The Official MSI GT70-2OD Owner's Lounge

Yes I totally understand that for a GPU with such uncertainty like the GPU Boost and what clocks it really operates at, made it difficult for you. And I do appriciate the benchmarks you came with, just that it was a little incorrect of you to boldly say that 780M should score 6800 when we had other benchmarks that proved otherwise. Other than that, it was a nice little chart you made. Especially the temperature measurements since that is just as interesting as FPS numbers (to me atleast).
So don`t take my critique as something offensive or negative

As for now, it seems that GTX 780M stock vs 680M stock is about +30% in average for the 780M. Pretty amazing. But once they overclock, who knows, maybe somewhere around +15-20%. I know Reborn and SVL are still working to remove the throttling that occur thanks to GPU Boost when overclocking. Meaker will also get 780M and I`m sure he can push the GPU to its limit. We will find out sooner or later.

 

You'll have a hard time whacking all those moles striker
Don't worry man, I'm sure yours will be under the doorstep soon!
And can't wait for an owners lounge striker style
I liked the GT780/GT783 owners lounge and all the work you did on that thread.

 

Yes its the HD4600. No idea about the NDA.

 

Official date is unknown, but expected to be around Computex. I think at this point it depends on Intel more than nVidia, considering there is far more info leaked from nVidia than Intel.

Actual resellers do respect MSI NDA, so that's why there is little info on most major resellers around here. Random stores and certain sellers might just not care?

 

About freaking time the resellers put out preorders for this beast. So slow

 

Colatruck have you ordered yours yet?

 

LOL! Whack-a-Mole, I like that! HALARIOUS!

Naw, I am not worried about getting mine. It's a done deal, and I know mine is coming from a reputable reseller who will make it the best possible experience, it can be. SOON Bro..... very soon we will all be enjoying this awesome notebook!

Thanks for the kind comment on the previous thread, but it's all the owners, and their contributions to be appreciated. Hopefully the GT70 2OD thread will be of equal merit. I am really looking forward to this new notebook.

 

You guys keep cracking my up here..... ROFLMFAO! First, Whack-a-mole, now this!

YES, that;s right! That WAS NOT suppose to happen! LOL!



(Ah grud, double-posted again.... gonna get spanked by a MOD..... Sorry!)

 

I look forward to a very comprehensive review from you Striker. I have a feeling Ryzeki will be giving the GT60 a great review as well! I am just looking forward to the greatness that is about to come from both laptops.

 

Oh you can count on it

 

Nope, I'm going to wait until the official release when I can shop around a little more.

 

New MSI video guys,,,,,,



Go 'Full Screen', and crank up the volume!

Enjoy!

 

Here's a shot of the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMW)



It should be available as an upgrade at about the time Haswell notebooks are officially shipping or soon after.

ARK | Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 

Metro Benchmarks

Here are a couple Metro Last Light benchmarks that use the identical benchmark settings as NotebookCheck.com. A nice fps bump with the GT70 2OD - i7 4700MQ - 780m when compared with the i7-3610QM - 680m...

These are Ultra and High settings.

Enjoy :thumbsup:

 

Bioshock Infinite Benchmarks

Bioshock Infinite Integrated Benchmark Tool Results:

Benchmark	Average FPS	Min FPS	Max FPS	Scene Name
1,920 x 1080 Ultra Preset DX11 (DDOF)	44.35	10.22	66.01	Overall
1,366 x 768 High Preset	133.50	13.02	288.33	Overall

This rig ROCKS!! :thumbsup:

 

My current laptop would have lower (by quite a bit) benchmarks on the absolute minimum settings.

Its gonna be a nice change when I upgrade.

 

I've only tested BF3 so far on my new lappy and seriously it is amazing how much better it runs on stock. I have every setting to max (including AA) and still get min 50FPS on full 6 man servers, upwards to well over 100FPS in certain locations.

Nice benchmarks Godfather!

 

Hehe it sold out from rakuten!! But still available from other seller.

 

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. New generation CPU combined with new generation GPU released in limited quantities before official release date along with all the anticipation when it is released, it is no wonder.

Glad I grabbed mine when I did because these will go fast when officially released. If it is anything like most releases that sell out quick, you will no doubt see these up on ebay for a ridiculous price as stock diminishes....

I know I am enjoying mine!

 

Check again, it looks like they have stock today on the 039US, 019US, 001US, and 064US.

 

Oh I was referring to only the 15.6" model that was sold through rauken.com. Now it's no longer available through them but from different vendor.

 

Take it easy MSI. I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I can see you putting Alienware out of business XD

 

Definitely beats Alienware. Anyway, do any of you guys know where I can buy this thing in the Netherlands? Can't find it anywhere . Also, I don't want to buy it from America, cus taxes and shipping are way too pricey.

Honestly I was about to buy GT70 0NE (GTX680M), but then I heard about this. If someone could help me, that would be great!

 

Tomb Raider (2013) Benchmarks

As you can see, very playable at full HD and max settings! :thumbsup:

Benchmark Preset	Min FPS	Max FPS	Average FPS
1920 x 1080 Ultimate	28.0	48.0	38.9
1366 x 768 High FXAA 8X AF	116.0	188.0	148.1
1366 x 768 Normal FXAA 4X AF	170.0	266.0	222.4

 

Numbers are looking good, people!

Keep'em coming

 

Mine's on the FedEx truck... I hope the family is home to sign for it!

 

Congrats Iceman!! Welcome soon to be 'In Possession' Owners Club! :thumbsup:

Looking forward to some pics and benchmarks to compare.

 

Yes! You will love it.

 

I`m curious if the noise really have been reduced from earlier GT70 models. Thats something I`d like to know since MSI have this new heatsink inside now which they claim will reduce noise and temps

 

Yes noise has been reduced. The laptop idles nearly silent and fans don't kick up often when not gaming. It's like the heat sink shares more heat evenly between the CPU and GPU.

 

Here is some HWiNFO goodness...

 

FYI:

New MSI GT70 landing pages available on the global site, so resellers will be able to ship VERY SOON! Official release is on the horizon!

GT70 2OD

GT70 2OD - Dragon 2 Edition

Enjoy!

 

HELL YEAH! Hope some Dutch resellers will be interested -___-

 

Here's a few unboxing pictures. Time to get this beast up and running!!

 

Awesome man!! Welcome to the party!

 

A quick run of 3D Mark 11 with no changes/tunes crashed on the third demo. I'm still pretty happy for what it did run.
Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.40GHz,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-1763

 

Search Results for msi gt70 at TigerDirect.com

http://www.excaliberpc.com/computers/c-304/p-1/msi.html?m=112

Ok TigerDirect is pretty dang official. Its fair to say these can be had fairly easily now. Why wait? I guess other than customization. But I am sure prices will only go up. They already went up $150 from the reseller I purchased from, and their stock is all sold off already.

GO GO GO!!!

 

I see you didn't get the 3 x 128GB mSATA Super Raid and only 2 x 4GB ram.

Can you tell me if 2 USB devices can fit in the USB 3 ports on the left side at the same time?

The second USB 3.0 port right next to the other is useless if they both can't be used at the same time.

Do you know what is the version of the Intel Raid Utility on the shipping GT70-20D?

 

Are the standard/default 1TB HDD in the 2OD series the same RPM (5400) as MSI ONE series?

 

Just pulled the HWinfo on my GT60 and it is 5400RPM. I'm sure its the same on the GT70.

 

Awesome, thanks for the quick response.

 

Is there any major difference in hardware between the GT60 and GT70 aside from the screen size? Fan, speaker etc?

 

Fan, speakers and all the rest are equal. The only differences you will find are aesthetics and screen size. I can tell you because I've had both a GX660R and a GT780DX. They are different platform generations ofcourse but they shared most of the features. GT70 and GT60 have a lot more in common. In fact MSI should have designed the GT70 as a dual GPU

Forgot GT70 has an additional USB port

 

Almost all the MSI notebooks sold I my region of residence are now offered not only without an operating system but also without an ODD.

An ODD is optional.There's a caddy in the optical drive bay.

 

Thanks for the reply. Just trying to weigh up my options between the GT60/70. I don't think the extra weight or size is gonna bother me since it will mainly function as a desktop replacement. The MSI GT series ticks just about the boxes in terms of what I'm looking for. Solid keyboard with no flex, good build quality, aluminium based, good cooling, single GTX780m etc. Only down side is a lack of a service station where I'm at (Brisbane).

 

Then go for it. You won't be disappointed
The GT780DX felt great. I now have to move often so size and wheight matters to me. A GT60 fits me more.
Here in Italy we only got one service center in Milan. You have to ship it there (400km from where I live), wait a month (they ship it to Poland for parts replacement...) and if something doesn't work again repeat. Very efficient, time and money wise... shipping a 5kg box insured costs 20 euros...

 

You guys think the price will go up in the next months ?

 

I don't think so, but uou can never be sure of course.

 

Hi everybody... :hi2:
I'm really interested in the 780m, probably I will buy a xmg notebook in two weeks with this video card
There are some things that I don't understand about this card, especially the core clock, turbo clock, gpu boost 2.0 etc...
according to Notebook / Laptop Reviews and News - NotebookCheck.net the core speed should be 823 but in all the gpu_z pictures that I see it's always 771, 797 with boost.... ???!

and also it's not very clear how the gpu boost 2.0 works, and what different speeds you can reach with different notebooks
I'm a little bit confused about all these things *_* ?!?


p.s. I'm from Italy, so forgive me if I make some mistakes

 

Boost clocks you see in gpuz are a guaranteed minimum, they can go higher. They will go higher if temperatures are kept low.