Looking for a new toy...

[Duddy1985]

Hi Guys,

I currently have the below laptop which i got just over 2 years ago from PCS. I have not had any problems with it and i still really like it, but i do a lot of travelling and need something smaller. I have just recently seen the MSI GS60 PE-060UK 15.6-inch Ghost Gaming Notebook (Intel Core i7-4700HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card weighs about 2kg and costs about £1350 very slim and powerful.

Can anybody recommend a setup from PCS that is around the same specs or better, slim and lightweight or should i just get the MSI?

Thanks for all your help.

Current laptop spec


Chassis & Display Vortex II: 15.6" Matte 95% Gamut LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£79)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2760QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card 2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Change to: 500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Change to: ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
Change to: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE N-6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery 2 x 15.6" Vortex Series Battery Pack, 76.96WH (One Spare) (£49)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

 

[GeorgeHillier]

Hi Guys,

I currently have the below laptop which i got just over 2 years ago from PCS. I have not had any problems with it and i still really like it, but i do a lot of travelling and need something smaller. I have just recently seen the MSI GS60 PE-060UK 15.6-inch Ghost Gaming Notebook (Intel Core i7-4700HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card weighs about 2kg and costs about £1350 very slim and powerful.

Can anybody recommend a setup from PCS that is around the same specs or better, slim and lightweight or should i just get the MSI?

Thanks for all your help.

Current laptop spec


Chassis & Display Vortex II: 15.6" Matte 95% Gamut LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£79)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2760QM (2.40GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card 2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA II 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (5,400rpm)
Change to: 500GB SEAGATE MOMENTUS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive SONY BD-5750H 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE (£79)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Change to: ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
Change to: GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE N-6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery 2 x 15.6" Vortex Series Battery Pack, 76.96WH (One Spare) (£49)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

This build will weigh more, but costs £1368 and has the advantage of a better CPU, GPU, HDD and has an SSD:

Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M - 8.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
2nd Hard Disk NONE
mSATA SSD Drive 120GB Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd mSATA SSD Drive NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options 3 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Firewire 1 X 1394a FIREWIRE PORT
Battery Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,200 mAh/76.96WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8.1 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Carry Case NONE
Laptop Cooling Stands NONE
Stand-Alone Monitor NONE
Additional Keyboard NONE
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
External Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Dead Pixel Guarantee NONE
Insurance 1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 11 working days
Miscellaneous FREE £90 IN-GAME VOUCHER with GTX 650 / 750 /7000M / 8000M Series GPUs
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £1,140.00
Price £1,368.00

 

[Jamie0202]

George's build is better but it's worth checking out the Vortex GT in the review section.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews/

It's the third one down and if you order straight from the review page you can get it for £999. It's similar in specs to the MSI but has a better CPU, more storage including an SSD and more vRAM on the GPU. Like George's build it does weigh more though but worth considering purely for the price.