MSI GT Series - 17.3" - Intel Core i7 4th Gen 4700MQ (2.40 GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M - 32GB (8G*4) DDR3 1600MHz - 1 TB HDD 384 GB SSD - Win 8 Multi-language - Gaming Laptop (GT70 2OD-039US )

Pros: This is a really great laptop I got this unit over the GTX 670 model because the GTX670MX is the Kepler gpu and can get an higher overclock, mine is clocked at 745/2322 over the stock 614/1399 The screen is amazing , keyboard is good i sold my Asus G74 and bought this and honesty MSI has the better chassis.

Cons: Windows 8 is retched after 10 minuites of getting this i installed Windows 7 x64

Overall Review: This is a high quality gaming laptop i love everything about this unit, I have had many gaming laptops and MSI has got it going on with these units. I put a Mushkin 240Gb and a Toshiba 1.5 TB, and with Win 7 I got this thing tearing stuff up. The GTX670MX has no problem handling a 1920x1080 panel.

Pros: * Super quiet. Seriously, the fans can hardly be heard * Great speakers. The sound fills up my office. * FAST gaming. Threw Civ5 Huge map, Battlefield 3 on all Ultra, and Skyrim with all settings maxed and it never even had a hitch. * Lighter than I thought it would be. Also much thinner than my older gaming laptops * Blu-Ray drive * Screen is of high quality matte finish * Track pad can be turned off with a button on the laptop itself, which is an surprising and huge plus * Fast SSDs * Great wireless card * More RAM than you'll ever need This thing is a beast. And there aren't even any dedicated graphics drivers out for the GTX 780m. When playing games on high settings the fans barely even have to start up. The Hybrid Power booster, which pulls excess power from your battery/adapter when you are plugged in, might be one of the reasons for this. It's also not nearly as bulky as an old MSI and Asus gaming laptop I have. For a 17" it can be portable.

Cons: * Price. But duh, you were expecting that * The keyboard is a little stiff (which is a plus), but that causes clicking. So you won't be typing silently in the night * Comes with Windows 8, and the PowerDVD software needed an update to play blu-ray. * The speed of SSDs is already so great, that I'm not noticing the advantages of having 3 put together in raid 0 configuration.

Overall Review: Once I got rid of the bloatware, Windows 8 wasn't bad. I considered formatting (which I usually do), but wanted to give Windows 8 a chance. It'll run *everything* you throw at it that's been released to date. Highly recommend for the enthusiasts out there. I've never seen a combination of speed, power, temperature control, quietness, and lightness all wrapped up in a single laptop. Well worth it if you have the excess money.

Pros: ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Sorry I couldn't hear you over the sound of how AWESOME this laptop is! This is hands down the fastest COMPUTER I have ever used, and yes this includes my desktop running a i7 4770K permaclocked at 4.0 GHz with 16GB 2400MHz DDR3 & a SSD. The 3 SSD RAID plus the ridiculously powerful 4930MX make slow loading times a thing of the 90s. When I power on my computer, I'm booted to windows before I even finish getting my headphones situated. It runs Final Fantasy 14 at maximum settings without skipping a beat.

Cons: -- The price made me die a little inside when I purchased it, but overall I would say it is worth it. -- Heat generation: this thing gets HOT running at full speed. When you are doing basic stuff like web browsing or watching videos, it's as cool as can be, but when it ramps into full speed for video gaming it gets so hot that I wouldn't let a child touch it. Highly recommend a -GOOD- laptop cooling pad to go with this. -- Battery life Most would say that with the unit plugged in, battery life isn't an issue. I must say I wish that were true. When I'm running full-on gaming sessions over several hours, the battery slowly drains as I'm playing even with the charging cord plugged in. The CPU drains a stunning 60W when at full power (which is a LOT for a laptop CPU), and even with turning the brightness down all the way and shutting down all non-essential systems for the gaming sessions, I still see the battery dropping. Still, I've gamed for 8-10 hrs straight (with breaks for food/restroom/smokes/stretching, though I left the game turned on for breaks) and was left with ~40% battery life but still it's a bit of a concern when your laptop is draining battery power when it's plugged in.

Overall Review: It may seems overpriced at first but actually there is great value to it: -- A mobile CPU that puts out the perfomance of a top line i7 Desktop CPU -- Tons of RAM to multitask like a champ -- Tons of vRAM to push video to multiple monitors -- 3 SSDs in RAID0 + 1TB of storage on an HDD -- Bluray burner (WOW! EPIC!) -- A huge 17" bright & beautiful screen to do all of the things on -- The keyboard is solid & the buttons are completely programmable with the included MSI software. Also you can make them light up any color you want. Cool! -- Speakers sound pretty decent, although for a laptop you probably want a quality headset -- Speaking of quality headsets, they are currently offering one for free and it's awesome -- Touchpad doesn't feel flimsy at all and was really easy to use. Still recommend a mouse though -- Bro, this thing dominates everything I throw at it Also more other thoughts: -- The MSI Steelseries headset is one of the best headsets I've ever used -- MSI is one of the best brands I've ever used and have given me a quality experience across the board -- They gave me a backpack (such MSI!) and I totally dig it

Pros: stays extremely cool even under heavy loads, playing hitman on ultra for an hour at 89-98% utilization and gpu temps top out at 61 degrees!. system gets 30fps on ultra on all games or you can turn off fxaa, ssao, msaa and get 35-45fps on ultra in hitman absolution, skyrim, etc. steelseries keyboard is responsive, no ghosting, lighting is amazing. what can i say but that this pc is perfect. i bought it on sale for $1300 and think that $1500 is a bit much. no need for ssd as 700gb hd and win 8 boot up extremely fast. audio is amazing for a laptop. for reference it sounds like a HDTV. the sound will fill a room. bass is weak, but compared to most laptops, the audio on this machine is top-notch.

Cons: fan is really loud. at idle it sound like most pc's on full blast. i thought this was a problem but this beast moves massive air. when things do heat up it sounds like a jet, but playing with headphones fixes that little issue. win8 is a hunkk of junk. if you've having issues installing any programs its because win 8 doesn't like firewall or anti-virus. this is fixed by using comodo firewall+antivirus. all other anti-virus/firewall programs will crush win8. OPTIMUS is a hunk of junk. luckily nividia control panel allows you to launch any program with GPU rather than integrated graphics. simply hover over program icon, right click and select "runs with graphics processor". you'll get the option to run with 670mx or HD4000

Overall Review: other than the loud fan and win 8 this system rules. remember if you have any issues with program than dump your anti-virus/firewall and install comodo. if you hate win8 then google classic shell and install it. it'll make win8 function like win7.

Pros: fast, seems well built, runs cool, tons of storage space, big beautiful screen, solid keyboard

Cons: slightly on the heavy side (but expected for desktop replacement)

Overall Review: This was an upgrade from and Asus GT60 with 4Gb of ram and GTX 260 1Gb video card. The old system still runs great and plays most games on high without much of a problem, but it was time for an upgrade. This new system is a beast, and I am amazed at how big of a difference there is playing some of the old games. Skyrim, Battlefield 3, and some of the older games look different.... better somehow. I haven't used the over clocking tool yet, and probably will not need to for a long time. With the Killer Network card, my pings have dropped and actually tend to get into online matches quicker then with the old rig. The metal below the keyboard is a very welcome addition and keeps pretty cool even with my wrist and palms resting on it. The build quality was the only thing I had any question about since the last laptop was a tank and I had dropped it multiple times (even in a parking lot), with nothing more than a few scratches on the case. So far it is holding up and even had a bit of a scare when my 2 year old (35 lbs worth) desided to walk across the keyboard as I was unboxing it and had it opened on the bed. I think this is going to be around and kicking for some time to come. EXTREMELY SATISFIED!!!!

Pros: High Performance, Lower Price, Very Pretty.

Cons: Errors in Newegg specifications

Overall Review: Unboxing this, my first thoughts, in order, were "Whoa, big," "Ooof, heavy," and "Oh, shiny." It's a very big and heavy laptop, as you'd expect for a 17.3" "Gaming Laptop". The build quality seems very good, everything fits together well and there are no rough or unfinished edges. The aluminum portions are well finished, the laser-engraved dragons on the lid and wrist-rest are subtle, barely visible unless the light catches them. The Steelseries keyboard lights are another nice effect. The only real complaint I had was that the default video card is the internal Intel HD chipset, which has less than 1/6 the performance of the 870m. That's more of a Windows issue, although an option in the MSI setup to set the NVidia as the default would have been nice. You can set this in NVidia Control Panel -> Manage 3D Settings -> Global Settings -> Preferred Graphics Processor. Once I had everything tweaked to my liking, I ran some benchmarks on it, and it was awesome. It runs like a dream, powered through Passmark with great scores (3850 3D score, comparable to a Radeon 7970 or NVidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti). The only source of underperformance is the drive, the HDD does well for a magnetic media device but it just can't compare to SSD's. There is a bay for mounting an additional hard drive/SSD, but reaching it requires breaking the warranty voiding sticker. There are also two 204-pin memory slots on the easily reached side of the mobo (same caveat), the 8gb stick that comes with it is in one of the two slots that the keyboard must be removed to reach. It's big and heavy, intended as a semi-portable desktop replacement rather than a true laptop computer. I have it on a Cooler Master X-Slim pad (big but nearly silent fan), this seems to keep it from getting very hot (the fan noise rises to barely audible, way below the noise of the max cooling setting on the hotbar). The included MSI branded utilities seemed functional enough, but I have stripped most of them out of the installation to maximize performance and reduce memory footprint. The backpack is decent enough, but not solid enough build or stitching quality that I'd want to trust the safety of the laptop to it. I got the Rosewill backpack with the steel reinforcing cable for actually carrying this around. I also got an MSI branded mousepad and mouse as a Newegg gift, both are decent quality, the mouse seems close to an older-design Razer Nemesis and I'll keep it for a backup, the mousepad is better than I expected and I'll probably keep using it. Overall, I couldn't be happier, for what I spent ($1450) this is a hell of a lot of horsepower. Did I mention it's pretty? The extra $50 for this over the Dominator-895 (otherwise identical) was worth it to me, but others may not agree. At any rate, a good laptop at a good price, equalling competitors costing $500+ more.

Pros: Best price/performance you can get Solid build Great keyboard (quality wise, colors are neat but wish there was just white) Speakers aren't loud loud but very clear while loud (my asus g750 was louder but after 3/4 not very clear, msi only gets to that 3/4 but is 100% clear) Programmable keys are really useful All the 'bloatware' that comes with. Eats up some resources yes, but they give you more than you could ever use. Oh, and this things upgradable up the wazoo. quick buttons above the keyboard are a very welcome addition, as well as the turbo fan when you need it, that was ingenious and makes the single fan work that extra bit when you really need it. Speaking of single fan 13v, spins slower moves more air than dual smaller fans 2x5v. But it does get loud under max gpu load, and audible while gaming. Gpu throttles while heavy gaming, runs 80% time at 989mhz, 10% at 920mhz, and 10% time 840mhz. but gpu boost is 989mhz, stock 920mhz for reference. Hasn't effected gameplay yet.

Cons: Battery life while gaming 60 min, battery life while office use 4 hours. The 60 min is category average, but asus g750 and alienware 17 managed to get over 5 hours of office battery. Backlight keyboard is software controlled, meaning the software must fully load before the backlight comes on (meaning its dark until your fully into windows). The alienware somehow managed to get it loaded right away, asus g750 is on as soon power is applied. Trackpad is small, I'm the kind of guy who needs a trackpad. I also came to use all the windows 8 gesteres which are almost all non-usable on this trackpad. The bottom is full of vents, so cant use on your lap without blocking the much needed airflow. Single fan design means its got its work cut out, and is loud under full gpu load, audible while gaming, and prolonged gaming increases temps the longer you game, throttles under heavy load, loosing performance. But this said, the components are the best you can get, and there isnt a laptop out there that can calm the 880m yet, alienware and asus try and make it a little better, but theyre still not perfect either. Im sure you knew this going in, but laptop weighs 8lbs, cant say its a pro, cant say I didn't know that fact coming in, but it is a con. That said, its the best laptop components you can get, and they need all the airflow they can get.

Overall Review: I went through many laptops before this one, wrote a review which was cut in half I guess, so im remaking a new one. Coming from the Asus G750, the MSI had a lot of work cut out to prove it better. And, while the quality, keyboard, cooling system, trackpad, and battery weren't up to the Asus top notch quality. The MSI does give its own exceptional areas which in my book make it my laptop. Also, the Asus couldn't cool the CPU enough while rendering to stop thermal throttling at 100c (went through 7 Asus laptops all the same). The msi without turbo fan 85c, with turbo fan 75c. I play video games yes, but workstation is what I really bought this for. I have a $3000 beast custom built laptop which can more than play games on. I needed a 3d rendering/4k video editing machine on the go. And that's what I got. Received this laptop with a i7 4810 cpu, which was just icing on the cake. First thing I did was use burn recovery and swapped in my 1tb Samsung evo. While I had bottom cover off, I added another 2x8gb sticks of ram, and swaped out the thermal paste on the cpu/gpu (took 20 min tops). I used antech formula 7 diamond, see about a 5-10c difference on cpu at full load, and gpu still hits 93c limit, but far less often. Yes, you have to break warranty sticker to open bottom, but I called MSI tech support 3 times, and they said every time that as long as I don't physically damage the laptop while opening it up, the warranty is still good. Using sony vegas pro 13, this thing is a beast. If you have a specific question on it I think you can post a question and I will answer. Gaming wise, this laptop is unstoppable. Again, specific questions, just ask. But Almost every game, max settings and minimal dips if any under 60 fps. That's, titanfall, bf4, cod ghosts, Borderlands 2, just everything. Crysis 3 and AC BF were the only games that max settings ran 35-45fps, but there was no lag or glitch in any game ive played. Fans and nosie Turbo fan, yes its loud. To put it easily, lets say your bathroom is next to livingroom, someone in the bathroom is blow drying hair. Best way to put it, if you have a tv on in the livingroom drowning out some of the noise, its just like that with the laptop. Gaming fan, while not turbo fan, it is audible in a 'quiet' room, and barely noticeable in normal room. But every 20ish seconds it ramps up just a notch for like 5 seconds then back down. Rendering fan, barely noticeable in a 'quiet' room, normal room you cant even hear it. Idle fan, barely barely noticeable in 'quiet' room, normal room cant even hear. 'quiet' room - bedroom at 10pm, no tv, windows closed, nothing 'normal room' - livingroom at noon, no tv on, windows open, maybe a bird chirping in background When is turbo fan needed/does it do anything? Turbo fan isn't needed, as fan curve is great, and max fans under fan curve slower than turbo fan. When gaming, cpu 65c gpu 85c (turbo fan cpu 60c gpu 80c). While rendering, cpu 85c gpu 65c (turbo

Pros: I purchased this as a desktop replacement that would be upgradable to last a good 4 to 5 years. This first month I haven't found any real shortcomings with this machine. Well, Win8 isn't my idea of great but eventually I'm going to have to learn it. So, ehh, after some visual tweaks it's not as awful. It's even starting to grow on me a bit. Anyway back to the basics - this machine is fast to boot, runs multiple programs with ease (Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, VLC playing a movie, IE & FF - yes simultaneously). I haven't had any heat issues and haven't heard any fan noise at all. That said keep in mind that this review is based solely on more business and graphic design software and not on high end games.

Cons: None so far. I'll be sure to update if I find some.

Overall Review: I thought someone might be interested in the actual hardware in here so here is a rundown of the system as it comes. Operating System System Model Windows 8.1 (x64) (build 9600) Boot Mode: UEFI with successful Secure Boot Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GT70 2PE REV:0.C Enclosure Type: Notebook Bus Clock: 100 megahertz UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. E1763IMS.50T 02/12/2014 2.80 gigahertz Intel Core i7-4810MQ 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache 6144 kilobyte tertiary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (4 total) Hyper-threaded (8 total) TSSTc0rp BDDVDW SN-506BB [Optical drive] HG$T HTS721010A9E630 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0, rev JB0OA3J0, SMART Status: Healthy Local Drive Volumes (Partitioned) c: (NTFS on drive 0) * 610.25 GB d: (NTFS on drive 0) 373.61 GB 12208 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM1' has 4096 MB Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM0' is Empty Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM1' has 8192 MB Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio) Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad [Mouse] Realtek PCIE CardReader Killer e2200 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30) Killer Wireless-N 1202 Network Adapter