MSI's GT660 Gaming Notebook Gets Spec'd
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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"which doubles the CPU, RAM, and graphics performance with the push of a button."
Lol so they are severely down-clocking it?
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.
"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.
I have an MSI laptop that OC's from 2.4 to 2.66 with a button, and I can only use it while plugged in because of the power it draws, so i'm assuming the same will apply to this laptop.
Pretty slick laptop though, i love my MSI gaming laptop, it's fantastic.
Still waiting for the mention of battery life
You are probably waiting since there is nothing to mention
even with a 9 cell, this should only last 3 1/2 MAX
gtx285?!? thats so yesterday!
Oooooh that looks nice... I'm sure it's completely over my budget for the foreseeable future though
I like the looks of it,but i wish it had a better VGA in it.Like HD 5870M/GTX 480M
umm, WD called, asks why are you not offering their Scorpio 750GB HD?
Sounds very expensive and power-draining.
This is very expensive I will rather get a desktop computer.
Still waiting for the mention of battery life
The laptop's battery ran out before it could tell you it only has a 50 minute battery life.
Glad for a redesign on MSI's laptop case. I would estimate it will be 20% cheaper then its competing ASUS model. MSI does have a 5870M laptop but in a different case and its running at around $1300.
gtx285?!? thats so yesterday!
It's not even a gtx 285, it's based on the 9800 gtx+.
Gaming notebook. Ha. One of the funniest contradictions. Whenever someone tells me they bought one, I just shake my head sadly. I could probably put together a real gaming desktop machine AND buy an affordable but useful notebook for a lot less.
"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.
MSI have this feature on some of their other gaming laptops. The laptop runs entirely stock until the button is pressed. It then overclocks itself by a small amount. The catch is the laptop must be plugged in for this to work. I can't imagine this laptop being any different.
Rather than an overclocking feature, I would be looking for underclocking feature that when your not gaming or running heavy tasks, the processor underclocks and the GPU enters a very low power state to save battery. I saw a while back talk of putting atom processors in such devices for when the user is doing very light web browsing. Something like that I would find more useful than overclocking.
My Dell Precision M6500 has had a similar configuration and came out almost 6 months ago. I paid just $3000 for it, with a fantastic warranty as well.
My Dell Precision M6500 has had a similar configuration and came out almost 6 months ago. I paid just $3000 for it, with a fantastic warranty as well.
"just"?
A Gaming Laptop that does not support current graphics libraries? DX11 and OpenGL 4.0??? This thing is good for surfing the Web or watching movies, its for sure not for gaming!!!
Yea, looks sweet. Dont know why they did not put in a DX11 graphics card such as the HD5870 though. It probably uses less power than the GTX285 also. Even the 1200 dollar asus gaming laptop has a HD5870M. I do like the idea of HD display and downclocking to save battery power, although this is basically a plug in device to me.
Yea, looks sweet. Dont know why they did not put in a DX11 graphics card such as the HD5870 though. It probably uses less power than the GTX285 also. Even the 1200 dollar asus gaming laptop has a HD5870M. I do like the idea of HD display and downclocking to save battery power, although this is basically a plug in device to me.
I just bought Asus G73JH-X1 myself...it only has DVD-RW but at least it's Intel Core i7 with 8GB RAM and ATI 5870M...
whatever this machine spec is, it better be around $1000 or less...
BTW, dont really know why people like Maxor127 make fun of gaming laptops (and by implication those who buy them). I bought a "gaming" laptop for my grandson who is moving out of state, and it will let him play all current games at moderate settings, bring the comp with him when he comes here to visit, and use the webcam features of a laptop. I am well aware of the compromises of such a laptop, but chose to buy it anyway.
Granted they will never compete with a desktop for price/performance, but if you only want to game occasionally and dont care about absolute best quality graphics, a gaming laptop makes sense to me. You have a relatively mobile platform that still plays games acceptably.
end of the day its MSI - rubbish
i dont understand why someone would pay all that money for something to play games on that tiny screen??????
Someone who likes games and can't or don't have time to play on desktop.
For the most part I just don’t get the whole “gaming” laptop thing. The ONLY practical reason I can think of for buying a high-end gaming laptop is if you travel constantly for work and you like to play games in your hotel room.
For the price of this crotch-scorching beast, you could build a really nice desktop rig with a 24” monitor that would SMOKE it. And you would have enough left over for a basic 14-15.5” laptop that would take care of your travel needs.
Need a gaming rig for LAN parties? Just be a man and shoulder an Antec 900 the 100 feet from your car to the venue. Make a second trip for the monitor. Boo-hoo.
For the most part I just don’t get the whole “gaming” laptop thing. The ONLY practical reason I can think of for buying a high-end gaming laptop is if you travel constantly for work and you like to play games in your hotel room.For the price of this crotch-scorching beast, you could build a really nice desktop rig with a 24” monitor that would SMOKE it. And you would have enough left over for a basic 14-15.5” laptop that would take care of your travel needs.Need a gaming rig for LAN parties? Just be a man and shoulder an Antec 900 the 100 feet from your car to the venue. Make a second trip for the monitor. Boo-hoo.
i'd prefer this rather than bringing a whole rig... ohhh the cables! the horror! the horror!!!! seriously it'll be a pain bringing a full atx at LAN parties (imo).
Like I said in my post earlier, a gaming laptop makes sense to me if you arent a "hardcore" gamer and value occasional portability more than high end graphics. However, I would agree that only a realtively "basic" gaming laptop in the 1000-1500 dollar range makes sense. This allows you to play almost any game out today at moderate settings and still take the laptop with you. I dont see the point of super-expensive gaming laptops though.
Gaming notebook. Ha. One of the funniest contradictions. Whenever someone tells me they bought one, I just shake my head sadly. I could probably put together a real gaming desktop machine AND buy an affordable but useful notebook for a lot less.
Considering this has to be what at least 1500-2000? And having recently built an amd phenom 955 setup with a 9800gtx (for about 650, had to get the mini p180 its just beautiful) and bought a core i5 5650 laptop from the egg (also 700) i'd have to agree.
I have one of the "gaming laptops" Max rags on so much, an ASUS G50V which is abt 2 years old and I'm still able to play just about every game on it. I paid around 1300 for it and being military its much easier than a desktop to move around. Currently playing BC2 on it at 1680x1050 with high graphics multiplayer w/o a problem