[PLEASE LOCK] Is my custom setup good for casual gaming?

[JeoWay]

EDIT: Please Lock! No longer my setup! I have a new one

Before I get into things, my custom made setup I plan to order is inside the spoiler below the short paragraphs


Hello everyone! I would like your opinion as to what you think of this custom build I am putting together for a casual gaming laptop. My friend and I have been talking about his setup and what I can do to get a great setup to run most games on Ultra Settings (With Anti-Aliasing down some). He has a special edition Radeon HD 7770 Thermal Edition and an Intel Processor (Not exactly sure of which revision). Anyhow, he can run games like Crysis 3 on Ultra Settings with most other settings on fairly high (such as anti-aliasing). He also has 8GB of DDR3 memory. He uses Windows 8 64-bit version which also he has tweaked and only uses 3% of his RAM. Anyhow, if I happen to get this, I would love to play Minecraft with everyone


My *current* build I am customizing

NOTE: I am not 100% finished. This is most likely going to finish, but I plan on upgrading the RAM to 16GB and also upgrade to 120GB in Solid State Drives and may keep adding up to 1TB as it comes along nicely (I may also decide to add a second hard drive for up to 1.75TB


Total Price so far (For an MSI Gaming Laptop): $1,198.00
Also, I am trying to keep it at less than $1,200 (Until I upgrade in the future)
I also plan to over clock it a bit and modify windows to use less RAM (Like my friend did)

Customized Build So Far:

MSI GX60 3AE-216US MSI GX60 3AE-216US
- PRE-ORDER - ( ETA & Specifications are subject to change by manufacturer )
- FREE!!! – U.S. UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code "FREESHIP" in Checkout) [U.S. Lower 48 ONLY / Restrictions Apply]
- FREE!!! - HITMAN Game Coupon & Limited Edition MSI Gaming/Hitman SilverBaller Dog Tag [limited time offer / while supplies last through MSI / Direct MIR Form]
- 15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Anti-Glare Matte Type Screen (SKU - X1R354)
- FREE!!! - 30 Day "No Dead Pixel" Guarantee! - ($35.00 Value!) (Limited Time Only / XPC Service)
- NO Professional Monitor Color Calibration
- AMD® Trinity A10-5750M Quad-Core Processor (2.5GHz - 3.5GHz, 32nm, 4MB cache, 35W) (SKU – X2X322)
- Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
- AMD Radeon HD 7970M (2048MB) GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - X5R522)
- No Copper Cooling Upgrade
- No Video Adapter
- No External Mobile Display
- 12GB DDR3 1600MHz [SKU-41814P] (Dual Channel Memory (1x4GB + 1x8GB SODIMMS))
- Standard Laptop Finish
- No Laptop Laser-Sketch™
- MSI Logo [White] - Stock
- Independant Confirguration of mSATA's in Primary HDD Bay (If selecting mSATA Options these will replace primary hard drive with mSATA’s selected below)
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- No mSATA SSD - [ mSATA Caddy = 2 x mSATA In Primary Hard Drive ] (if selected, no primary hard drive below)
- 750GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5P206)
- No Second Hard Drive (Primary Hard Drive Required When Adding a Secondary Hard Drive) (SKU - X6R953)
- HDD Raid Settings - OFF
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDRW/CDRW Drive w/ Software (SKU - X7R452)
- No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- NO External USB Optical Drive
- Bluetooth Included *With select wireless cards only* (See “Wireless Network” Section Below)
- Built-in Single Band Wireless 802.11B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card + Bluetooth 4.0 (SKU – X8R012)
- No Network Accessory
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC)
- Integrated Digital Video Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- No Spare AC Adapter
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- No Fingerprint Reader
- No Headset
- No External Keyboard
- Standard Laptop Keyboard
- No External Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Thanks, Please do not Overclock my system
- No Operating System Redline Boost
- WINDOWS 8 - 64-Bit (Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk)
- Keep factory installed operating system
- No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's
- None
- No Antivirus Essentials Software Bundle
- No Back Up Software
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- No Global Anti-Theft Protection (Options below require an operating system)
- 2 Year MSI US/Canada Parts & Labor 1 Year Global Warranty w/ Lifetime Tech Support
+ 1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty (Requires Registration within 30 Days from Ship Date) (SKU - M9R301)
- No Certificate & Binder
- * 24/7 LIFETIME U.S. based technical support
* Extreme QA testing by dedicated technicians
* 24-72 Hour stress testing and benchmarking to ensure top performance and stability
- Standard Production Time
- No Outside of US Shipping Coverage
- No thanks, standard double boxed packaging is okay with my order
- No XOTIC PC Gear

Tell me what you think, my main question is, I know it will run Crysis 3 on Ultra Settings with some AA, but I heard Minecraft is based on mostly the CPU, do you think Minecraft will run perfect.

-Thanks
Jeoway

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[shapeshifter]

It's great but I must suggest that you have a look at any asus alienware or even the inspiron 17r special edition if you can!

I have the 15r special edition and it's fantastic it can run crisis 3 on the second highest setting at 45fps and above depending on my temperatures..

The 17r has a better CPU and gpu compared to mine so it will play crisis on ultra like it is butter
Hope I helped...

Or if u are very much into ur current config it's great as well except amd CPUs in laptops tend to run a little hotter

Before anyone calls me an intel fanboy or anything I must admit that I do have a hp g6 with amd a10 as well which runs hotter than my Inspiron but I love the dual graphics option in amd CPU and gpu configs only the temperatures which I have experienced are higher maybe some other people may have also had a better experience with amd laptops

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[Theredbaron]

If you can, get no OS. That adds a bit too much to the price, and Win8 Sucks. Go with Win7 if you can/want.

Other then that, you suck. Dang, that is to be an awesome comp.

[JeoWay]

It's great but I must suggest that you have a look at any asus alienware or even the inspiron 17r special edition if you can!

I have the 15r special edition and it's fantastic it can run crisis 3 on the second highest setting at 45fps and above depending on my temperatures..

The 17r has a better CPU and gpu compared to mine so it will play crisis on ultra like it is butter
Hope I helped...

Or if u are very much into ur current config it's great as well except amd CPUs in laptops tend to run a little hotter

Before anyone calls me an intel fanboy or anything I must admit that I do have a hp g6 with amd a10 as well which runs hotter than my Inspiron but I love the dual graphics option in amd CPU and gpu configs only the temperatures which I have experienced are higher maybe some other people may have also had a better experience with amd laptops

I prefer an Intel also, but I can also try getting another later on if I am able too

If you can, get no OS. That adds a bit too much to the price, and Win8 Sucks. Go with Win7 if you can/want.

That is what i'm trying to find
But I think it comes pre-installed with it which adds more value to the default price after modified

I plan on installing Windows 8.1 anyhow (its the new gaming OS that has a preview right now)

Other then that, you suck. Dang, that is to be an awesome comp.