Asus GL702, G752, MSI GP72?

[Peertjies]

I know this is another debate on which gaming laptop to buy but it does help getting some help to make an educated decision. I originally wanted to buy a Asus GL502VM as I will mostly be using and external 27" screen for gaming but after research let me to believe this machine has heating issues I started looking at other units. We are also not spoiled for choice here as MSI and Asus are mostly our options. So I dug further and found these options but cannot decide which one would be best for gaming keeping heat dissipation in mind as I stay in Africa. Details as follows:

1. MSI GP72VR/17.3/1060/I7-7700HQ/8GB/1TB/W10
Stock Code: MS-GP72VR-7RF-403ZA | Notebooks & Tablets | Available to Order
GP72VR 7RF Leopard Pro/17.3" FHD, Anti-Glare (1920*1080) eDP 120Hz/nVidia Geforce GTX 1060, 3GB GDDR5/Kabylake i7-7700HQ/8G DDR IV/1TB (SATA) 7200rpm/Super Multi

2. Asus GL702VM-GC216T - i7 (Qual core) + Nvidia geforce 1060M 6Gb DDR5 + Hdd ( 1tb ) + 16Gb DDR4 + 128Gb SSD
- intel Kabylake Core i7-7700HQ - Quad core+ hyper-threading ( 8-threads ) , 2.8Ghz upto 3.8Ghz turbo-boost ( with VT-x+ VT-d+ TSX+ TXT , 14nm , 34.1GB/sec memory bandwidth ; 6mb L2 cache ) , 16Gb ( 2x8Gb - 2 slots upto 32Gb ) 1.2v DDR4-2133 , Intel HM175 chipset with SBA+RAiD , nvidia geforce GTX1060M discrete vga with optimus + directX12 ( 1404/1670mhz , 1280 CUDA cores , 112.3 Gtexel/s texture fillrate , 6Gb 192bit DDR5 , 8008mhz , 192.2Gb/sec memory bandwidth , 3594GFLoPS , 80x TMU , 48 RoPS , 67.4GPixel/s ) with HDMi + miniDP + Thunderbolt tripple outputs , 17.3" Full HD iPS with G-Sync ( 1920x1080 WUGA+ ) , dual storage system - 1Tb/1000Gb HDD + 128Gb SSD , super-multi dvd+/-RW DL drive , built-in card reader ( SDHC/SDXC/MMC ) + bluetooth + 802.11n WiFi + gigabit lan + 1x USB3.1 type-C + 3x usb 3.0 + Thunderbolt , 4Cells battery ( 3200mAh 48 Whrs )

3.Asus G752VM- intel sKylake Core i7-6700HQ - Quad core+ hyper-threading ( 8-threads ) , 2.6Ghz upto 3.5Ghz turbo-boost ( with VT-x+ VT-d+ TSX+ TXT , 14nm , 34.1GB/sec memory bandwidth ; 6mb L2 cache ) , 16Gb ( 8Gb x2 , 4 slots upto 64Gb ) 1.2v DDR4-2400 , Intel CM236 chipset with SBA+ RAiD+ RST enterprise+ SRT , nvidia geforce GTX1060M discrete vga with optimus + directX12 ( 1404/1670mhz , 1280 CUDA cores , 112.3 Gtexel/s texture fillrate , 6Gb 192bit DDR5 , 8008mhz , 192.2Gb/sec memory bandwidth , 3594GFLoPS , 80x TMU , 48 RoPS , 67.4GPixel/s ) with HDMi + miniDP dual outputs , 17.3" Full HD iPS with G-Sync ( 1920x1080 WUGA+ ), dual storage system - 1Tb/1000Gb HDD + optional NVMe/PCIe SSD , super-multi dvd+/-RW DL drive , built-in card reader ( SDHC/SDXC/MMC ) + bluetooth + 802.11n WiFi + gigabit lan + 1x USB3.1 type-C + 4x usb 3.0 , 6Cells battery ( 67 Whrs ) , built-in numeric keypad - with windows 10 + 30days office365 Home Premium Ready with skype - 2 years international warranty with local pick up and return

All units are similarly priced.

Thank you

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Peertjies : "Asus GL702VM vs MSI GP72VR"

I know there has been many threads on Asus vs MSI and today I also need help on deciding. My decision is between a Asus GL702VM and a MSI GP72VR. Both have the GTX 1060 GPU with the MSI using the 3GB version and the Asus the 6GB version. My preference would have been the Asus GL502VM but there is too much issues with heat it seems. Therefor I am also worried that this will effect the GL702VM. as far at the Gsync o the Asus goes or the 120Mhz screen on the MSI, I do not worry too much as I will use a 27" external HDMI screen. My biggest concern is longevity and performance game wise. After alot of reviews it seems the MSI has better keyboard, audio and cooler. The Asus has better look, and less flimsy and 6GB GTX1060 vs 3GB on MSI. I am really in a catch 22 here. Any input will help, thaks guys.