Possible gaming laptop

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Hey all, so I have a membership with Costco and just recently checked out the sales ad for this month and just happened to find this possible beauty: https://www.costco.com/msi-ge75-rai...force-rtx-2070---1080p.product.100684982.html

I have my fafsa money coming to me in May which will easily cover this laptop, but would like people's input on the laptop. Something that isnt included is that it comes with tech support and another year warranty at no extra cost. So let me know your thoughts.
 
Speaking from experience when I say this:

Save your money! I myself bought an MSI Gaming Laptop for about 1.9k USD back in 2014 and it was a total ripoff. The PC was built for games and it did run well, only problem I found with the laptop was that it constantly overheated. MSI has a button to actively vent your laptop although doing so only prolongs the duration for it to heat up. Now I'm not saying that this will happen to you, but from my point of view I'd say don't buy MSI...

Also, if you're a person who's moving frequently (weekly~ish) then I'd say go for it. You're not going to find much better for such a price, although if you do not move too often till the point where it's too frequent then I'd rather invest in PC parts to upgrade your current computer. Based off of your signature I can tell that some of your PC parts might be a little outdated and could use a little upgrade.

To sum it up:
Frequent moving : Buy
Stationary home : Upgrade PC parts
 
NO! what he said is right, "gaming" laptop tend to over heat and low the power of CPU and GPU, specially CPU, this can be solve by lowering the activity of the CPU to something like 90-95% but it lower a lot of the power, a PC is far more better than a laptop pc even with same spec, and only buy if you move every week or so
 
The video card is solid in my opinion. By itself, It's roughly $500 right now and if I remember correctly, it is the world's first ray tracing video card and supports DLSS 2.0, which matters to some people. The cooling specification is fans and it regulates boosting the clocks by approximately 1600 MHz while you're gaming if it's necessary and the conditions are met properly. I also believe the boost is automatic and you can not control it. Please verify for accuracy.

That Intel processor is around $350-$400 and has a base of 2.6 GHz, but supports up to 5.0 GHz when using Intel's Turbo Boost, if I remember correctly. I would definitely clarify that first though before you go using OC technology because I could be incorrect. The nice thing about this processor is it will automatically give you that extra boost as it's required for whatever you're doing. I believe the max memory size for this processor is somewhere around 128 GB, if you need that much RAM and it supports DDR4 RAM.

Another good feature is that this processor comes with identity protection by built-in security token technology and provides a hardware-based proof of a unique user’s PC to websites, financial institutions, and network services; providing verification that it is not malware attempting to login. That is very important for people like me and may or may not be important to you. Overall, I don't have any complaints about this processor.

Like most laptops, when you use them for gaming purposes, it is prone to higher temps, not necessarily overheating, as that indicates a hardware has failed or is not performing due to extreme stress conditions, etc. Higher temps may be present in laptops and are typically compensated by higher fan power that can be annoying to some individuals. However, this can usually be modified by some program that controls your fans, your BIOS, etc.

With the reviews posted on that page and the technology provided, I believe this is a fair deal. My post above is simply my opinion and knowledge in the technology field and I would recommend you fact check the above post before making the decision to purchase this laptop. I have had no issues with MSI and I've been using them for years. With the year warranty and tech support being an extra boost of confidence, if anything were to happen, you would be covered.

You asked for a review on this laptop, not people telling you to stick with a PC.
 

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