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Q: QuestionI am debating on buying this Laptop for my son who has an HTC Vive (VR system). But I'm not sure if I should buy this one, or the Alienware - 17.3" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 1TB Hard Drive + 128GB Solid State Drive.

Asked 8 years ago by Doonsie.

• A:Answer My son wanted to buy the Alienware Laptop as well. It is a well known name in the gaming world. I did some research on his behalf. The GTX 1070 vs 1060's benefit is if he was going to game at 4k. He isn't, perhaps your son isn't as well. Based on this one fact I recommended the MSI. The MSI matched up in every other important category as the current Alienware, is cool running and cool to look at/show off. If you are looking at the clearance Alienware laptop, it has a 6th Gen i7, the MSI has a 7th Gen. i7 processor and costs less. You pay a premium for the Alienware name. He bought the MSI and is very happy. A very cool, capable gaming laptop and several hundred dollars more in his wallet. My $0.02 worth

  Answered 8 years ago by ComputerDad

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Q: QuestionI heard the MSI laptops heat up a bit. Would a cooling pad help with keeping the temp down?

Asked 8 years ago by FutureGmr17.

• A:Answer As I'm typing this on my MSI Apache with the 17" screen, I can tell you, in absolute honesty, that this is the coolest running laptop I've ever owned...despite its incredible power. I had some initial problems with my first MSI computer, purchased from Best Buy. After two appearances at the Geek Squad desk they managed to resolve the issues I had with my original 15.6" screen MSI Apache with this new computer. It's been terrific. It truly is an absolutely COOL laptop (I'm speaking of temperature here). My previous high-powered gaming computer was an ASUS and I couldn't run it for any length of time without a cooling pad. I've opened the computer case to install a 1 terrabyte solid state m.2 drive. You would not believe the heat sink in this unit. It's incredible and impressive! I've had this computer on for at least 9 straight hours and it's absolutely cool to the touch without a cooling pad. I don't know who mentioned that it ran "hot" but this has been the absolute opposite of my experience. I love this laptop!

  Answered 8 years ago by JamesVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan someone please make a list of games and how much FPS they run? Thank you very appreciated

Asked 8 years ago by TheFatCat.

• A:Answer Hello, Doom 2016 version 80-120fps WoW Legion 80fps Overwatch 120fps BF1 60-75fps Hard to pin point exact numbers due to online nature of games. Excellent machine I have two for wife and I. Regards,

  Answered 8 years ago by Edvin1984Verified Purchase

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Q: Questioncan this computer run bf1 gta 5 arma 3 and dayz on high settings and better with no problem

Asked 8 years ago by jared.

• A:Answer Yes it does in high/ultra on those

  Answered 8 years ago by JaxonVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWhy does it say in the description that this has only 8gb of ram but in the specs it says 16gb? Which one is it really?

Asked 8 years ago by Rick.

• A:Answer Hello Rick, This is the 16 gig model, Best Buy had a screw up! Lol

  Answered 8 years ago by Patrick

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Q: Questionthe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is 3GB o 6 GB?

Asked 8 years ago by tomcerv.

• A:Answer This is the 3 GB 1060 model. I've had no problem yet playing games with this guy! Great laptop. Very pricey but it gets the job done. (Have had much experience with this laptop)

  Answered 8 years ago by Patrick

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Q: QuestionHello folks. Am I able to play on this laptop without a battery and only with the charger plugged in?

Asked 8 years ago by JayT.

• A:Answer No, the laptop will not provide power without the battery.

  Answered 8 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionIs the keyboard on this computer a chiclet keyboard or mechanical? I cannot stand flat chicket keys anymore , no depth, no spring. The keys on this computer appear to have some depth to them. Can someone describe to me what this keyboard is like?

Asked 8 years ago by Beth.

• A:Answer I write about 5,000 words per week and needed a quality keyboard. MSI has come through. My one complaint is the difficulty of finding the shift-required symbols that are above the number row: !@#$... Keys aren't the conventional size (they are close to it, with slight rounding) but I love their slight bounciness. The LED lighting is customizable and not in my eyes as I type. I don't get a chicklet feel. The brand of the keyboard is steelseries (Engine 3.) It's etched on the surface. I like the fact that MSI allows best of breed surface space on their machines for brand identification. I also like the pride that comes from owning quality products, something which should be shared by both the maker and user. Keyboard is clearly a big deal. The build quality is very much relevant. A lot of attention to detail has been put into my MSI.

  Answered 8 years ago by BearVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionbuilt in g sync?

Asked 8 years ago by zeebuzzy.

• A:Answer No

  Answered 8 years ago by nascar39Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes anyone know how well this runs games like Skyrim with full mods or Witch 3? Maybe what FPS for those type of games may be.

Asked 8 years ago by ADUB12.

• A:Answer I have ran all of my games on max settings this laptop is great for any game out right now

  Answered 8 years ago by BrandonVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan this laptop run the game league of legends well? If so how well?

Asked 8 years ago by Jay.

• A:Answer Yes...like a boss

  Answered 8 years ago by Johndeere4850

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Q: Questioncan this laptop record audio and video if i have the camera and microphone on ? if yes, how would i do it ? where would i find the recording ? thanks

Asked 5 years ago by hayward.

Q: QuestionWill this game allow for a modded minecraft game playing online to be recorded at the same time? My current cheap laptop won't record nicely and I can only play at 30 fps.. Any idea what this comp would allow?

Asked 8 years ago by CraftySublimer.

Q: Questionis the screen 60 or 120 hz

Asked 8 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer 60

  Answered 6 years ago by CarlosVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill the MSl laptop let me make the images bigger on the screen by moving my fingers on the mouse pad like you can on a touchscreen?

Asked 8 years ago by Mark301959.

Q: QuestionWe are wanting to run the X Planes 11 software on this computer. Will this computer be compatible to run this flight simulator?

Asked 8 years ago by Anonymous.

Q: QuestionCan You Play Roblox On This Laptop?

Asked 8 years ago by Mimi.

• A:Answer yes it can run almost any game

  Answered 8 years ago by Dezzy

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Q: QuestionIs this laptop expandable to 32MB or 64MB?

Asked 8 years ago by MSI.

• A:Answer Yes it is...

  Answered 8 years ago by TIMBOVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionHow much fps can this run on Overwatch? I have it but I cannot go above 60 fps; looking for a solution.

Asked 8 years ago by John.

• A:Answer The mobile 1060 is capable of 60FPS at 4K. Try setting the resolution to 1920x1080 and detail settings to High or Ultra.

  Answered 8 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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