MSI GX60 GAMING NOTEBOOK PACKS AMD TRINITY A10 AND RADEON HD7970M

MSI launches in the US its new GX60 affordable high-performance gaming notebook powered by AMD’s CPU and GPU. The 15.6-inch gaming machine is powered by AMD’s Trinity A10 quad-core processor and Radeon HD7970M graphics card with 2GB video memory. To deliver enhanced gaming experience, MSI even adds Killer E2200 Gaming network card and SteelSeries chiclet gaming keyboard. It also includes Turboo Drive Engine technology for instant one-touch overclocking.

The GX60 comes equipped with 8GB of RAM and 750GB 7200RPM hard drive, as well as a Blu-ray Disc drive for users to enjoy high-definition movie. It has a 15.6-inch 1920×1080 Full HD display with an anti-reflection coating to reduce eyestrain. To deliver great sound, the laptop packs THX stereo speakers and subwoofer and includes Audio Boost sound enhancement. It even gets headset amplifier and gold flash jack to offer high-fidelity sound via audio jack. The GX60 supports WiFi and comes with a 5-in-1 card reader, three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4 port and a multitouch touchpad.

MSI’s GX60 comes running Windows 8 64-bit. It is priced at $1299.99.

MAINGEAR NOMAD 15 GAMING NOTEBOOK POWERED BY CORE I7 AND GEFORCE GTX GPU

Maingear expands its lineup for PC gamers with the new NOMAD 15 custom gaming notebook powered by latest mobile hardware. The 15.5-inch gaming machine is powered by Intel’s 3rd gen Core i7 up to Core i7-3840QM, and choice of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 670M, 670MX, 675MX, or 680M graphics cards with one-touch Maingear Redline GPU overclocking. You can expect up to 32GB of DDR5 1600MHz memory.

As for storage, the NOMAD 15 can be equipped with up to dual 256GB mSATA SSDs in RAID or dual 750GB 7200RPM hard drives. And you can get either 4x Blu-ray reader or 8x Blu-ray combo drive, and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. The gaming notebook comes with a 15.5-inch 1080p Full HD LED-backlit display with anti-glare matte finish. To provide a stable and fast network connection for online gamers, the NOMAD sports Killer E2200 LAN and optional 1201 Wireless network cards. It also features THX TruStudio Pro with DynAudio speakers with subwoofer.

The NOMAD 15 offers three USB 3.0 ports, FireWire port, eSATA and HDMI and DVI-D outputs, S/PDIF out. It comes with a 9-cell removable battery. Four pre-configured models, Good, Better, Best, and Ultimate, are available and starts at $1549. Buyers can chooise from color finishes, including Alpine White, Organic Green, Plum Crazy, Rosso Scuderia, Standard Black, Vertiga Blue Mica, to fit their style.

NOMAD 15 – Good – $1549

• Intel Core i7 3740QM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
• 8GB Corsair DDR3-1600 RAM
• 750GB 7200RPM HDD

NOMAD 15 – Better – $1699

• Intel Core i7 3740QM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
• 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
• 750GB 7200RPM HDD

NOMAD 15 – Best – $2099

• Intel Core i7 3740QM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB
• 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
• 750GB 7200RPM HDD
• 30GB SSD Cache Drive

NOMAD 15 – Best – $2599

• Intel Core i7 3740QM
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB
• 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
• 256GB SuperRAID SSD (1000MB/s Reads) with 750GB 7200rpm HDD