MSI-MS-1727 17" (total ghetto buget build attempt) CND

http://www.msiwhitebook.com/product_spec.asp?model=MS-1727-ID1

OK

-$829+$50S&H U.S funds
MSI-MS-1727 17"-1650x1050/ATI HD5870 GDDR5/Core i7/Bluetooth/HDMI/4Speakers +1Subwoofer/Firewire, Barebone BTO
-$200-$250 U.S funds
i7-720QM Calpella QS 6M Cache 1.6GHz-ebay
OR (havn't decided)
-$500 U.S funds
I7-920XM Extreme Edition 3.2GHz 8M Q3B8

-$12.15(paid ebay already) CND funds
OCZ 1GB 204-Pin DDR3 SODIMM 1333 PC3 10666-$12.15 from ebay (update:never used)

-$1.99 CND funds
OCZ 1GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Laptop Memory Model OCZ3M10661G-($1.99 neweggCanada after $2 instant rebate and $15 mail in. update:never bought)

-Free(a little Dell social engineering never hurt anyone)
120Gb WD 2.5" (already had from previous Dell laptop purchase that was doing nothing now coming in handy)

-Other - $?.?? ThermPaste(update:used default instead), probably forgeting something else.....


Not sure if I'll be able to mix the RAM but I'll try it, just hoping the 1333 down clocks to the 1066. Gonna see how long I can last with 2GB til the 4GB is resonable.(eg 1GB=$15+, 2Gb=$50+, 4Gb=$100,000!(puts pinky to mouth)

 

Good luck!
Cant wait for your review!

 

Wireless Card might be nice.

 

Oh I have one of those as well from my dell, an Intel one, I had to buy a Apple/Broadcom for my hackintosh, it won't goto waste.

 

UPDATE: Well all parts ordered and soon to be tested, and stepped away from some of the ghetto and got an OEM CPU and Large-Hardrive. The CPU and 4GB Ram for $260US on ebay holds up Ghetto in thread name.

-MSI-MS-1727 17" ATI 5870
-i7-720QM OEM
-4 GB 2x2GB 4 DDR3 1066 MHz PC3-8500(slower but it came with CPU)
-Seagate FreeAgent Go 880GB Tuxedo Black External ST908804FAA2E1-RK (going to take out of the case)
-Broadcom WIFI G (OSX Ready)
-Windows 7 80GB, OSX Snow 80GB, Server 2008R2 10GB - Tri boot, MBR partitioned.

 

I had my eyes set on the MS-1727 as well,

Here is my desired specs:
i7-720QM 1.6ghz
HD 5870 MR
500GB (7200rpm)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound CPU & GPU
4GB DDR3 1333MHz
Intel 6200 Advanced Wireless Adapter
Win7 Ultimate 64

I would be buying this from a local reseller.

 

Go for gold mate, you wont be dissapointed with this unit as all, love that barebones gig

 

Yeah gonna post some specs for the 880GB Seagate, since none seems to have this thing and all the benchies are from the usb case.

Like that says how fast or slow this thing really is; need the benchies from inside the machine.

 

It will be interesting to see, in the second part of my review i will be benching the machine with 128GB SSD and a 1TB 2.5" HDD , would love to compare results there with the 880GB

 

I might do some benchies with it in my desktop 1st, cause it will probably arrive before everything else. I'll install windows 7x64, but I'll also retest when I have the MS-1727.

 

updated
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...b-2-5-12-5mm-benchmark-tests.html#post6251596

 

those arn't my finger-prints





Just some images

 

Awesome pics,

Your esata port is glowing?

 

Yes, its that awesome!

 

Man,,, jealous of all your geeks powerful gpu's ;P.

 

damn right, for some reason i have been using it more than my desktop gaming rig so far, oh waiiiit..... thats cause it has a 5870, silly me

 

I am can't wait for my cpu and ram to arrive....
I just bought a Tower 5 months ago maybe with a E6300(OC'd to 4Ghz) and a 4870 Vapor-X with 4GB ram etc etc... but I am going to retire it almost for sure for the summer once I get this up and running. Summer is to hot for Towers and they waste energy. Probably going to sell it for $500.

 

Hey just a WLAN question, where did you find the two WLAN wires in the MS-1727, mine are hiding somewhere..... MS-1727 WLAN internal wires, where are they? - Built To Order Forums Build Your Own PC or Notebook Help and Support

 

They were hiding under the ODD drive bay area of the chassis for me, don't know why but that where they were when i went looking, i can post some pics of where i found them if that will help.

 

1st test ever 3d 06, 10.4 ORB - Compare
10.5 driver http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=13981018
http://www.wprime.net/Scores/7465/View
http://www.wprime.net/Scores/7464/View

 

Dont run that useless benchmark (06), do vantage .

 

Here's a 1st run of Vantage


Idle

Seagate 880GB 5200rpm 2.5 x 14mm





Haven't check whether I'm getting the PCI1x thingy yet or not. 06 result looks pretty normal.

 

*Drools over vantage score* lolol

 

Hmm, my idle temps.

 

I may have to redo the thermal paste, I installed CPU then had to check something and break the original default thermal seal and I just put it back together, maybe that's why I idle at 50degrees.

Anyone else have screens of their IDLE temps.

 

meraki1990
What kinda score do you get with that thing?

 

ATI Auto-Tune upped the core to 800MHz

 

When OC'ing, the memory clocks bring the most increase to the vantage scores.

I could not get mine up from 1100MHz,

my max clocks were 925/1100, which got me a vantage score of 10429.

Of course, my 920XM boosted that score up by a lot.

Good luck with Overclocking to find out your stable clocks!

 

Can someone post load temps?

 

720p max settings no aa or af


Max res 1680x1050 max settings, max aa and af

 

max res and settings

 

Nice, very nice indeed, the only bottle neck is the CPU for this GPU, or maybe i will confirm that after comparing results. I wish OCing the Clock speed on the Core made a difference besides heat.

 

These are at stock, no tweaking, I know when I tweak this will be over the top.
I think this laptop is faster than my OC'd E6300 to 4GHz with my ATI Vapor-X 4870; or at least very close.

Will be adding more scrns soon.

 

CS Stress test, default settings max everything

 

post your temps when you get it

 

My new MS-1727 arrived today. I got rid of the heatpads on the GPU RAM chips and put some thermal paste on them instead. Then I put the modified bottom cover from my MS-1722 to the MS-1727 and run Furmark in extreme burning mode. Max temps of the Mobility 5870 were 85C after 10mins.

 

i think mine were 90, no extra help at cooling though, I'll have to add one of those

 

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Thought I'd show some of the CPU and GPU performance options in Adobe CS5.
After Effects CS5


Photoshop CS5, love realtime preview EFX....

 

OSX 10.6.4 install 1st screens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtAcT6Sad2A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I853Ro6zotA

 

Did you register your barebone Ghola? I tried to yesterday but didn't find the model on MSI's website...

 

nope, do I need to? i thought this thing has only a 1 year warranty anyway?

 

Here is what it says on the MSI General Product Warranty Policy: "MSI Net PCs/Barebone Systems Products are warranted for Two (2) Years Parts & Labor."

I wished they were more detailed. I'm not sure if that applies to desktop barebones or both desktop and notebook barebones...

 

I run this thing 24/7 and didn't flash my bios yet, if I ever do. It's handling my stress no problem. Yeah it would be nice to know the warr on this thing in full though, but im to lazy to go look heeh

 

Eww, my idle temps suck for the GPU (around 60). Might have to reapply thermal paste, maybe put more in it...

Edit: Weird, loading temperatures seem fine around 70, and my 3dmark06 score isn't abnormal (13700 with 920xm). Hopefully I just have to wait for the thermal paste to cure...

 

my GPU idles at 61-64

 

If you want lower idle temperatures, the solution is to clock your GPU lower when idle. You'll have to do this manually or with a different vBIOS.

 

Followed this guide. http://forum.notebookreview.com/sag...w-underclock-your-ati-5870-automatically.html

Yaaay, my idle temps have lowered by 10. Load temps are still a little high, though. Might have to underclock and install some copper heatsinks.