{"id":63352,"date":"2014-04-16T23:55:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T21:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=63352"},"modified":"2014-04-17T06:34:48","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T04:34:48","slug":"powerful-gaming-laptops-to-suit-your-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/63352-powerful-gaming-laptops-to-suit-your-budget","title":{"rendered":"Powerful gaming laptops to suit your budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We would all love an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/63185-msi-gaming-laptop-beast-gets-sa-pricing.html\">MSI GT70 2PE Dominator Pro with GTX 880M<\/a>\u00a0as our gaming laptop, but at just under R35,000, it is not what you would call cheap.<\/p>\n<p>The guys at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\">Evetech<\/a>, who\u00a0understand the plight of the gaming consumer, have provided us with a line-up of cheaper MSI gaming laptop options that provide nearly as much grunt for a lot less moola.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the top six MSI gaming laptops recommend by Evetech as a suitable, and cheaper, alternative to the Dominator Pro with GTX 880m.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/578\/msi-ge60-2oe-intel-core-i5-gaming-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GE60<\/a> &#8211; R12,999<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63356\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-Intel-Sharkbay-i5-4200M.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63356\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63356\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-Intel-Sharkbay-i5-4200M-600x472.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GE60 2OE Intel Sharkbay i5-4200M\" width=\"600\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-Intel-Sharkbay-i5-4200M-600x472.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-Intel-Sharkbay-i5-4200M.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GE60 2OE i5<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The GE60 is your classic starter gaming laptop, and comes in with great hardware at a very reasonable price.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0Intel Sharkbay i5-4200M up to 3.10GHz<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 8GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211;\u00a0750GB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0nVidia Geforce GTX765M 2GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211;\u00a015.6-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211; 2.4Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/663\/msi-gx60-3be-hitman-edition-amd-quad-core-gaming-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GX60 3BE<\/a> &#8211; R13,999<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63357\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX60-3BE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63357\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63357\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX60-3BE-600x529.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GX60 3BE\" width=\"600\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX60-3BE-600x529.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX60-3BE.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GX60 3BE<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Very similar to it predecessor, the\u00a0MSI GX60 3BE gives you a bit more power with a slight increase in cost. It also goes the AMD route in terms of processing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0AMD Quad Core A10-5750M<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 8GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211;\u00a0750GB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0AMD Radeon HD8970M 2GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211;\u00a015.6-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211; 3.49kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/633\/msi-gx70-3be-amd-a10-gaming-series-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GX70 3BE<\/a> &#8211; R14,999<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63359\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX70-3BE1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63359\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63359\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GX70-3BE1.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GX70 3BE\" width=\"550\" height=\"475\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GX70 3BE<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The MSI GX70 3BE takes us to the 17.3-inch screen level, while keeping the hardware stats at a respectable level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0AMD A10-5750M Quad Core<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 8GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211;\u00a0750GB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0AMD HD8970 2GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211; 17.3-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211;\u00a03.9Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/588\/msi-ge60-2oe-intel-core-i7-gaming-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GE60 2OE\u00a0(i7)<\/a> &#8211; R18,499<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63361\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63361\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63361\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-600x468.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GE60 2OE - i7\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE-600x468.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GE60-2OE.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GE60 2OE &#8211; i7<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The GE60 2OE (with i7) is an improvement on our earlier entry, with not only a more powerful processor, but a much needed SSD\/HDD combo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0Intel Sharkbay i7-4700MQ up to 3.40GHz<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 8GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211; 128GB SSD (64GB x2) + 1TB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0nVidia Geforce GTX765M 2GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211;\u00a015.6-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211; 2.4Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/638\/msi-gt70-2oc-intel-core-i7-gaming-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GT70 2OC<\/a> &#8211; R24,499<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63362\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"MSI GT70 2OC\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT70-2OC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63362\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63362\" title=\"MSI GT70 2OC\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT70-2OC-600x529.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GT70 2OC\" width=\"600\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT70-2OC-600x529.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT70-2OC.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GT70 2OC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now we are starting to get serious. There is quite a big jump in price between the\u00a0MSI GT70 2OC and the others, but you are definitely getting more bang for your buck.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 16GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211;\u00a0256GB SSD (128GB SSD x2 ) + 1TB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0nVidia Geforce GTX770M 3GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211; 17.3-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211; 3.9Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evetech.co.za\/n\/589\/msi-gt60-20d-intel-core-i7-gaming-laptop.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MSI GT60 20D<\/a> -R24,999<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_63363\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"MSI GT60 20D\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT60-20D.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63363\" class=\" wp-image-63363 \" title=\"MSI GT60 20D\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MSI-GT60-20D.jpg\" alt=\"MSI GT60 20D\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSI GT60 20D<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last, but not least, we have the\u00a0MSI GT70 2OC, the priciest of the lot. An i7, 16GB of RAM, a 4GB graphics card, (and a laptop bag) make up this formidable package.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU &#8211;\u00a0Intel Sharkbay i7-4700MQ up to 3.40GHz<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 16GB\u00a0DDR3 1600MHz<\/li>\n<li>Storage &#8211;\u00a0256GB SSD (128GB SSD x2) + 750GB HDD<\/li>\n<li>GPU &#8211;\u00a0nVidia Geforce GTX780M 4GB<\/li>\n<li>Display &#8211; 15.6-inch HD LCD<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211;\u00a03.5Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which laptop would you choose? 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