GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF change display to UHD

I would like to know some opinions about display disassembling for MSI GS65 8RF. Is it possible? Maybe someone has already done it and can share an experience.

I would like to change it to similar or the same as in Gigabyte Aero 15X v8 (UHD version). But I cant found the model that used there. Can you suggest displays that may used there or have similar specs?

Thanks.

 

It's not easy to take it apart, but you will need to be very careful with ribbon cable, and connectors. Otherwise, they can be snapped off by accident.

 

Does it use a 30pin or 40 pin?

 

Pretty sure it's AUO B156HAN08.0 screen in that so 40 pin eDP

 

It's 40-pin nowadays.

 

so, i was very interested in doing this myself as the only reason i didn't go for the gs65 was because i couldn't go back to 1080p :c i had the gigabyte aero 15x for a while and was able to get its panel model number. i looked up the msi gs65's display (AUO B156HAN08.0 as stated by XoticPC) on ebay and compared it to the 4k gigabyte's display (AUO B156ZAN03.2) and they look exactly the same physically. so in theory, it should be possible since they both use the 40 pin eDP connector, the location of the eDP port on the display is the same and mounting of the panel is the same as well.

i know i'm replying late but...i really wanted to try this swap myself, but i ended up ordering another laptop instead :/ (which coincidentally uses the same panel as the 4k gigabyte)

the 4k panel is going for $200 CAD on ebay which makes it even more tempting. i know there is risk involved in buying a panel off ebay though.

EDIT: im spamming this everywhere so people become more aware of the panel and its spec. The 4k panel is the same that lenovo is using on their thinkpad p52, p1, x1 extreme, and i believe it is also the same panel that is on the razer blade 15 4k. I ran my own measurements on the gigabyte's panel and it did measure 100% adobe rgb, with really good brightness distribution. its a 400 nit panel (mine was a bit above 400) and with the matte coating on the gigabyte, made it a pleasure to use in direct sunlight.

 

Thank for the reply. When I was looking for this display I wasnt be able to found it anywhere. I still cant found it. The model is AUO B156ZAN03.1, not AUO B156ZAN03.2:
https://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=238&t=5461370
https://attach.mobile01.com/attach/201805/mobile01-e0bbcb245a09f3d1e44c218a50e1b9fe.jpg

I think it is possible to replace it, but its may be difficult to unglue the frame and than to glue it back.

 

the 3.1 and 3.2 are practically the same. the 3.2 is used on the lenovo thinkpad x1 extreme that notebookcheck reviewed.
and ye, i was trying to figure out how the display was glued in. almost every bezel-less display needs glue due to lack of space for mounting tabs :c

What kind of irks me though is, why msi didn't release a 4k model of the gs65 when a compatible, and good quality, 4k panel already exists.

 

Would make more sense now than in previous 4K GS models like when they had them with 960Ms. Though that might be why they don't currently do that now that I think of it.

 

They should be practically the same. The differences between the two are the changes from one component vendor to another to reduce cost.

 

As an alternative solution, it's a lot easier to connect an UHD monitor to the laptop and just live with the 1080 resolution in the device itself. That's what I did. I connected 1 UHD and 1 QHD monitor and it's very nice. More cost-effective.

 

Honestly this is probably the best solution if you don't need to take the 4K capability with you.

 

I think 4K is terrible on small screen sizes. It just does not scale well. Things are too tiny. IMO, the perfect screen size for 4K is 32". I had a 27" 4K and it was nowhere near as nice as a 32" screen.

IMO, 17" and under look good with 1080 (HD).
Between 17.3" and 27", QHD looks good (2560x1440)
Above 27-28", 4K looks good.

I cannot image how tiny 4K looks on a relatively small screen. QHD might look good however.

 

Agreed. Though once the lower power video cards needed for smaller systems start really performing in 4K, I'm sure it won't matter so much.

 

Yup, I had to give up my 4K when I felt the burden, then I switched to 2560 x 1600.

 

Yeah, QHD is nice (2560x1440)

Of course one can scale 4K to look like QHD but then the question is, why does one need 4K on tiny screens? In laptops there is this point that' s not relevant to desktops:
4K has more pixels and thus higher current draw.

 

They have special eyes.