WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.040 Another day, another gaming notebook. Or 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:11.759 if MSI is to be believed, another weapon 00:00:07.040 --> 00:00:14.799 to save mankind. I mean, really, MSI, 00:00:11.759 --> 00:00:16.880 really? Wow. For you, the viewer, I'm 00:00:14.799 --> 00:00:20.480 not recommending that you go watch that video. Although it is kind of hard to 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:24.320 look away from cuz if you're that into cringe, you guys should probably be 00:00:22.240 --> 00:00:28.960 dropping a like on this video to let us know if you're excited for the 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:36.550 conclusion of Scrapyard Wars 2, which is coming this weekend with probably more 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:43.440 cringe than the MSI promotional video. 00:00:43.440 --> 00:00:50.800 Kingston KC 310 series businessgrade SSDs feature firmwarebased power loss 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:54.079 protection. Massive capacities and performance to spare. In fact, we're 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:58.079 using them for our new production server. Click right here to learn more 00:00:56.160 --> 00:01:03.680 about them. Let's start as always with specs because 00:01:00.879 --> 00:01:08.000 a gaming laptop could have as many RGB keyboards as it wants, but if it can't 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:13.360 back it up with raw horsepower, I'm not going to recommend you buy it. At its 00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:17.439 heart, the GT72 2QE features an Intel 00:01:13.360 --> 00:01:19.360 Core i7 5700HQ. Yes, that is a Broadwell 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:23.439 quadcore mobile CPU, which means about a 10% improvement over the last generation 00:01:21.200 --> 00:01:29.439 equivalent, 4720HQ. 16 gigs of DDR3L memory, and a GTX 980M 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:33.840 graphics card, the best mobile GPU available, and only a stones throw from 00:01:31.439 --> 00:01:39.200 a desktop GTX 970 in terms of performance. So, lots of raw horsepower 00:01:37.040 --> 00:01:44.479 under the hood. looks good, too, with two massive cooling fans, a metric butt 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:51.119 ton of heat pipes, and expandability galore with four M.2 SSD slots, a 2 and 00:01:48.399 --> 00:01:55.520 1/2 in drive slot, and four DIM slots available for upgraders to throw in up 00:01:52.960 --> 00:02:01.280 to four 8 gig sticks for a total of 32 gigs. I actually did try my 16 gig DDR3 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:06.079 modules in the bottom slots. And while the BIOS and Windows picked up 48 gigs 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:09.840 of RAM, which was sick, unfortunately, Windows only reported 32 as usable. So, 00:02:08.399 --> 00:02:14.239 who knows if that support will come in the future. Can you imagine 64 gigs of 00:02:11.760 --> 00:02:20.080 RAM? Anyway, withdrawing to the outside, the industrial design screams MSI with a 00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:23.280 gamey black and red color scheme. The screen backing is an aggressively 00:02:21.760 --> 00:02:28.319 sculpted brushed aluminum with an illuminated MSI Gaming Series logo. The 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:32.800 bottom has tall rubber feet to allow ample air flow through the red grills to 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:35.920 the bottom components. Oh, and there's a subwoofer port down there as well. A 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:40.720 feature I usually ignore, but this laptop, perhaps actually more thanks to 00:02:38.239 --> 00:02:45.599 its large internal volume and that massive speaker on the inside, actually 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:50.160 has a surprisingly potent sound system. On the back for IO, we find power in for 00:02:48.160 --> 00:02:55.360 the large included power brick. Gigabit Ethernet powered by a Killer E2200 00:02:52.239 --> 00:02:57.920 chipset to go along with the Killer 1525 00:02:55.360 --> 00:03:04.640 AC wireless inside. Two mini DisplayPort 1.2 ports and an HDMI 1.4A port for 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:08.959 easy display expansion. On the right side, a Blu-ray burner, something I was 00:03:07.040 --> 00:03:12.879 surprised was missing from the last 17-in gaming notebook I checked out and 00:03:10.959 --> 00:03:17.519 yet something I didn't touch throughout my entire time with this one. As well as 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:22.400 two USB 3 ports. Then on the left, we've got an SD card reader, audio ports, and 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:27.440 four more USB3 ports, but you might have noticed, Lis, why didn't you 00:03:24.480 --> 00:03:35.519 specifically say USB 3.0? You always do that. Well, they're not. Two of them are 00:03:30.959 --> 00:03:37.920 USB 3.1 suckers. That means 10 gigabit 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:41.280 max rated speeds on supported devices. And you can check out this video by 00:03:39.920 --> 00:03:46.080 clicking the little eye in the top right corner to learn the full dates of USB 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:49.519 3.1. Cracking open the device, we'll start 00:03:47.760 --> 00:03:54.000 with the that huge speaker grill with the Dine Audio branding. Sounds 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:59.280 surprisingly good. And then we'll follow up with one of MSI's characteristically 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:04.400 solid Steeler co-branded keyboards. The layout is standard in all the good ways, 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:09.599 including a full number pad and properly laid out arrow keys. Take notes, Razer. 00:04:07.040 --> 00:04:16.479 And in spite of its size, MSI has done a good job of keeping overall flex to a 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:21.040 minimum. But if I was to complain about something, and I'm pretty sure that's my 00:04:18.320 --> 00:04:26.800 job, the keys have nice long travels, but are a little stiff at the top. Oh, 00:04:23.520 --> 00:04:29.120 and the function arrows. Function up and 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:33.759 down are page up and down. Function left and right are home and end. Everyone 00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:38.639 needs to quit screwing this up, especially when it's the one damn thing 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:44.800 about an otherwise fully programmable macro compatible keyboard that can't be 00:04:41.919 --> 00:04:49.440 changed. The touchpad is above average. It tracks well. It's responsive. It's a 00:04:46.960 --> 00:04:54.160 nice size and it has the usual gesture support, but this is going to be a love 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:59.680 it or hate it thing. It's seamlessly integrated into the plastic wrist rest 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:04.800 surface that's separate from the rest of the metal bottom under the keyboard. 00:05:02.479 --> 00:05:09.199 Personally, I like it cuz it'll keep crumbs out of the edges of my trackpad, 00:05:06.800 --> 00:05:12.960 but it does make it harder to find the edge without looking down and you can 00:05:10.960 --> 00:05:16.639 accidentally run out of trackpad unexpectedly. But that's not even my 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:20.720 biggest complaint about the trackpad. And there's always one, isn't there? 00:05:18.320 --> 00:05:25.680 It's again a stiffness related one. The clicky buttons, which I like normally, 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:30.880 are quite difficult to press down, and I'd like to see that dialed back a bit. 00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:37.199 Now, let's move on to the screen. Like the Seagar NP 9773 that we checked out 00:05:33.840 --> 00:05:41.520 recently, the 1080 IPS display in the 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:44.080 GT72 features NVIDIA G-Sync. So, unlike 00:05:41.520 --> 00:05:48.479 on the desktop, notebook G-Sync works by having the GPU communicate directly with 00:05:46.320 --> 00:05:53.280 the panel. And instead of NVIDIA creating a scaler, they're just 00:05:50.479 --> 00:05:58.000 selecting G-Sync certified panels according to good behavior with variable 00:05:55.199 --> 00:06:02.000 refresh, solid color reproduction, and pixel responsiveness. And there's a 00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:06.319 couple of new features, although they're not limited to notebooks. G-Sync now 00:06:04.000 --> 00:06:11.039 allows the behavior beyond the max panel refresh rate to be modified to either 00:06:08.479 --> 00:06:15.199 VSYNC or no VSYNC, just like AMD's Freync. And it allows games to be run in 00:06:13.440 --> 00:06:20.720 windowed full screen mode. Now, very cool. But while variable refresh is 00:06:18.080 --> 00:06:26.080 undeniably a better gaming experience than the alternative, it's not all rosy. 00:06:23.919 --> 00:06:29.680 G-Sync doesn't work with Optimus right now. So, if you want to use the onboard 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:34.240 graphics to save battery, you'll actually need to press this button, 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:39.520 which will prompt you to reboot to switch. Bummer. The good news is that 00:06:37.039 --> 00:06:43.120 Maxwell's idle power consumption is much better than previous mobile graphics 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:47.759 cards, so it's not as much of a kick in the teeth as it would be. So, let's talk 00:06:45.919 --> 00:06:54.400 temps and performance now. Then, I put it up against the NP9773 and the Razer 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:58.080 Blade 14205 to see how it fared. In IDA 00:06:54.400 --> 00:07:00.000 64 CPU test, the GT72 walked away with 00:06:58.080 --> 00:07:03.680 it. This is going to be due to the fact that it's literally over twice the 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:09.360 thickness of the only other one of these notebooks also using a mobile CPU and a 00:07:06.080 --> 00:07:11.199 last generation one at that. GPU is a 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:17.440 bit of a tighter race here. We have to look not only at temperatures of our GTX 00:07:14.080 --> 00:07:20.639 980 or 970M graphics cores, but also at 00:07:17.440 --> 00:07:22.400 GPU boost turbo speeds. Again, MSI is 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:27.280 looking really good here with solid boost clock speeds in Crisis 3. So then 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:32.880 what about the gaming experience here? MSI delivers almost the whole package. 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:38.479 The GTX 980M rocks and the new generation Broadwell CPU bridges the gap 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:41.599 nicely between last gen mobile flagships 00:07:38.479 --> 00:07:44.000 and a full board desktop CPU. But for 00:07:41.599 --> 00:07:47.520 some reason, while I really appreciate the astonishing viewing angles of this 00:07:45.919 --> 00:07:53.680 particular IPS panel and the nonoversaturated default color profile, 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:59.520 MSI opted for a 60 Hz panel, while competitors like Seager and ASUS are 00:07:56.560 --> 00:08:04.639 coming to the table with 75 Hz panels that from my experience can sometimes 00:08:01.599 --> 00:08:07.840 even overclock to a 100 hertz, making 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:11.199 for a great mobile gaming experience. My 00:08:07.840 --> 00:08:14.240 GT72 managed a mere 70 Hz once 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:16.400 overclocked. Which isn't to say that if 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:21.280 we look past the hilariously stupid promotional video, this isn't a butt 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:26.479 kicker of a laptop. I just have some reservations at this kind of price. I 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:31.440 expect no compromises. 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