Lowest - MSI Katana GF66 Core i7 12th Gen - (8 GB/512 GB SSD/Win 11 Home/4 GB Graphics) Gaming Laptop

Good found! Except for DDR4 RAM, all configurations are fantastic. 

2 years warranty is the cherry on the cake 🍒

Also, one major con of MSI is good till the warranty. After the warranty, there is no assurance of the availability of parts. I am facing the same issue since October 2022, I am still searching for a body cover & hinges for an MSI-PE62 (4 years old) edition laptop. But no luck.

Even the MSI service center expressed apologies for the non-availability of parts.

Entry level 3050, poor display, poor built, poor after sales post warranty - spend 10k more and get a much better device.

@iron_gloves which one do you suggest? How is msi crosshair 15?

mustufa.y.b398 wrote:
@iron_gloves which one do you suggest? How is msi crosshair 15?

i would not spend 1L to buy a laptop with "IPS-Level" display and a flimsy build. I personally would wait for refreshed lineup from hp and lenovo. 

however, if have to buy something immediately, would buy this:

https://www.amazon.in/Lenovo-IdeaPad-39-62cm-Ba...

much better build, display, thermals than crosshair 15 - however a last gen cpu - but still very competent.

selecting appario as the seller and using a bob card the cost comes down to 88 which I is much more vfm.

mustufa.y.b398 wrote:
@iron_gloves which one do you suggest? How is msi crosshair 15?

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022), 15.6"(39.62 cms) FHD 144Hz, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, RTX 3060 6GB Graphics, Gaming Laptop (16GB/512GB SSD/90WHrs Battery/Windows 11/Office 2021/Gray/2.2 kg), FA507RM-HN089WS https://amzn.eu/d/a...86

GIGABYTE G5 KD Core i5 11th Gen - (16 GB/512 GB SSD/Windows 11 Home/6 GB Graphics/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/144 Hz) RC45KD Gaming Laptop on Flipkart https://dl.flipkart.com/s/_xhc...NN

HP Victus 15-fa0092TX Intel Core i5 12th Gen (15.6 inch, 16GB, 512GB, Windows 11, MS Office 2021, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, FHD Display, Performance Blue, 788X8PA#ACJ) https://www.croma.com/hp-victus-15-fa0092tx-int...

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G Intel Core i5 12th Gen (15.6 inch, 16GB, 512GB, Windows 11, MS Office 2021, NVIDIA RTX 2050, FHD IPS Display, Steel Gray, UN.K9TSI.003) https://www.croma.com/acer-aspire-5-a515-57g-in... 

Better to go with Asus or Lenovo

neehesh wrote:
Better to go with Asus or Lenovo

Asus is like getting married.. you get fed up of it, but it just goes on and on..

bsnt wrote:
Asus is like getting married.. you get fed up of it, but it just goes on and on..

So, is that good or bad? 😄

LuckyBhumkar wrote:

Good found! Except for DDR4 RAM, all configurations are fantastic. 

2 years warranty is the cherry on the cake 🍒

Also, one major con of MSI is good till the warranty. After the warranty, there is no assurance of the availability of parts. I am facing the same issue since October 2022, I am still searching for a body cover & hinges for an MSI-PE62 (4 years old) edition laptop. But no luck.

Even the MSI service center expressed apologies for the non-availability of parts.

What's wrong with ddr4?

Lowest was 52

kukdookoo wrote:
What's wrong with ddr4?

Almost a decade old stuff. Already moved to ddr5 which is faster.

Razerist wrote:
Almost a decade old stuff. Already moved to ddr5 which is faster.

Ddr 5 are very expensive as of now. You switched to 4800mhz ddr5? Which laptop?

Don't go for MSI products, especially high value ones. You would be left high and dry if it breaks. Speaking from personal experience.

79990-4000 = 75990!!!

how 74990 ???🙄

kukdookoo wrote:
What's wrong with ddr4?

• There is nothing wrong with DDR4 RAM.
• However, you are going to miss out on the real performance of this laptop.
• Because the Intel i7 12700H has a maximum supported RAM speed of 5200 MT/s (~ DDR5 RAM)
• You don't get much speed from DDR4 RAM (~ 3200 MT/s MAX).

LuckyBhumkar wrote:

• There is nothing wrong with DDR4 RAM.
• However, you are going to miss out on the real performance of this laptop.
• Because the Intel i7 12700H has a maximum supported RAM speed of 5200 MT/s (~ DDR5 RAM)
• You don't get much speed from DDR4 RAM (~ 3200 MT/s MAX).

laptops with dddr 5 are very expensive as of now. You switched to ddr5? Which laptop?

kukdookoo wrote:
Ddr 5 are very expensive as of now. You switched to 4800mhz ddr5? Which laptop?

Hp Omen

Razerist wrote:
Hp Omen

Can you share link please

kukdookoo wrote:
laptops with dddr 5 are very expensive as of now. You switched to ddr5? Which laptop?

I am still using DDR4 powered laptop. However, waiting for a favorable DDR5-powered laptop deal.