Review : MSI GX620 Laptop..

At last, one more post in ma blog after more than half an year.. was busy.. ;) ..
This time.. its ma laptop.. MSI GX620.. In India actually only a few knows from where to get an MSI lap..may be the WIND laptop by MSI is available at various retail stores.. but not this one.. Actually, to say the truth, almost all MSI laps are available in India.. Its just that u have to search for someone who can get u to it..

K.. So, back in December, I was searchin and searchin for a lap and finally this one caught ma eye.. I was actually confused between Dell XPS 1530 and HP Dv5-1015tx.. but wen i heard about this lap, there was no need of confusion..:) ..

Now to the specs..

Processor : Intel Core2Duo p7350 2 Ghz with Centrino 2 ( Montevina platform ) .. ( its one among the latest 45 nm processors belonging to the 'p' series which consumes just 25 w )

hey, FSB is 1066 MHz ...

RAM : 4 GB DDR2-800 Mhz ( Transcend )

GPU : nVidia Geforce 9600m GT - gddr3 .. 512 mb dedicated.. ( the best u can get for a
laptop of this range in India )

HDD : Toshiba 320 Gb @ 5400 rpm..

Display : LCD Samsung 15.4" WSXGA+ ( 1680 * 1050 ) .. :) ..

Chipset : Intel PM45 ( Intel Cantiga ) + ICH9M ..

CD/DVD drive : DVD-RW with multilayer support..

Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN and Modem Module

Built-in 802.11b/g/n WLAN Card - Intel 5100

Bluetooth V2.0+EDR

2 MP webcam..

Warranty : 2 Years..

PRICE : Rs . 65000/- inclusive of all taxes............. ( price without VISTA .. which is of course not needed )

Additional Package contents.. : MSI Gaming Backpack worth ~ 2000 Rs.. and MSI Gaming laser mouse worth near 2500 Rs.. Kewl.. eh?? :) ..

and also the notebook comes with an overclock option provided by the company which will overclock the processor ( note: not the GPU ) by about 15-16% .. :) ..

Now here are some pics of the notebook..

Now to the Performance benchmarks..

3D Mark 2006.. on Vista home premium ( no overclock, all stock settings, default video driver.. no tweakin of OS done ) ..

1. 1024 x 768 .. and all others in default..

obtained : 6245 ..


2. 1280 x 800.. and everything else default..

obtained : 5653..

Studio XPS 16 with similar settings obtained only near 4800..



3. 1280 x 1024.. and everything else default..

obtained : 5050..


Now some comparison of the 3D marks scores...



Yeah.. performance wise, clearly the winner is the MSI..

Now Gaming...

I play Crysis, Assassins Creed, Fallout 3, Call of Duty 5 - World at War.. without any probs..

Crysis @ 1280 x 800 without any antialiasing.. @ all HIGH settings.. ~ 22 fps..

Detailed info and fps obtained for all games and comparisons will be posted.. now a bit busy.. :) ..

One point to be noted is that the Dell Studio XPS 16 which scores about 4800 3d marks06 comes at a price of nearly Rs. 70,000... and that too without a backpack ( which will cost u another 2000 bucks) Costly.. eh?? :) ... and much worse @ performance..