***The MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M)..... the premier flagship and next great SUPER POWER..... and it's awesomely SEXY too!***
Welcome to the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M) Owner's Lounge! Available Now..... Order Yours Today, and Prepare to Dominate!
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MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M) Flagship Models, Specifications, and Product Links:
Specifications
GT72 2QE Dominator Pro-211 | MSRP: $2,399., Now $2,299. (i7-4710HQ)
GT72 2QE Dominator Pro-210 | MSRP: $2,649., Now $2,549. (i7-4710HQ)
GT72 2QE Dominator Pro-208 | MSRP: $2,999., Now $2,899. (i7-4710HQ)
GT72 2QE Dominator Pro-445 (was -098) | MSRP: $3,399., Now $3,299. (i7-4980HQ & IPS screen)
GT72 2QE Dominator Pro-444 (was -243) | MSRP: $3,899., Now $3,799. (i7-4980HQ & IPS screen)
GT72 Dominator Pro Product Pages:
MSI GT72 - Born To Upgrade
MSI U.S.
MSI Global
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Where To Buy Your New MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Notebook:
Friendly, reputable, and highly respected resellers, who freely volunteer their support to forum members:
1.) GenTech PC | Website | MSI 17" notebook site page | Tel#: 1-800-990-7945 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Ken Lee
2.) Xotic PC | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-877-289-9684 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Justin Nolte
3.) RK Computers | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-866-760-4998 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Rob M
Where To Buy MSI Notebooks (U.S. & Canada) | Global
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MSI Helpful Links:
MSI U.S. Gaming
MSI Dragon Army
MSI AfterBurner
MSI Dragon Army Forum
MSI HQ User Support Forum
MSI Customer Service | Global
MSI Notebook Warranty Information
MSI Notebook Product Registration | Global
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Official MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M) Product News
07 Oct. 2014: MSI Revamps Armory of Gaming Laptops with Latest NVIDIA GTX 970M & 980M Graphics
07 Oct. 2014: MSI GT72 Dominator/Pro Gaming NBs Latest NVIDIA GTX 900M with unique gaming features
17 Oct 2014: MSI GT72 2QE DOMINATOR PRO wins the Performance award at HEXUS
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Official MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M) Downloads:
Bios
Drivers
Firmware
Utilities
Manual
GT72 GTX-900 Series MXM Upgrade Manual
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Other Downloads:
"Silent Option" Fan Control Application For MSI Laptops
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU)
NVIDIA GeForce WHQL Drivers
NVIDIA GeForce Beta Release Drivers
NVIDIA Control Panel User's Guide
Latest NVFLASH for Windows & DOS
MEMTEST86 Free Download
MSI AfterBurner
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
NVidia Inspector
HWMonitor
HWInfo
FutureMark's 3DMark & PCMark8
Unigine Benchmarks
AIDA64 - System auditing, diagnostics, monitoring, and benchmarks too!
Atto Disk Benchmark
HD Tune
Svet's Fermi / Kepler VBIOS/EC Tuner Version (2.86e) and now supports the GTX-880M! The Maxwell GTX-980M Soon!![]()
Treexy Driver Fusion ( .....replaces the ever popular, Phyxion 'Driver Sweeper')
Piriform 'CCleaner'
Magical Jelly Bean (product key finder)
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GT72 Dominator Pro Factory 'Stock' Hardware Info ***May vary and subject to change***
CPU: The 4th Generation Intel® Core i7-4710HQ | Intel® Core i7-4980HQ
GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980M (Maxwell GM204M) | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM87 Express Chipset
Wireless: Qualcomm Killer N1525 Wireless-AC | Killer DoubleShot™ PRO | driver download
Ethernet: Qualcomm Killer E2200 Game Networking | Killer DoubleShot™ PRO | driver download
Bluetooth: Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0
Screen Panel: Innolux Corporation | Chi Mei, ID: CMN1735 | Model: N173HGE-E11, Matte | Product Specification
HDD: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, HTS721010A9E6300 = 1TB | Travelstar 7K1000, 7200 RPM, SATA III
SSD: Toshiba, THNSNJ128G8NU, x1, x2, or x4 128 GB M.2 | Firmware
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Optical Drive: LG Electronics, HL-DT-ST-BD-RE-BU20N
Memory Modules: Kingston, DDR3L 1600MHz, MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G
Webcam: Suyin Corporation, USB 2.0, 1080p
Touchpad: Synaptics | MSI : Which touchpad is in my notebook & drivers?
Keyboard: SteelSeries
Speakers: Dynaudio | Dynaudio and MSI
Card Reader: Realtek RT55249
USB 3.0 Host Controller: Intel (HM87 Express Chipset) | USB 3.0 Specification
Thermal Paste: MX-2
AC Power Adapter: Delta Electronics Inc., Model: ADP-230EB T, Output: 19.5V DC, 230W Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
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Videos:
MSI GT72 Dominator (Pro) GTX 900M series MXM graphics upgrade
GT72 Disassembly
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How To's:
Graphics Driver Installation Order (For GT72 & GT80)
Are 'start-up' screens too fast to enter bios? This is how to enter the Legacy / UEFI BIOS.
Unsatisfied with audio sound quality? Try THIS!
Windows 8 Tutorials, Quick Reference Index
Guide on how to install the NVIDIA Display Driver under Windows 7/Windows Vista
NVIDIA Driver Rollback/Removal Instructions
Clean install of Nvidia drivers, NVIDIA Forums> Graphics Technology> GeForce GTX & ION Drivers
MSI GT72 Disassembly
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User Benchmark Test Results:
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Other GT72 Thoughts: (please PM if you have other suggestions.)
Suggested Backpacks or Cases:
1.) The Everki Beacon Backpack..... a perfect fit! | At NewEgg | NewEgg Product Tour | At Amazon |
2.) The Targus 17 XL Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
3.) The Everki Lunar Laptop Bag | Everki Lunar Video | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
4.) The Wenger 17" SwissGear Ibex Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
5.) The eBags TLS Professional Slim Laptop Backpack
Other Cool Tools or Helpful Additions:
1.) The Steelseries Sensei Wireless Laser Mouse | At Newegg | At Amazon
2.) The Steelseries H Wireless Gaming Headset | At Newegg | At Amazon
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Considerably improved over the GT70, purchased from Ken at GenTech PC, I am one of the first official MSI GT72 (GTX-980M) owners on the planet.![]()
So, what improvements does the MSI GT72 bring to the table?
01. Improved chassis design.
02. Larger touchpad, smooth and seamless with the palm rest.
03. A large, cool to the touch, glass-like polymer palm rest.
04. More USB 3.0 ports.
05. A 230W PA.
06. A 1080p webcam
07. Revised Steelseries keyboard, flex-free, with brighter back-lighting.
08. Dual fan cooling solution, with improved chassis vent design, a better fan control profile, ergo.....
09. Better overall temps, with quieter operation.
10. Re-designed chassis, and finally a new model designation.
11. Gone is the problematic capacitance touch bar, replaced with positive touch switches.
12. Gone is finicky Optimus switching, replaced with a simple dedicated GPU switch.
13. mSATA SuperRAID 2, is replaced with M.2 SuperRAID 3, increasing speed, and the capacity of the RAID set.
14. Killer Doubleshot Pro, wherein Ethernet and Wireless can be used independently, or simultaneously for improved bandwidth.
15. Due to the overall re-design, a more intuitive gaming experience.
16. And finally, the AWESOME NVidia GTX-980M w/ 8GB GDDR5!
Who amongst you dares to Dominate with the next great 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'? Join me! Gear Up! Git ur' battle-kit squared away, and I'll see ya on the battlefield!
ENJOY!
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-=$tR|k3r=- Notebook Virtuoso
Well, here it is..... the MSI GT72-2QE Dominator Pro-208US! Essentially, this notebook is equally equipped as the previously reviewed, GT72 2PE-007US, with one major exception..... the awesome NVidia GTX-980M. As such, I will be using my thoughts of the previous 880M model..... amending these where appropriate. As to unboxing photos, essentially everything is the same, so please review the photos HERE.
So, here it is.....
It's Bold, it's Bad, it's Fast, it's Powerful, and honestly, there is not much, not to like about this notebook. Also at present, this notebook is fully MXM upgradable, and for a single GPU solution, it really doesn't get much better than this.
This model uses the same Chi Mei CMN1735 screen, which has good brightness, color, and contrast. Previously, I criticized this screen for lack of viewing angles, but interestingly enough, this is not the case with this notebook. The Steelseries keyboard is indeed flex-free, keys are very positive and responsive, and the back-lighting is brighter..... which I attribute to the keyboard's re-design. Looks and feels great!
As to performance, the benchmarks below attest to the GT72's awesomeness, so what about noise, and the redesigned dual-fan cooling solution?
Simply put, it is quieter than the GT70, has a better fan profile, and temps are well managed. Given the hardware, of course you will hear the fans spin up when the system is stressed, but this is not at all disturbing..... and when doing common task, the fans are only noticed if you get close and cozy with the system. Ambient room temperature were again 78F, and the system's idle temps were CPU@36C, and GPU@33C. Without the use of Cooler Booster ('stock' fan profile only), during benchmarks the highest CPU temp reached was 73C, and the GPU only reached a high of 70C. Throughout, the palm rest remains cool to the touch, it's polymer is smooth as glass, and it's surface is seamless across the touchpad. Only a mild warmth rises from the keyboard.
That said, how does the new GTX-980M (Maxwell GM204) stack up in the benchmarks, as compared to the previous GTX-880M (Kepler GK104)?
Significantly improved in both performance and efficiency, the GTX-980M excels over the GTX-880M as follows:
1.) Vantage score improves by 3651, while GPU temp reduced by 10 degrees-C (18F), and the CPU by 5 degrees-C (9F).
2.) 3DMark11 score improves by 2292, while GPU temp reduced by 10 degrees-C (18F), and the CPU by 9 degrees-C (16F).
3.) 3DMark Sky Diver score improves by 4228, while GPU temp reduced by 16 degrees-C (29F), and the CPU by 8 degrees-C (14F).
It should be noted that the factory release 344.00 driver was used for these benchmarks, and the 980M is yet to be recognised in FutureMarks validation process. Performance scores should improve with future NVidia driver release packages. Also, this 2nd-GEN Maxwell was manufactured still using the 28nm process, and efficiency will further improve with future Maxwell's, as this process is reduced.
So what about SuperRAID 3, is it fast? Oh YEAH! Performance exceeds SuperRAID 2, as expected, and system boots to desktop in as little as 6 to 7 seconds. HD Tune Pro reports an average read time for the Toshiba M.2 SSD's, as 1530MB/s..... while the previous SuperRAID 2 Sandisk X100 mSATA SSD's averaged 1411MB/s. On the other hand, SuperRAID 3 really shines in the Crystal Disk Mark scores. To best evaluate the 'Real-World' performance of SuperRAID 3, I again used the PCMark 8 Storage Test. For those unfamiliar with this benchmark, the performance score of 5016 is very respectible. The duration of this benchmark is generally 1 to 3 hours, and the GT72 sped through in just 1 hour and 16 minutes. All in all, I applaud MSI's use of the new M.2 SSD's, but I think performance will most improve with future 9-Series Intel chipsets.
At this point I conducted an audit of the systems storage capability, and all audits (including Intel's IRST) reports a total of 6 SATA ports, distributed as follows:
Port 0 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 1 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 2 = ODD, SATA II @ 3Gbs
Port 3 = HDD, SATA II @ 3Gbs (NOTE: MSI has installed a SATA III, 6Gbs HDD on this port)
Port 4 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
Port 5 = M.2 SSD, SATA III @ 6Gbs
This will undoubtedly come as somewhat a disappointment, to those desiring faster alternative storage devices to ports #2 & #3.
it is when gaming, that you understand the mastery of it's intuitive design. The re-designed flex-free keyboard, the large smooth & heat-free palm rest, the spatial Dynaudio speakers, and vivid display, all lend to an immersive gaming experience. So much so, I found myself playing my test game far longer than originally intended, and playing on this notebook is simply FUN!
To run the GT72 through it's paces, I again chose the recently released AMD optimized title, Sniper Elite III, by Rebellion. With game settings max'ed to 'Ultra', the GTX-980M smoothly sliced through the frames like a hot knife to butter, with frame-rates from 45 to 94FPS, averaging at 65FPS. Game play was extremely smooth and fluid, and never a hic-cup or artifact. Also, just as benchmark scores should improve in time, I anticipate frame rates will improve, as more mature future drivers are released.
To best represent the 'Out-of-the-Box' experience, I played with the stock fan profile, and Cooler Booster was never used. Like with my benchmark testing, the fan noise was not disturbing, and game audio though the Dynaudio speakers easily comes to the forefront. Fan noise was never a distraction. Temps of the GPU peaked to 75C, and the CPU peaked at 61C. Again, with hardware like this, and without the use of Cooler Booster, these temps are outstanding.... and the new dual fan design is a success!
In conclusion, the look and feel is very stylish, build quality is nice, and the smooth finish is actually somewhat fingerprint resistant. Overall, with these great looks, it's fully loaded system specs, and stellar performance scores, the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (with 980M) not only entitles bragging rights..... it DEMANDS them!
Enjoy!
The following screenshots are the benchmark results using NVidia's new 344.24 driver release. Rather than performance, the focus of this release was implementing new Maxwell features, and game optimization..... ergo, these scores were actually slightly lower. Again, the ambient temp was 78F. Future drivers should improve performance levels.
Information on NVidia's new GTX-980M:
To take the 980M through it's paces, I allowed the Unigine benchmarks to loop 5 times, prior to actually running these benchmarks. This stressed the card to 100% for a considerable period, yet max temp never exceeded 75C.
PCMark 8 Storage Test, and Creative benchmark scores are EXCELLENT!
Enjoy!
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My my, someone has been playing with a 980m bad boy huh?
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Yes Sir! NVidia just release the 3rd driver today..... now it's 344.24...... none have work so far, and I'm about to test this one.... fingers crossed!
EDIT: YEE HAW! NVidia is on the ball this go-round! Just ran NV Experience, and it detects and installs 344.24. The notebook arrived with 344.00..... anyhow, I'm back to benchmarking to see how the new driver improves performance.
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Congrats Striker! Be sure to take your time and have all the benches you need! I am afraid with the huge influx of posts coming up, some might not even notice this thread haha
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Man the performance and temps are insane. WOW!
@ -=$tR|k3r=- I'm surprised you didn't get one with a 4980HQ.
Comparing fan noise levels/profiles with the "older" GT72 880M is the 980M powered model quieter or the same?
Is the screen the same, I know the first GT72 had a good screen but viewing could have been better, how are the viewing angles on the 208 PRO model?
I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this thread for sure, keep the benches coming -=$tR|k3r=-
And like Rezyki mentioned did you try OCing yet?
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Meaker@Sager Company Representative
Screen is the same, the 4980hq models are delayed while they are fitted with ips displays.
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Any chance you get options to upgrade to a IPS display or is it just for the 4980HQ models?
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What's the game called in the first picture? Looks intense!
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Marcelosiciliano Notebook Consultant
Is the 4980 much better than the 4710?
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About 10+ %
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What model will keep the 970M cooled the most under heavy load? The GS Ghost Pro or the GT72 Dominator ? Or the new Asus G751?
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GS60 has no problems at all cooling the 970m (970m is a cool running card)
if you are getting 970m GS60 is 100% fine no throttle/overheat/etc
if you want 980m then GT72 is the best option, also asus cards has less VRAM than GT72ronferri likes this. -
Really helpful.
Are u sure the Asus G751 will offer a 980M with less VRAM than the 980M in the GT72?
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MSI selling 900M upgrade kits and giving tutorial on installation.
That's pretty unprecedented.
edit: and at the end of the video, he promises that it will be upgradeable to the next generation of cards.mrigankp and Killerinstinct like this. -
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It seems like a 985M might be released in 2015
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Xotic's and Gentech also show the low temps the machine gets. Not only internally but externally. So far I am getting quite interested in GT72! -
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-=$tR|k3r=- Notebook Virtuoso
Hi Guys,
For those interested, in post #2 ( HERE) I've added 980M specific info, and new benchmark screenshots with NVidia's new 344.24 driver.
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LOL! Agreed, I am also doubtful, and to me it's trivial. I wasn't going to challenge Anandtech..... don't have the time, nor is it worth it. Most would say "XTU What?", and most will not need it. No doubt performance levels will improve in time, and this is MSI's best offering yet. I'm satisfied and happy!
But I always appreciate your input, and I think you hit the nail on the head. Thanks Ryzeki!
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Can tell me how tdp use 980m?
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Striker, it would be nice if you tell us about the noise level under heavy load; maybe while running a visually rich 2014 AAA game at ultra settings?
If you can benchmark it against the Asus G750 that would be ideal. I will buy the one that cools better than the other, and produces less noise.
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Any word on if the 980 will work with the older GT70's (the dragon 2 style?) or is the 980 just for these newer MSI's only?
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Without proper BIOS support it will be highly unlikely it would work.
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I have ordered the new GT72. Should get it soon, my supplier has ordered it apparently.
I would like to see what the Battery performance is like when using the Intel integrated graphics card. screen brightness and keyboard lighting turned off etc. See how much we can get out of the laptop doing non-gaming stuff.
Does anyone know where one can buy another 128GB Toshiba SSD to go with the one it already somes with? I can't seem to find them to buy online.Cloudfire likes this. -
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with the new gt72 you think i need a cooling pad?
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i got mine yesterday i got the ghetto 211 version with 16g ram and 1 128 ssd...
before this laptop i had a 16f3 with a 3940xm and 680m, before that a 16f2 with 580m, before that the legendary gx640 with 5850.
picked up at newegg will-call in southern california. just took her apart to drop in moar storage. previously i bought whitebooks via provantage or from xotic (who always treated me well), but i moved to socal recently and have been shopping at newegg since 2001 and figured this was a good excuse to go see the magic warehouse. service was as expected- prompt, efficient and friendly. if u wana laugh my first purchase at newegg was radeon Le 32mb ddr with tv out for 100$.
i had an msi rep confirm you can open the retail bought laptop without voiding warranty (there is a warranty sticker in the way, covering a screw, which may puzzle some people) , but if you break something physically in there due to fat-fingering etc, the warranty won't cover that physical damage.
gt 72 is is way better aesthetic design than the gt60 and 16f2/f3/f4 line. design wise i feel they went back to an aesthetic resembling gx640 --- smoother, more subdued, more metal, less plastic etc. all you gota do is stickerize the back to cover the dragon
17" is way better than 15". watching stuff is just easier on the eyes on this screen. for those that complain about TN - unless viewing angles are really that big of a deal , or you like to haul your laptop to play games outdoors; get a colorimeter and you might stop complaining. i was a skeptic, but now i have seen the light. imho 1 colorimeter is a way better investment than 1 good monitor. unless viewing angles are that big of a deal, calibrated tn looks as good or better than an uncalibrated ips, and you can reuse your colorimeter on as many computers/monitors as you want. not trying to sway people, but consider your options for the $.
as far as cpu's ---i was VERY surprised to find it welded on. this gave me immediate concern since i bought the "slower" 4710 and not the 4890. especially coming from a 3940xm. well i was wrong. due to the better cooling in this chassis, the 4710 is about as fast. while i dont have an apples to apples for you guys, on 3dmark the 4710 scores 29.42 fps while the 3940xm scored 31.12 fps in the physics test which is cpu bound. this isn't even 10% less frame rate, just 10% slower performance in a completely cpu bound scenario. IMHO i dont think the 4710 will hold back the gpu in 90% of the games (there is always that really crappy game port every few years which seems to need 4ghz to run at 30fps, but in that case even the 4980 might not be enough). the difference seems to be the cooling-- in the gt72 the cpu basically always runs at a top turbo frequencies, while in the 16f3 the cpu ran at stock or low turbo frequencies in bursts. anandtech may update their findings when we read the full review of the machine. their game performance preview did not touch upon throttling which is all the difference in the world, for people who play games for hours at a time, instead of people who benchmark games for shorter periods of time.
here are links to the above results- check under advanced results for the physics tests
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4710HQ,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-1781
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3940XM,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-16F3
Noise and temp-- after the 16f3, the gt72 is very quiet. i'll say its 1/2 as loud as 16f3 under load..i dont have a way to measure so thats a "perception" stat. i definitely have to try and hear the gt72 as opposed to knowing the 16f3 heat seems to be way better. i dont have objective measurement, but i live in Socal where it has been 81-95 F ambient during the last week here in Venice Beach area. my 16f3 used to hit 100c on cpu all the time, but the gt72 cpu never hit 100c. . i dont have AC, so this is an empirical observation rather than a controlled lab test.
pleasant surprise- the RAM slots which are used (16gb) are under the keyboard, so the remaining 2 slots are easily accessible for upgrade, right under the cover, without having to disassemble down to the keyboard.
odd surprise- i tried to swap the BD drive for a hdd caddy, only to find out the slot wont take 12.5mm caddys, it must need a 9.5mm or similar. got one ordered for tomorrow.
ugly surprise-- when i set mine to high performance power profile via the msi app, it went to sleep sometime laterafter i went afk and never came back. this happened several times. it needed a cold start everytime. i fixed the issue by disabling hibernate in power options. was surprised this was enabled out the box.
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The 4980HQ is embedded, has 2 MB less cache, and is not certified as an Extreme Edition processor..... ergo 1/2 the price.
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Any news about these gpu upgrade kits and where to buy them?
And the old GT70 sould be able to support the Maxwell, maybe not officially though, but there are new GT60/70 released with Maxwell gpu : http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00175670.html
Performance test : http://www.anandtech.com/show/8605/msi-gt72-dominator-pro-performance-preview/3
Nice card, as expected, destroys the GTX 880M. Still pretty far from the GTX 970, I expected a closer gap (actually depends on the game, sometime close (Batman), sometime far (Bioshock Infinite) -
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Hi Guys,
It's still a work in progress, but I've added a lot of new GT72 info to the thread's lead post..... HERE!
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the review, DILLIGAFF, and thanks for the updated info in the OP, Striker!
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WhatsThePoint Notebook Virtuoso
I see Gentech has the MSI GT72 DominatorPro-444 GTX980M IPS Screen and MSI GT72 DominatorPro-445 GTX980M IPS Screen available for Pre-Ordering
GenTech PC - Systems
If you don't know all the details about the ISP technology here'a a link with some info.
IPS panel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LCD Monitors IPS vs TN Panel difference - YouTubeCloudfire likes this. -
So just so I have this clear, the main difference between the 4700 and the 4710 is the 4710 is soldered on and 100mhz faster? Thats the only difference?
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So I saw the upgrade kit...I bought a GT72 a few months ago...ultimately I would like to do the upgrade but I really am not confident in doing it without voiding the warrenty. Any idea...
1) How much the kit will cost, and
2) Where I could get the upgrade done so that the warrenty is not voided....
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with gt72, i cannot hear any fan noise with earbuds in my ears, and people across the room do not say anything about the noise, and commented how its way better than my older laptop. when i take off earbuds i can definitely hear the "whirl" of fans but its not "whiny"...i would say it is similar to a desktop card under "game" load for the gt72. ( from what i can remember of a desktop card----my last being a amd 5870 1gb a few years back with the "blower" style cooler). so the noise is way better, but it's not 100% silent under game load.
one big "positive" caveat emptor (FIY)-- noise changes and usually improves with BIOS updates. back when i just got my 16f3, noise was terrible with the laptop hitting 100% fan speed all the time, but 6 months worth of BIOS updates made it tolerable. while the "100% load" noise was still huge, gaming noise was much improved due to refined fan curves being updated. i suspect the gt72 will have similar future, being a very new chassis only a few months old, I expect to see noise improve over time in various situations as we get new bioses.
check the full review at anandtech or similar when they post it for the exact numbers.
also since tdp of 980m is similar to 880m, reviews like these should be relatively indicative (I.E: similar) of what to expect:
MSI GT72 Notebook Review - NotebookCheck.net Reviews
those people have a temp/noise section at the bottom with numbers.
one thing that really struck me last night- i was watching hockey via nhl gamecenter and the puck was so much easier to see on the 17" screen, rather than a 15", i was amazed. i mean i actually saw the puck cross the goal-line as it happened when vrbata of vancouver scored. with my old 15" i always had to watch the replay to see the exact goal, but with the bigger screen it was easy to see it the first time without really trying or squinting. even tho it's only 2" on paper the difference in real life feels like you are getting an extra 1/2 square foot of screen. they should advertise these screen sizes in other ways besides the one number to get this point across. eye opening experience- pun intended -
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You're fine with it for quite some time!
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Enjoy!
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Just ordered my 210 from XoticPC yesterday.
Always have built my own desktop PC's but I don't like being back in my office while my wife is sitting on the sofa watching TV. I like to hang out with her. Figured this is the way to do it. Also, she's started to get back into gaming so who knows, maybe I'll be getting another soon. Excited to see it come in and see what it can do. Once it comes in, if enough people haven't beaten me to it, I'll post some thoughts on it.
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So i'm pretty sure i'm going to be selling the two laptops in my sig for a GT72 with the 980M. Now the question is what model of GT72 to go for! I'll definitely post back here when my decision is made and when I receive the new laptop. Can't wait to start seeing some owners impressions!
***The Official MSI GT72 Dominator Pro (GTX-980M) Owner?s Lounge***
Discussion in 'MSI Reviews & Owners' Lounges' started by -=$tR|k3r=-, Oct 7, 2014.