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    MS GS70 Stealth in Chile

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Budske, Sep 1, 2014.

  1. Budske

    Budske Notebook Guru

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    Hello, im looking for a new laptop and i saw one that is really good, but i cant find info about the architecture of the GPU, i know the US one is using th 860m kepler, but with the i7 4700HQ...

    This one is an i7 4710HQ, nvidia GTX 860m 2gb, 16gb of ram and 1TB + 128GB SSD...

    https://www.pcfactory.cl/producto/1...SSD.+1TB.17,3.Full.HD.GTX860M.2GB.Windows.8.1

    is it kepler or maxwell??


    EDIT: i missed the "I" on the title
     
    Budske, Sep 1, 2014
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    IceBounds Notebook Consultant

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    I wouldnt recommend this pc because it gets very hot and starts throttle under heavy load
     
    IceBounds, Sep 2, 2014
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  3. Budske

    Budske Notebook Guru

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    hmmm even if it is maxwell??

    how about the new lenovo y50 (leaving the screen problem aside)?
     
    Budske, Sep 2, 2014
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  4. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    There are many reviews out there for the GS70 including forum members for you to check out.
    Any gaming machine can run hot during gaming, and tend to be bulky, but GS70 is lighter and portable.
    GS70 is the machine that gives both value and performance equally.
    The system throttles because it's overheating, and the throttling down is caused by the EC firmware to choke the power flow to prevent system shutdown or failures. However, it is a behavior where all gaming systems will have in such scenario.
    So if this is a concern to you, then best to keep the quality setting down a bit by repasting, changing thermal pads, and/or add a notebook cooler to drive more air flow.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 2, 2014
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  5. Budske

    Budske Notebook Guru

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    i havent found any review of this model, there is no info about if it is kepler or maxwell
     
    Budske, Sep 2, 2014
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  6. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    It's Kepler.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 2, 2014
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    kepler, but i've never heard of the 860m throttling in the stealth, just models with the 870m. the 860 stays reasonably cool
     
    Arcanine, Sep 5, 2014
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  8. LionHeart999

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    i have GS70 With 860M
    and it's throttling ..
    1406380732211.png
     
    LionHeart999, Sep 5, 2014
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  9. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    What application were you running?
    And the temperature of your CPU and GPU?
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 5, 2014
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  10. LionHeart999

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    i run a game ( league of legends )
    GPU: 93C .. CPU: 85-90C sometime up to 94C .. I don't think this problem come from Thermal paste Because my laptop still new ,Bought it a 1 month ago
     
    LionHeart999, Sep 5, 2014
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  11. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    The stock one isn't the best thermal paste.
    IC diamond can help to reduce 2 to 3 Celsius, or simply add a notebook cooler to drive more airflow will help the most.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Sep 5, 2014
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  12. LionHeart999

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    ok , i will change the thermal paste to IC diamond ..
    thank you .. :)
     
    LionHeart999, Sep 6, 2014
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    In some cases the ICD paste will help more than 3 Celsius. It depends on the amount of stress, quality of the application, and your environment to some extent.

    These systems tend to run hot per their design, but hopefully repasting helps you. :)
     
    Prostar Computer, Sep 10, 2014
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