being mediocre.

 

[GhostRyder]

Well I'm thinking of going with an asus g750 open box $1159, and throwing in either a 128gb or 256gb ssd as the main drive and swapping the 1tb to the secondary bay. Think that will go over as a reliable choice for years to come? I'm just a little worried about the reviews on the screen being mediocre.

I suppose you mean this one right? Asus make fine laptops and the screens are fine as far as ive seen. I think they are talking mostly about the screen can produce glare in immense light situations because of its finish.

As far as the specs go, thats a great laptop and you will enjoy them as I know plenty who love their Asus gaming laptops. If you do want to slap an SSD in there, you do not even have to swap the bays you can just change the default start bay and voila.

I had to double check and it seems based on what im reading that laptop contains the new Maxwell GTX 860m so you should be good to go performance wise as its a little above a GTX 770 (Not by much but enough) and a bit more efficient so I say go for it!

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Id recommend looking at some of the MSI gaming laptops. Though the price might be a bit steeper.

 

[Gilletter]

Id recommend looking at some of the MSI gaming laptops. Though the price might be a bit steeper.

I looked at MSI (truly wanted one)but I can't swallow the intel for $1400... From what I've read the AMD processor is lacking, and then a few reviews say its ok... So I don't know... I erred with caution and chose the ASUS ROG

I suppose you mean this one right? Asus make fine laptops and the screens are fine as far as ive seen. I think they are talking mostly about the screen can produce glare in immense light situations because of its finish.

As far as the specs go, thats a great laptop and you will enjoy them as I know plenty who love their Asus gaming laptops. If you do want to slap an SSD in there, you do not even have to swap the bays you can just change the default start bay and voila.

I had to double check and it seems based on what im reading that laptop contains the new Maxwell GTX 860m so you should be good to go performance wise as its a little above a GTX 770 (Not by much but enough) and a bit more efficient so I say go for it!

Yeah that's the exact one, I ended up ordering it and a 128GB SSD. I planned on formatting the SSD and then downloading the recovery image and reinstall the OS on the SSD and then completely clear the 1tb and use it as a storage drive. From what I've heard is that it Boots up in under 5 seconds that way, and by just adding it in it doubles it to 10 seconds, so we will see. I signed up for premiere through newegg too so if I don't like it there isn't a restocking fee.