It depends on if you want to pay the extra money for only a few more things. I would say you need to weigh the items you are looking for and the price. There is only 2gb more ram on the msi depending on which model you are looking at. Both have great processors and amazing graphic's cards. Both have the ability to expand their ram to 32gb, so it really depends on what you want to start with. You can always add more later if think you need it.