Question Which i7-12700H & RTX 3060 laptop to buy-MSI Crosshair 15 or ASUS TUF F17 (2022)?

[VincentJullie]

I have chosen 2 laptops from amazon, and those are-

1. MSI Crosshair 15 B12UEZ-677IN
2. ASUS TUF Gaming F17 (2022) FX707ZM-HX030WS

Both have similar specs, though the-
1. MSI has a QHD display 165Hz, RTX 3060 with Optimus, DDR4 3200 MHz RAM
2. Asus TUF has FHD display 144Hz, RTX 3060 with MUX switch, DDR5 4800MHz RAM

Which one to choose?

See the graphics description screenshot from their official product page:

In case of the MSI one, how can i overcome the iGPU bottleneck?
Will just disabling the OPTIMUS give same performance as the MUX switch?
What are the bad sides of disabling the Optimus?
I usually use power adapter while gaming so battery life will not be an issue.
I have no external monitor and I don't want to buy one.

And, which one has better software?
MSI Dragon Center or the Asus Armory Crate?

Also please comment on their build quality- which one is better?

 

[Johnson Mike]

I don't think so there's a way to disable the optimus if the laptop does not have a MUX switch.