[Feeler] 2019 MSI Leopard 8RE - as trade for a desktop rig..

[ZaLiTHkA]

Greetings good people.. Been a long time since I last posted anything here, very glad to see this community is still going strong..

Note: I will run battery tests and snap new photos this evening when I get home.

Item: MSI GP73 Leopard 8RE 17.3"
Age: 4 years (as of Jan 2023)
Price: ...? (brand new, it was just shy of R28k with the RAM upgrade)
Payment Method Accepted: Cold hard cas.. I mean EFT is good if any money needs to move around.
Warranty: Not any more (only came with 24 months, extended by 12 months, and now it's gone..)
Warranty Holder: n/a
Packaging: All original
Condition: 9.9/10 (see details below)
Battery Design Capacity: 53236mWh
Battery Current Capacity: 36229mWh
Battery Wear/Cycles: HWinfo "wear level" shows 31%
Location: Merrivale, KZN
Reason: short version, I want to move back to desktop for gaming. slightly longer version below..
Shipping: Can do, but I would prefer face-to-face if possible.
Collection: Sure, if you're able to.
Link: Specification GP73 Leopard 8RE (manufacturer page link because it was bought from a corporate supplier)

System specs:

• Intel i7 8750H @ 2.20GHz
• 2x 16GB DDR4-2400
• NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 (GP106) with 6GB GDDR5
• 1x 256GB Kingston NVMe SSD (current C
• 1x 512GB HP EX950 SSD

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: while I was checking these specs, I noticed HWMonitor showing me uncomfortably high CPU core temps, so I need to redo heatsink thermal paste before I do anything else with this machine... Also, while it's not bad for a 4-year old battery, it is a 4-year old battery... so I would like to find investigate replacing that first.​

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With all that said, I will keep this "feeler" thread open, and will leave update messages here as I make progress on the aforemention mmaintenance..​

A little background

After most of my i7-4790X gaming rig was stolen (some things were too big to carry out) in late 2018, I sold off the remaining parts and bought this little beast through Mustek Durban (my employer's tech supplier). This allowed me to still play the games I enjoyed, while being able to pack up my gaming rig and keep it in-sight whenever I was not at home... Now, since I've managed to rectify my home security issues, I want to make the move back to a desktop gaming rig.


What I currently have

It got the 32GB RAM upgrade at purchase, and it currently has a 256GB NVMe and a 500GB SSD (will confirm makes and models this evening). The keyboard is in perfect condition, all lights fully functional and no funky keys.. I literally never get unintentional double-strokes or missed key presses, and I use this thing quite regularly for gaming and software development (square brackets normally die first, these are still flawless).

There are no scratches on the screen, save for the subtle key cap marks that happen on every laptop ever... These do buff out with a microfibre cloth and lense cleaning solution though, I just haven't done it in a while. Screen hinges are also still in good condition, and I notice no more "wobble" than it had brand new.

The battery hasn't had many "charge cycles", since the laptop has been used on mains power for most of it's life and then on pure sine wave inverter for the last year-odd. I am very keen to run the battery test and see the real-world numbers, so I will do sowhen I get home this evening and update this post.

The laptop also came with a MSI backpack style laptop bag, tons of padding and a decent number of pockets (but TBH, I wouldn't have bought this bag if I had a choice, it's good, but it's not great).


What I want (what I really really want...)

I'm looking to swap for a desktop gaming rig tower... I do not need any peripherals, as I am happy with my current keyboard/mouse/dual 24" curved desk setup (yes, I run 5760x1080 on this laptop with dual external monitors).

Naturally, I would like a newer generation CPU, but that's not required.. I'll put my viable trade options as matching the following requirements:

• Minimum 8th-gen i7 (willing to consider 10th-gen and newer i5)
• Minimum 32GB RAM (might consider 16GB, if CPU/GPU are tasty enough)
• Maximum 750W PSU (because, well, Eskom...)
• Minimum GTX 1060 (because I know it "Just Works")

I am open to the idea of switching to AMD and/or ATI, but having been out of the custom PC building scene for a number of years, please do allow me some time to research potential trade offers..

So, wonderful people of Carbonite... A few questions for you:

• Is R20k a reasonabale value to work on here...?
• Does anybody actually ever game on battery power with this "portable beasts"...?
• What desktop rig options you got for me..?

FYI
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• A deal is concluded for purposes of feedback when parties agree to a deal

 

[Jacobu]

1. Perhaps list the exact specifications in the thread. It will just make it easier for potential buyers to be sure exactly what you have.
2. Have a look in the Laptops thread to see the current second hand market value for similar laptops
3. Welcome back

 

[ZaLiTHkA]

1. Perhaps list the exact specifications in the thread. It will just make it easier for potential buyers to be sure exactly what you have.
2. Have a look in the Laptops thread to see the current second hand market value for similar laptops
3. Welcome back

Cool beans, will do.. I'll list the current technical specs this evening when I get back home, just to make sure I get everything correct.

Thanks Jacobu.

 

[ZaLiTHkA]

alrighty.. so, after much internal deliberation, we I have decided that this kind of trade for me. this little monstrosity will be kept and loved and abused a little and loved some more.. *evil grin* I got the thermal paste, btw.

but anyway, I actually want to build my own gaming PC again, not just get a complete machine... so I'll get my gaming rig, just not this way.