My MSI Barebone (No Laggy Internet!) Big High Quality Pics inside

I decided to start a new thread all about my MSI barebone and my overall review of it. Once I get the hard drive, I will complete a full review on this post. It will be constantly updated until I am satisfied with the final result. Anyways, below is what is available for now.

If there is anything at all you want me to add/comment on WITHOUT turning on my notebook as I don't have the hard drive yet, please leave a reply or shoot a PM.

Brief Info
System Specs
P9500 2.53ghz 6mb L2 Cache 25w
250gb 7200.3 7200rpm Seagate Hard Drive
4GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 OCZ Sodimms
WSXGA+ Matte Screen
Note: the lid and screen appears glossy because they still have their protectors on]


Impressions
Keyboard: Shows a little flex upon high pressure, will not be a problem. Arrows keys are cramped. Will take some time to get used to.
Screen: High quality, with a bit of light bleed (refer to image below). Viewing angles are good. Samsung screen.
Chassis: Plastic, center (touchpad area) palmrest flexes upon pressure, but rest of it is fine
GPU: It's a MXM
Overall Quality: Above average (judging from Best Buy trip)
Figure: Thin and light 15.4". One of the lighter ones out there. I can say the weight is comparable to that of the XPS M1530. I don't think it is 6.2lbs.
Touch sensitive buttons: Works very well Reacts instantly upon touch.
Others:

- All credits to Wasamandrapa
When I first started the computer, for a second, it made a really loud noise, but quickly quieted down to an inaudible volume.


Pictures
3DMark06 1280x1024







HDTune 250GB 7200.3







The box







Inside the outer box








Outsides














Insides (Main compartment)








The Screen (shows light leakage)







The Keyboard







Bios Overclock Function







Battery Pack (6Cell)




Temperatures after an evening (3 hours) of Crysis WH:
CPU Core 1 Peak - 65C, most of the time around 60C
CPU Core 2 Peak - 62C, most of the time around 55C
GPU Peak - 67C, most of the time between 60C-65C
HDD Peak - 39C, most of the time around 33-35C
Results after running turbo for 30 minutes:
CPU Core 1 15% Turbo Peak - 69C
CPU Core 2 15% Turbo Peak - 65C

 

WOOT FIRST POST!

Now to read it..

Edit ** Doh! Need more info bro!

BTW, the GPU is MXM eh? I wonder why they have made such a stress that it is 'built-in'? Seems strange if it is just a module. That means it might support some GPUs in the future, but probably doubtful. Anyway, very cool none the less.

 

If theres anything you would like me to comment on without turning it on or any pictures you want me to take, just shoot me a PM or leave a reply here

 

Congratulations!





I hate you.

 

So mean

 

Post some BIOS pictures.... show us how you can overclock with this laptop.
We want a customizable BIOS other Laptops don't have.

 

Picture taken and added
Words cut off: CPU OVER

Btw, no more pictures for now. Camera ran out of batteries (old Li-Ion batteries)

 

When does your hard drive arrive? That's when the real fun starts.

 

Some time late this week or next week
You get to have fun before me
All I can do is stare sadly at the BIOS and think that the screen quality is good

 

Well you have more guts than me. I wanted to make sure I got that full warranty from Xotic. I'll probably build my next desktop myself though.

 

If my GPU or Mobo blows up on me, I'm done for (after the 1 year). Hehe.. I am definitely taking a huge risk.
However, on the other hand, my hard drive has 5 years of warranty and my ram and lifetime warranty

 

performance!Give us 3d mark, pc mark,HD tune,wprime,temperature C,fan noise, bateri life,OC results.........
sorry for my bad english

 

I can't. I don't have a hard drive right now

 

Is all that stuff free? If it is, I'll run them once Windows is installed.

 

How did you get the wireless to work? I'm on Vista 32 and it's not working...

 

lol i'm droooling over the pics, looks so nice. can you take more pictures of the sides? the ports and stuff?

 

sure, they'll be up in a moment
Edit: they're up now.

 

very nice. what OS are you gonna put?

 

Vista Ultimate X64 dual boot with XP Pro x32 (maybe if it works)

 

After looking at the cooling method for this notebook, and the internals when you took off the cover. I have decided on what to get, your pics are great though sxusteven, and i thank you for finalizing my decision.

 

Did you turn the wireless on with the soft key above the keyboard?

 

Thanks. Solved that a while back after an hour of frustration. This is my first laptop, I don't know anything...

 

hi sxusteven just wondering how much this cost you all together since im also from canada the tax must been killer a brief estimate would be fine thank you , but i so want this notebook

 

Total cost for me was about $1750. GST+PST was $203 (included in the $1750). That also includes shipping.

 

wow really maybe it my math? :S i got like 2k 1568$ + $110express shipping=1678US$x1.04680exchange rate= 1756.53x0.13gst+pst canadian tax=$1984.87ca is my math correct for shipping and tax?
I have pratically same rig as yours went with wxsga screen,p8600,4gb ram($60),320gb 5400rpm hd,no os. THANK YOU for your help

 

Mines was about $1600 incl tax

 

wow your parts are more expensive than mine tax st doesnt need to be payed for i guess?

 

Hi, i was looking at my bios and it looks exactly the same except for the fact that the overclock function is not present. Can u post more pics of the bios, including what version its running and stuff?

Also, i read in some other thread that someone was able to turn their 'turbo' OC mode on like they would on a gx620 with a hidden button to the right of the ECO button. I also havent been able to do that, so maybe he's just the exception, but i would like to know the bios you're currently running (screenshots pls?) thanks

 

No, I could OC too...
Press the space exactly between Eco and webcam. If Eco works for you, so should turbo.

 

Wow, so does that mean not all 1651 are the same then.
Maybe this is BIOS related stuff, perhaps you can compare the version?

 

***, i can't believe that worked. How can I tell what it did...?

 

You mean the Turbo? Check CPU-Z. When you hit the turbo space, it should show a wheel on fireish display

 

Yeah I saw that, but where can I actually see the clock speeds so I can tell what it did...

 

Cpu-z is best for that. In your bios, you can control the 15% or 20%

 

Ok, i saw what it did to the clock speed...Where in the BIOS can i change how much it overclocks by?

 

N/m got it, thanks.

 

Good to know it's working for you

 

Does Turbo button lights up like other buttons?

 

Nope, doesnt work for me. No fire turbo button shows up on the OSD, and i dont see the 15-20 percent OC option in the bios. I'm gonna try to do download the bios update from the gx620 page and see if that changes anything.

Does anyone know how to install the bios update?

 

I can make a bootable flash CD for ya if you want.

Can others with a "working hidding Turbo" provide BIOS version? I believe there are BIOS & EC.

 

Turbo doesn't light up. It's just hitting the invisible space xD right between eco and webcam
!@#$% for some reason, after bringing my laptop to school, turbo and eco failed. Because it sounds like a SCM problem, I reinstalled. Didn't work . Any solution?