I have one with the rtx 3050 gpu and I've had it for half a year now. I use it every day and most of the times for gaming. Really awesome laptop. Been able to play AAA games without a problem.
Had this laptop for a full year now, it’s had no problems. Got the 11th Gen I5 and the 3050. Only thing I’ve done is add 32 GB of ram. Thinking of upgrading storage now, but this laptop is definitely super good, and it’s sadly not able to boast its limits due to my horrible internet..
I agree with your video. I bought this one back in July. I've used it just about every day for work, school, personal, entertainment and gaming. I haven't upgraded ram or ssd yet. It's been running good, so good that I'm procrastinating the upgrades. It runs decently good, but not great. Of course there's better for a few hundred dollars more, but this is decent enough before the upgrades. I plan on going to 32GB on the ram, a 2TB nvme and 4TB 2.5 SSD. I figure that the costs of upgrading this laptop is better than getting the more pricier one just to add these upgrades anyway. I primarily use web based applications, office, play locally stored media and play GTA V on high settings. The i5 in this laptop is good enough for me. It's the most decent laptop for the price. Once you upgrade it, it will be a beast.
I couldn't agree more! It's like a baby dragon...can still do what it needs to do, but once it grows up (upgrades), it's unstoppable! Glad you're enjoying yours and thanks for the comment!
@Master-tg9lz if it's in the budget, absolutely! Gotta take a break from schoolwork every now and then, and this will absolutely allow you to "disappear" for a while. Just don't forget to back to school every now and then, and not spend all your time gaming 😂💪
so i picked up the 3050 version about 2 months ago, i was looking through reconmended upgrades for my ram card and found your video. the beefier 3050 is otherwise the same exact thing and im playing rainbow six siege on 144 frames and having a great time. any gamer will know 8gb is a massive chokepoint and will actually cause most of your issues, im picking up two 16gb cards (YES THIS HAS TWO RAM CARD SLOTS) and i would reconmend this laptop to anyone, its a steal.
Is worth mentioning that it has a vacant slot for a 2.5" laptop drive. Adding a storage drive was easy and painless with no need to replace the NVME boot drive.
i already having an actual high end desktop but i cant bring that everywhere so i'd be very satisfied with this just for casual and light gaming i'll just upgrade ram and buy a power bank idc about the heat bc i wouldnt actually be touching the laptop since i play with controller and i'll play all my competitive demanding games on my high end build whenever i'm home
I just bought myself a new laptop to use for school, programming, and video editing, for only $448! It's a refurbished and upgraded Dell Precision 5530. Intel i7-8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and a Nvidia Quadro P1000. Although it isn't an amazing graphics card, its still better than integrated graphics. I think this was a stellar deal for less than $450.
I got this laptop a few years back for Christmas and I love it. For some reason mine has an i9 (I think I end to check when I get home) but it has 215 gigabytes of storage (I think). I upgraded the ram to 40 gigabytes (I added a 32 gigabyte card on for about $70) and it runs smoothly not the world’s best graphics but for someone who just plays games for fun it is perfect. I will say mine has a crap ton of bloatware (It’s just pre installed applications that take up a whole bunch of storage)
I just got the MSi RTX 3050 version for $599, even though they aren't the highest end. It also has 512gb SSD storage instead of the 256, which is another thing that sold me. I know they say they have hinge issues, and are made cheap, but what isn't these days? So we'll see how it goes since they have a 30 day return policy and I'll do no HEAVY gaming on it anyway. I use consoles and my Desktop PC for that stuff.
Btw it's normally $749, so yeah it's a steal. I just hope when I pick it up they don't give me the version in this video, nothing wrong with it. But that's not what I ordered lol. Pffft Walmart.
I got it a couple days ago and I’m loving it, it runs all the games I’m currently playing very well and so far I haven’t had any problems with the heating
@@bmartin3222 mostly just overwatch, it runs over 100 fps after optimization and on wall power, games like cyberpunk depend on the settings, on medium it varies from 30-60
I have the 1400€ rtx 4050 version of it and i can definetly can say its very good for gaming school etc! I got it for half the price on amazon for 749€ bc it was the item of the day and black friday so if u have the luck like me GET ONE!
I just bought one of these. The processor I got is a newer generation and it's running a RTX 3050 GPU instead, as well as a 512GB SSD. I think the other thing you didn't mention is along with the M.2 SSD slot it also has a slot for a 2.5 SSD or HDD as well if you need more space. For the price you'd really be hard pressed to find something better. The battery life is pretty terrible. I does have some hiccups doing things in autodesk software like like Maya and 3DS Max. For my purposes I really couldn't ask for better at this price point (29000¥ or around $300UDS) is what I paid.
One word….HINGE ISSUES BIG. Do you research….the plastic attachment break within 24 months. Google MSI hinge issues and you will be surprised….MSI has known about issue and have continued to use the same system model often model.
Im actually using one of these to watch this video. To get this to actually work really really well, I had to upgrade the SSD to a 2tb SSD and upgrade the ram to 16gb because it has only one stick which only allows it to run in single channel mode. Also the temperatures of this laptop are really high, even for a gaming laptop, just when idle on the desktop it will be up in the 170's to 180's F. Gaming does work well on certain titles but others have to be ran at lower graphics settings to be able to have any playability at all. Battery life sucks on this machine. I can get maybe 1 1/2 to 2 hours of standard usage on a full charge, 45 minutes to an hour watching local videos, about 45 minutes watching UA-cam or Netflix and about 25 to 30 minutes gaming (which really doesn't work when on battery). Speaking of that, when your on battery this system performs worse that other 15 year old gaming pc's that I've used with weaker specs. I cant even run Xemu (Original Xbox Emulator) on battery. All in all though this was a great review, If you plan on using this pc while its plugged in 90% of the time, and don't plan on installing much games then its a great buy but unless you have the skillset and stuff to upgrade it and want better battery performance then I would recommend a different pc.
I bought this one yesterday to play football manager 2024, and I hope this laptop is good enough for that. The specs on the one I bought is: - Intel Core i5-11260H processor - 512 GB SSD & 8 GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - 144 Hz 15,6" Ful HD-screen As far as I can tell it should be enough for this sole purpose. Am I right?
Does it thermal throttle i have heard it only has one fan i am kinda worried about that. I am gonna use this for college mostly and might do some 1080p gaming in the weekends so i was worried if the heating could decrease some fps
MSI laptops are known for quality. Unless you plan on gaming 18 hours a day in a room with no airflow, it should be just fine to get you through college
Awesome! I didn't notice any battery issues, but that's likely to happen when gaming at high settings. I rarely use a laptop on battery, so it's not something I would catch. But noted for my next video review, will definitely have to make note of that consideration! Thanks
Hard to say without real world working test. I'd start with lowering gameplay graphics level. Also might be game specific, night only do that on certain games. Just hard to say. Start lowering settings until the problem stops
Is the battery really that big of a problem? I am thinking of buying this laptop for school/light gaming, but i don't know if battery life is really a problem for school or not
Battery life for most laptops will be pretty standard. It all depends on a) how you use it (gaming, anything CPU intensive, etc) and b) your Windows battery performance settings. Most average laptops will give you 2-3 solid hours for "average" usage. Anything that requires heavy resources will dramatically reduce that amount
Hello, Thank for the review. I have one question l, I care too much about the battery life and most gaming laptops are known to be terrible when it comes to battery. Does this laptop have a good battery life?
From what I recall, it's about 5 hrs with standard usage and closer to 2/2.5 with active usage. But that all depends on your screen brightness, CPU/GPU usage, etc. In other words, just like anything else, the harder you drive her, the more gas she'll use. That's with every laptop - it's just science 👍
I have the 10SC (Not sure if there similar) and I have no problem's except the ones I've had (probley because I was sometimes an idiot with downloading) and besides my mousepad not working after 7 months of having it (probley again, not the companies fault something probley happened its quite decent.
I need a new laptop mostly for video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. No gaming. For now. My 2 options are HP Victus i5-12500H (12 cores - 4p+8e) RTX 3050 4gb OR MSI i7-12650H (10 cores - 6p+4e), RTX 3050 6gb VRAM version. MSI is just a few bucks more. What's your suggestion?
I’m about to buy this laptop, I’m not a major gamer so I usually play after work. Would this laptop run games like Rust? And I don’t mind playing on medium settings aslong as it can run most games I’ll defo buy it. ALSO thanks for the video and helpful information I just subscribed!! 🤙
@@psioneelo yes was defo worth it. Make sure you get a cooling stand tho as you must know Laptops do like to heat up especially if you play long hours 👍
Will this be able to play ETS2 and Farming Simulator on high (not max) settings? Currently got a Dell Ispiron i5 Laptop, played ETS 2 relatively well on medium settings, just looking to see if its a good or better upgrade.
Ah, so that means I shouldn't be able to use an external graphics card for it because it's meant for the high end normal computers and not laptops. If I want better graphics and high-end gaming, I need a new msi laptop.... oof gotta return my GeForce Rtx 3060 graphics card then... If you have any advice for me, please let me know. I thank you for informing us... I'm not computer literate, so 😅
I have a question, can it run DCS? I'm on a strict budget and cannot afford anything over 160, so I'm asking this. I'm not good at these things so I'm asking this to see if it can run dcs
Can't speak to DCS specifically as I'm not a gamer...but I have had lots of viewers comment that this laptop is actually better than they expected and can run games that they did not expect it to be able to run. Sorry I can't be more informative...gaming isn't my thing 🤷♂️
Let me tell you why not to buy MSI laptops. Mine is four years old and I struggle with it. These things have the worst plastic cases I seen. No heat dissipation at all. Laptop gets super-hot during gaming. The keyboards on these are dying because of the heat and of weak keycap quality. Sound here is low and sounds like a box. These cases don't protect your motherboard when you carry this thing. Battery life is a joke. 3-4 hrs on internet, gaming is 30 mins on battery. The battery on these is not removeable. And you are lucky if you have an extra m2 slot there as 256 gb will get you nowhere today as a 'gamer'. My laptop looks like a mess. Acid from your hands will eventually destroy the cheap lexan case. Most of these have USB-C for decoration as no display output or actual charging is done. Mouse tracking pad was wobbly since first day. For your own sake, don't buy MSI! They cheap but you get 'poo' and in mere months you will experience problems after problems.
Interesting take. I've had and known several people that have MSI gaming laptops without all these kinds of issues. Maybe you just got a bad laptop out of the box. How soon did these issues start for you?
@@AskYourComputerGuy I think after a month. Since the case not holding the motherboard properly, my wifi adapter and BT constantly dropped. The inside of these laptops are power-houses yet they put this tech into plastic houses like toys. Don't forget the additional bloatware you get for free installed also.
@Zed1987X with all those issues, I would have probably returned it after only a month. I've never had an issue with MSI, but our use cases might be different too 🤷♂️
Hi, can I ask for advice? I like your review of this laptop, i can get it for 554,76 dollars in my country, but its used. I need a gaming laptop on the run for the summerhouse you see and also have to look into wifi subscription. I mainly want to game world of warcraft on it and have discord. Anything else is just a bonus of gaming and ill no doubt do that, but those two are my main focus point. (have 1k steam games as example, few hundred gog games). Is 554,76 dollars too much as a used laptop? Remember my country denmark, everything is more pricey than in other countries, due to the taxes :(. But would used laptop from a reliable seller be worth it to be used for atleast 5 years ahead for maybe 40+ times in the summerhouse in the future of those 5 years? I say 5, because i estimate at somepoint i wont be able to play on it anymore due to software outdating with microsoft, which happened to my older gaming laptops. They simply cant run most games at all, including wow but can play GOG games that are pretty old, the highest with struggles is hitman absolution (2012), but thats on outdated microsoft hardware. Games below 2010 they can do, but its a struggle at times due to the oudated stuff.
I honestly think it's worth it. I was terribly impressed with this laptop when reviewing it. Even bought one for myself. Could you find "better" for that price? Maybe, but it will only be marginally better. It's a good deal ;)
@@AskYourComputerGuy I managed to find one, and total price is sadly 5k, plus 1.7k danish crowns for 3 years safety warranty which covers so much, even damage by moving homes or burglary. So 6.7k, which is 984,22 us dollars. Again, taxes imo that raise it up. But I'll buy it as I really need that gaming laptop, while not the best of the best, it does just well for me for atleast 3 years from now. Thats 342,72 us dollars per year where i really need it and always have it at home too or if i need to use it other places.
I’m looking to purchase this laptop as I play the Sims 4 a lot with mods, I currently have just a normal HP laptop and it’s getting to a point where I need better spec. The HP is an I5, 8gb ram, 118 gig storage, and I’m getting to the end of my storage and it’s only now started to play a bit laggy. Do you think this laptop would be suitable to only play the sims 4 with?
@@AskYourComputerGuy I’ve just realised that the one I’m thinking of buying actually isn’t this one, it’s a newer version I think so it’s around the 679 mark in British pounds. It’s a I7, RTX3050, 512 gb SSD. Does this sound good for the sims? 😁
@@AskYourComputerGuy this might sound daft but does an SSD work the same way as a standard hard drive? So all my sims files would be stored on the SSD? I currently only have 118 gig and it’s done me quite well with the sims I just want a bit more so maybe the 512 would be okay!
Would this laptop be suitable for coding? I am a CIT major and would love a laptop I could use for coding (school work), but also gaming every now and then. Thanks
I have to disagree on some points. At first please don't get me wrong, i'am talking about the laptop GPU version, which was totally different from 1650 desktop. So, 11400h CPU for GTX1650Ti mobile GPU is already too much for gaming, and pairing this GTX1650 mobile with i7 would be an overkill. In fact, GTX1650 mobile was pretty shitty when it came out, you can even find this opinions on the net - people literally wrote "don't buy this!". Secondly, buying a laptop with this GPU today is a waste of money, if you ask me. Of course they can be very cheap, but that is being reflected by its power in gaming. What i would recommend is something with at least RTX3050 on board. It will surely cost you more, but you will get a lot more computing power, a much more advanced GPU which will be able to run new games for more years to come, DLSS frame generation (that can be a real game changer!) and so on. I had an Acer laptop with 10400h and 1650Ti 4gig and 8 gigs of RAM for almost two years - it was ok. Unfortunately it ended in a "beer bath" half a year ago. Now i have another Acer laptop with 11400h and 3060 (6gig) and 16 gigs of RAM. I can say that this change, albeit due to unfortunate events, was _really_ impressive. Is was over two times more expensive that the MSI presented here, but you don't have to go for 3060 - get 3050 instead, and it won't be as expensive. And believe me: if you want to play modern games - stay away from 1650 mobile, especially today. This chip is 3 years old now, and it wasn't the best one when it came out. It was mediocre one at best.
I bought 10sc with i5 10th gen. It's been 1 years and 2 months using this laptop. Everything's fine until I started to realise the battery drained faster than before. I don't know why. It drained for 28% in 31 minutes💀 What should I do?
Batteries should only do that when they are under extra heavy usage, and usually with power performance settings set to maximum. If nothing is really "different" than normal, you might have a failing battery
@jayknuffke285 even with 2/4 monitors, and a dock that supports higher resolution, you'll only get the maximum resolution available from the laptop, if that makes sense
hi! I'm not sure if your the person to ask but I figured I'd give it a try I recently got a refund with something I purchased with a gift card. The refund says it sent the money to my account, then I found out the card is NON-RELOADABLE where has this money gone?
You should still be able to see the refund. Should be back on whatever card it was purchased with. The non-reloadable only applies to adding funds to it...not related
@@AskYourComputerGuy Alright, yeah there customer support which I was on hold with for almost 2 hours (probley because of the holidays) said it will take up to 10 days for them to get me my money back. Btw the company was Printify.
Having trouble with mine it has the 3050 with the same 11th gen i5 and when I try to play games online it kicks me offline after 10-15 minutes any suggestions?
Yes says lost connection in the game then when I close the game and go to the Home screen it’s no longer connected to the internet but it reconnects almost immediately after going to the Home Screen
This one, actually. If you want "hardcore" gaming ability, you're not gonna find that for under $600. This is about the closest I've seen to that, which is why I made a video about it. It's a quality gamer laptop under $600:)
How do you upgrade the ram? I bought this yesterday and has 8gb This is my very first gaming laptop and i have 0 knowledge I bought the laptop in the video for $458 on Walmart brand new
I made a video a while back showing you how to determine how much RAM you can upgrade to, and the type that you need to be compatible. You can watch that here: How to increase PC performance in SECONDS with a RAM upgrade ua-cam.com/video/Y9n86xLwhbo/v-deo.html After that, get on UA-cam and search for "laptop make and model disassembly" (replace the make and model with YOUR make and model". Then you will see exactly how to safely open the laptop to add the RAM and you're done 💪
Can't speak to that, since that isn't the model I reviewed...but I would imagine ANY iteration of this laptop would still be pretty amazing. Do your homework though, before you buy 💪
lol your buddy bought _this_ goofy аss thing for his college-aged daughter? Bro it has a red keyboard and a dragon on the back 😂 A used M1 MacBook costs like 500 these days.
Enjoying this laptop except for the battery life. Gotta upgrade the ram and storage also. IDK why manufacturers think 256GB is reasonable these days. Just a few game installs later and you'll max out storage easily.
I agree. This laptop is built for entry to mid-level gamers though. When you start getting into the big games that are multi gigabyte, that’s when it gets tough. I’m glad you’re enjoying the laptop though.
I have never had my own pc, i was on the internet yeterday and i found that pc, i copyed the name, after watching this video, i have decided to save upp, i got 400$ once,ehy not try to get upp in 600$? (The 100 other dollars is for keyboard,mouse,mousepad.)
btw specs are not everything, i promise you the hinge will be broken (for sure) after aprx 6-8 months of NORMAL usage cuz they use cheap plastic hinge mechanism, and the single fan design is absolutely awful thats why the gpu is capped to 40w TGP without mentioning the cpu capped at 30w almost all times so idk i could add a few more bucks to get a victus 15 or lenovo LOQ those are faaaaaaaar more durable and reliable machines that can endure more than normal usage better then this garbage and ofc performs better
@@Abdullah-568 well i have worked on a pc shop and the customers where returning the 2020/2021 models because of the hinge but i would say after i tested out the 2022/2023 models they lessened the hinge a bit from what i could tell, and remember to kinda open it slowly and from the center of the lid to not break the hinges holder of the lid on the long run, so your safe if you take car of it 😉
I've always liked MSI for consumer grade products. Alienware is absolutely on a whole other level, no doubt. Even after Dell bought them (which honestly surprised me) 💪
Depends on your definition ...in my world, a touch screen either works or it doesn't. Not sure how one can be "better" than another. But I also hate fingerprints, so I disable touch screen as soon as possible anyway 😂
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I have one with the rtx 3050 gpu and I've had it for half a year now. I use it every day and most of the times for gaming. Really awesome laptop. Been able to play AAA games without a problem.
Awesome!
had any isssues with it like blackscreens graphic issues and that stuff?
Good question! @JHIPEX care to chime in?
@@lucas8385 nope never had a problem like that
@@jhipex
How much ram you have should I upgrade mine to 16?
Had this laptop for a full year now, it’s had no problems. Got the 11th Gen I5 and the 3050. Only thing I’ve done is add 32 GB of ram. Thinking of upgrading storage now, but this laptop is definitely super good, and it’s sadly not able to boast its limits due to my horrible internet..
I agree with your video. I bought this one back in July. I've used it just about every day for work, school, personal, entertainment and gaming. I haven't upgraded ram or ssd yet. It's been running good, so good that I'm procrastinating the upgrades. It runs decently good, but not great. Of course there's better for a few hundred dollars more, but this is decent enough before the upgrades. I plan on going to 32GB on the ram, a 2TB nvme and 4TB 2.5 SSD. I figure that the costs of upgrading this laptop is better than getting the more pricier one just to add these upgrades anyway. I primarily use web based applications, office, play locally stored media and play GTA V on high settings. The i5 in this laptop is good enough for me. It's the most decent laptop for the price. Once you upgrade it, it will be a beast.
I couldn't agree more! It's like a baby dragon...can still do what it needs to do, but once it grows up (upgrades), it's unstoppable! Glad you're enjoying yours and thanks for the comment!
What bout battery life
How long does it gives for a day
@@shazan18lasts really long, mine with i5 and 144hz can last for 3 hours, ~1 with dedicated, and 5 hours with power saving and 60hz
I want to buy this laptop for school but plan on also use it for gaming as well, but school is the priority, do you think that it is worth it?
@Master-tg9lz if it's in the budget, absolutely! Gotta take a break from schoolwork every now and then, and this will absolutely allow you to "disappear" for a while. Just don't forget to back to school every now and then, and not spend all your time gaming 😂💪
so i picked up the 3050 version about 2 months ago, i was looking through reconmended upgrades for my ram card and found your video. the beefier 3050 is otherwise the same exact thing and im playing rainbow six siege on 144 frames and having a great time. any gamer will know 8gb is a massive chokepoint and will actually cause most of your issues, im picking up two 16gb cards (YES THIS HAS TWO RAM CARD SLOTS) and i would reconmend this laptop to anyone, its a steal.
👍💪thx for the share!
Is worth mentioning that it has a vacant slot for a 2.5" laptop drive. Adding a storage drive was easy and painless with no need to replace the NVME boot drive.
Excellent point that I missed in my review! Thanks so much for your input! :)
@Ask Your Computer Guy great video regardless!
I appreciate that so much! Thank you :)
Been playing on this for the last 2 months and I'm impressed especially that my temperature doesn't go higher than 64
Glad to hear it. This laptop was a real sleeper for the price, that's why I wanted to make a review on it! Thx for the update
i already having an actual high end desktop but i cant bring that everywhere so i'd be very satisfied with this just for casual and light gaming i'll just upgrade ram and buy a power bank idc about the heat bc i wouldnt actually be touching the laptop since i play with controller and i'll play all my competitive demanding games on my high end build whenever i'm home
Awesome! Let me know what you think :)
I just bought myself a new laptop to use for school, programming, and video editing, for only $448!
It's a refurbished and upgraded Dell Precision 5530. Intel i7-8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and a Nvidia Quadro P1000. Although it isn't an amazing graphics card, its still better than integrated graphics. I think this was a stellar deal for less than $450.
Agreed! Good deal there 💪
I got this laptop a few years back for Christmas and I love it. For some reason mine has an i9 (I think I end to check when I get home) but it has 215 gigabytes of storage (I think). I upgraded the ram to 40 gigabytes (I added a 32 gigabyte card on for about $70) and it runs smoothly not the world’s best graphics but for someone who just plays games for fun it is perfect. I will say mine has a crap ton of bloatware (It’s just pre installed applications that take up a whole bunch of storage)
#beastmode
Thanks for your review. I've bought the i5 12th gen, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD & 4050 for £699. Really excited to use it for The Sims 4.
Awesome!!!
I just got the MSi RTX 3050 version for $599, even though they aren't the highest end. It also has 512gb SSD storage instead of the 256, which is another thing that sold me. I know they say they have hinge issues, and are made cheap, but what isn't these days? So we'll see how it goes since they have a 30 day return policy and I'll do no HEAVY gaming on it anyway. I use consoles and my Desktop PC for that stuff.
Btw it's normally $749, so yeah it's a steal. I just hope when I pick it up they don't give me the version in this video, nothing wrong with it. But that's not what I ordered lol. Pffft Walmart.
Niiice! And let's hope! 🙏
I got it a couple days ago and I’m loving it, it runs all the games I’m currently playing very well and so far I haven’t had any problems with the heating
I love it, great laptop! 💪
looking at getting this rn, what games do u play?
@@bmartin3222 mostly just overwatch, it runs over 100 fps after optimization and on wall power, games like cyberpunk depend on the settings, on medium it varies from 30-60
Recently decided to invest in this laptop after selling my PlayStation. Thank you x1000 for your insight.
I have the 1400€ rtx 4050 version of it and i can definetly can say its very good for gaming school etc!
I got it for half the price on amazon for 749€ bc it was the item of the day and black friday so if u have the luck like me GET ONE!
I just bought one of these. The processor I got is a newer generation and it's running a RTX 3050 GPU instead, as well as a 512GB SSD. I think the other thing you didn't mention is along with the M.2 SSD slot it also has a slot for a 2.5 SSD or HDD as well if you need more space. For the price you'd really be hard pressed to find something better. The battery life is pretty terrible. I does have some hiccups doing things in autodesk software like like Maya and 3DS Max. For my purposes I really couldn't ask for better at this price point (29000¥ or around $300UDS) is what I paid.
Thx for the share 👍
One word….HINGE ISSUES BIG. Do you research….the plastic attachment break within 24 months. Google MSI hinge issues and you will be surprised….MSI has known about issue and have continued to use the same system model often model.
Thank you for sharing this information.
You bet 👍
Can it run The sims 4 with all of its expansions? Thank you! For the video.
I'd imagine it could run SIMS with zero issues. The graphics card is pretty strong
It runs Sims 4 beautifully with all expansions & with mods lol !
Boom!!! Awesome, love to hear that
I got sims 4 with 20gb mods and it works smoothly on my gf63 thin rtx 4050
Im actually using one of these to watch this video. To get this to actually work really really well, I had to upgrade the SSD to a 2tb SSD and upgrade the ram to 16gb because it has only one stick which only allows it to run in single channel mode. Also the temperatures of this laptop are really high, even for a gaming laptop, just when idle on the desktop it will be up in the 170's to 180's F. Gaming does work well on certain titles but others have to be ran at lower graphics settings to be able to have any playability at all. Battery life sucks on this machine. I can get maybe 1 1/2 to 2 hours of standard usage on a full charge, 45 minutes to an hour watching local videos, about 45 minutes watching UA-cam or Netflix and about 25 to 30 minutes gaming (which really doesn't work when on battery). Speaking of that, when your on battery this system performs worse that other 15 year old gaming pc's that I've used with weaker specs. I cant even run Xemu (Original Xbox Emulator) on battery. All in all though this was a great review, If you plan on using this pc while its plugged in 90% of the time, and don't plan on installing much games then its a great buy but unless you have the skillset and stuff to upgrade it and want better battery performance then I would recommend a different pc.
thank you for offering your observations for others :)
I bought this one yesterday to play football manager 2024, and I hope this laptop is good enough for that. The specs on the one I bought is:
- Intel Core i5-11260H processor
- 512 GB SSD & 8 GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- 144 Hz 15,6" Ful HD-screen
As far as I can tell it should be enough for this sole purpose. Am I right?
is it good?
@EMPEROR-DRAGON one of my favorite laptops ever
There’s a new one with an rtx 4060 and i7 12650h for £799 which I’m really considering right now.
Did you get it? I was considering that one but bought the RTX 4050 and i5 12th Gen for £699 instead as that will suit my gaming needs really well.
This is the best the best gaming laptop for the price !!! It is fast and runs Win 11- or Win Pro
Excellent video sir!
Thank you!
I bought this laptop, it's not bad.. but for me, who recently bought a VR headset and play PCVR, I have plenty of trouble due to the graphics card
Sorry to hear that
Does it thermal throttle i have heard it only has one fan i am kinda worried about that.
I am gonna use this for college mostly and might do some 1080p gaming in the weekends so i was worried if the heating could decrease some fps
MSI laptops are known for quality. Unless you plan on gaming 18 hours a day in a room with no airflow, it should be just fine to get you through college
I want this gaming laptop instead of a M3 MacBook Air but can you recommend me some gaming laptops with 7 hours+ battery life
I bought the laptop, so far so good. Been able to play fortnite and stream without any issue. Love how it looks too. 1 problem is battery.
Awesome! I didn't notice any battery issues, but that's likely to happen when gaming at high settings. I rarely use a laptop on battery, so it's not something I would catch. But noted for my next video review, will definitely have to make note of that consideration! Thanks
@@AskYourComputerGuy also fps drop depending on how long you stream for. got any tips on optimization's?
Hard to say without real world working test. I'd start with lowering gameplay graphics level. Also might be game specific, night only do that on certain games. Just hard to say. Start lowering settings until the problem stops
Is the battery really that big of a problem?
I am thinking of buying this laptop for school/light gaming, but i don't know if battery life is really a problem for school or not
Battery life for most laptops will be pretty standard. It all depends on a) how you use it (gaming, anything CPU intensive, etc) and b) your Windows battery performance settings. Most average laptops will give you 2-3 solid hours for "average" usage. Anything that requires heavy resources will dramatically reduce that amount
Hi what about now? Is this laptop still worth it? If not what are other laptops in the same price margin with now better specs?
Still one of my favorites, even now 👍
Thanks!
You're very welcome!
Hello, Thank for the review.
I have one question l, I care too much about the battery life and most gaming laptops are known to be terrible when it comes to battery. Does this laptop have a good battery life?
From what I recall, it's about 5 hrs with standard usage and closer to 2/2.5 with active usage. But that all depends on your screen brightness, CPU/GPU usage, etc. In other words, just like anything else, the harder you drive her, the more gas she'll use. That's with every laptop - it's just science 👍
@@AskYourComputerGuy Thank you :)
I have the 10SC (Not sure if there similar) and I have no problem's except the ones I've had (probley because I was sometimes an idiot with downloading) and besides my mousepad not working after 7 months of having it (probley again, not the companies fault something probley happened its quite decent.
MSI makes great quality products. Glad you're enjoying yours
Considering this over an ASUS Tuf only because I'm still testing the waters with what I want/need in a laptop. I'm glad I saw this review first :)
Hope it helps either way 💪
I need a new laptop mostly for video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. No gaming. For now. My 2 options are HP Victus i5-12500H (12 cores - 4p+8e) RTX 3050 4gb OR MSI i7-12650H (10 cores - 6p+4e), RTX 3050 6gb VRAM version. MSI is just a few bucks more. What's your suggestion?
MSI 👍
I’m about to buy this laptop, I’m not a major gamer so I usually play after work. Would this laptop run games like Rust? And I don’t mind playing on medium settings aslong as it can run most games I’ll defo buy it. ALSO thanks for the video and helpful information I just subscribed!! 🤙
It should absolutely be able to run it! Good luck, hope you enjoy it!
@@AskYourComputerGuy thank you for the quick reply, I shall let you know how I get on. Have a nice day 👌
@@psioneelo yes was defo worth it. Make sure you get a cooling stand tho as you must know Laptops do like to heat up especially if you play long hours 👍
Good to know! 👍
Will this be able to play ETS2 and Farming Simulator on high (not max) settings? Currently got a Dell Ispiron i5 Laptop, played ETS 2 relatively well on medium settings, just looking to see if its a good or better upgrade.
1000% yes! 👍
Is the i5 version good enough for light editing of 4K video? Just simple task of a bit colour grading and some cut and paste of 15 minutes video.
I would think it would be plenty good enough ;)
Ah, so that means I shouldn't be able to use an external graphics card for it because it's meant for the high end normal computers and not laptops. If I want better graphics and high-end gaming, I need a new msi laptop.... oof gotta return my GeForce Rtx 3060 graphics card then... If you have any advice for me, please let me know. I thank you for informing us... I'm not computer literate, so 😅
Correct. Even though external graphics cards exist, they will not give you any performance increase like you would expect. And usually quite expensive
I have a question, can it run DCS? I'm on a strict budget and cannot afford anything over 160, so I'm asking this. I'm not good at these things so I'm asking this to see if it can run dcs
Can't speak to DCS specifically as I'm not a gamer...but I have had lots of viewers comment that this laptop is actually better than they expected and can run games that they did not expect it to be able to run. Sorry I can't be more informative...gaming isn't my thing 🤷♂️
Let me tell you why not to buy MSI laptops. Mine is four years old and I struggle with it. These things have the worst plastic cases I seen. No heat dissipation at all. Laptop gets super-hot during gaming. The keyboards on these are dying because of the heat and of weak keycap quality. Sound here is low and sounds like a box. These cases don't protect your motherboard when you carry this thing. Battery life is a joke. 3-4 hrs on internet, gaming is 30 mins on battery. The battery on these is not removeable. And you are lucky if you have an extra m2 slot there as 256 gb will get you nowhere today as a 'gamer'.
My laptop looks like a mess. Acid from your hands will eventually destroy the cheap lexan case. Most of these have USB-C for decoration as no display output or actual charging is done. Mouse tracking pad was wobbly since first day.
For your own sake, don't buy MSI! They cheap but you get 'poo' and in mere months you will experience problems after problems.
Interesting take. I've had and known several people that have MSI gaming laptops without all these kinds of issues. Maybe you just got a bad laptop out of the box. How soon did these issues start for you?
@@AskYourComputerGuy I think after a month. Since the case not holding the motherboard properly, my wifi adapter and BT constantly dropped.
The inside of these laptops are power-houses yet they put this tech into plastic houses like toys.
Don't forget the additional bloatware you get for free installed also.
@Zed1987X with all those issues, I would have probably returned it after only a month. I've never had an issue with MSI, but our use cases might be different too 🤷♂️
Hi, can I ask for advice? I like your review of this laptop, i can get it for 554,76 dollars in my country, but its used. I need a gaming laptop on the run for the summerhouse you see and also have to look into wifi subscription. I mainly want to game world of warcraft on it and have discord. Anything else is just a bonus of gaming and ill no doubt do that, but those two are my main focus point. (have 1k steam games as example, few hundred gog games). Is 554,76 dollars too much as a used laptop? Remember my country denmark, everything is more pricey than in other countries, due to the taxes :(. But would used laptop from a reliable seller be worth it to be used for atleast 5 years ahead for maybe 40+ times in the summerhouse in the future of those 5 years? I say 5, because i estimate at somepoint i wont be able to play on it anymore due to software outdating with microsoft, which happened to my older gaming laptops. They simply cant run most games at all, including wow but can play GOG games that are pretty old, the highest with struggles is hitman absolution (2012), but thats on outdated microsoft hardware. Games below 2010 they can do, but its a struggle at times due to the oudated stuff.
I honestly think it's worth it. I was terribly impressed with this laptop when reviewing it. Even bought one for myself. Could you find "better" for that price? Maybe, but it will only be marginally better. It's a good deal ;)
@@AskYourComputerGuy I managed to find one, and total price is sadly 5k, plus 1.7k danish crowns for 3 years safety warranty which covers so much, even damage by moving homes or burglary. So 6.7k, which is 984,22 us dollars. Again, taxes imo that raise it up. But I'll buy it as I really need that gaming laptop, while not the best of the best, it does just well for me for atleast 3 years from now. Thats 342,72 us dollars per year where i really need it and always have it at home too or if i need to use it other places.
If I can play Minecraft and cod warzone I’m okay
What ram should I use in this? Looking to go to 32gb
i got one for music production and its great
Yeah, it's a great little sleeper laptop - not just for intermediate gaming, but anything that needs real crunch power. Glad you like it!
Not for gaming, but is it good for music production? Like can it run fl studio without a problem?
I would use this laptop for my UA-cam video production without a second thought. That's way more CPU and GPU intensive 👍
The only problem i have with it is that it gets super hot if i put it on my lap it will actually burn really bad and fast
Some laptops run hot. I'd recommend a laptop cooling tray that you can sit your laptop on top of...it will push the heat away from your lap
I’m looking to purchase this laptop as I play the Sims 4 a lot with mods, I currently have just a normal HP laptop and it’s getting to a point where I need better spec. The HP is an I5, 8gb ram, 118 gig storage, and I’m getting to the end of my storage and it’s only now started to play a bit laggy. Do you think this laptop would be suitable to only play the sims 4 with?
That and much more! Yes absolutely 👍
@@AskYourComputerGuy I’ve just realised that the one I’m thinking of buying actually isn’t this one, it’s a newer version I think so it’s around the 679 mark in British pounds. It’s a I7, RTX3050, 512 gb SSD. Does this sound good for the sims? 😁
@tiawright3431 maybe go with a larger SSD if you end up deciding to play more games - they will definitely eat up drive space!
@@AskYourComputerGuy this might sound daft but does an SSD work the same way as a standard hard drive? So all my sims files would be stored on the SSD? I currently only have 118 gig and it’s done me quite well with the sims I just want a bit more so maybe the 512 would be okay!
@tiawright3431 yes the SSD works exactly the same way...just 5x faster than HDD 👍
Hey, what's the name of that video test you use to test gpu performance?
There's two. One is Heaven and the other is MSI Kombustor for benchmarking
Do you want think it could run trailmakers
Sorry, can't say. I'm not a gamer. What I can say is that other gamers have given it a lot of thumbs-up for performance, if that helps 🤷♂️
Would this laptop be suitable for coding? I am a CIT major and would love a laptop I could use for coding (school work), but also gaming every now and then. Thanks
1000% yes! Easily
This laptop is good for graphic programs and video editing ?
150% yes
I have to disagree on some points. At first please don't get me wrong, i'am talking about the laptop GPU version, which was totally different from 1650 desktop. So, 11400h CPU for GTX1650Ti mobile GPU is already too much for gaming, and pairing this GTX1650 mobile with i7 would be an overkill. In fact, GTX1650 mobile was pretty shitty when it came out, you can even find this opinions on the net - people literally wrote "don't buy this!". Secondly, buying a laptop with this GPU today is a waste of money, if you ask me. Of course they can be very cheap, but that is being reflected by its power in gaming. What i would recommend is something with at least RTX3050 on board. It will surely cost you more, but you will get a lot more computing power, a much more advanced GPU which will be able to run new games for more years to come, DLSS frame generation (that can be a real game changer!) and so on.
I had an Acer laptop with 10400h and 1650Ti 4gig and 8 gigs of RAM for almost two years - it was ok. Unfortunately it ended in a "beer bath" half a year ago. Now i have another Acer laptop with 11400h and 3060 (6gig) and 16 gigs of RAM. I can say that this change, albeit due to unfortunate events, was _really_ impressive. Is was over two times more expensive that the MSI presented here, but you don't have to go for 3060 - get 3050 instead, and it won't be as expensive. And believe me: if you want to play modern games - stay away from 1650 mobile, especially today. This chip is 3 years old now, and it wasn't the best one when it came out. It was mediocre one at best.
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I just bought it at Best Buy now
Hi is thete extra Ram slot?
Yes, there are two RAM slots, capable of a max 64GB total
Is it fast when switching tabs and doing 2 things at once?
You can do 7 things at once with this laptop. It's quick and strong!
should i buy this for sims 4 with 30GB+ mods and cc installed?
It would be fine for that 💪
How many screen hz?
Is MSI with i5, rtx 3050 and 8gb Ram is good for gaming (MK11)..?
Should be good for most gaming 👍
Can you change the colour of the light on the keyboard?
Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, that model only has red keyboard
I bought 10sc with i5 10th gen. It's been 1 years and 2 months using this laptop. Everything's fine until I started to realise the battery drained faster than before. I don't know why. It drained for 28% in 31 minutes💀 What should I do?
Batteries should only do that when they are under extra heavy usage, and usually with power performance settings set to maximum. If nothing is really "different" than normal, you might have a failing battery
@@AskYourComputerGuy so, do I need to change the battery?
See above. Sounds like you might
@@AskYourComputerGuy oh lord😭 thank you so much for replying btw. Hope your channel grows bigger in the future
Thank you, me too! 👍💪
Can I use this laptop for programming?
100% yes. Easily.
What about the fan and temperatures it reach?.
Its 80-90 grades bad?
I wouldn't worry about it. This laptop was designed for gaming and higher temps. It has more than adequate cooling
The max gpu temp mine ever got was 68 degrees (RTX 2050)
@@StreetDawg55 laptop?
I play elden ring around 75-79 degrees. Max fan speed.
The graphic card gets coolder. Its the cpu the one who get hotter :p
@@triachinidx436 yes
in greece the price is 600 should i get it?
It's a great laptop and I highly recommend it! If it's in your budget, I say absolutely yes! 👍
for cons, he only compared with a $3000 laptop. no touchscreen, no 4k gaming, only i5 11th gen. dude really ?
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Will it work with a dock? I want to use it with 2 2xternal 27" monitors
As long as it's a compatible dock, absolutely!
@AskYourComputerGuy I should have been more clear. Recommended dock that supports 3180x2140 on both monitors?
@jayknuffke285 even with 2/4 monitors, and a dock that supports higher resolution, you'll only get the maximum resolution available from the laptop, if that makes sense
I know nothing about computers, but will Project Zomboid work with this.? I’m a noob-sorry. 😂
hi! I'm not sure if your the person to ask but I figured I'd give it a try I recently got a refund with something I purchased with a gift card. The refund says it sent the money to my account, then I found out the card is NON-RELOADABLE where has this money gone?
You should still be able to see the refund. Should be back on whatever card it was purchased with. The non-reloadable only applies to adding funds to it...not related
@@AskYourComputerGuy Alright, yeah there customer support which I was on hold with for almost 2 hours (probley because of the holidays) said it will take up to 10 days for them to get me my money back. Btw the company was Printify.
Good deal. Glad you figured it out
has anyone used it for music production and is is worth it and any good ?
I used it for video editing and it worked flawlessly. I imagine music editing wouldn't be much different 👍
Having trouble with mine it has the 3050 with the same 11th gen i5 and when I try to play games online it kicks me offline after 10-15 minutes any suggestions?
Kicks you off the internet or out of the game? Off internet, I would suggest trying a different game, see if you get similar results
Yes says lost connection in the game then when I close the game and go to the Home screen it’s no longer connected to the internet but it reconnects almost immediately after going to the Home Screen
@nickandsydneymustoe1862 that is absolutely odd.
Yeah mine is still great but I also have a old Xbox hard drive added to mine since day one lol
Awesome!
It's not able to handle overwatch even with low/medium settings
I cant see the difference between 1080p and 4k
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1650 is the best GPU on the market right now 2024
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What laptops do your recommend under 600 dollars for gaming?
This one, actually. If you want "hardcore" gaming ability, you're not gonna find that for under $600. This is about the closest I've seen to that, which is why I made a video about it. It's a quality gamer laptop under $600:)
@@AskYourComputerGuybetween this and the RTX version....which one should i go.....btw is it good for a student ?
Depends on how hardcore of a gamer you are. For a student and "average" gamer, this would be fine. If you're next level, go RTX
Worse msi laptop . Just look for gf63 wont start up . Seema most owners are complaining
Ok 🤷♂️
Added a old xbox one hard drive to mine
Is this good for rust
I don't know of ANY game this little beast couldn't handle
How do you upgrade the ram? I bought this yesterday and has 8gb
This is my very first gaming laptop and i have 0 knowledge
I bought the laptop in the video for $458 on Walmart brand new
I made a video a while back showing you how to determine how much RAM you can upgrade to, and the type that you need to be compatible. You can watch that here:
How to increase PC performance in SECONDS with a RAM upgrade
ua-cam.com/video/Y9n86xLwhbo/v-deo.html
After that, get on UA-cam and search for "laptop make and model disassembly" (replace the make and model with YOUR make and model". Then you will see exactly how to safely open the laptop to add the RAM and you're done 💪
1 con is battery got draining even shutdown weird.
If your battery is full and drains by shutting down, you have a bad battery. Not a bad laptop 👍
Is the 2050 version good?
Can't speak to that, since that isn't the model I reviewed...but I would imagine ANY iteration of this laptop would still be pretty amazing. Do your homework though, before you buy 💪
500$ I got ripped off 😂😐
If you were not happy with it, why not return it for a refund?
lol your buddy bought _this_ goofy аss thing for his college-aged daughter? Bro it has a red keyboard and a dragon on the back 😂
A used M1 MacBook costs like 500 these days.
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i buyd this computer for trading and I like this computer rly much
It's a great laptop, isn't it? One of my all time favorites!
@@AskYourComputerGuy its rly good
Awesome! Thanks for your comment - it helps others make that decision ;) 💪😁
Enjoying this laptop except for the battery life. Gotta upgrade the ram and storage also. IDK why manufacturers think 256GB is reasonable these days. Just a few game installs later and you'll max out storage easily.
I agree. This laptop is built for entry to mid-level gamers though. When you start getting into the big games that are multi gigabyte, that’s when it gets tough. I’m glad you’re enjoying the laptop though.
How many hours for someone who is using it just for studying
as far as battery life, for just reading, and not doing anything CPU intensive, I would say easily 3 to 4 hours, maybe even more
@@AskYourComputerGuy have you used the laptop by yourself?
I have. One of my favorite laptops, which is why I wanted to do a review on it
the storage gets taken up from nothing L comp
What is L comp?
Can I change the keyboard light? I hate the red. Help please!
I think it's only one color. You might find replacement keyboards with different color schemes, but I think it's red only from the factory
I bought this just got RuneScape...
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I found almost the same one but with a 512gb ssd, for 666$ should i go for it or is this overpriced
If you need the extra storage, it's probably a good deal. Storage is something you can never really have enough of, so I say go for it
I have never had my own pc, i was on the internet yeterday and i found that pc, i copyed the name, after watching this video, i have decided to save upp, i got 400$ once,ehy not try to get upp in 600$? (The 100 other dollars is for keyboard,mouse,mousepad.)
Excellent! Can't wait to hear what you think of it! I think she's a great value for the money!
Just subbed. But one question… can it run rocket league?
Absolutely! One of my favorite games, and it can totally run it!
Thank you for the sub. I appreciate you so much!
@@AskYourComputerGuy yayyyy! What fps?
Don't get my lying, I didn't even test it on this laptop. But I am confident after reviewing this machine, it will be smooth and fast
@@AskYourComputerGuy like maybe over 100 fps?
Is your friend named mark hachman
Doesn't ring a bell 🤷♂️
btw specs are not everything, i promise you the hinge will be broken (for sure) after aprx 6-8 months of NORMAL usage cuz they use cheap plastic hinge mechanism, and the single fan design is absolutely awful thats why the gpu is capped to 40w TGP without mentioning the cpu capped at 30w almost all times so idk i could add a few more bucks to get a victus 15 or lenovo LOQ those are faaaaaaaar more durable and reliable machines that can endure more than normal usage better then this garbage and ofc performs better
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Have you ever experienced the hinge breaking? I've had this laptop for close to a year now, and it's totally fine.
@Abdullah-568 no more than any other laptop. It's usually related to how the laptop is handled more than part defects
@@Abdullah-568 well i have worked on a pc shop and the customers where returning the 2020/2021 models because of the hinge but i would say after i tested out the 2022/2023 models they lessened the hinge a bit from what i could tell, and remember to kinda open it slowly and from the center of the lid to not break the hinges holder of the lid on the long run, so your safe if you take car of it 😉
@@gamermixer7953 Thanks for the advice!
Big cheep shit, i have it
MSI isn’t known for quality. 😂😂
i’m thinking of getting one, I only play games like Pubg 😅,
It's a great gaming laptop, and can easily handle more powerful games as you progress forward ❤️💪
can it run gta 5
I would have no doubt it could. The GeForce video chip is a monster
Yes and Read Dead 2
Didn't know that, but good to know! Thx for sharing with other viewers! How well does RD2 run on it?
@@AskYourComputerGuy about 40fps works ok on medium settings.
@@AskYourComputerGuy it is a question, do U know if it can run in
i just bought it damn 1.4k
Ouch. Send it back, use my link and save some. $$$ 😂
How much he getting payed haha
What do you mean? I wasn't paid to make that video.
Alienware is know for quality. Msi is know for being cheap.
I've always liked MSI for consumer grade products. Alienware is absolutely on a whole other level, no doubt. Even after Dell bought them (which honestly surprised me) 💪
Your so 😎
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So this model got shitty touch screen?
Depends on your definition ...in my world, a touch screen either works or it doesn't. Not sure how one can be "better" than another. But I also hate fingerprints, so I disable touch screen as soon as possible anyway 😂
@@AskYourComputerGuy thank u for your answer!!!!!!
Anytime!