MSI meets with Asus laptops for gamers

MSI meets today to Asus which has launched the ROG G73, announcing to turn laptops for gamers. These new computers are playing for them available in two sizes and available in a configuration of smaller base, we can decorate many options.

The MSI GX640 and GX740 revolve around well screens respectively 15.4 and 17 inches. They both display a definition of 1680 × 1050 pixels, requires less resources than the Full HD definition of their rival.

They contain up to an Intel Core i7-720QM, a quad-heart with 6 MB cache posting a base frequency of 1.6 GHz and a frequency of 2.8 GHz Turbo. This is supported by up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM to 1 066 MHz. Storage is provided by a hard disk up to 640GB, the establishment of a two-disk RAID is not the program.

The MSI GX640 loads a dedicated graphics card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 while the GX740 is entitled to a 5870, both equipped with 1 GB of GDDR5 video memory. The numbering of mobile chips from ATI can be confusing because of the Mobility Radeon 5800 series are in fact equivalent to the Radeon 5700 series desktop, whose performance is nevertheless very honorable.

Both laptops have a 9-cell battery, for weights of respectively 2.7 and 3.2 kilograms. They are more mobile than the imposing fighter competitor. They are also more affordable in their base configurations, respectively 1 050 and 1 100 euros, we do not know their prices to equivalent configurations. They are finally on sale next month.