The cooling is done by a dual fan system which sounds great but adds to the bulk of this device.
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Specs:
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Windows 8.1 upgradable to Windows 10
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The latest 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
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Nahimic Sound Technology with immersive 3D sound processing
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Embedded NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 960M with ultra performance
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Exclusive SHIFT technology for system’s performance and balance
- SteelSeries Engine to personalize your play style
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Keyboard by SteelSeries with LED back light
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XsplitGamcaster for broadcasting, recording and sharing
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Miracast for sharing content wirelessly to big screen TV
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Exclusive Super RAID 2 with 3 SSD RAID0
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Sound by Dynaudio 4.1 sound system
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Cooler Boost 3: higher efficiency dual cooling system
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Killer™ E2200 Game Networking
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Matrix Display with max 2 external displays
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LCD Panel with Wide viewing angles
Gaming Performance:
Now gaming performance is the main thing for such a device that has a target audience of PC gamers. MSI is well know for its solid gaming hardware which is with the latest NVIDIA graphic cards. The laptop has a total of 4Gb graphics where its split into 2GB shared memory and 2GB DDR5 of NVIDIA GTX 960. This more or less boosts the gaming performance with a couple tested games in high performance mode of the laptop plus all the graphic options to its maximum. The frame rate though was disappointing at only 30fps tops. There was negligible lag only when you open the game but the 16GB RAM and 2GB GTX 960 makes sure that while the frame rate is at 30 or lower at times because of anti aliasing and VSync the game-play isn’t badly affected in anyway that might ruin your experience. Smooth movement, no lag, good display output and wonderful sound to support along with a funky colorfully back-lit keyboard makes this Gaming PC one of those you must have in the consideration list.
Final Thoughts :
My final thoughts on this device are that it has a price tag of 6990 and with the specs its giving back to us as a user that is slightly disappointing. Add to that the bulkiness of this device which while has all the goodness of the giving a good gaming experience, it will not be comfortable to use anywhere else except a table which then again begs the question, why not get a custom rig that will come same price with probably better specs than this device.
The other disappointing thing about this was the frame rates that the games were being handled in. 30fps just does not cut it in today’s gaming community for fast paced action games. A good gaming device will not only have good gaming hardware but it should also be able to translate the power-packed hardware into a good fps count.
