MSI notebook order thread: post your orders here

What does one have to do in order to book a teamviewer session with @Phoenix ?

I've followed a lot of the guides on here but was just wondering if I missed anything.

 

@Phoenix usually only offers his tuning sessions to HIDevolution.com Gaming Team Members...but you might try spreading a little love here - http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...17-3-w-g-sync-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080.815437/

 

Some of it was a little different but not so off that I couldn't figure things out.

 

Perfect, Thanks Phoenix...and to think...i was almost getting used to the Win10 start menu....

 

I just ordered from HIDevolution. Awesome new GT75VR 4K laptop. Can't wait.

 

GT75VR 4K:
GTX 1080
Intel 7i 7700
32 Gig RAM
256 SSD NVMe
1 T 7200 HDD

A custom Laptop From HIDevolution. I got the last one, so I'm thrilled. Now the new chips are out, so you can upgrade to the new 8 gen 8950 chip set. So cool.

 

Awesome man! Let me know when you get it if you need help tweaking it.

 

Unless I'm misunderstanding your intent, you have to buy a whole new laptop to upgrade to an 8th-generation CPU.

 

From what I understand is he is happy to have gotten the last piece from the 7700HQ stock at a lower price and his last phrase he is telling others who wish to buy the new version that it's available.

Be smart....be like Phoenix....

 

Well it'll save me taking it to a shop to do it lol. Quite happy to donate beertokens to his benevolent fund *COUGHS*

Y'see I'm not, thats why I'm asking My fried GE62 is testament to that...

 

beertokens to @Phoenix? He doesn't use alcohol...

I can't say whether a reasonable donation to his Gratitude fund will persuade him. You will have to tag him again to ask about that.

 

Neither do I with the meds I have to take for various unpleasant things I'm stuck with.

Or pee him off so much that he helps (or not) just so I STFU and go away ?

What say ye o mighty @Phoenix windows tweaking guru of notebook-dom? I shall sacrifice haggis in honor of thy mighty deeds. (Mibbe not, but I'll eat one and think of you) Oh aye, and the donation to benevolent fund..

Wilst thou... ah heck running out of drivel tae spout.... Gonnae (please) help me tidy up mah shait man ? I dinnae dae words, I'm Scottish

PS it wizsnae me! it's that @Donald@HIDevolution 's fault. He told me to...

PPS I don't talk this way IRL ... Promise !

 

Hi guys

Finally gone for the plunge and purchased a Custom Built MSI GT75 8RG TITAN-056 17.3" w/ G-Sync nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 with the help from Donald.
i7-8850H (early adopter)
16GB dual channel
512GB sata
1TB HDD

Just waiting for the 16th, can't wait!!

 

well, after months of research, hemming and hawing, and reading pages and upon pages here on this forum, i just placed my order for a new coffee lake gt75 with a 1070!

LCD Panel - 17.3" FHD (1920*1080), 120Hz 3ms Wideview 94%NTSC Color Anti-Glare w/ G-Sync Technology
Display Warranty - 30 Days Zero Defective Pixel Warranty (perfect panel guarantee)
Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 w/ 8GB GDDR5
Processor - Intel® 8th Generation Coffee Lake Core™ i7-8850H 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.6 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.3 GHz), 9MB Smart Cache
Thermal Interface Materials - Gelid GC Extreme on CPU + GPU, and Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads on heat sensitive surfaces – installed by HIDevolution
Memory - HIDevolution Approved Premium 16GB Dual Channel DDR4/2666MHz (2 x 8GB) - installed by HIDevolution
M.2 PCIe / SATA Slot 1 - HIDevolution Approved 1TB M.2 SATA 6Gb/s SSD - Installed by HIDevolution
2.5" HDD/SSD Bay - 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Wireless Cards - Killer™ Wireless-AC N1550 802.11 ac/a/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 5.0 - installed by HIDevolution
Operating System - Genuine Windows® 10 Pro, 64bit, English
Operating System Clean Install - Yes, Clean Install of Windows 10 including 32GB Clean Install Flash Drive

Thanks to @Donald@HIDevolution for all the help and great service!
As well to all you guys for the massive number of pages of posts and answering my questions esp @Phoenix, @Falkentyne!
looking forward to gaming with this new beast

 

congrats man! Welcome to the MSI Gaming Team
Feel free to steal my signature and image and edit it to match your laptop specs

Once you get it, lemme know if you want me to help you tweak it

 

Thanks a lot! I will definitely be in touch!

 

With the help of @Ted@HIDevolution I ordered an MSI GT75 Titan 8RG-094 with the following specs, 2 of the 2TB Samsung Pros and the 4TB 850 EVO will be swapped from my current GT73VR Titan Pro into that:

Custom Built MSI GT75 8RG TITAN-093 17.3" w/ G-Sync nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
LCD Panel
17.3" FHD (1920*1080), 120Hz 3ms Wideview 94%NTSC Color Anti-Glare w/ G-Sync Technology
Minimize LCD Backlight Bleed
Yes, quality check and give me a panel with minimal backlight bleed. - $100.00
Display Warranty
30 Days Zero Defective Pixel Warranty (perfect panel guarantee) - $35.00
Video Card
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 w/ 8GB GDDR5X
Processor
Intel® 8th Generation Coffee Lake Core™ i9-8950HK 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.9 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz), 12MB Smart Cache
Thermal Interface Materials
Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU + GPU, and Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads on heat sensitive surfaces – BEST PERFORMANCE – installed by HIDevolution - $95.00
Memory
HIDevolution Approved Premium 64GB Dual Channel DDR4/2666MHz (4 x 16GB) - installed by HIDevolution - $410.00
M.2 PCIe RAID Options
RAID 0 (Striping - Best Performance) - MSI Super RAID 4
M.2 PCIe / SATA SSD RAID Configurations
HIDevolution Approved 1024GB (2 x 512GB) M.2 SATA SSD - Installed by HIDevolution - $188.00
M.2 PCIe SSD Slot 3
3x Samsung 960 Pro 2TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 3D-VNAND SSD - Up to 3,500 MB/s Read-2,100 MB/s Write
2.5" HDD/SSD Bay
Samsung 850 EVO Series (3D VNAND Tech) SATA3 6Gb/s 4TB SSD - installed by HIDevolution
External Optical Drive
External Bluray read/write DVDRWdrive - $85.00
Wireless Cards
Killer™ Wireless-AC N1550 802.11 ac/a/g/n 2x2 NGFF w/ Bluetooth 5.0 - installed by HIDevolution
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 10 Pro, 64bit, English
Operating System Clean Install
None
Windows 10 Recovery Media (returns system back to factory state)
Windows 10 Recovery DVDs (Set of 4 disks) - $15.00, Windows 10 Recovery USB Flash Drive - $25.00
Office Software
None
Power Adapter
2x 230W AC Power Adapter + 1x Converter Box (supports 100-240V)
Power Cord
UK 6 Ft Power Cord C13 - $10.00
Internal Battery
Internal 8 cell (75Wh) battery
Audio
Dynaudio Tech Speakers 3W *2 + Subwoofer 5W *1
Steelseries Keyboard
SteelSeries per-Key RGB Mechanical KB with Anti-Ghost key
Warranty and Service
1 Year MSI + HIDevolution Limited Global Warranty w/ 1 Year USA Accidental Damage "No Oops" Protection (Registration within 30 daysof Ship Date Required) + LIFETIME HIDevolution Technical Support
MSI Front Lid Logo Color
Blue - $35.00


The laptop has entered pre-production phase (gathering parts)

 

Phoenix, Congratulations on your new laptop order. I think your new laptop deserves a stand alone thread once you receive it. Knowing you, I am sure it will be full of images and information that will be very useful to everyone who is interested in this new hardware and other potential buyers !

 

Thank you bro. Offcourse once I receive it there will be a full Phoenix review thread with images, benchmarks, temps, etc. just like my previous laptop:

MSI GT73VR 7RF Titan Pro-425 Review By Phoenix

 

Looking forward to your review!

 

You see, this is why I love HIDevolution and always recommend them. My laptop hasn't yet arrived from the MSI HQ to HIDevolution and was expected to reach HIDevolution so they can start my build sometime next week.

Today I got an email early morning from @Ted@HIDevolution saying. I didn't even ask for an update, he just emailed me:

@Dr. AMK @Falkentyne

 

This is a good news for me as well .

 

Off-course bro, the sooner I get it, the sooner you get your GT73VR Titan Pro with a Silicon Lottery CPU clocked @ 4.4 GHz

Just to show you how the temps are while I'm browsing the web, insane idle temps, you never hear the fans spinning unless you are pushing the system, otherwise it's silent:

PS: I don't use any cooling pad, the laptop just sits on my desk

 

This is a new information, you didn't mention any Silicon Lottery CPU in your listing, this an added value for sure.

It seems good with no cooling pad, I wish if you can send me the temps when stressed using AIDA64, This is my temps are in my KM1 with different power mode , it seems any laptops from HID is running coooool .

 

What is a Silicon Lottery CPU? It's just like any other CPU but is cherry picked from a few CPUs as it has been shown to run cooler and clock higher due to its excellent silicon process.

Well, I didn't buy a Silicon Lottery CPU but you must understand that your average 7820HK CPU usually does 4.1 GHz overclock and reaches the same temps shown below if not higher. This CPU can clock up to 4.5 GHz easily with a -30mV undervolt but I chose to keep it safer/cooler @ 4.4 GHz since I run it this way since the day I got it.

Mind you, AIDA64 Extreme Test means this is how the heat will perform under extreme situations where all cores are being tortured at the same time. During gaming or video conversion/encoding the temps are in the mid 80s at max which is insane for a BGA CPU. Remember, the stock speed of the 7820HK is 2.9GHz and the max turbo speed is 3.6 GHz so this is a huge overclock, thus, it is the same as what would be classified a Silicon Lottery CPU.

Also, the temps you posted of your CPU are idle right? coz no way they'd be that low on a stress test.

Here's my AIDA64 Stability test that I ran just now with fans on max blast"

 

This is a great temps for overclocked BGA, specially stressing the FPU along with CPU, cache and memory.

This is my temps when I'm replying to you now
Edit: with normal cooling pad.

 

Yees I like the cooling in my Clevo P870 An enjoyable machine. Old but oh well. Work as day one.

 

Yes brother, this is the minimum we can accept for someone who lives in the snow

 

you beat me to it, he lives in an igloo then comes here to rub in his nice cold temps

 

Well I finally placed an order for the MSI GT75-057 from HIDevolution with the help of Donald (Thank you!) I upgraded to 64GB memory, added Samsung 960 Pro 512GB SSD & Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on CPU + GPU & clean install. can't wait to get it

 

perfect!! Welcome to the club.

Lemme know once you get it if you want me to help you tweak it. These are the Phoenix Tweaks:

1- Uninstallation of all the Windows Store Garbage Apps like 3D Paint, Print 3D, Alarms & Clock, Feedback Hub, Maps, Groove Music, News, Weather, etc.
2- Removing all Windows 10 Privacy Invasion stuff like Telemetry, sending your keystrokes to Microsoft, automatically installing suggested apps in the background, allowing Microsoft to conduct experiments on your laptop, disabling automatic driver updates through Windows updates, disabling Windows 10 ads, disabling Cortana, Cloud Search etc.
3- Removal of nVIDIA and Intel Telemetry
4- Adjusting a lot of options in PC Settings like disabling Windows Tablet Mode (you have a laptop not a tablet), disabling suggestions appearing in the start menu, disabling automatically connecting to Paid WiFi Hotspots, disabling Game DVR which reduced performance in games, and a lot more.
5- Replacing Cortana with a much better search tool that finds results instantly called Everything which finds any file you want as soon as you start typing even a few letters of its name and it doesn't even rely on the Windows Indexing Service to do this!
6- Restoring the classic Windows Photo Viewer
7- Restoring the Classic Windows 7 Start Menu
8- Removal of the new and useless 3D Objects Folder that appears when you open "Computer"
9- Completely disabling Windows Defender from its roots (including all scheduled tasks and startup files) for those who want to install their own AV. ESET NOD32 Antivirus is highly recommended if you want the utmost security with the least system performance impact.
10- Updating all drivers to the latest versions in case they weren't up to date.
11- Disabling the performance hit that is caused by the Meltdown and Spectre patches recently released by Microsoft (optional, only if you don't mind having this security vulnerability and would rather have your CPU's full performance back)
12- Overprovisioning your SSD anywhere between 10-20% depending on how much space you can spare to ensure optimal and consistent performance at all times.
13- Blocking the Google Chrome Software Reporter Tool (which causes a high system load when it is scanning files)
14- Updating all drivers
15- Creating a system restoration image using Macrium Reflect

 

Thanks so much, I will let you know when I get it. I will have to get used to win 10 as well, I prefer 7 though.
My current laptop's HD started failing today it seems, will have to install windows on the second HD instead. weird timing.

 

Welp..I decided to say eff-my budget and just changed my order to the i9/1080 version... Can't wait to see what it can do!
Thanks again to @Donald@HIDevolution for all the assistance and putting up with my waffling and questions!

 

SUPERB MAN! the last thing you'd want is to get a laptop then have buyer's remorse thinking "dang, I wish I paid a bit more and got the better CPU"

you see, I usually go with LGA laptops but the reason I switched to MSI is because they have better screens and keyboards and that matters a lot to me, well, the HK CPUs are the best you can get from the BGA series, they don't have CPU power limitations like the non HK models, are clocked higher stock, and are overclockable, not that you'd need to overclock such a beast of a CPU but just saying! Now we have the exact same laptop did you got for the 093 or 094 variant?

 

Hahah..yes definitely the struggle I had but glad I bit the bullet!
I ended up with the 094 variant...just because I could always add ram later and didn't feel the need for nvme drive..I think those were the main differences, no? In any case, very pleased to have the same base model as you!

 

I have the 094 bro! Tweaking your laptop is gonna be easier since it's the same as mine literally

 

Excellent...looking forward to it!
Someone said be smart, be like Phoenix!
Just heading that sage advice

 

Indeed bro... In your case, you used my 2nd slogan with your upgrade......

Go big...or go home...

 

My laptop is in production now. The temps are in the low 90s for the CPU and mid 80s for the GPU.

HIDevolution will now do the bottom panel mod which reduces temps by 2-3C


@Falkentyne @Papusan

 

Great, bro. And highly needed. And it look nicer as well. It’s a shame MSI’s engineers didn’t refreshed the cooling the proper way for 50% more cores. And think about all those who buy outside a decent tech Company as HIDevolution. It will be a nightmare both for many of the buyers and the tech support team.

A very good advice for you my good friend/others... Be damn careful downloading and flash new updated firmware after some time (if MSI put in a trap and deny you to reverse to old). It’s a known topic that they can and will try to decrease power with firmware/software if the RMA numbers being higher than what they like.

And post test results with max clocks and temp after the bottom grill mods. BTW... What ram speed can an will be used?

 

That's why I ordered my taptop from HIDevolution knowing what magic @thattechgirl_viv can do in terms of making the temps lower using Fujipoli pads and this back panel mod which I just now got to know about.

The RAM is Samsung 2666 MHz DDR4. Can you not read my sig bro or are you on your iToy 4?

 

I can read bruh. And I see it from my small 4” Apple box as well. I talk about “is it tested with higher ram speed as this is a new BGA Cpu with IMC witch should handle it better”. Aka have HID tested if they can run faster ram speed with tweaking.

Maybe @Donald@HIDevolution or @thattechgirl_viv can answer on this. Sorry for bad English. I use the little phone. Only BGA I have outside my router. And I hate it!! Need bigger phone.

Edit. I have said it before... Remove what’s highlighted in red bolded color...

MSI GT75 Titan 8RG | i9-8950HK @ 4.8 GHz |

 

You need an iPhone X d00d.

Also. i don't like RAM Overclocking, even though it may past the synthetic tests, it always caused me issues. Like for example on my old P870DM, when I overclocked the RAM from 2800 to 3000 MHz. Everything was fine but when I play Need For Speed. After a minute or so, the FPS will dip to 2-3 FPS and the game becomes choppy. I spent so much time installing different drivers and VBIOS and even blaming Prema's VBIOS for this when it was all because of my RAM overclock. 2666 MHz from my current 2400 MHz is a nice small bump anyway, I have not the need for RAM overclocking.

 

It’s a new BGA with refreshed IMC which should handle ram speed a bit better. But I don’t know how screwed up MSI made it.
Let HID test if it’s work. None say they should use up too much time for this. At least it’s tested. Better they do it in-house when they can. If you don’t like it put it back to default as before.

 

Sorry, not sure I understand. What does this mod on the bottom panel entail?

 

I don't want to delay my build a single minute. As I said, I am least concerned about RAM overclocking. I wont even overclock my taptop since it's already on the thermal limits at stock clocks with all these mods that I've chosen like Thermal Grizzly Coconut and Fujipoly pads

 

1) it involves 2 inch holes being drilled on the back panel
2) it allows better ventilation on the CPU / GPU

 

The fans can breathe a bit better. Will lower temp for CPU / GPU but increase temp a bit for the rest of Hardware inside the chassis. But if you use quality ssd’s and they have proper cooling it doesn’t matter.

That’s ok. I won’t talking more about it. I would still love to get some answers from HID on this. I prefer to gather up as much data I can find.

 

Gotcha gotcha...so it's these holes?

 

yes