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Title: Zen 4 at the limit: MSI Crosshair A17 HX gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 8940HX review
Post by: Redaktion on August 12, 2025, 16:49:37
With the Crosshair A17 HX, MSI is selling an exciting gaming notebook that combines an extremely fast AMD CPU (Zen 4) and an Nvidia GPU from the Blackwell generation. We tested this interesting mix in detail and compared it with the Intel competition.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Zen-4-at-the-limit-MSI-Crosshair-A17-HX-gaming-laptop-with-Ryzen-9-8940HX-review.1085299.0.html
Title: Re: Zen 4 at the limit: MSI Crosshair A17 HX gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 8940HX review
Post by: Gabrielle on August 13, 2025, 06:14:12
Nice but I would still prefer 7945HX3D.
Title: Re: Zen 4 at the limit: MSI Crosshair A17 HX gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 8940HX review
Post by: 996forever on August 13, 2025, 13:55:24
Quote from: Gabrielle on August 13, 2025, 06:14:12Nice but I would still prefer 7945HX3D.

You could prefer a higher tier zen 4 cpu over a lower tier zen 4 cpu? Wow I can't believe it!
Title: Re: Zen 4 at the limit: MSI Crosshair A17 HX gaming laptop with Ryzen 9 8940HX review
Post by: Gabrielle on August 14, 2025, 06:57:05
Actually I would. It's not a big secret that 8xxx series is a markup rather than an upgrade. I actually think you should believe it too.