This coverage at Computex 2019 has been sponsored by MSI, without them I wouldn’t be here
to check out these new laptops.
MSI had a couple of new models on display, let’s start out with the beast, the MSI
GT76 Titan.
It’s available with an Intel 9900K CPU which MSI are saying can reach 5GHz on all cores,
yes that’s right, the desktop 8 core 16 thread CPU overclocked, none of those mobile
chips here. While other 9900K laptops exist, I’ve even reviewed some, I’ve never been
able to maintain 5GHz. It’s also listed as having RTX 2080 or 2070 graphics, no Max-Q
here, as you’d expect.
This is some serious power, to keep it all cool we’re going to need an impressive cooling
solution, and lucky for us that appears to be the case. Seriously just look at this thing,
it’s got 11 heatpipes and 4 fans. The parts the come into contact with the CPU and GPU
have also been CNC polished to make the surface smoother than what you’d normally have,
which helps with heat transfer. The heatsinks up the back are also looking quite thick,
I’ve never seen a laptop cooler quite like this.
We can get a glimpse of the cooling in action by looking underneath, as there are lots of
holes for air flow. The GT76 clearly uses a lot of power, which is why it needs two
power bricks, they connect in through here and then into the laptop. As a result of all
this I expect it will be loud, and I could hear the fans on the loud show floor if that
gives you any indication.
I’ve tested a couple of 9900K laptops in the past, and while they easily beat most
other laptops they were limited in terms of thermals, which is fair considering how hot
the 9900k can get even in a desktop PC, so it will be very interesting to see how MSI’s
design stacks up.
I’m not certain, but it looks a little thinner than the older GT75, which may explain why
the glorious mechanical keyboard is unfortunately no more. It’s got the option of a 17.3”
1080p 144Hz panel or 4K, Thunderbolt 3, and 4 memory slots which means it can go right
up to 128gb which is insane, and RGB lighting along the front and on the left and right
hand sides.
In terms of I/O on the left from front to back we’ve got two 3.5mm audio jacks, two
USB 3 Type-A ports, USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3, ethernet port and power
input. On the right there’s a micro SD card slot, two more USB 3 Type-A ports, second
Type-C port and DisplayPort and HDMI outputs, and around the back you can see it sticks
out quite a bit due to all that cooling.
Next we’ve also got the MSI GE65 Raider, which is available with either RTX 2070 or
2060 MaxP graphics and up to an Intel i9-9880H 8 core CPU, pretty crazy stuff considering
the machine isn’t all that thick. Sure it’s definitely not as thin as MSI’s thinner
GS series, but it’s nowhere near as big as the Titan we just looked at. This one is
available with 15.6” 1080p 144Hz or 240Hz refresh rates, so yeah clearly a gaming laptop,
it’s good that Computex this year isn’t only about creator laptops.
Otherwise MSI also had a few other models on display which have been refreshed with
Intel’s new 9th gen H series CPUs. There were some GP65 and GP75 laptops which I’d
love to get my hands on too, as a lot of you guys have been asking me to check out the
GP series, so hopefully I can get those for testing soon. I’ve also had a lot of people
asking about MSI laptops with the new Nvidia 16 series graphics, MSI will have quite a
few models with the GTX 1660 Ti, including the GS65, GS75, GP75, GL73 and GL63. For the
GTX 1650 we’re looking at the GF75 and GF63, which are MSI’s entry level gaming laptops.
I’ve tested a few of these in the past, but I’m really interested to see how the
new 9th gen CPUs and 16 series graphics compare.
As you can hopefully see, MSI have quite a lot of different gaming laptops available,
so let me down in the comments which ones you want to see me review, and of course get
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