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MSI's GT660 Gaming Notebook Gets Spec'd

By - Source: Tom's Hardware US

A few months back at CeBit, MSI showed off a gaming notebook that looked pretty amazing.With a 16-inch HD display, USB 3.0 and Intel's Core i7 CPU, things looked very promising.

MSI yesterday revealed the full list of specs for the GT660 and while we'll reserve judgment until we find out what kind of money they're asking for the machine, we think it looks pretty damn sweet.

Aside from the aforementioned 16-inch HD display, 2xUSB 3.0 and Intel Core i7, the GT660 packs Nvidia's GeForce GTX 285M Graphics with 1GB VRAM; up to 12GB of RAM; a 500GB harddrive (with an option for a second 500GB HDD); HDMI out; and a 9-cell battery.

Electronista reports that the desktop replacement will also come with MSI’s Turbo Drive Engine+ (TDE+) technology, which doubles the CPU, RAM, and graphics performance with the push of a button. However, MSI didn't provide any more details on the technology.

We'll keep you posted on pricing and availability.

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  • 14
    Pyroflea , June 11, 2010 9:18 AM
    qwoz"which doubles the CPU, RAM, and graphics performance with the push of a button."Lol so they are severely down-clocking it?


    When less processing power is required, you can increase battery life by 100%. Sounds good to me.
  • 19
    dtemple , June 11, 2010 9:21 AM
    Wouldn't surprise me if the CPU, RAM, and graphics run at half-speed on battery power, and all that TDE+ does is clock everything at normal. I severely doubt they could run a laptop CPU and graphics adapter at double their original clock speed.
  • 13
    thepinkpanther , June 11, 2010 10:42 AM
    gtx285?!? thats so yesterday!
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  • 19
    dtemple , June 11, 2010 9:21 AM
    Wouldn't surprise me if the CPU, RAM, and graphics run at half-speed on battery power, and all that TDE+ does is clock everything at normal. I severely doubt they could run a laptop CPU and graphics adapter at double their original clock speed.
  • 14
    Pyroflea , June 11, 2010 9:18 AM
    qwoz"which doubles the CPU, RAM, and graphics performance with the push of a button."Lol so they are severely down-clocking it?


    When less processing power is required, you can increase battery life by 100%. Sounds good to me.
  • 13
    thepinkpanther , June 11, 2010 10:42 AM
    gtx285?!? thats so yesterday!
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