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    MSI GT75VR 7RF Titan Pro Review by ZKST

    Discussion in 'MSI Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by ZKST, Sep 26, 2017.

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    MSI GT75VR 7RF Titan Pro STOCK - No O.C

    CPU: Intel Kaby Lake i7-7820HK
    Memory: 2x Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 2400 MHz.(17-17-17-39) 32GB DDR4 RAM
    GPU: GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5
    Thermal Paste: Stock
    Screen: Chi Mei N173HHE-G32 CMN 17.3" FHD 120 Hz/xms screen (G-SYNC) CMN1747 N17HHE-G32
    Wireless: Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter
    Storage: 2x (Samsung SM961 256GB) SAMSUNG MZVPW256HEGL-00000 [RAID 0] + HGST HTS721010A9E630 1TB
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (x64) Build 15063.632 (RS2)


    Price as Configured: $5999SGD

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    Quick notes/ first-hand look:
    - Screen has flex but not crazy flex, only if you hold it at the extreme ends of the screen.
    - Killer Wireless 1535 did not want to connect to 5GHz out of box, had to connect to 2.4GHz and update firmware.
    - Keyboard is the nicest of all laptop keyboards (MacBook Pro, XPS15) I've tried so far but the keys are just a smidgen too far apart, just needs some getting used to. (Will measure distance between keys)
    - Very big and heavy and I quote the airport security checkpoint guy, "weighs like a bag of rocks.".


    Sorry @Phoenix! I copied your thread style from the GT73VR. Hope you don't mind!
     
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    Benchmarks

    Notes: G-Sync Disabled, Stock Clock, Battery Performance Mode, Auto Fans by MSI Dragon Center.


    PassMark Performance Test 8
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    3DMark 11
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    Fire Strike
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    Time Spy
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    CINEBENCH-7820HK and 1080GTX (no O.C)
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    AS SSD Benchmark
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    Crystal Disk Mark
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    Unigine Heaven
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    Unigine Valley
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    Unigine Superposition
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    I realised I've been running the computer in ECO mode in Dragon Center and benchmarking which is super dumb of me. It is 3AM at the moment. I will rerun the benchmarks tomorrow again.

    If anyone has any other tips for me to prep the computer for benchmarking, do let me know, so I will not make stupid mistakes like that again. I also need help with doing a HDR-enabled and HDR-disabled test.

    P.S: I will do a stock benchmark and then a safe O.C benchmark with the help of the pros! :) (Psst~ @Phoenix)
     
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    can you share GPUz snapshot of GTX 1080 ?
     
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    I've updated it in the first post.
     
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    FYI I can not find any info regards to 3ms screen, rev3 chimei panel and an option to enable HDR.
     
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    Can you please post a hwinfo screenshot of the screen panel?
     
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    The difference between 5ms and 3ms on the MSI GT models is a different revision of the same model number. The model number hasn't changed, but the latest revision is 3ms.

    Check your revision...Rev. C2 is 5ms, C3 is 3ms

    Quote from Donald@HIDevolution
     
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    Unfortunately guys.. this is all I got...
    [​IMG]
     
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    8 bit panel manufactured in 2016...

    Well there are 3 options:
    1) Chi Mei is so lazy that they dont even care to update basic information like manufacturing date in the edid
    2) Chi Mei is using the same 8 bit 5ms panel as before but they somehow software ocerclocked it so it would run slightly faster (5ms->3ms) so they could sell it as "New tech".
    3) you got yourself a 5 ms panel instead of 3 ms

    Why do I have a feeling that the New panel in the Asus Chimera Will be a bigger hit than expected ?
     
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    There is a simpler way to tell...... Where did you buy it? If in US, then it’s a 3ms.
    If he bought it in US, then it’s a 100% 3ms panel. If not , it might be 3 or 5 ,depends on SKU.
     
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    It's bought in Singapore. :p
     
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    First issue, your Intel Speed Shift Technology is turned off...... Here's how mine looks.......

    [​IMG]


    Please contact MSI and tell them to enable Intel Speed Shift by default in their BIOS
     
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    Why the desire for SST? :rolleyes: C- states enabled and j00 have put balanced Windoze power settings as well? :eek:
     
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    Unfortunately my BIOS is very different from yours. [​IMG]


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
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    but I'm always running @ 4.2 GHz on all cores with no throttling :rolleyes:
     
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    Throttling or not... Why? Is electricity that expensive in Dubai? Anyway, computers is not what draws the most power in your home. Oh'well, bruh :D This ain't for me.
    upload_2017-9-29_5-35-44.png
     
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    check the image again, I had my GPU on adaptive, now I set it to High Performance [​IMG] but the clocks didn't change until I rebooted my taptop [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    Maybe put C-States to disabled as well. Come on bruh, I know you can :vbbiggrin: And don’t forget Windoze power plan :p

    Edit. I forgot you should run CINEBENCH_R15 afterwards :)
    You can use ThrottleStop, if you really really want Intel Speed Shift Technology. @Phoenix :eek:
     
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    Will it make a difference? I’ve OCed it to 4.2 like how @Phoenix did it. My GPU is still stock speeds.


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    Not the big difference. I just hate all types power savings features. Read you up on Intel Speed Shift Technology.
     
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