Guys I would just like to add to this thread...

In the Philippines there is a similar website to Lowyat called TipidPC. I checked and it seems they have the new MSI gaming notebooks as well...

Just scroll down on the link below to see the available models...
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=10966227


MSI GE620x-i5185+ (Sandy Bridge i5-2410M - Nvidia® GeForce GT 555M VRAM 2Gb GDDR5)
• Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor
• Intel® PM67
• 8Gb DDR3 1333MHz SO-DIMM (4Gb x 2)
• 15.6in. WXGA Screen (not FHD)
• Nvidia® GeForce GT 555M VRAM 2Gb GDDR5
• 500Gb SATA
• DVD Super Multi
• Webcam HD Webcam
• Card Reader support SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MS/MS PRO/XD
• LAN 10/100/1000
• Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/ n
• Bluetooth V2.1+EDR
• 6 cells

Ports:
• D-Sub (VGA) 1
• HDMI 1
• USB 2.0 port 2
• USB 3.0 port 2
• eSATA 1
• Mic-in/Headphone-out 1 / 1

Highlights:
• Exclusive GPU Boost technology
• Exclusive Cinema Pro technology
• THX TruStudio Pro Provides Excellent Surround Sound Effect
• Latest & fastest Data Transfer Technology USB 3.0

Dimension:
• 396 (L)x 269 (D)x 55 (H)mm

Weight:
• 3.5Kg (W/ 9 cells Battery)

cash price / pickup:
• Php 42,995.00


Below is the converted price in RM which is similar to the price stated by the TS:
MSI GE620x-i5185+ = RM 2996 (converted from Philippine Peso)

I believe this model will be available in Malaysia very soon and the price should be similar, if not lower due to better tax incentives here.

Now I'm not sure if the Nvidia Geforce GT 555M model with GDDR3 memory is better than the one with GDDR5 memory, but according to notebookcheck the GDDR5 model should be faster. Is this correct?

NVIDIA Geforce GT 555M
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForc...5M.41933.0.html

sleepygeepy

This post has been edited by sleepygeepy: Jul 24 2011, 08:21 AM

Yes Intel Core i5-2410M, but remember this notebook SKU is only for the Philippines. Most likely in Malaysia it will be Intel Core i7-2630QM to compete with the offerings of ASUS, Lenovo, and HP. If this was offered in the Philippines with Intel Core i7-2630QM then I'm sure it would be priced much higher.


Actually I was hoping that the Intel Core i5-2410M model be made available for this configuration here in Malaysia so that the price could be cheaper. Also the Intel Core i5-2410M should run much cooler and be less prone to thermal throttling than the Intel Core i7-2630QM especially in games (due to less number of cores).

Another thing, the Intel Core i5-2410M has a higher base speed than the Intel Core i7-2630QM so if both processors are under high temperature (and both are throttling down) the Core i5 might end up running faster than the Core i7 (?)

Intel Core i7-2630QM
- Base speed (normal) = 2.0GHz
- Max turbo speed using 1 core = 2.9 GHz
- Max turbo speed using 2 cores = 2.8 GHz
- Max turbo speed using 4 cores = 2.6 GHz

Intel Core i5-2410M
- Base speed (normal) = 2.3GHz
- Max turbo speed using 1 core = 2.9 GHz
- Max turbo speed using 2 cores = 2.6 GHz

I guess for gaming, notebook cooling of the CPU (and GPU) should be very good to prevent throttling down issues...


You're right, according to Anandtech the GDDR3 version of the Geforce GT 555M has more CUDA cores, TMU's, and ROP's

AnandTech Mobile Graphics Guide, Summer 2011
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4475/anandte...e-summer-2011/3

I guess the Geforce GT 555M GDDR5 version in the MSI should perform better than the Geforce GT 540M but also perform slightly less than the Geforce GT 555M GDDR3 version. This is still ok because MSI is making this particular laptop SKU available to compete with the likes of:

- Lenovo Y470, Y570
- ASUS N53Sn (and upcoming replacement model)
- HP DV4 and HP DV6 with Radeon HD 6750, and 6770 (respectively)

More updates on MSI GE 620DX in case anyone is interested...

MSI Press Release on MSI GE 620DX

(from Tweaktown and Engadget)

http://www.tweaktown.com/pressrelease/5955...book/index.html
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/msi-out...epare-for-virt/