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    MSI GT70 will not power on

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Omega_Supreme, Jun 5, 2015.

  1. Omega_Supreme

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    I have a MSI GT70 that is about 3 years old. Last night after an 1.5 hour of gaming I closed the game and left the laptop to cool (I always give the laptop about 5 min to cool down instead of just shutting it off immediately). Within a couple of min. it just shut off. Tried to power back on and nothing. Unplugged and removed battery and held down power button for 1 min, inserted battery, plugged back in and nothing. I let it set over night and tried again this morning and still will not turn on. Any other ideas on what to do? Thanks for any help.
     
    Omega_Supreme, Jun 5, 2015
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    Try using a different ac adapter, if that doesn't work, the ac port might have burned out. you try smelling near the ac port on the laptop or if you are comfortable open up the laptop and check for scorch marks near the ac port.
     
    IBP-Andy, Jun 8, 2015
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    Its a bad GPU. Took it out and it boots up. To bad its out of warrant. Have to decide if I want to replace.
     
    Omega_Supreme, Jun 9, 2015
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  4. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    That sucks, have you called MSI to make sure that the warranty is invalid?
    If it is, then ask them about the pricing for a new GPU.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Jun 10, 2015
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    It can take a 970M if you happy with the rest of the machine with a new heatsink or a modification to your current one.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 11, 2015
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    If 980M is within your reach easily, then go for the top of line GPU.
    980M surpasses 970M by a somewhat reasonable amount,
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Jun 12, 2015
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    Usually as the outlay gets larger it becomes harder to justify not just replacing the system, at around $450 the 970M makes a lot of sense as an upgrade to last another couple of years.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 13, 2015
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    It is a simple choice as there are many users who will chose 970M over 980M, yet there are some that would have taken 980M at anytime, without hesitation. In the end, it comes down to what your budget is. Since one is already paying that much for a gaming system, adding extras for the best GPU is more beneficial than a better CPU.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Jun 13, 2015
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