***The Official MSI GT 70 w/GTX-680M Owner?s Lounge***

Reserve yours today..... Resellers have units available NOW!

Released 26 July 2012, the new GT70 0NE series notebook is MSI’s elite-class gaming flagship. Equipped with the latest technologies, mSATA SuperRAID, and the all-powerful Nvidia (Kepler) GTX-680M, this new breed is sure to set itself apart as a leader within its industry….. and as pure notebook nirvana.

Join the elite and prepare to DOMINATE!




MSI GT70 0NE-452US - $2,299.00 (NEW! Pre-Orders Available!)

MSI Product Number: 9S7-176212-452

•Windows® 8
•Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Processor
•17.3" Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M discrete graphics (DDR5 4GB VRAM)
•Exclusive TDE Technology (GPU Overclocking)
•Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeries
•Killer™ DoubleShot Technology ( Killer™ E2200 + Killer™ Wireless-N 1202)
•MSI Cooler Boost Technology
•World-Class Dynaudio Premium Speakers
•128GB SSD + 1TB Hard Drive (5400RPM)
•16GB DDR3 1600MHz system memory
•Blu-ray Disc Burner
•USB 3.0 x 3; USB 2.0 x 2; HDMI Output
•Built-in 720p HD webcam
•Audio Boost Technology

MSI GT70 0NE-446US - $2,599.00 (NEW! Pre-Orders Available!)

MSI Product Number: 9S7-176212-446

•Windows® 8
•Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Processor
•17.3" Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M discrete graphics (DDR5 4GB VRAM)
•Exclusive TDE Technology (GPU Overclocking)
•Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeries
•Killer™ DoubleShot Technology ( Killer™ E2200 + Killer™ Wireless-N 1202)
•MSI Cooler Boost Technology
•World-Class Dynaudio Premium Speakers
•128GB SSD + 128GB SSD mSATA SuperRAID + 750GB (7200RPM)
•16GB DDR3 1600MHz system memory
•Blu-ray Disc Burner
•USB 3.0 x 3; USB 2.0 x 2; HDMI Output
•Built-in 720p HD webcam
•Audio Boost Technology

GT70 0NE-416US - $2,099.00

MSI Product Number: 9S7-176212-416

•Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor
•Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
•17.3" Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M discrete graphics (DDR5 4GB VRAM)
•Accelerated performance with MSI TDE Technology
•Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeries
• Killer Game Networking
•MSI Cooler Boost Technology
• Dynaudio Premium Sound Speakers with THX TruStudio PRO™
•128GB mSATA SSD + 500GB (7200RPM)
•12GB DDR3 1600MHz system memory
•6x Blu-ray Disc burner
•USB 3.0 for high speed data transfer
•HDMI 1.4 (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
•Built-in 720p HD webcam
•Gold flashed audio jack ports with amplifier
•802.11 b/g/ n Wireless LAN with Bluetooth


GT70 0NE-276US - $2,349.00

MSI Product Number: 9S7-176212-276

•Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM Processor
•Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
•17.3" Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M discrete graphics (DDR5 4GB VRAM)
•Accelerated performance with MSI TDE Technology
•Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeries
• Killer Game Networking
•MSI Cooler Boost Technology
• Dynaudio Premium Sound Speakers with THX TruStudio PRO™
•128GB SSD + 128GB SSD mSATA SuperRAID + 750GB (7200RPM)
•16GB DDR3 1600MHz system memory
•6x Blu-ray Disc burner
•USB 3.0 for high speed data transfer
•HDMI 1.4 (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
•Built-in 720p HD webcam
•Gold flashed audio jack ports with amplifier
•802.11 b/g/ n Wireless LAN with Bluetooth



Where To Your MSI GT70 0NE Notebook w/GTX-680M:

Friendly, reputable, and highly respected resellers, who freely volunteer their support to forum members:

1.) GenTech PC | Website | MSI 17" notebook site page | Tel#: 1-800-990-7945 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Ken Lee

2.) PowerNotebooks | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-877-711-1777 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Donald Stratton

3.) Xotic PC | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-877-289-9684 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Justin Nolte

4.) RK Computers | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-866-760-4998 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Rob M

Where To Buy MSI Notebooks (U.S. & Canada) | Global



MSI News & Helpful Links:

GT70 0NE (Global site)

GT70 0NE-452US

GT70 0NE-446US

GT70 0NE-416US

GT70 0NE-276US

MSI Gaming

MSI G-Zone (wallpaper, screensaver, videos, and more)

MSI AfterBurner

MSI Notebook Forum

MSI Customer Service | Global

MSI Notebook Warranty Information

MSI Notebook Product Registration | Global

Don't overlook MSI's warranty requirements folks! Registering the notebook is simple enough, but requires an extra step beyond 'online' registration. After doing this online, you will receive an email that states:

I point this out because according to MSI's website, they must receive this within 30-days from the ' date of purchase'..... so don't delay! Also, after completing this process, I recommend later logging back onto the registration site, to follow-up on your warranty 'status'.



15 November 2012: MSI GT70 0NE Gaming Notebook Wins Best Product Award at Indocomtech 2012

24 October 2012: MSI Reloads Arsenal of Gaming Laptops with Windows 8

24 August 2012: MSI GT70 Features Nvidia GeForce GTX680M - Recommended by world renowned IT media

03 August 2012: The Ultimate Gaming Laptops MSI GT60 and GT70 - Recommended by world-renowned SteelSeries

30 July 2012: Tech Inferno - nVidia GTX 680M Performance Review

24 July 2012: MSI Acclaimed G Series Gaming Laptops with NVIDIA GTX 680M – Now Available in the US

13 July 2012: MSI GT70/GT60 Feature Nvidia GeForce GTX680M - Packs quite a wallop

06 July 2012: MSI Beat it Gaming Competition & G series laptops - Take Philippines by storm this week



Official MSI GT70 0NE Downloads:

Bios

Drivers: 32-bit (WIN7) | 64-bit (WIN7) | 64-bit (WIN8)

Firmware

Utilities: 32-bit (WIN7) | 64-bit (WIN7) | 64-bit (WIN8)

Manual



Other Downloads:

Windows 7 w/SP1

Corel WinDVD for Blu-Ray

NVIDIA GeForce Final Release Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce Beta Release Drivers

NVIDIA Control Panel User's Guide

NVIDIA Optimus Whitepaper: A technical description of Optimus Technology and how it works.

MEMTEST86 Free Download

MSI AfterBurner

CPU-Z

GPU-Z

NVidia Inspector

HWMonitor

3DMark Vantage & 3DMark11

AIDA64

HD Tune

Svet's VBIOS Tuner For NVIDIA (Kepler) 6xx Series New version (2.36f) NOW supporting the GTX-680M!

MSI GT60/GT70 GTX-680M VBIOS

Treexy Driver Fusion (NEW!..... and replaces the ever popular, Phyxion 'Driver Sweeper')

Piriform 'CCleaner' (Before cleaning with this tool, take note what you are specifically removing. Some users have reported it will remove your 'S-Bar' software.)

Throttle Stop 5.00

Bass Test and THX Demos



GT70 0NE Factory 'Stock' Hardware Info

Processor: Depending on model, the 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM, or the Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM

Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM77 Express Chipset

Wireless/Bluetooth card: Depending on model, the Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 | Product Brief or the Killer™ Wireless-N 1202

Ethernet: Killer™ E2200 Intelligent Networking Platform

Screen Panel: Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) | ID: CMO1720 | Model: N173HGE-L11, Matte, Product Specifications

HDD: Seagate Momentus | Western Digital Scorpio Black (per original shipments..... this can vary and is subject to change.)

SSD (mSATA/SuperRAID): Memoright MS-701 Series, Model: MRMAD4B128GC9M2C | Product Specification | 2x 128G in RAID0, 256G total



Optical Drive: TSSTcorp (Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation) SN-506AB | Firmware Download

Memory Modules (DDR3 1600MHz): Elixir - Nanya Technology | M2S4G64CB8HG5N-DI

Webcam: Acer Labs Incorporated (ALi), BisonCam NB Pro

Touchpad: Synaptics | MSI : Which touchpad is in my notebook & drivers?

Keyboard: SteelSeries

Speakers: Dynaudio | Dynaudio and MSI

USB 3.0 Host Controller: Intel (HM77 Express Chipset) | USB 3.0 Specification

Thermal Paste: MX-2



Videos:

MSI Video Center, Notebook

MSI YouTube Channel

MSI Super Raid SSD on GT60 & GT70 gaming laptop

MSI GT60/GT70 Gamer Commercial

MSI gaming notebook GT60/GT70 promotion video

MSI GT70 (Nvidia GTX680) Showcase & Performance Benchmarks by GenTech PC

GenTechPC GT70 w/680M Teaser Video

MSI GT70 (680m) Video Review by XOTIC PC

NOTE: In the video above, Xotic PC negleted to select option ' Disable PPU' in their 3DMark Vantage benchmark testing. Thus, the overall score they are reporting is deceptively inflated.
When testing NVidia graphics cards, failure to do this will result in misleading and erroneously high numbers for the 'CPU Score', and the overall '3DMark Score'.
For a more realistic ' stock' 3DMark Vantage score of the NVidia GTX-680M, please see my screenshot below in post #2. Also, GenTech PC's 'Showcase & Performance' video accurately depicts true GTX-680M Vantage results.

GT70 Cinematic Open Box



How To's:

Is your WIN 7 model throttling during gaming? Try this!

Windows 8 Tutorials, Quick Reference Index

GT70 Disassembly Guide

The SSD Review - The SSD Optimization Guide Redesigned

SuperRAID Performance Fine Tuning

MSI GT70 mSATA SuperRAID Detailed, a pictoral view ( NOTE: Disregard the mSATA SSD's shown. MSI is currently using much faster MemoRight MS-701 mSATA SSD's)

Only have one mSATA SSD? Do you want to upgrade to SuperRAID..... or to increase the capacity of your existing SuperRAID? Consider these post, HERE, and HERE.

Guide on how to install the NVIDIA Display Driver under Windows 7/Windows Vista

NVIDIA Driver Rollback/Removal Instructions

Clean install of Nvidia drivers, NVIDIA Forums> Graphics Technology> GeForce GTX & ION Drivers

NVIDIA Kepler VBIOS mods - Overclocking Editions, modified clocks, voltage tweaks, etc.

Using your 4GB GTX 680m to its safest and full potential

How to disable or enable all Autorun features in Windows 7 Home Premium - Easiest Method: To Enable, Microsoft Fix it patch 50475 | To Disable, Microsoft Fix It patch 50471



Benchmark & Stress Testing Results:



Other GT70 Thoughts: (please PM if you have other suggestions.)

Suggested Backpacks or Cases:

1.) The Everki Beacon Backpack..... a perfect fit! | At NewEgg | NewEgg Product Tour | At Amazon |

2.) The Targus 17” XL Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |

3.) The Everki Lunar Laptop Bag | Everki Lunar Video | At NewEgg | At Amazon |

4.) The Wenger 17" SwissGear Ibex Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |

Cool Tools, Options, & Helpful Additions:

1.) The Patriot 128GB Supersonic Magnum USB 3.0 Flash Drive | At NewEgg | At Amazon | FOLKS! This thing is FAST!

2.) The Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX | At NewEgg | At Amazon | This wireless mouse is fast, full featured, and works great on ANY surface (even glass). Also, the micro USB receiver can remain plugged-in to the laptop, 24/7.



ENJOY!

-=$tr|k3r=-

 

It's HERE, in all it's splendor, the awesomely glorious MSI GT70 0NE-276US!

Now let's proceed with the unveiling (unboxing).....




























Keep in mind the following benchmarks were done strait from the box, factory graphics drivers (302.75), no Turbo (TDE), and no system tweaks or optimizations. These scores should only be considered a 'stock' baseline.






HD Tune Pro benchmark of the MSI GT70 0NE-276US, 256GB MemoRight MS-701 mSATA SSD SuperRAID 0:



The 'Device Manager' and system info.




Factory desktop, installed software, and the W.E.I. score.




Final unboxing thoughts:

Compared with the former GT783 series, the MSI GT70 0NE-276US appears to be yet another winner, but this one is on steroids. Every bit as aesthetically pleasing (perhaps even more so) as it's predecessor, with enhanced features, leading-edge 3rd GEN Intel Core i7, mSATA SuperRAID SSD's, and NVIDIA's GTX-680M, MSI is again paving the way in gaming notebook excellence.

Straight from the box, and after initial boot and set-up, this thing is FAST folks! I can't wait to see what it will do with a fresh WIN 7 install, some optimization, and planned future upgrades. Once again, MSI and Ken at GenTechPC have my gratitude for a job well done, and they put a big smile on my face. '-=$tr|k3r=- Approved', the new MSI GT70 0NE-276US is indeed, pure notebook nirvana.

To all future Owner's.... ENJOY! (because I sure am!)

 

way to go -=$tR|k3r=-. for me the MSI GT 70 is too big for the kind of work I do. I will therefore stick it the little brother MSI GT 60. I just placed my order.

 

Yeah, I figure with the new breed Kepler GTX-680M models, are deserving of their own threads. Hopefully an owner of the new GT60 models will do the same.



EDIT: I see xMAR99 just started ***The Official MSI GT 60 w/GTX-680M Owner’s Lounge*** thread. WAY TO GO xMAR99! Hopefully this will save me from constantly explaining why the GT60 was not inclusive in this thread. LOL!

 

Hehe yeah, good job you done here, mind if I borrow some quick links?

 

I assumed you would have already. I see how ya are...... scavenging off the work of others. LOL!

 

FYI:

I just got with Svet requesting Kepler 680M support for his VBIOS Tuner. Hopefully we will hear something good from him soon.

 

Expected release date: 27 July

 

Ahhhhh, NICE! I heard next week, but I didn't have a date. Are you having yours overnighted too? FUN times ahead!

 

I'm arriving to the US on the 7th of August, so I'll probably have it on the 8th.
I'll be arranging with Ken very soon

 

If your date of 27 July is correct, just 4 days left till we have the 680M. I just don't know whether to expect a Friday or Saturday delivery.

Either way, I am feel'in the excitement of an UNBOX'IN coming on!

 

Only 3 days and counting till the mSATA SuperRAID, GTX-680M adventure! Who else is excited? Any other future owners out there?

 

Can you replace the SUPER RAID with a HDD or SSD?

 

There should be a new SKU soon without super RAID

 

Nice, is it gonna be out on the same launch day? Also, do you know if they are gonna be using Synaptics on their touchpads?

 

Same launch day? Doubtful, but I have seen a non-SuperRAID SKU to be released at a later time...... shortly.

Also, I think most of the notebooks released since the early GT780's have had Synaptic touchpads. I am hopeful these new units will have the same, and I'll verify this soon..... hopefully this Friday or Saturday!

 

Will be waiting patiently for that review since this is one of my choices for my next laptop. I'm liking the fact that you guys have an open BIOS, Clevo's BIOS left a bad taste on my mouth. Hopefully MSI makes a X-Fire/SLi capable system in the near future.

 

The Super Raid adapter is secured into the primary drive bay with 2 screws,the same as the normal SATA connector.

If you have a spare normal connector the Super Raid adapter can be swapped out to the normal one so a single normal SATA SSD can be installed or a mechanical hard drive.

The stock mSATA SSDs in Super Raid models can be swapped to other mSATA SSDs like the Crucial M4 mSATA,Muskin Atlas DX and MyDigitalSSD SMART or ADATA SX300 for better performance.

The primary drive bay in all GT70 and GT60 models is the only SATA III bay.

Since the GT60,GT70,16F3 and 1762 all use the same motherboard the Super Raid adapter will probably work in all of them.

Likewise all the above models are restricted to having SATA III only in the primary drive bay.

 

I'm guessing the only SATA3 port in the laptop will be using the SUPER RAID. Do you guys have any info on what the USB3 controller(Renesas, Fresco Logic, T.I., Intel) is gonna be?

 

Me! I was posting in the other GT60/70 thread about picking up a standard GT70 with the 675M.. I put it on the backburner for a bit and came back to the XOTICPC site the other day to see that the 680M was coming on 7/27 so that sealed the deal for me. Just put in my order last night!

 

Previous models were equipped with Renesas USB 3, so I am guessing these new models will be the same. I'll verify this soon......

Congratz..... and Welcome to the Party!

I am hoping mine will arrive tomorrow or Saturday.

 

So were is everyone ordering their GT70 0NE-276US from? I wanted to use amazon cause their warehouse is really close so I get shipments next day but they don't have it available yet and have no ETA. I talked with xoticpc this morning and they said that they should be getting it in tomorrow but they still don't know for sure. It seems odd though cause if they were getting it in from MSI tomorrow then they should have already shipped to xoticpc so I would think they would know that they are at least in transit.

 

You can order through any of the resellers now taking pre-orders (securing a unit and your place in line). A list of these resellers can be found in the lead (No.1) post of this thread. I pre-ordered through GenTechPC, and I expect to receive it tomorrow or Saturday...... however, I did hear possibly a delay till Monday. To the contrary, I remain positive and expect them to remain on schedule without delay. (waved my magic wand)

You may want to get your order in quickly, because when the first shipment is sold-out (or alloted), there will be further delay awaiting future shipments.

 

I put my order through with XOTIC last night. The ETA is July 27th, but there could always be a hiccup in transit which is probably why they wouldn't give you that date as a firm 100%. That being said, I did some upgrades to my model so I'll be waiting a few more days at least. As long as I got in soon enough to get one from the first shipment of stock it'll be worth it in the end, IMO.

1 x MSI GT70 0NE-276US - ETA: July 27
Operating System Windows 7 Professional - 64-Bit
Keyboard (Internal - Laptop) Stock MSI SteelSeries™ Chiclet Backlit Keyboard
Battery Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
Sound Card Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Camera Integrated Digital Video Camera
Wireless Network Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 (3x3) (Includes 3rd Antenna) (Dual Band)(SKU - X8R053)
Memory Card Reader Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
Optical Drive Bay 6X Blu-Ray Writer/Reader + 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (SKU - X7R551)
Raid Raid 0 Stripe Enabled (Requires 2 or 3 Hard Drives. Combines Hard Drives for performance)
Second Hard Drive 750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R303)
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 2 ) 128GB Solid State Drive (Super RAID) mSATA - [ In Primary Hard Drive Bay ]
mSATA SSD Drive ( Slot 1 ) 128GB Solid State Drive (Super RAID) mSATA - [ In Primary Hard Drive Bay ]
XOTICFX Logo Backlight (Back of LCD) Standard White Logo Backlight
Exterior Finish Standard Finish
Ram 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x4GB SODIMMS) – Default (SKU – X4N211)
Graphics Video Card nVidia GeForce GTX 680M 4,096MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 w/ Optimus™ Technology (SKU - X3R708)
Thermal Compound IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds) (XPC Service)
Processor 3rd Generation Intel® Ivy Bridge Core™ i7-3610QM (2.3GHz - 3.3GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W Max TDP) (SKU – X2N300)
Display 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Matte Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - X1R553)

 

It won't delay till Monday, Your GT70-0NE-276US shipped today and you will have it on Friday.

 

Congratz -=$tR|k3r=-

Now don't forget us when your receive it

 

Thanks Ken! I had faith..... I knew if anyone could save the day, it would be you. Looks like it won't be an A.M. delivery, but it will be here SOON!

NAW, I wouldn't forget you guys, but you do realize there will be a period of silence...... as I admire, praise, and pay homage to that which is all-powerful, the MSI GT70 0NE-276US.

HURRY UP UPS GUY!

 

Any news of the other skus of gt70??

 

My GT70 0NE-276US has arrived! For unboxing photos, see post #2 of this thread.

 

Hello

if for example gtx 780m comes could we replace that with gtx 680m ?

Thank you

 

want to see overvolting and max oc

 

Hi Folks,

I have just made several updates to the thread's lead post, and some of you may be interested in reviewing the 'Stock Hardware Info' section. It turns out the mSATA SuperRaid SSD's are not SanDisk U100 series as some have claimed..... least that's not what I received.

I am not gonna tell ya though.... ya gotta go look!

ENJOY!

 

Hello

how much is your metro 2033 Benchmark Average fps result ?

(with latest driver and 1920x1080 DirectX 11 / very high AAA 4xAF (disable Physics and enable Tessellation enable depth of field) Setting , also without OC and with OC )

Thank you

 

Does the RAID 0 implementation allow you to put a password on the hard disk for boot up like most SSD's allow? This seems pretty standard, but not sure if it works or is available to put a hard disk password when doing RAID 0.

 

Can you give us some temps when you are using Kombustor and playing gpu intensive games.

 

LOL! Easy Fellas!

When a new model hits the street, I realize it's hard not to request a bizillion benchmarks or other info...... BUT, I have barely had the time to get out the information provided thusfar. It just arrived Friday evening, and I still have to run my other test (like MemTest86), a fresh WIN 7 install, all updates, all drivers, security, optimizations, personal software installs, etc.

Please allow a little time and I am sure myself, Ken, or some other new owner will provide the info you seek.

PLUS, I'd like to play a little too! Is this Ok? Can I, Can I, Can I ?

 

FYI,

I just completed a complete pass of MemTest86, and I am pleased to report the stock Elixir memory tested flawlessly. Time: 31 minutes.

In earlier test ( HERE) of GT780/783 motebooks, 31 minutes is somewhat a testament to the new GT70's improved memory and mainly the advanced 3rd GEN processor. This now has me considering a 3820QM upgrade, LOL!

(I'll let ya now Ken......)

 

How's the stock N-2230 Intel wireless card working on your wireless network?

Passmark WirelessMon free 30 day evaluation:
PassMark WirelessMon - Wireless 802.11 WiFi monitoring software

 

Off-hand I'd say MSI made a good choice in this at the entry level. I haven't done any formal testing yet, but I can tell connectivity is very solid...... connects to the network almost instantly, streams solidly, and good reception range. As a multi-streaming (up to 300 Mbps), single band (2.4GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 combo card, I think it will adequately serve the needs of most users when connected to high-speed wireless networks.

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230: Product Brief

For those desiring dual-band operations or higher burst speeds (if your wireless router is capable), you may want to consider an Intel or BigFoot upgrade.

I have considered PassMark WirelessMon, but with it's 30-day limit and full version pricetags, Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector is another FREE alternative.

 

Any benchmarks running out here?

 

Refer to post #36 above......... LOL!

 

Awesomeness

 

I see XoticPc has a new sku ready for preorder, msi gt70 one-416us. Does this one have only 1 msata drive? It looks like its setup in raid 0. How would that work with the msata and 500gb? Also i wonder if it only has 1 msata drive does it come with the super raid Adaptor. Thanks, Brim.

 

I'm not a GT70 owner (yet), but I thought this would be a good place to ask a few questions if that's okay. I'm trying to decide if I should buy the default configuration from newegg (or elsewhere if there's a better deal), or if I should get a custom one from xoticpc. There are a few upgrade that they do that I think may be worth it and I'd like to get some input. Here's the upgrades I was looking at from xoticpc:

- IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU (Cools better than all Compounds) (XPC Service)
- COPPER COOLING UPGRADE - Extra Cooling Copper Heatsinks Applied to the Heatsink/Heatpipes (XPC Service)
- Red Logo Backlight Modification (XPC Service)
- 2 Year MSI US/Canada Parts & Labor 1 Year Global Warranty w/ Lifetime Tech Support
+ 1 Year Accidental Damage Warranty (Requires Registration within 30 Days from Ship Date) (SKU - M9R301)
- Yes, I would like XOTIC PC’s White Glove Premium Packaging (XPC Service)

My big question is, do you think the copper cooling upgrade and the thermal paste upgrades are worth while? The red backlight, the white glove service, and the warranty are kind of just for fun (well, maybe not the warranty).

I apologize if this was the wrong thread to ask this in. I definitely want to get a GT70, but wanted to know if it's worth the upgrades I'm looking at before I pull the trigger.

 

I would definitely suggest you purchase from an authorized MSI custom 'Reseller'. Customizing your notebook or not, they can provide a level of protection, satisfaction, and service that warehouse box e-tailers cannot. They can also assist you when dealing directly with the manufacturer...... a mediator of sorts. These professionals are also best to speak with regarding your notebook inquiries.

As far as upgrades or customization, I'd say make up your mind and GO for it. Ask for input and opinions, and you are sure to get a myriad of them. These things tend to be a matter of personal preference, and ultimately you'll buy to your level of budget, comfort and desire, anyhow.

Are you considering a GT70 with the new GTX-680M? If not, you may want to consider posting HERE. This is the exclusive/elite GT70 Owner's Lounge.

I have added the specs for this new SKU to the thread's lead post. It will only have one 128GB mSATA SSD (primary drive), and a 500 GB SATA II HDD (secondary). Technically, this unit will 'support' mSATA SuperRAID, but we really won't know about interfacing until we can get hands-on.

 

GT70 0NE-416US RAID is disabled by default, it's actually the same notebook as GT70 0NE-267US but 416 only comes with one 128GB mSATA + 500GB and 12GB of RAM.

 

Thanks for the replies, is there an eta for this new spec? Also I see gentech now has it listed!

 

Lol, just had to read 1st post, eta mid august.

 

Hi guys,
Is it possible to put usual HDDs into RAID0 (secondary plus the same HDD in ODD bay replacing optical drive) in GT70 0NE-276US model?
Can anyone help me out to understand?
I would like to use SuperRAID mSATA drives along with RAID0 with two additional 750Gb HDDs.
I guess there will be no advantage of RAID0 of SSDs (Secondary + ODD) coz ODD bay looks like SATA II.

 

XOTIC sent mine into Phase 2 (Sent for Custom Building / Testing / Burn In & Final QA) about 3 days ago. So excited!