Overview of the laptop MSI GX70. Description, specifications, reviews

Many laptop manufacturers are confident that by giving a mobile device a multi-core processor and installing a discrete video adapter of the middle class, you can safely place your product in the gaming class. This approach of many well-known brands has led to the fact that an expensive class is packed with laptops that simply can not cope with resource-intensive games. Naturally, this generates a negative to the producers from the buyers.

In the focus of this article - a mobile device that can cope with all existing on the market dynamic toys - MSI GX70. This laptop will not only let you run a resource-intensive application, but also provide an opportunity to play at the highest quality settings. Description, specifications, owner reviews and expert recommendations will introduce the reader to this remarkable device.

First meeting

Packing the laptop more like a matryoshka. Yellow cardboard box, which in the process of transportation protects the contents from bumps and rubs, contains inside a huge case. Red pen, black cardboard, dragon logo on one of the displays - you can immediately see that in this package - a gaming laptop MSI GX70 Destroyer. Some modifications of devices on one of the displays demonstrate the advertisement of some popular game.

After opening the case, the owner will get acquainted with the complete set: laptop, power adapter, battery, manual and many disks with software. The mobile device is hidden in a dense black cover. But that's not all. After removing the cover, the user will find another protective layer in the form of a tissue envelope of white color. And only after removing it, you can finally get to your mobile device. Two protective cases in the kit still will not replace one proprietary mouse - so many buyers say, judging by their feedback.

Features of the complete set

The supplied power supply for charging the battery is heavy and is bulky. Such a device to carry with itself is simply inconvenient, hence the negative of users in the reviews that complain about the lack of compactness when transporting the laptop MSI GX70 Destroyer 3CC 233RU.

There are questions and instructions. The manufacturer has provided the mobile device with a large number of brochures that do not carry any useful information. Usual waste paper: advertising booklets, recommendations for storage, transportation and operation, as well as a directory in which addresses and phone numbers of service centers are registered in the territory of the Russian Federation. The instruction manual itself is more like a reminder and does not describe all the functionality of the gaming device.

Drives with drivers and software are many, but they, like paper brochures, are not needed by the user (except for drivers). After all, on the disks - a demo of popular programs and games that crave registration and payment.

Appearance and build quality

Overview of the laptop MSI GX70 is better to start with the finish of the case. It is made of thick plastic and has metal inserts. This explains the large weight of the mobile device. As for marching, it is only present on the inside of the case. It is unclear why the manufacturer has made the display and keyboard frame glossy, while all other elements of the case have a matte finish.

There are no complaints about the quality of the assembly. During operation, the user will not detect creaks, distortions or displacements of the ports relative to the housing. Even the hinges holding the cover of the mobile device, there are no complaints. The progress of them though also tight, but allows without special efforts to open a laptop. Loops work great, every user can verify this. It is enough only to install any angle of the lid. This can not but rejoice, after all, the mobile device is equipped with a 17.3-inch display, which has a lot of weight.

Interfaces and connectors

Regarding the placement of ports on the case of the MSI GX70 notebook, the owners' opinions are contradictory. The manufacturer has placed the grill of the cooling system on the left side of the mobile device, and the space on the back of the laptop has been replaced by interface connectors. For many users this port layout is inconvenient, in fact, besides the fact that the gadget on the table takes up more space, the connection itself also causes inconvenience.

On the left side, the user will find three USB 3.0 ports, a card reader and 4 gold-plated contacts for acoustics. The right panel is less rich: an optical drive and two USB 2.0 ports. As for the rear panel, the manufacturer placed a Kensington lock, a plug to connect the power supply, a network interface RJ-45 and three video outputs (VGA, HDMI and Display Port).

Input device

The MSI GX70 3CC 233RU is equipped with a real gaming keyboard. First, its appearance is respected - the exquisite finish of the buttons, the metal frame of the keyboard unit and the equipment of the keys with the illumination zones really attract attention. As for convenience, then there is already an amateur. After all, not all users like the short stroke of the buttons with a sensitive feedback in the finger after pressing. Many players prefer the long stroke of the buttons and weak feedback (we are talking about the amateurs of races).

With a touch pad is also not all simple. It is not known why the manufacturer fringed the touchpad with a small recess in the case. Perhaps the designers of the company wanted to limit the movement of the finger beyond the touch pad, but did not think that they turned the touchpad into a real dust bag. The sensor itself supports multitouch and is equipped with a shutdown button.

Economical manufacturer

Apparently, MSI has already become accustomed to equipping its expensive products with cheap low-quality liquid crystal matrixes. The entire line of MSI GX70 3CC Destroyer has a TN + Film screen (whereas competitors have long switched to IPS). Naturally, such actions of the manufacturer led to the fact that the user will have to forget about the large vertical viewing angles and about 100 percent color rendition. The display itself supports FullHD resolution and has a large margin of brightness.

Built-in LED-backlight slightly eliminates the poor performance of the cheap matrix. This is primarily noticeable on the display of an ideally black color and shades of gray - the transition has no blurry spots. Not bad illumination copes and with vertical viewing angles, but to an ideal far. Many experts recommend that owners of this laptop use an external display if you want to get a better picture.

Specifications

Notebooks MSI GX70 Destroyer series in the world market are present in two variations: on the platform of Intel and AMD. Processors the manufacturer has selected almost identical in terms of performance, power consumption and cost. Judging by the feedback of users, this approach to the final buyer is the most correct, because future owners will be able to choose a laptop in one price category.

Crystals with four cores AMD A10 or Intel Core I5 are supplemented by a large amount of RAM (8 GB). The manufacturer has placed in the laptop an additional DDR3 slot in case the user decides to increase the volume to 16 gigabytes. Discrete video adapter ATI Radeon HD 8970M (R9 290X) with 2 gigabytes of memory allows the owner to run any toys at maximum settings. As for hard drives, there is a surprise here as well. The laptop has two hard drives: a magnetic drive with a capacity of 1 terabyte (7200 revolutions per minute) and a 128 GB SSD drive.

Decent multimedia

Notebook MSI GX70 3CC is able not only to run resource-intensive games, but also to accompany all applications with high-quality sound. The fact is that the manufacturer supplied its product with 2.1 system from the famous acoustic manufacturer Dynaudio. In addition to high volume, the stereo system and subwoofer guarantee the owner a decent sound. Naturally, the mobile device was equipped with the manufacturer special software in the form of equalizers to improve the quality of music.

But the integrated camera technology company MSI, apparently forgotten. A standard sensor for all laptops with 1.3 megapixels and HD resolution looks very strange in a laptop. Next to the camera, the manufacturer placed only one microphone.

As for wireless technologies, then with this mobile device full order - Wi-Fi standard 802.11n will allow the owner to enjoy high-speed and high-quality Internet. Equipped with a laptop and Bluetooth module, which not only supports the transfer of files, but also able to provide services of a wireless modem, audio device and remote control.

Performance in games

Naturally, all potential customers are interested in the power of the MSI GX70 3CC laptop in resource-intensive dynamic applications. All tests conducted by enthusiasts were made only at the maximum settings (Ultra), and here is their result:

• The new Battlefield 4 is capable of demonstrating 30 frames per second, although in very saturated scenes this figure drops to 15 FPS;
• The legendary game Metro Last Light without slowdowns can work at 20 frames per second;
• With the Belarusian representative of the World of Tanks is still easier - MSI GX70 demonstrates 42 FPS;
• On the laptop you can play the latest version of the game Crysis, however, at the maximum it will show only 25 frames per second.

To increase the frequency of staff changes IT experts recommend reducing the quality in the settings of games in the first place. But to use overclocking is not recommended. The fact is that if the components of the laptop fail, the settings made to users (increasing the core frequency) are saved in the firmware of the video adapter. Accordingly, the failure of the mobile device is not a warranty case.

Customization Features

Apparently, among manufacturers of laptops it has become fashionable to equip mobile devices with an intelligent power management system. This is an automatic decrease in the processor clock speed in the BIOS. It is clear that the powerful gaming laptop MSI GX70 consumes too much electricity and is heated very much, but only this concern of the manufacturer is more harmful to the user than helps.

To increase the performance of the mobile device, you must enter the basic input / output system and turn off the POWERNOW function in the power settings. It is worth noting that this change can lead the laptop to overheating, and possibly to the combustion of the processor and discrete video adapter. Therefore, the owner should worry not only about the decent cooling of the device, but also about the installation of monitoring programs that can promptly notify the user about the critical temperature on the cores of the processor and video card.

Problems and solutions

Notebook MSI GX70 3BE in retail is offered with the installed operating system Windows 8.1. IT experts strongly recommend that owners refuse to use it in favor of Windows 7 or 10. The fact is that the "raw" operating system does not work correctly with the drivers that are required to run the laptop. For example, the ATI graphics card on a 64-bit platform does not support the full operation of DirectX 12, and the driver is constantly shutting down in a stand-alone mode.

After installing the operating system Windows 10, the user can find that the sound quality of the 2.1 system leaves much to be desired. You should not get upset, you just need to let the Windows system download the latest software updates. After installation and reboot the problem itself is eliminated. In favor of reinstalling the operating system, there is another fact - the keyboard backlight does not work correctly (the selected color is not installed) under Windows 8.1.

Owner feedback

In addition to a decent cooling system, the mobile device MSI GX70 is easy to disassemble and thoroughly clean all components from debris and dust. This, of course, is a virtue. The presence of an SSD-disk inside the system can significantly increase the performance in games, as the reviews say, though, the volume of 128 GB is not enough for everyone.

To the negative aspects, many include the impossibility of disabling the integrated video adapter, which works in conjunction with a discrete graphics card, heats up, consumes electricity and steals RAM. There are questions for users and the processor AMD A10 - in games, he acts on a par with the representative of Intel Core I5, but in the work with video editors and 3D-modeling is much inferior in performance. Quite a strange problem with the operation of drivers in the operating system Windows 8.1 generally can not be explained, because in fact the user buys a non-functional product (and the OS is quite expensive).

Finally

A powerful, beautiful, convenient and multifunctional laptop MSI GX70 is really worth it to give him 50,000 rubles. After all, this is one of the few products on the mobile market that has the right to be placed in an expensive gaming class. Having studied the description, specifications and reviews of the owners, many potential buyers will certainly have a desire to buy this laptop. And this is the right decision, because the price-quality ratio of competitors from MSI GX70 simply does not exist.