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MSI GS70-2QC

Specifications

MSI GS70-2QC
MSI GS70-2QC (GS70 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 4 x 2.6 - 3.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
Display
17.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, glossy: no
Weight
2.7 kg ( = 95.24 oz / 5.95 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1600 Euro

 

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Average Score: 60% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

Reviews for the MSI GS70-2QC

60% 白龙马取经归来!微星GS70轻薄游戏本评测
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/21/2015
Rating: Total score: 60%

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Model: The MSI GS70-2QC is considered a powerful and stylish gaming laptop. It features a 17 inch Full HD screen with a native resolution of 1920x1080, a 5th gen Intel Core i7-4700HQ quad core processor with 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M graphics card with a 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM and two 128 GB mSATA SSD's combined in RAID 0 for 237 GB of capacity; all in a 22 mm thick body, making it one of the thinnest gaming laptops around. The MSI GS70-2QC also boasts itself as one of the lightest gaming laptop by weighing in at only 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) with its body being made most of brushed aluminium, giving that gunmetal grey finish paired with smooth and curved corners.

Besides its lightness and thinness, it can also pack a punch with its Nahimic Sound Technology sound card, which has an immersive 3D sound processing, and a beautiful keyboard by Steelseries that features full color LED back-lighting, which is customizable (lights are divided into three sections, and each can be lit in a different color – or made to pulse with several different patterns). Finally, the gaming laptop also has the standard connectivity ports including a dual band WiFi card, along with four USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI port, two Mini DisplayPorts and an SDHC card slot.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M: Upper mid-range graphics card of the GeForce GTX 900M series.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  


4720HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


17.30": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


2.7 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.


MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.


60%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2015-06- 1 (Update: 2015-06- 1)