Great Desktop Replacement

By James M. Parrott

This review is for: MSI GX740-079 17-inch laptop

This is a fantastic gaming notebook from MSI. It plays every game I have of Crysis to Bad Company 2 on maxed resolution (1680x1050) and 4x AA 8xAF. It does exhaust hot air while playing, but the design of the exhaust system is very well designed. It has two exhaust ports, in the right corner, one to deliver on the reverse side and on the right side, so that a tunnel, if you like, superior heat dissipation.

This is to build this MSI laptop is very solid, the buttons are my favorite part, actually I am writing now to them, they have a stiff, but very sensitive, they feel, and unlike most laptops, they are not getting shiny, yet "slimy" after a command of the hr-gaming or because of how the other Cheapy sweat glistening keyboards in most laptops. The sound is also very impressive, you can easily hear every word in a movie, and the sound on this laptop I noticed, compared to most, is louder, and oh, it has a built-in subwoofer.

The price is a little high, but when you consider you get a Intel i7 with an ATI 5870, it is a great package to what is once an Asus for the same set-up fees to steal in comparison.

Well, I admit, yes, the resolution is only 1680x1050, 1920x1080 and not, but for games, it expresses less stress on the gaming card is running at 1680, the maxing more leg room for your anti-aliasing means, and your anisotropic filtering and shadows for me personally, I prefer to play a perfect place setting with 1920 average of 1680, exhausted. graphics at a resolution of 1920 Maxed resolution is best for a laptop with Crossfire or SLI made (two video cards). So, this is my contribution and I hope it helps.