WEBVTT 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:07.240 there are really only two kinds of gaming laptops that I get personally 00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:10.480 excited about the massive power hungry 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:13.240 mind-blowingly fast superar class ones 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:20.160 like this dual GTX 1080 monster from Sager that I reviewed recently and the 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:22.119 lightweight thin but still potent class 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:28.080 that seems to have emerged as a direct response to the original razor blade 00:00:24.080 --> 00:00:32.920 back in 2013 and this one is part of the 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:37.849 ladder family meet the MS I gs63 00:00:40.440 --> 00:00:48.600 VR freshbooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:50.320 organized save time and get paid faster 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:56.559 click now at the link in the video description to try it for 00:00:52.239 --> 00:00:59.640 free okay specification time the gs63 VR 00:00:56.559 --> 00:01:02.480 as MSI not so subtly implied right in 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:08.560 the name name Rock a VR ready Enthusiast grade configuration including an Intel 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:11.880 Core i7 6700hq quad core processor 16 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:15.880 gigs of ddr4 memory a 128 gig NVMe SSD 00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:20.240 and a GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 gigs of 00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:23.200 gddr5 vram and as expected they crammed 00:01:20.240 --> 00:01:28.880 all of this into the same chassis as the gs63 vr's 00:01:25.360 --> 00:01:32.600 gtx970m equipped predecessor that means 00:01:28.880 --> 00:01:35.280 a 1080p 60 HZ IPS display whose deep 00:01:32.600 --> 00:01:40.280 black levels look good but fail to help it stand out from the crowd with any wow 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:45.119 features like touch higher refresh rates or g-sync a large speaker grill with a 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:52.360 bottom mounted subwoofer that both sound decidedly okay and a 720p 30fps webcam 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:55.040 that falls squarely in an exceptional 00:01:52.360 --> 00:02:00.079 territory let's talk iio now and I'll be making a lot of comparisons here to my 00:01:56.680 --> 00:02:03.119 daily driver Razer Blade the gs63 VR has 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:04.560 a bigger screen so it's both larger 00:02:03.119 --> 00:02:10.920 though not as much as you might think thanks to its smaller bezels and thicker 00:02:07.479 --> 00:02:13.520 than the razor blade but while this 00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:18.480 slightly greater Z height means that MSI can't take sexy pictures of it next to 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:23.959 dimes it does allow it to have a built-in Ethernet port that's one less 00:02:21.040 --> 00:02:29.800 accessory to buy and carry around to go along with its otherwise also fairly 00:02:26.840 --> 00:02:35.440 complete load out including standalone hemic 2 powered headphone and microphone 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:37.599 jacks three USB 3 5 GB ports an SD card 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:44.599 reader and killer gbit Ethernet on the left with a power button USB 2 weird 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:48.519 right USB type-c Thunderbolt HDMI 2.0 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:50.400 and mini DisplayPort 1.2 on the right 00:02:48.519 --> 00:02:55.800 which I guess leads to my first complaint I get that MSI is dedicating 00:02:53.800 --> 00:03:01.159 pretty much the entire back third of this notebook to cooling vents but the 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:06.360 effect that this has on mousing space is not a desirable one the power brick 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:10.959 thankfully terminates in a right angle connector but if you were to plug in oh 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:15.720 I don't know an external Thunderbolt drive or an external monitor of some 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:19.680 sort expecting to use the included keyboard you'd likely find yourself 00:03:17.720 --> 00:03:25.519 pretty annoyed by how much room you have for your mouse which leads then to 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:27.879 complaint number two the gs63 vr's power 00:03:25.519 --> 00:03:34.439 brick delivers 10% more power than Razor's brick while being way bigger 00:03:31.640 --> 00:03:37.159 this isn't important on massive gaming Beasts where I generally don't even 00:03:35.720 --> 00:03:41.640 mention them unless they come with two or something like that but it's the kind 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:47.000 of thing for a machine that you expect to carry around every day maybe in a 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:49.159 briefcase that actually matters because 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:53.959 the must carry accessories are part of the whole package and since I'm on a bit 00:03:51.560 --> 00:04:00.959 of a complaint rooll here let's talk bloat wear why is windzip on here Norton 00:03:57.519 --> 00:04:03.200 really and what the hell is m Magics 00:04:00.959 --> 00:04:09.840 there was so much junk preloaded on this thing that I had no idea to whom my 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:12.680 super angry letter about the 100% CPU 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:16.440 usage reporting bug should be addressed I thought maybe the culprit was the 00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:19.680 killer networking Suite but removing that didn't help the Windows 10 00:04:17.919 --> 00:04:24.280 anniversary update didn't help and even after a factory reset the behavior 00:04:21.880 --> 00:04:30.120 persisted so I emailed the manufacturer turns out it is a feature of dragon 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:34.479 Suite that fools Windows intentionally to keep it from entering a lower power 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:40.320 state to speed up data transfers over SATA m.2 and USB IO that should be 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:44.520 disabled by default and come with a warning when you turn it on because I 00:04:41.880 --> 00:04:49.120 spent about an hour tearing my hair out trying to fix it anyway though the good 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:53.080 news is that was a simple software toggle and the rest of that stuff can be 00:04:51.080 --> 00:04:57.600 fixed with a good oldfashioned ad remove programs Purge so I'm going to get back 00:04:55.320 --> 00:05:01.639 into the hardware now the keyboard is RGB with three lighting zones and and 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:07.080 steel series engine software to handle your macro and key rebinding needs 00:05:04.479 --> 00:05:12.000 having a number pad again is awesome but I'm still going to give the keyboard a b 00:05:09.479 --> 00:05:18.199 it is quiet but I personally prefer a sharper tactile bump even so though with 00:05:15.039 --> 00:05:20.520 a little less deck flex and function up 00:05:18.199 --> 00:05:24.039 down arrow reassigned to page up and page down instead of brightness up and 00:05:22.280 --> 00:05:28.479 brightness down I would increase that to a B+ with the touchpad falling into a 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:32.880 pretty similar category two-handed operation works like a charm and the 00:05:30.400 --> 00:05:36.680 surface feels good but I really don't like their acceleration algorithm and 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:41.919 the Elan software doesn't offer much in the way of tuning options out of the box 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:46.160 let's move on to Performance when Luke said at the GTX 10 series notebook GPU 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:49.440 launch event that he was disappointed they wouldn't let him Benchmark the 1060 00:05:48.319 --> 00:05:55.560 which he thought was the most interesting of the bunch I think he nailed it my points of comparison for 00:05:53.360 --> 00:06:01.280 this video since this is my first 10 series single GPU notebook are the GTX 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:04.759 970m in my daily driver blade 14 the 00:06:01.280 --> 00:06:08.479 last gen thin gaming GPU of choice and 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:11.599 the GTX 980 desktop version in MSI's 00:06:08.479 --> 00:06:13.680 gt72s anniversary edition and the 00:06:11.599 --> 00:06:18.599 performance here blows me away and it should do the same to you that in a 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:26.440 single generation we've cut the difference between this and this in half 00:06:24.199 --> 00:06:31.120 and this is all while showing off some very impressive thermal performance it's 00:06:28.880 --> 00:06:35.880 hard to say how much of this is thanks to the GTX 1060 until I get some more 00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:40.000 samples and how much is thanks to MSI's approach to cooling which you can see 00:06:37.840 --> 00:06:45.440 with our internal shot has them really taking advantage of the extra area 00:06:41.960 --> 00:06:48.080 inside the gs63 VR with three fans and 00:06:45.440 --> 00:06:53.560 many heat pipes on an unusual upside down motherboard configuration but it 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:56.280 works and MSI even managed to squeeze 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:59.960 user upgradable sodum slots in there they aren't easy to get at but they're 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:05.080 in there so this machine machine is quieter than most and much cooler to the 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:09.199 touch than any other thin and light gaming machine that I've used yet the 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:12.560 weird mole skin covering on the bottom actually seems to help too it slows heat 00:07:11.080 --> 00:07:18.639 transfer to your skin when you have it resting on your lap it's kind of a nice touch and the positives keep coming 00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:22.720 battery life ain't too shabby either 1 and a half hours while running Crisis 3 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:29.120 is nothing to sneeze at considering I didn't even crank the brightness down so 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:31.680 bottom line then while MSI's gs63 VR 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:36.360 might not be the thinnest or the smallest thin and light gaming machine 00:07:33.720 --> 00:07:42.240 it utilizes its extra size very well to deliver more IO including Thunderbolt 3 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:47.159 a bigger display beefy Cooling and a number pad for folks who work as well as 00:07:45.000 --> 00:07:52.360 play and thanks to its magnesium lithium alloy chassis it's slightly lighter even 00:07:50.400 --> 00:07:57.280 than the razor blade that is to say if we ignore the obnoxious power brick 00:07:54.360 --> 00:08:03.319 while also costing less I'm not a huge fan of the 120 gig SSD the 1 TB hard 00:08:00.479 --> 00:08:07.919 drive config in this particular unit larger ssds not only hold more but they 00:08:05.479 --> 00:08:13.520 also perform better substantially better like I noticed it but throw a bigger SSD 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:16.599 in there and the gs63 VR is a really solid platform that will make a lot of 00:08:15.440 --> 00:08:22.680 Gamers happy but you know what isn't bloat wear 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:28.240 tunnel bear tunnel bear is the simple VPN application that makes it easy to 00:08:25.360 --> 00:08:32.200 browse privately and enjoy a more open internet with tunnel bear turned on your 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:36.839 Wi-Fi connection is secured and your online activity is kept private from 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:41.440 your internet provider 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