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MSI GP/GL series Intel Core i7 11th Gen 11800H, Nvidia 3xxx series, 16 GB DDR4 RAM $1299.99

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MSI Pulse GL66: [newegg.com]

11UDK-076 15.6" 144 Hz IPS Intel Core i7 11th Gen 11800H (2.30 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 16 GB Memory 512 GB NVMe SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: $1,299.00

MSI Pulse GL66: [newegg.com]
11UEK-034 15.6" 144 Hz IPS Intel Core i7 11th Gen 11800H (2.30 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU 16 GB Memory 512 GB NVMe SSD 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: $1,499.00

MSI GP Series GP66 Leopard [newegg.com]:
11UG-018 15.6" 240 Hz Intel Core i7 11th Gen 11800H (2.30 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU 16 GB Memory 1 TB NVMe SSD Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: $1,899.00

MSI GP Series GP66 Leopard [newegg.com]:
11UH-032 15.6" 240 Hz Intel Core i7 11th Gen 11800H (2.30 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU 16 GB Memory 1 TB NVMe SSD Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Price: $2,299.00
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Created 05-16-2021 at 10:39 AM by adit07
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05-16-2021 at 11:18 AM.
05-16-2021 at 11:18 AM.
RTX 3050 Ti benchmarks for reference: https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVI...430.0.html

I'm not an expert, but from what I gather from the data, the 3050 Ti is mostly better in performance than the 2060, but not quite as good as the 2070.
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05-16-2021 at 11:20 AM.
05-16-2021 at 11:20 AM.
I wonder how hot these new i7's run. The 10th gen chips struggled with thermal throttling.
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jadephan
05-16-2021 at 12:30 PM.
05-16-2021 at 12:30 PM.
Something you should know: the new GP line doesn't have usb c port.
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05-16-2021 at 12:31 PM.
05-16-2021 at 12:31 PM.
Quote from jadephan :
Something you should know: the new GP line doesn't have usb c port.

Yikes, that is a shame...
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05-16-2021 at 12:32 PM.
05-16-2021 at 12:32 PM.
Looks like a good deal. First i've seen of a 3050Ti.

Looks like the RTX 3060/3070 are Max-Q. I wonder how many watts to GPU.
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05-16-2021 at 12:38 PM.
05-16-2021 at 12:38 PM.
Quote from Vascodegama :
Looks like a good deal. First i've seen of a 3050Ti.

Looks like the RTX 3060/3070 are Max-Q. I wonder how many watts to GPU.

looking at the AC adapter that comes with the GP 66 3070/3080 model, 280w, I would say it should have the full powered 3070/3080
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05-16-2021 at 03:29 PM.
05-16-2021 at 03:29 PM.
Quote from Vascodegama :
Looks like a good deal. First i've seen of a 3050Ti.

Looks like the RTX 3060/3070 are Max-Q. I wonder how many watts to GPU.

These are mostly bad deals. The GP 3070 is the best deal here but no USB c port, low quality chassis is quite concerning.

The MSI Pulse is awful, it's only a max q 80w 3060 and thermals are poor, fugly chassis too. So, the 3070 GP is the one to get if you aren't willing to wait for better options or don't want a alienware for whatever reason.
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05-16-2021 at 03:30 PM.
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Quote from adit07 :
looking at the AC adapter that comes with the GP 66 3070/3080 model, 280w, I would say it should have the full powered 3070/3080

Unfortunately they aren't max P. The 3070 is 115w, not 130w like alienware and L5 pro/L7, and the 3080 is probably only 115w too and not 150w, it's also only 8GB VRAM gimped variant like some Asus 3080's. So definitely don't go above a 3070 here
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05-16-2021 at 06:25 PM.

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05-16-2021 at 06:25 PM.
Quote from Vascodegama :
Looks like a good deal. First i've seen of a 3050Ti.

Looks like the RTX 3060/3070 are Max-Q. I wonder how many watts to GPU.

If it's a max-q, this isn't worth buying especially Asus strix scar or gigabyte 3070 from gentech gives you max-P for the same $$$$. max-P is 25% more fps.
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05-16-2021 at 06:40 PM.
05-16-2021 at 06:40 PM.
Quote from BoastfulMice8832 :
Unfortunately they aren't max P. The 3070 is 115w, not 130w like alienware and L5 pro/L7, and the 3080 is probably only 115w too and not 150w, it's also only 8GB VRAM gimped variant like some Asus 3080's. So definitely don't go above a 3070 here
I am not sure if that is accurate.
Looking at the previous 10th gen cpu + 3070 on an earlier model reviewed here:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...l#toc-case

The older model did have 130W 3070

It seemsvery likely that this new version will atleast have 130W 3070 which is 10W less than whats there in legion 5 pro.. but its closer to max-p than max-q
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05-16-2021 at 07:07 PM.
05-16-2021 at 07:07 PM.
Quote from adit07 :
I am not sure if that is accurate.
Looking at the previous 10th gen cpu + 3070 on an earlier model reviewed here:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI...l#toc-case

The older model did have 130W 3070

It seemsvery likely that this new version will atleast have 130W 3070 which is 10W less than whats there in legion 5 pro.. but its closer to max-p than max-q

With dynamic boost I believe. They aren't max q no doubt, but technically aren't max p and leave a bit on the table in terms of wattage. Which is odd given the quality of the chassis. Overall, MSI generally gets good with their GE series, which is pretty much the most expensive laptops around but hey, if you're willing to fork over the he cash I guess.
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05-17-2021 at 07:21 AM.
05-17-2021 at 07:21 AM.
11800H... Intel is so desperate vs Ryzen that they will probably be up to 15800H before year end.
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05-17-2021 at 08:15 AM.
05-17-2021 at 08:15 AM.
Is This better price for RTX 3060 at best buy. ?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-...Id=6448272

Just an i5 and 8 gig ram. but for gaming it should be still good.
144hz screen as well..
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05-17-2021 at 02:50 PM.
05-17-2021 at 02:50 PM.
Quote from ElatedDirt294 :
Is This better price for RTX 3060 at best buy. ?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-...Id=6448272

Just an i5 and 8 gig ram. but for gaming it should be still good.
144hz screen as well..
Do you (or anyone) know if there is advantage/disadvantage of BestBuy over the matching 3060 in the OP? i7 vs i5? Is the memory upgradable in BeatBuy computer? Thanks
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