New MSI fan in need of advice from experienced comrades

Hello all on the forums,
I currently own a 15.6 notebook (a10-4600 2.3ghz, 1TB HDD, 8GB Ram, Radeon 7660g + 7670m DUAL graphics) and I would like to switch to MSI for a number of reasons. I am not really satisfied with my mid-range CPU and dual GPU which seems promising but underperforms expectations. After this pretty bad experience I am kind of hostile towards AMD, even if the new 8970 has amazing benchmarks.
Now I am on a low budget and I am looking to buy a used MSI laptop in decent condition. I have stumbled across many and I will write down the setups of each, and it would be a great help if you guys could tell me which "combo" is the best.
1:
15.6
i7-3630QM (2,40 GHz)
GTX 675MX 2GB DDR5
8GB RAM
750gb HDD + 128gb SSD
700euros
2:
i7-2630
GTX 560 M 1.5GB DDR5
8GB RAM
1 TB HDD
680euros
3: This one really interests me, but the amd processor is putting it down in my opinion.
Msi Gx70 3be crysis edition
17.3
A10-5750m
Radeon 8970m 2GB GDDR5
8GB RAM
1TB HDD (not sure if it has an SSD, it's not written on the sticker, does the model come with one?)
4:
15'6
i5- 4200MQ (2,40 GHz) Quad core
GTX 765 DDR5
8GB RAM
HDD 750gb + 120gb SSD
595euros
5:
15'6
i7-2630QM
GTX 460M / 1.5GB GDDR5
1TB
600 euros
6:
MSI GT70
core i5
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670M
HDD 500GB
RAM 4GB
650eu
7; GX60 hitman edition (15'6 or 17')
a10-5750 (again)
7970M 2gb DDR5 or 8970m model
1TB
700 eu
8: MSI GS70 (looks thin)
CPU : i7-4700HQ (2,40 GHz)
GPU : GTX 765m
HDD : 1 To 7200trs/min
Ecran : Full HD 1980x1020 (Mate/anti reflet)
RAM : 16GB DDR3
650 euros
9: GX 60 (i don't like the fact that the keyboard doesn't shine)
- Intel Core I5 4200 2.5Ghz
- 750Go
- 8Go
- Gtx 770M
~600 euros
10: 15'6
i7 3630QM - 2.4 GHz
HDD 750GB
6GB RAM
GTX 670MX - 1.5 Go GDDR5
700 euros
11: GT60 TBE
15'6
i5-3230M (2,6 GHz)
GTX 670MX 3Go GDDR5 + nvidia optimus
4gb ram
500gb HDD
720 euros
12:
Intel i7-4700MQ
8 Go RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M 2 Go
750 GB HDD
17.3" Full HD (1920x1080)
700euros
13: 17,3 GT 780dx
i7 2670qm 2.2 GHz
12gb RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570m
Hdd 750go
700 euros
I am looking for a good performance in recent games. I mostly play CS:GO, League of Legends, but if it can run BF3, BF4 I would be thrilled, because I need a laptop that can last atleast a couple of years with good performance of course, because in the past I only had mid-range laptops that have no real performance after 1-2 years. The weight doesn't matter as I am using laptops as a desktop, moving rarely when going to trips. If you managed to read through all of this I want to thank you for your time, and it would be great if someone could advise me which one is better, and to clarify if it's better to have a powerful CPU or video card.
Thanks in advance and have a nice day!
Recruit Dragon

I would go for a combination of Intel+NVIDIA graphics with the SSDs since you'll need a good CPU with a good graphics in order to have good performance in some games and even though GX70 does have a good graphics, having a Intel CPU with NVIDIA graphics can give you good performance in almost every kind of games. With SSD, the system will run faster comparing with the HDD, so I would also prefer to have SSD combination instead of only HDD.

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