MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4k vs MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro 4k: Price vs performance

[Dumbee]

So, the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4k has a Quad core Skylake i7, 16 GB RAM, GTX 970M, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 1799 euros (~1950 dollars, ~1560 pounds).

The MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro 4k has a Quad core Kaby Lake i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 2199 euros (~2375 dollars, ~1900 pounds)

Is the performance bump worth the price? Give me your opinions

[sicily428]

1 hour ago, Dumbee said:

So, the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4k has a Quad core Skylake i7, 16 GB RAM, GTX 970M, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 1799 euros (~1950 dollars, ~1560 pounds).

The MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro 4k has a Quad core Kaby Lake i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 2199 euros (~2375 dollars, ~1900 pounds)

Is the performance bump worth the price? Give me your opinions

 

msi gs60

http://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GS60-6QE-Ghost-Pro-Notebook-Review.156807.0.html

 

msi gs63

http://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GS63VR-6RF-Stealth-Pro-Notebook-Review.179761.0.html

[Dumbee]

2 hours ago, sicily428 said:

 

msi gs60

http://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GS60-6QE-Ghost-Pro-Notebook-Review.156807.0.html

 

msi gs63

http://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-GS63VR-6RF-Stealth-Pro-Notebook-Review.179761.0.html

the link for the gs63vr is wrong, it's the 7rf, not the 6rf

[Galm]

9 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

the link for the gs63vr is wrong, it's the 7rf, not the 6rf

The single difference is a 7700HQ instead of a 6700HQ it's not that important.

 

The 1060 is significantly faster than a 970m.  A solid like 60% boost I believe.

[Dumbee]

Just now, Galm said:

The single difference is a 7700HQ instead of a 6700HQ it's not that important.

 

The 1060 is significantly faster than a 970m.  A solid like 60% boost I believe.

the cpu also makes a difference, I dont want the pc just for gaming, I also want it for 3d modeling

[Galm]

1 minute ago, Dumbee said:

the cpu also makes a difference, I dont want the pc just for gaming, I also want it for 3d modeling

The difference between the 2 is extremely small.  About 8% which you wouldn't be able to feel in a blind test.  

 

6XXX cpus also run cooler, because the 7th gen ones are almost literally just overclocked 6th gen chips.

 

More importantly, in the links the guy gave, the wrong cpu will play almost no impact on the gaming performance or overall reviews between the two systems.  The 6RF review will just have slightly more cpu performance and probably higher temps if it was a 7rf.

[Dumbee]

1 hour ago, Galm said:

The difference between the 2 is extremely small.  About 8% which you wouldn't be able to feel in a blind test.  

 

6XXX cpus also run cooler, because the 7th gen ones are almost literally just overclocked 6th gen chips.

 

More importantly, in the links the guy gave, the wrong cpu will play almost no impact on the gaming performance or overall reviews between the two systems.  The 6RF review will just have slightly more cpu performance and probably higher temps if it was a 7rf.

Ok, the performance is 62% better, do you think 400 euros (~430 dollars, ~347 pounds) more is worth it?

[Galm]

16 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

Ok, the performance is 62% better, do you think 400 euros (~430 dollars, ~347 pounds) more is worth it?

Heh, that's up to you.  It's a good boost unlike some upgrades (it's like the same amount for a smaller 1060 to 1070 boost).

 

But don't get it if you'll like go broke or something.  Depends on how flexible you are and what games you want to play.

[sicily428]

2 hours ago, Dumbee said:

the link for the gs63vr is wrong, it's the 7rf, not the 6rf

i7-7700hq is really similar to i7-6700hq

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700HQ-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700HQ/m211019vsm34954

 

 

[Dumbee]

3 hours ago, Galm said:

Heh, that's up to you.  It's a good boost unlike some upgrades (it's like the same amount for a smaller 1060 to 1070 boost).

 

But don't get it if you'll like go broke or something.  Depends on how flexible you are and what games you want to play.

My budget is 2500€ so the money is not the problem since I will still have 300 euros left if I buy the GS63VR. Thanks for your help  

[sicily428]

11 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

My budget is 2500€ so the money is not the problem since I will still have 300 euros left if I buy the GS63VR. Thanks for your help  

Do you need a lightweight laptop?

[Dumbee]

Just now, sicily428 said:

Do you need a lightweight laptop?

The GS63VR is 1.9 kg, for me it's light enough, my current laptop is 2.5kg without the power brick

[sicily428]

A very good alternative could be aorus x3 plus v7 imho

[Dumbee]

Just now, sicily428 said:

A very good alternative could be aorus x3 plus v7 imho

I actually like that one and the gigabyte aero 14 too but none of them is available in my country

[sicily428]

Just now, Dumbee said:

I actually like that one and the gigabyte aero 14 too but none of them is available in my country

This aorus is available in uk. Aero 14 is also available in europe

[Dumbee]

Just now, sicily428 said:

This aorus is available in uk. Aero 14 is also available in europe

it's hard for me to buy anything outside my country so yeh, I'm kind of limited since I live in Portugal

[sicily428]

23 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

it's hard for me to buy anything outside my country so yeh, I'm kind of limited since I live in Portugal

So you don't consider razer blade? Is there razerzone portugal?

[Dumbee]

2 minutes ago, sicily428 said:

So you don't consider razer blade? 

not available

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, Dumbee said:

Portugal

with 2500E you could get a 1070 laptop. Get it from Dreammachine. Or Obsidian PC. 

[Dumbee]

1 minute ago, Pendragon said:

with 2500E you could get a 1070 laptop. Get it from Dreammachine. Or Obsidian PC. 

I can't buy laptops that require credic card

[ramo55]

9 hours ago, Dumbee said:

So, the MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4k has a Quad core Skylake i7, 16 GB RAM, GTX 970M, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 1799 euros (~1950 dollars, ~1560 pounds).

The MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro 4k has a Quad core Kaby Lake i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060, a 4k IPS screen, and costs 2199 euros (~2375 dollars, ~1900 pounds)

Is the performance bump worth the price? Give me your opinions

 

I personally like both laptops, would be a hard choice picking between them if it was just based on the graphics card. But to answer your question, check what games you are going to play or want to play in the future, if you find that you need a 1060 then go for the gs63, otherwise go with the gs60. Also you may want to think about cooling, the gs63 apparently has improved cooling when they revamped it from the older gs60 model

[Pendragon]

5 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

I can't buy laptops that require credic card

...are you paying cold hard cash for these?

[Dumbee]

Just now, Pendragon said:

...are you paying cold hard cash for these?

yup

[sicily428]

12 hours ago, Dumbee said:

not available

that's a pity! for me at the moment Aorus X3 Plus v7-CF1 available on amazon.co.uk sell/sent by amazon.co.uk (so amazon warranty) at £ 1899 (2190 euro) is not bad.

[sicily428]

Obsidian pc is working for selling also msi barebones. So you could contact them for this msi gs63