--->The Official MSI GT780/GT783 Owner's Lounge<---

Somewhere in the middle I think. $250-$300

 

Yes, I hope so...... that would be a good thing, and YES, more options and cheaper is better!



BUT, I want to know if that information...... put out here yesterday regarding Pro-Star, was indeed correct. I have my own opinion regarding their record at ResellerRatings.com, but some other information was put out here..... not originating from myself..... and I want to know if it's true! If NOT, well then I have some serious editing to do.

 

Should i upgrade the 2630qm when i buy this rig??What is the benefit of doing so , anyway intel CPU upgrading is very expensive

 

Anyway those upgrade option is offer by MSI or choices given by reseller??Which means if i upgrade from 2630qm to 2820qm , the cpu switching is done by MSI or the reseller??

 

The reseller will swap the CPU for you. MSI just deliver a basic system from the factory to the resellers.

 

Do they return the original CPU to us too??

 

BEsides that if the changes is made by reseller , how come cpu price for MSI is higher than Sager??

 

Hi guys, do you know how to activate DTS instead of THX?

I had that sound effect on my gx660 and it is really nice. Now it's missing and I can't find it, even after reinstalling the realtek audio drivers of the gx660.

 

@Caramel:
Yes they keep the 2630QM if you upgrade to 2720 or higher CPU. You pay for the difference of those two CPUs plus a hefty price for the work to swap them. The reason why MSI is more expensive than Sager is because the work to get down to the where the CPU is and to patch everything together again, is more complicated with a MSI or a Asus compared to Sager (Resellers words)

I have no idea, but maybe you should try here to see if someone knows
http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=gf3dmeu1aa1m0gv9s9vursc2i5&board=46.0

 

No editing is necessary. Please read my original post carefully.

Pro-star is NOT an MSI authorized Build to Order dealer. Therefore the warranty questions are still open as to them doing any modifications.

Only MSI authorized Build to Order dealers are authorized to make modifications, and as long as those modifications are on your invoice there will be no affect on your warranty.

Pro-star was indeed in violation of several of MSI policies, some of which were corrected today by Pro-star.

Also, as I stated in my original post, MSI realized that the 8GB w/single HDD configuration made sense, so at this point they are working on an official program that will possibly allow it. When I asked them if they were going to allow Pro-star to keep violating the current policy while the rest of us had to stick to it, they said that until a new official policy could be developed all MSI authorized Build to Order dealers could do as we wished.

I expect MSI to have a new policy, which may or may not allow the 8GB w/single HDD configuration, developed very quickly. In the mean time the only real issue is the open warranty questions regarding non MSI authorized Build to Order dealers doing modifications.

As for the pricing...chose the cheaper of the standard version or the modified version depending on your configuration.

 

Is gentechpc a MSI authorized Build to Order dealer??

 

Yes, GenTech is an MSI authorized Build to Order dealer.

 

After applying the inf patch for using the new nvidia drivers I cannot adjust the screen brightness. Is there any way to fix this?

I have followed in instructions shown in this page http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/28514-v27533-windows-7vista-64bit-nvidia-mobile-oem/

 

So after buying the GT780R-B3 from prostar and finding out here that my warranty might be at risk, I contacted prostar about them offering an unofficial SKU and I was quickly given a response from Eddie Yuan from prostar telling me that they are located about three blocks away from MSI and that if I had any problems with MSI regarding getting it repaired within the warranty that I could send it to prostar and they would personally bring it to MSI to be repaired at their expense. While I do wish that they were an authorized reseller (and that I could have bought this from power-notebooks a few days ago), this response did make me feel much more at ease about the whole thing.

 

I've had my say on the Pro-Star topic...... You Go Dgstone18!

 

I think a couple of folks have run into this...... try the Verde 275.50 Beta driver. If my memory is correct, this should help.

 

Haha hopefully it will all work out I'll let everyone know how it turns out. Oh btw, thanks for the suggestion on the thermal paste mkang002, I contacted prostar and had it removed from my order.

 

I also have to say that this is one of the most helpful forum communities that I have ever seen. Everyone was a huge help in choosing the GT780R. Just wanted to say thanks

 

Ok thank you very much! I'm gonna try it just right now

Edit: It worked, thx )

 

If gentechpc is MSI authorized Build to Order dealer , why don't they just remove the additional 8gb of ram and also one hdd from the rig so that they could sell it in a cheaper price??

 

That would be a good question to ask GenTech

 

Yes we are, any modification done by GenTech does not void any MSI warranty.

For remove RAM and additional hard drive it's already in our configurator.

 

Thanks Ken!

GenTech PC - Customize System

 

Guys,it might be unrelated but I can't seem to find a GT680R thread here.. Can you please help me out?

My little brother's HDMI port is having a problem recently, the least when I just found out.
Once the cable is inserted, it doesn't load to the plasma tv, I don't get it.
And his lappy's screen will go greyish, not completely black, it hanged or something?

Do advice me on troubleshooting this XD

Please and thank you, xoxo =x

 

yo ken that's cool , anyway gentechpc official website is officially down right now

 

Wait it's not , but i've no idea why i've to refresh it few times in order to get into it

 

You might want to check the display properties to set the resolution, now sure what kind of plasma TV your brother have but some plasma TV can only accept 1080i signal, in that case, you will need to go to nVidia control panel to set HDMI out to 1080i.

 

Yo ken just wanna ask you if i remove one of the hdd from the configuration (let's say now i'm poor now and i need to reduce the price of this laptop) , after getting this laptop suddenly i'm rich (divine intervention) and i wanted to add in another hdd(or ssd since i'm rich) , can i do that by myself??Do I need to buy caddy case or any specific item in order to make it works??

 

If you remove the 2nd HDD the original caddy and screws will be included with the laptop.

 

So Ken, there really is no B3 model, or A1 model..... these are only stripped down versions of the GT780R-012US, right?

AND, if you removed an HDD for a customer seeking to reduce their cost, the HDD caddy and screws will remain, right?

SOOooooo you hear that Dgstone18...... better check your empty HDD slot on your Pro-Star GT780-B3! Is the caddy and screws still there? LOL!

 

I thought pro-star is not reliable??

 

I KNOW! I KNOW!

Let's create a model GT780R-A thru Z, for each possible way we can configure the GT780R-012US! Make sense? Then things can get REALLY confusing!

Or PERHAPS, just have the one GT780R-012US, and set-up the custom configurator page, to allow the customer to build as they like.

Which makes more sense here..... what do ya think folks?

Imagine all the poor MSI techs...... getting all these support calls about the B3 model...... or the A1 model, LOL!

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/7673649-post1015.html

 

You can have it all you want.

But seriously didn't want to confused MSI when customers trying to register their laptop and can't find A3 or A4 .

 

Like BK, right? " Have it Your Way"! Now there's a novel concept!

(DANG, I'm hungry all the sudden!)

 

Hold the RAM chips
Hold the Hard drive
For Special Orders
We do all thrive
All we ask
Is that you let us
Build it your way

 

Which thermal paste would be the special sauce.

Wait, no, that's a Big Mac.

 

I know the 16F2 has a straight pin adapter.....Does the power adapter on the GT780 fit straight in the back or is it an angled adapter? (similar question to the one in the other thread on 16F2)

 

HEY! It's Ken's new avatar! LOL!



NICE flamdrag, funny stuff!

(DANG, I'm hungry AGAIN for some reason!)

 

How about Boost Your Appetite. Gain More.

It's the straight pin adapter in the back just like 16F2.

 

YEAH flamdrag! You need to pop-in and visit us more! We can always use the extra humor and talent!

(I'm gonna go git me a WHOPP'a!)

 

I found this thread when I decided to order the gt780r a couple weeks ago.
I've actually been on here everyday, multiple times through out each day!
It took me a while to get through all 100+ pages.

On a very bright note... MY GT780R IS BEING DELIVERED TODAY!!!!

 

You're one day ahead of me!

 

Looks like Xotic still needs to get the new configuration up yet...

 

Arrived today, unfortunately the keyboard suffers from the light issues. Hope it can be fixed by software update. Laptop is awesome, though haven't tried any games yet.

Gentech rocks!

 

Jeez this laptop just like the RAGE virus in 28 weeks later , once there's one who gets it , he'll infect the others.

 

FYI, my 2nd HDD mount is a little rubber spacer.

Homer

 

Welcome to the party flamdrag and loumpis!