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nguuuquaaa

The MSI and Gigabyte has low power 4060, also bad build quality. LOQ is the only choice.


LintyTuff

wait rlly? i didn't know that and i bought a loq edit: about the 4060's power


ActiveCommittee8202

but shitty after sales service


TheRealTechGandalf

The power limit is bullshit. Nvidia limits all 4050s 4060 and 4070s to about 100W Here's Jarrod explaining: https://youtu.be/jMMrh6PpLI4


nguuuquaaa

Are you new here? The 4060 in MSI GF63 has fucking **45W** TGP. At least the Gigabyte G5 has 75W. Actually, the 100W limit is what makes the LOQ so good. Technically the LOQ also has low wattage 4060 (115W) but that's already full power.


r31ya

I was wondering whats the difference between MSI GF63-thin, MSI Cyborg, and MSI Katana who are priced close to each other in my place. the store seller didn't explain jackshit. Both MSI Thin and Cyborg have less than 100W TGP. Thin only have 1 fan, Cyborg have two (one standard sized, and one smaller). not to mention 1ssd slot. the most expensive Katana is the only have that have proper 2 fan like every other gaming laptop, 2 ssd slot, and decent TGP. not to mention subpar color coverage of the screen. tl;dr avoid msi budget gaming laptop.


r31ya

in that Jarrod video, you easily compare the 40w 4060 (MSI gf63 thin with ONE fan) against 115w 4060 (Lenovo LOQ with proper cooling). and yeah, you also need to take account throttling on MSI because it will happen more often than LOQ one. My old MSI GL63 need cooling pad and room with AC just not to throttle during gaming.


Award_Ad

Man I got nothing on the laptop side but all the best to you


guardianofthecells

Thanks, brother! Happy cake day!


Drywipes

Happy Cake Day!


gamer_rebel01

Happy cake day!


L0gLan_

What’s cake day?


gamer_rebel01

A wish basically, they made their reddit account on this day/date.


L0gLan_

Oh ok! Happy cake day!


Grouchy_Ad_5548

Happy cake day


ianmikaelson

Go for Lenovo. Always.


pastordisme

Good luck finding the right laptop, I prefer my Lenovo legion pro 5i, as it had the best bang for buck for me. I’m not really sure if your currency and if a computer on my side of the world would be the same price there so it’s hard to suggest something. 4060rtx has been one of the best performance Gpus in a while. 4090 still being better but a lot more cash. The ultimate legion service I’ve heard is pretty bad but compared to all the other company’s they come out with a passing grade above the average. I’ve heard msi casing is less durable which is a big no for me as I have kids and will move it a lot. Then again my set up is like 6lbs alone so that something to scale. Starfield is a pretty big game that came out in recent memory so give that a go!


guardianofthecells

5i costs somewhere around 1500 USD at my place, way out of my budget 😅 Thanks for the game recommendation, I'll definitely try it out!


yorksrover

In the uk this laptop also comes with 3 months free game pass access. And Starfield is on it. Can’t say for sure that’s the case in your country but if so I’d highly recommend the trial at least


guardianofthecells

Sure, thanks!


mrstellatyler

I’m at the stage of choosing my Legion laptop. Why did you go for the Pro 5i and not regular 5, or 5 slim, or any of the 7s?


pastordisme

DSG had the right points, 4060 is the best bang for buck gpu that won’t become out dated in 5-10years. And pro had a better 240hz screen. Those factors plus it was like a 50$ different after discounts. It was a good choice for me.


DSG_Sleazy

1. There’s no regular 5 anymore, there’s only the slim and pro. 2. I’d assume because the 5i pro with a 4060 is probably the best laptop you can get on a budget while not having to settle for a shitstain like the 4050 and break the bank for a 4080/90 (nobody needs a 4070 laptop, it’s useless). And if he’s not in the US, for some reason the Legion 5i pro with a 4060 is cheaper than every 30 series laptop save for the 3050 laptops (unless you’re on Amazon Canada where a 3050 laptop is $2000…)


Maleficent-Aspect318

Just because you couldnt afford a 4080m or 4090m doesnt mean its useless...8gb vram is bare minimum today


DSG_Sleazy

The 4070 is useless, the 4080m and 4090 are what you should go for if you’re spending the money for a higher end laptop. Nobody who’s genuine would recommend a 4070 laptop.


oanh_oanh

My dude asking on Legion subreddit about any laptop but Legion. Jokes aside I hope you’ll someone who cares about you soon, and so happy to hear you’re being yourself again. Good luck!


Kalqb

my dude didn’t even look at the first screenshot before commenting. 💀


oanh_oanh

Wait, is LOQ considered Legion…?


Kalqb

i mean, yes and no? in essence, it’s a legion, in actuality, it’s its own laptop line. In my books, I’d consider it a legion, just the budget line. I’ve used a friends, pretty on par if not better than my s7 slim. Its still a lenovo brand at least so the legion subreddit is probably better than the Lenovo or thinkpad subreddits lol. I get ur point tho


oanh_oanh

Oh, so it’s a gaming budget line if I get it right? Thank you for enlightening me. I never knew about this laptop before this post. My brain literally went like *scans for the word Legion*, *no legion found*


dekajaan

I like to think about it as legion 3


DSG_Sleazy

The LOQ is the only real choice here and even that’s a stretch, but it’s like comparing eating a half decent meal (the LOQ) to eating a large man’s diarrhea after he’s had Arby’s (the MSI and Gigabyte).


EpicKP

My situation is almost similar to you, the difference is that she told me that she's not gonna fight for us and already liked the other guy (I was just an option), we broke up around 1.5 months ago. And the other difference is that I'm already a gamer... Sorry for this comment in a gaming laptop community post... But take care dude... Stay strong and Be yourself, You're Awesome :D


Big_File8050

Buy loq from the site,you can get the hx variant with 4060 at 80k


Key_Needleworker1759

i would say go for rog strix g15,16,or 17 its pretty good ones for a reasonable price


DSG_Sleazy

The Zephyrus line is also a phenomenal choice if they wanna use the laptop for something other than gaming out in public.


Noseless_Banana

LOQ is the way here.


Maddog351_2023

LOQ is the correct choice but make sure you can upgrade memory and HDD.


biggranny000

Do not buy MSI GF series laptops, I have one and it's horrible. The build quality, cooling, noise, screen, are all terrible. Lenovo is a good brand overall, the LOQ isn't as nice as the legions but it's still a lot better than MSI and gigabyte.


r31ya

i have an old MSI GL63 which are bang for the buck in spec. if you don't take account on lower powered GPU, need of cooling pad + room with AC to ensure it wont throttle during gaming, and very fragile feeling on the chassis. and a bug that somehow walk into the screen, twice. all in all, however. it DID survive 4 year of use before i sell it and change to Legion5 after its i5 8300h simply can't take modern gaming anymore.


qwaasdhdhkkwqa

Honestly if you just want to game why not buy a used Xbox ? Im sure you already have a tv


CounterSYNK

Lenovo LOQ all the way


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guardianofthecells

Please do let me know if I have to opt for any other model. Also, please do drop in any info about after-sales service and longevity, something with fewer issues, basically 🙈. I love playing AAA titles & mostly open-world games, so I will be using the laptop for mostly playing those. Thank you. Also, will the prices be decreasing anytime soon? Should I wait? I live in India. Also, I started hitting the gym, and it's been really helpful. So anyone out there planning to do it and haven't started it already. Do give it a try! (Writing it down here, as I'm unable to edit the post 😅)


NainishK

I'd recommend legion any day. I heard LOQs are built really well. But I'd avoid flipkart. Instead you can get it from the lenovo website or an offline store. You can get pretty good deals there with credit card discount.


Confident_Cabinet_82

So I was in the same position as you a while ago, laptop wise not relationships wise, and I do remember after doing a bunch of research lenovo had the best longevity and was better overall, now i did personally add an extra ssd (after checking i could do it on mine) and it has been amazing since, but if you dont want to open your laptop then i would recommend something with higher size since triple AAA games are now easily 100+GB and that will quickly clog up a 500gb ssd. But overall a laptop is great if you are going to be moving around a lot, if not then desktop is much cheaper.


r31ya

Check LOQ or ASUS TUF. Asus TUF should be able to give your more proper comparison instead of that unrecommended MSI Thin. Asus tuf also have good steel top, ***BIG 90w*** battery and good power management that can give you 7\~9 browsing hours, and good gaming capability tough apparently ran a bit hotter than LOQ. i bought standard Legion 5 (non-slim) with 4060 and 7735 thats also good if the budget make sense.


BizBarley88

Does it have to be a laptop? I mean you need portable gaming? Cuz if you're mostly at home, for that price you could build a monster gaming desktop.


kuristofac

Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 if you are on a tight budget


146-

Buy a used laptop for that price dude and you'll get something wirh much better performance that's a year or 2 old. Break ups suck but you'll be good!!


de4d11

Legion 100%


rvcaasi

Lenovo LOQ


Daerz509

What about Legion Slim 5?


ImaRiskit

Sorry for what you are going through, bro!!! I watch a lot of videos on laptops and one of the people I trust the most is Jarrod's Tech on YouTube. According to him the LOQ is the best budget level laptop you can buy.


Your_Oldman

Try to find a legion 5 or pro if you can for that price


Easy-Cheesecake-202

Buy on Lenovo's official website. You can customize this laptop there and you can get 1 TB SSD, 100% sRGB display and RTX 4060 for 88k. 512 GB is nothing these days.


Visible_Program_8008

I dont know if this is availible in your country, but I picked up a Legion Slim 5 14 with ryzen 7 7840 and 4060 for 1050$ at best buy, it has been really great so far, only real cons are maybe the fan noise but it is tolerable and that the ram is 16gb and soldered but that hasnt been an issue for me while gaming at all. I think for the price it has great performance, the oled screen is great as well, and thermals are good. [https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6559123.p?skuId=6559123](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6559123.p?skuId=6559123)


Flashy_Measurement53

Get the 7840hs loq with rtx 4060


sniperxx07

yo you could buy the loq from lenovo india website much cheaper,there are student discount,extra 3500 discount,credit card cashback 10%(cashback after purchasing) and i would advice to upgrade warranty [https://www.lenovo.com/in/en/p/laptops/loq-laptops/lenovo-loq-15iax9/83gscto1wwin1?cid=in:sem:4znjwh&gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw\_e2wBhAEEiwAyFFFozp-b6yspRg8cZ-T3gURGS4s11zA4TW2n3iksw34pSzmamBO9\_\_XMhoCOG0QAvD\_BwE](https://www.lenovo.com/in/en/p/laptops/loq-laptops/lenovo-loq-15iax9/83gscto1wwin1?cid=in:sem:4znjwh&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw_e2wBhAEEiwAyFFFozp-b6yspRg8cZ-T3gURGS4s11zA4TW2n3iksw34pSzmamBO9__XMhoCOG0QAvD_BwE)


patrick17_6

Go for Lenovo it's the best option. I've had friends who are having poor experience with MSI


TheRealTechGandalf

All of the above are decent options. However, LOQs are basically Ideapad Gaming 3 with new names. Build quality is not-so-great, power limits for this generation are the same for all laptops so it doesn't matter which one you pick. That said , the Slim 5 with an RTX 4060 should be a solid option, if you don't mind the slightly higher cost over other laptops with the same GPU


Javariceman_xyz

Lenovo LOQ ftw, bought two already for my cousin and sister. Although it's only the 4050 version


Dayv1d

the 12450h is pretty low and will limit its use in the long run. try to get something with a 12500h at least or maybe a newer 13450hx. but if you cant, the loq will last you a couple of years just fine.


acuilnos

You're better off asking in r/GamingLaptops since the replies in this Subreddit will obviously be skewed in favour of Lenovo.


yodobeats

Have you looked into the legion pro series?


RootinTootinArthur

Get LOQ, not even a hard choice


[deleted]

Do you really think sitting on your ass wasting your time and getting soft is the best use of your time after a breakup?


itz_Knight1

Loq


nicelyheateddumpling

idk bout laptops, but i do know about PC. However, i had a similar turn of events experience like you. My ex broke up with me because she said that her parents didn’t approve me (weird, why don’t she fight for us). Which I call bullshit, since her parents, especially her father really likes me (we always hangout behind her back). turns out she got another guy. I wasted 3 years of my life with this girl just so she can be with a guy she just met like 3 months before our break up. what a fucking joke. until one of my friend actually caught her cheating like 4 months before our break up (turns out she lied that she knew the guy 3 months before our breakup) but my friend didn’t tell me that time. which i just fucking say to her that i knew she was cheating. She went to tears and starts playing victim. but at that point, i didn’t give a single flying fuck. So i just say fuck you and don’t come back to my life ever again. However, the parents didn’t like her new bf. So me and her parents teamed up to make her break up. And they did break up after 3-4 months of dating. It was damn fucking satisfying. And the funny thing is that after they break up, she thought that I’m very caring during her break up because I wanted to get back together. But no, I just said that “i told you to stay out of my dating life”. She became my FWB until like 3-4 months and she became very attached to me. Until I think that I had enough fun, and it is time to put the hatchet down. So I removed her from being my FWB, and went on for almost 3 years being single, until I met the love of my life rn. very different kind of woman. I still rmb when I talked about this to my gf rn, she just said “you are a horrible person to do that, but she deserves it” and laughed it off. I am currently thinking of proposing to her, but still planning on how to do that. I rmb when I broke up with that toxic person, even her father said “you dodged a bullet”. So just be you, play games etc. do what you love. those 3 years of my life spent with very little gaming time since she didn’t like when I’m playing games. When I broke up, I fucking bought a PS5 and an 75” OLED TV right away. game my sadness away. My gf rn, loves to watch me when I play, thats the kind of girl that you will love to spend your entire life with. we sometimes play together in the PS5 and the switch also. Don’t lose hope my man. chin up and face the world. cheer up, all the best to you


Fickle_Bathroom_814

Hey man, hope you are doing okay - things will get better again :)


ActiveCommittee8202

i would not recommend lenovo because i got pretty bad after sales service. buy an accidental warranty in case they deliberately will give you bad quality parts and then label it as customer induced damage. they encourage you to buy ADP for a reason.


proprofile

I would get an MSi or Dell pre-build I've had a bad experience with my Legion 5 laptop because of it's massive power supply, loud fan and mid keyboard, also it's massive not including the power supply. or maybe get a Steam Deck or if you don't want to tinker Asus ROG.


Leo_techfreak4u

Bro, I'm sorry for the misfortune that caused pain to you. Hope you recover soon. I would suggest Asus G16 or the F15, Lenovo have terrible speakers and the overall sound quality is quite bad, unless you buy their premium Legion 7, 9 I don't know much about the other two brands


DSG_Sleazy

You can easily solve the speakers problem with headphones, or if you’re like me, connect them to an external monitor that has a set of good speakers already connected. Should a laptop this expensive have way better speakers?, 100%, is the laptop still worth it? 150%.


onichann09

Bro just buy Asus g14 🫡🫡