About the MSI Forum Contest...

My opinion is that this a good step taken by MSI towards their forum members
However some of the questions are too difficult to answer and are limited to only few insiders...
Just my opinion
Markoul

Maybe it is a romantic dinner for two with the president of MSI!!!

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Re: nfo about the msi gtx 980...

Quote from: Chike on Today at 20:37:19Was 1.J the BIOS vers. when you have flushed?
If not try that BIOS version if it fails to recover vers 4.3.
It's no option to try with the bios version previously us...

The Discussion Forum

The discussion forum which Oracle has come up with a new look ,
i feel is more cumbersome to use.
The earlier forum was much better in terms of usage .
Although the look and feel wise the new forum is much better but
its not user friendly .
Sorry to say but the previous Discussion forum was much more
better.

Noted. Comments about the discussion forum itself can be posted
on the feedback forums.
Regards,
Jerry

Confusion Reigns - Come On please fix the many forums we now have going!!

Seriously !!
I have posted a couple of questions in this forum, and waited and waited and waited. Sometimes no answer after a week, or when I finally got an answer and then replied to the answer, I again have to wait and wait. One of them after a week I bumped it up.
I wondered what was going on, and where is everybody?
then I see someone complaining about the Partner forum, so I have just gone and joined that.
Then while using the new V3 interface for the backend site manager, I found a problem, which I was able to replicate everytime. So I used the feedback on the side, to report it, only to find yet again another forum. Now I realise that the feedback was supposed to be for the new V3 backend, it appears to me to have become another forum for people to ask stuff.
3 forums, thats at least 1 too many.
Come on BC - please fix this problem.
Posted here as I dont have access to the new partnership forums as yet.

Hey John,
I have found 2 unanswered questions in your profile and tried to address them today. Please let me know if there are any other questions you are waiting for an answer on.
As for the forums, hopefully we'll have only one forum soon.
Cheers,
-mario

And another upgrade year that the MSI file kills the upgrade

So everytime we do an update we need to read and dig to find the guru answer of how to resolve this painful update. Why is this happening and how can this be fixed on both MS or Adobe end so we can normally upgrade Lightroom?
So far the FixIt utility from MS works, at least for me, it is now cleared up and isntalled....but others have had issues, and why is this so common and still an issue?

Hi,
The main problem with MSI installations is as follows (from my experience and from a developer point of view) :
MSI installers add a lot of entries to a database located in the registry under the key named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer . If you look at this registry tree, you'll see that it contains tenths of thousands of entries which amounts, depending on the system, to several megabytes of data. Very often, a good part of these data are useless and/or related to uninstalled products.
The problem is that once this database has been corrupted, this can cause trouble to other installers. Corruption can be caused by a faulty installer, a faulty de-installer that leaves a lot of useless and harmful data behind, and by some registry cleaning tools.
The big flaw with the MSI technology is that nobody seems to be able to reverse engineer the state of the database and check whether it is healthy. There is absolutely no cleaning tool for this subtree of the registry. Many years ago, a lot of developers (among them many development MVPs and I for one) have requested from Microsoft a cleaning tool that would eliminate irrelevant or wrong data from the MSI database. Obviously, nobody has ever been able to write such a tool. There's very few usable documentation to allow writing such a utility and this would obviously be a time consuming development. I'm only aware of one single (very thick) book about the MSI technology written by a german developer who tried to make things clear. Very nice job but this was not enough information to produce an "MSI Cleaner".
The only "tool" made available by Microsoft is Windows Installer Cleanup that can only wipe out the data for a single product. It doesn't check anything, it deletes every entry related to a given product (which is rarely what we actually need). There's another tool that is able to delete everything (but I can do that manually with a registry editor). That's all.
IMHO, this explains why a given MSI installer (and especially MSI updaters) will work fine on certain systems and will fail on another. It depends on which applications (and Windows updates) were "MSI installed" or "MSI uninstalled" and in which order. The use of a registry cleaning tool may also generate trouble.
So it is extremely difficult to diagnose an MSI installation problem. Any MSI problem is tightly related to the system configuration and to the installation/uninstallation history of that system.
MSI is an ambitious technology but it often fails because it is not traceable, not debuggable and because its database cannot be repaired. Just totally or partially deleted.

MSI Forum Wallpaper Design Contest

Prize:
The winner will be rewarded with a soon to be launched Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard.
(check it out at http://game.msi.com)
How:
Design and submit a wallpaper in this Forum topic.
(If you don't have an MSI Forum account you need to register first here, please read how to add pictures to forum posts below)
Contest Rules:
-   Submitted wallpapers must be at least 1920x1080.
    (Preferably JPG or PNG formats, 16:9 or 16:10 ratio, max 2560x1600)
-   You can post as many unique wallpapers as you like until the contest ends at June 28th 18:00h (GMT).
    (when we will lock this topic).
-   MSI will select and announce the winner, one week after the contest has ended.
-   The winner will be contacted by PM and registered email.
    (if we can’t reach the winner within one week, we will select a new winner)
    (so please check your PMs/Email regularly when the contest has ended)
-   MSI Forum Rules and MSI Forum Terms also apply to the Wallpaper entries, so keep it clean.
    (no obscenity/vulgarity/copyrighted material).
    MSI reserves the right to remove entries when we think the entry is inappropriate.
-   By submitting your wallpaper entry to this forum you give MSI the right to use/upload/print
    any wallpaper entries for marketing activities during or after this contest.
Hints:
-   Upload your wallpaper(s) to an image hoster (e.g. photobucket, imageshack, etc) or other online location with unrestricted access.
-   Please use the following tags to add your uploaded wallpaper to your forum post.
   Code: [Select]
[img width=760]http://url-to-your-wallpaper-goes-here.jpg[/img]    (“width=760” added for proper forum scaling, does not affect original image). More info here.
    (Please Note if you also want to use the URL tags you need at least 2 posts in the forum (=anti spam measure))
-   Use high quality pictures. As a starter you can use any pictures/logos from http://media.msi.com or
    other MSI websites (http://www.msi.com, http://game.msi.com, http://oc.msi.com)
-   Increase your chance of winning by:
      1.) Using the MSI Dragon image
      2.) Using the MSI Gaming theme or the MSI OC theme
      3.) Get a lot of users to share your Forum post on Facebook
        (everyone can share your Forum post on Facebook by clicking the button in your forum post).
Good luck everyone.

Hello everyone,
Here is my submission for the contest with 7 wallpapers (I know it's a lot... but I was inspired so... ^^ )
For the 2 first ones, I wanted some classic good looking wallpapers with the MSI Dragon being the center of it, with some high quality effects. So here they are, a bright version and a dark one.
Hope you guys like it.
For the 5 next ones, I tried something really different. More in an advertising campaign way. Some minimalist looking wallpapers, trying to focus on simple things, no shadow effect. Art on it's purest form, simple but well thought.
I asked myself why people would chose MSI instead of another brand, so I figured the people who already know that. So I first started with the "Gamers know why" because it's obvious, then went to an iconic e-sport legend ("Legends Know Why") Mr. Patrik 'cArn' Sättermon, I think he and the Fnatic team clearly represent why people should chose MSI. So I used the Fnatic team for the third one "Winners know why", they are clearly one of the best multigaming team of the world and are sponsored by MSI for quite a few years now. (The picture is from the IEM 5 For the 4th one, I noticed that I start to see more and more MSI laptops around me, at college etc, so I thought that "The World knows why". And for the last one I tried to represent the spirit around the MSI Dragon and the whole Gaming part of MSI, that feeling of POWER. So I tried to make that last one a combination of the 2 styles. Representing the Power coming out of the Dragon... in a minimalist way. So here's "Unleash the Dragon". I hope I succeed. And I really hope you like my work. It took me several hours to complete that "campaign" and I'm really proud of it. I used the "#" system in it because as I made it as an advertising campaign, I thought it would be nice if everyone could share that spirit easily.
The picture of cArn and the one of the Fnatic team are from the internet, the rest comes from my personal pictures (textures and such) and of course everything is homemade.
Cheers.

About the Forums Redesign

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Forum reskin private beta. We received a lot of very helpful feedback that went a long way in helping us really understand what is most valuable and important to all of our members.
The Adobe Forums have not had a major design update since we originally launched on the Jive platform back in 2009. However, with the launch of Adobe Creative Suite 6 and the Adobe Creative Cloud, we expect that the Adobe Forums will become an even more essential resource for the entire Adobe community.
In fact, one of the major design goals was to create a more integrated user experience between the Creative Cloud, Adobe.com, and the Forums. Some of the major changes include:
Dramatically simplified global navigation
More consistent sign-in/sign-out experience
Common UI elements and interface conventions, including shared fonts (Adobe Clean served via TypeKit) and color palettes. In fact, both the Creative Cloud and Adobe Forums now use a dark-grey right-hand navigation panel where all of the tools/actions are aligned (just like in our desktop apps).
Streamlined interface, pared clean of cluttered icons and redundant options — so you can really focus on the content that you care most about.
And finally, an optimized layout designed to cultivate the true heart and soul of the Forums experience: community Q&A.
This last goal, in particular, is the most exciting for all of us on the Adobe team – we understand that in a true community of experts, help is not a document. It’s a conversation. That conversation starts here – in this forum with this community. And the whole team here at Adobe, from design to engineering, honors that simple idea and we hope to share more exciting news with you over the coming months as we explore fresh ways to create connections, conversations, and content.
And yes, we know -- the new theme is still not 100% perfect so please continue to report bugs in the Known Issues thread. The team is listening and we will be responding quickly with new patches and bug fixes on a regular basis. In the meanwhile, we look forward to many, many great conversations to come!

Hi Mark,
"the new theme is still not 100% perfect" and so I deliberately waited with my answer a little bit. In addition to this my previous speakers have mentioned, I'll show you the graphical representation on MY computer:
1. A rather insignificant navigation:
2. Presentation is unclean working here:
3. Problems with the character sets:
4. Confusing and a waste of space:
5. The font size or the screen display in my opinion are made too small and therefore difficult to read.
6. Not so important, but I like it and I miss them: Where are the "points"? (correct answers helpful answers)
Hans-Günter

Umair: I want to know about the new Apple Trade in program?If any apple employee on the forum,get in contact with me.

Umair: I want to know about the new Apple Trade in program?If any apple employee on the forum,get in contact with me.

iUmair wrote:
I want to know how Apple measure the value of old iPhone?
Then contact Apple and ask them. Nobody here woul know.
How can people from outside US can participate.
They can't at this time.

My 3rd Anniversary in the MSI nVidia Forum

Just had a look today in my forum member profile and noticed that 3 years have past since i have registered at the new formed by that time MSI Forums back at 7th of July 2002.
wow it seemed to me as it was yesterday ... well time passes fast.
I am one of the oldest members still active here in MSI forums. I was first registered in December 2000.
5years in my favorite forum!!... and i don't indent to leave yet. Maybe i will be Administrator in the future...
love you All,
Markoul
p.s. cookie is in the oven

Congrats Markoul.
Please keep to tech topics in this area though. We have an area called anything under the sun for stuff like this. Your making my job harder keeping this area clean. I won't move this right now but any future topics like this here and I will move or delete them as I see the need.

MSI GTX560 Ti Hawk - question about the last bios release ?

Hi Svet
I am new on this website
i have an MSI N560GTX-Ti twin Frozr II
on WIN 8
i would like to update it
- i am lost with the different mode : silent , performance
- do i need to update with 2 files : one for the Vbios and for UEFI too ?
GPU GF114 rev A1
Bios 70 24 21 00 00 (P1040-0050)
Device ID 10DE - 1200
Sub Vendor MSI (1462)
i need some help
thank you in advance

don't know what's benefice from it, changes are not listed.
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is for the silence mode
or performance
your card don't have dual chips
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and what about the UEFI bios ?
5xx don't have UEFI bios

Who do you contact at Adobe about the Forums?

And how?

... Y'll have a good day now. Ya here?
Now, I am probably the only one here, who could easily translate your statements. I do not think that Babblefish has a Mississippian to English module. Being from Mississippi, that is the way that I speak. For me, English is a "second language."
With the exception of "ya'll," I do not think that the great Eudora Welty could have done better.
Now, I see similar to what you speak of. There have been Adobe folk drop in here. Back before, and immediately after, the changeover, they seemed to be here often. Now - well, less so, or as most of us can tell.
I would only hope that the MOD's, who do show up here, and not just the ones who work this forum, do speak with Adobe. With the issues in the new forum, I would assume that communication is going both ways and at a good rate - say it's so Red Rider.
Now, will any of us live to see a worthwhile change will remain to be seen. Changes have taken place, but it seems they are little and slow to come. Still, who knows what is in the works?
Not being a programer, my issues with Jive are with the implementations that I see. I have no idea of the code behind it. I leave that to much more capable people. All I care about is the experience that I get from the Adobe fora. Right now, it is not that good, but then I am flexible, and have a few good years left. I'll wait, and hope that the changes come, and are significant.
Keep the faith, and if necessary, I'll translate for others, following along at home for you...
Hunt

Comments and Announcements about the Forums

That was the name of what corresponds to this Forum comments forum, in the days of the fair forums.

And BTW: its either Dreamweaver or DreamWeaver not dream weaver.
Thanks for correcting my "spelling". And no I don't use that product so I have no clue on the correct term for it.
And for the record the correct way to phrase that is:
And BTW: it's either Dreamweaver or DreamWeaver, not dream weaver.
I don't see any spelling errors. However, the first sentence is fragmented.
It's because he has edited the post. Probably did it so he wouldn't look so stupid when he corrected my grammar.

What About Moderators in the New Forum?

Read the spam thread for awhile and you will see that moderation works well in these webx forums
You will also see messages concerning the LACK of moderation over in the cfusion side of things
Will the new forum software/structure allow for "this" moderation to continue, or will it fall away to "that" style of non-moderation?

Actually, on that note: how does one double-check that they've managed to link their user here with an Adobe ID?
The first umpteen dozen times I tried to do this the login to the Adobe ID would time out -- something I frankly get quite a lot when I try to login anytime with my Adobe ID. I'm not sure what's going on there.
I just tried to link my users here a few minutes ago and got the same time out. So I opened another window and tried logging in manually somewhere else. On my fourth or fifth try (after double-checking the password with the 'forgot your password?' function) it went through. Satisfied I had the right user/pass combo, I went back to the timed out page and hit fresh. It came up with some window asking to confirm I wanted to login with my (correct) Adobe ID and I said 'confirm'. So I *think* I'm linked, but I don't see any visual cue. At least, it doesn't ask me when I login anymore.
At any rate, is there way to verify it at our end? It'd be nice to have that peace of mind. Also, it'd be nice if I could find out why I timeout 90% of the time I try to login with my Adobe ID -- is it just that overloaded with users logging in?

Build question about the MOBO msi x99s sli Plus

I just started to build a new computer for the first time. I have two questions (at this point, anyway) which I hope someone can answer.
1. When I attached the mobo to my new case (Corsair 760T) with the screws that came with the case, I noticed the middle riser is not like the other preinstalled risers. It's more like a centering post. I watched tutorials that said as much, but what I'd like to know is: Does that center post just stay as is? Because unlike the other 8 risers, there's nothing for a screw to go into for the center post. The mobo seems to be positioned correctly, but I'd like to know if that center post just stays as is.
2. My other question has to do with installing my new Kraken X-61 cooler over the cpu. In several tutorials I've watched, it was stated to remove the back plate on the mobo behind the cpu and replace it with the plastic backplate that comes with the Kraken X61. cooler. But when I look at the backplate behind the cpu on the MSI X99S SLI Plus mobo, there isn't any bolts to remove. I also noticed that the plastic backplate that came with the Kraken X-61 when adjusted to its widest dimensions, lines up with the socket on the top side of the MOBO where the Kraken X-61 heatsink gets connected with thumb screws iinto the socket on the MOBO. Can I use the socket that's already on the MOBO? If no, how do I take off the back plate on the bottom of the MOBO?
Hopefully you will understand what I am asking.

Thanks for responding. I used the wrong term for the backplate in one sentence, calling it a bracket. I meant plastic backplate. But no matter, I got it installed. You gave me a lot of relief, because there is no step-by-step directions with parts from four different manufacturers, so for a first-time builder with practically no technical know-how, it's not easy to know what to do. Once done, I realized how simple it was, though. The bracket on the Kraken x61 was already set and attached to the pump. I just slipped it over the posts I installed for my socket type, and affixed it with the thumb screws.
Thanks again

The MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Owner's Lounge

Hi Folks, this will be a work in progress, and will be updated as more information becomes available. This topic is also discussed at the NBR forum, HERE!
***The MSI GT72 Dominator Pro..... the next great SUPER POWER..... awesomely SEXY too!***
Welcome to the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Owner’s Lounge! Available Now..... Order Yours Today, and Prepare to Dominate!
MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Models, Specifications, and Product Links:
Specifications
GT72 Dominator Pro-010 | MSRP: $2,599.
GT72 Dominator Pro-007 | MSRP: $2,999.
GT72 Dominator Pro Product Pages:
MSI U.S.
MSI Notebook
MSI Gaming - Dragon Army HQ
MSI Global
Where To Buy Your New MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Notebook:
Friendly, reputable, and highly respected resellers, who freely volunteer their support to forum members:
1.) GenTech PC | Website | MSI 17" notebook site page | Tel#: 1-800-990-7945 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Ken Lee
2.) PowerNotebooks | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-877-711-1777 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Donald Stratton
3.) Xotic PC | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-877-289-9684 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Justin Nolte
4.) RK Computers | Website | MSI notebook site page | Tel#: 1-866-760-4998 | email: [email protected] | Contact: Rob M
Where To Buy MSI Notebooks (U.S. & Canada) | Global
MSI Helpful Links:
MSI Gaming
MSI AfterBurner
MSI Dragon Army Forum
MSI HQ User Support Forum
MSI Customer Service | Global
MSI Notebook Warranty Information
MSI Notebook Product Registration | Global
Official MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Product News:
17 July 2014: MSI Unveils GT72 Dominator Pro, the Benchmark Breaking Desktop Replacement
22 July 2014: Evolution of the ultimate GTX's gaming laptop MSI GT72 Dominator/Pro Gaming NB, brand new design and unique features with latest NVIDIA GTX graphics
29 July 2014: GT72 Dominator Pro Receives Best of Computex 2014
Official MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Downloads:
Bios
Drivers
Firmware
Utilities
Manual
Gaming Mouse Driver
Other Downloads:
NVIDIA GeForce Final Release Drivers
NVIDIA GeForce Beta Release Drivers
NVIDIA Control Panel User's Guide
Latest NVFLASH for Windows & DOS
MEMTEST86 Free Download
MSI AfterBurner
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
NVidia Inspector
HWMonitor
FutureMark's 3DMark & PCMark8
AIDA64
Atto Disk Benchmark
HD Tune
Svet's Fermi / Kepler VBIOS/EC Tuner Version (2.84c) GTX-880M support soon! :D
Treexy Driver Fusion ( .....replaces the ever popular, Phyxion 'Driver Sweeper')
Piriform 'CCleaner'
Magical Jelly Bean (product key finder)
GT72 Dominator Pro Factory 'Stock' Hardware Info ***May vary and subject to change***
CPU: The 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4710HQ
GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 880M (Kepler GK104M) | Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM87 Express Chipset
Wireless: Qualcomm Killer N1525 Wireless-AC | driver download
Ethernet: Qualcomm Killer™ E2200 Game Networking | driver download
Bluetooth: Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4 Bluetooth 4.0
Screen Panel: Innolux Corporation | Chi Mei, ID: CMN1735 | Model: N173HGE-E11, Matte | Product Specification
HDD: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, HTS721010A9E6300 = 1TB | Travelstar 7K1000, 7200 RPM, SATA III
SSD: Toshiba, THNSNJ128G8NU, 128 GB M.2 | Firmware
Optical Drive: LG Electronics, HL-DT-ST-BD-RE-BU20N
Memory Modules: Kingston, DDR3L 1600MHz, MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G
Webcam: Suyin Corporation, USB 2.0, 1080p
Touchpad: Synaptics | MSI : Which touchpad is in my notebook & drivers?
Keyboard: SteelSeries
Speakers: Dynaudio | Dynaudio and MSI
Card Reader: Realtek RT55249
USB 3.0 Host Controller: Intel (HM87 Express Chipset) | USB 3.0 Specification
Thermal Paste: MX-2
AC Power Adapter: Delta Electronics Inc., Model: ADP-230EB T, Output: 19.5V DC, 230W Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Videos
[video=youtube;lN_jYTTYsTs]
How To's:
Are 'start-up' screens too fast to enter bios? This is how to enter the Legacy / UEFI BIOS.
Windows 8 Tutorials, Quick Reference Index
Guide on how to install the NVIDIA Display Driver under Windows 7/Windows Vista
NVIDIA Driver Rollback/Removal Instructions
Clean install of Nvidia drivers, NVIDIA Forums> Graphics Technology> GeForce GTX & ION Drivers
User Benchmark Test Results:
Other GT72 Thoughts: (please PM if you have other suggestions.)
Suggested Backpacks or Cases:
1.) The Everki Beacon Backpack..... a perfect fit! | At NewEgg | NewEgg Product Tour | At Amazon |
2.) The Targus 17” XL Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
3.) The Everki Lunar Laptop Bag | Everki Lunar Video | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
4.) The Wenger 17" SwissGear Ibex Backpack | At NewEgg | At Amazon |
Other Cool Tools or Helpful Additions:
1.) The Steelseries Sensei Wireless Laser Mouse | At Newegg | At Amazon
2.) The Steelseries H Wireless Gaming Headset | At Newegg | At Amazon
Considerably improved over the GT70, purchased from Ken at GenTech PC, I am one of the first official GT72 owners on the planet.
So, what improvements does the GT72 bring to the table?
1. Improved chassis design.
2. Larger touchpad, smooth and seamless with the palm rest.
3. A large, cool to the touch, glass-like polymer palm rest.
4. More USB 3.0 ports.
5. A 230W PA.
6. A 1080p webcam
7. Revised Steelseries keyboard, flex-free, with brighter back-lighting.
8. Dual fan cooling solution, with improved chassis vent design, a better fan control profile, ergo.....
9. Better overall temps, with quieter operation.
10. Re-designed chassis, and finally a new model designation.
11. Gone is the problematic capacitance touch bar, replaced with positive touch switches.
12. Gone is finicky Optimus switching, replaced with a simple dedicated GPU switch.
13. mSATA SuperRAID 2, is replaced with M.2 SuperRAID 3, increasing speed, and the capacity of the RAID set. ( M.2 should improve significantly with the Intel 9-Series chipset)
14. Killer Doubleshot Pro, wherein Ethernet and Wireless can be used independently, or simultaneously for improved bandwidth.
15. And finally, due to the overall re-design, a more intuitive gaming experience.
Who amongst you dares to Dominate with the next great 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction'? Join me! Gear Up! Git ur' battle-kit squared away, and I'll see ya on the battlefield!
ENJOY!
:D :D :D

Initial thoughts......
Well, here it is..... the MSI GT72-2PE Dominator Pro-007US, and the photos below do not do it justice. It's Bold, it's Bad, it's Fast, it's Powerful, and honestly, there is not much, not to like about this notebook. If there is one thing I feel could have been better, it would be the display. The Chi Mei CMN1735 has good brightness, color, and contrast, but lacks decent viewing angles.
Anyhow, I have already spent a lot of time with tweaking, photos, benchmarks, etc., so I am going to cut-to-the-chase, and try to make this as short as possible.
As to performance, the benchmarks below attest to the GT72's awesomeness, so what about noise, and the redesigned dual-fan cooling solution? Simply put, it is quieter than the GT70, has a better fan profile, and temps are well managed. Given the hardware, of course you will hear the fans spin up when the system is stressed, but it is not at all disturbing..... and when doing common task, the fans are only noticed if you get close and cozy with the system. Ambient room temperature was 78F, and the system's idle temps were CPU@38C, and GPU@36C. Without the use of Cooler Booster ('stock' fan profile only), during benchmarks the CPU reached 78C, and the GPU averaged 80C, peaking to 82C during the 3DMark Sky Diver benchmark. The palm rest remains cool to the touch, it's polymer is smooth as glass, and it's surface is seamless across the touchpad. Only a mild warmth rises from the keyboard.
The Steelseries keyboard is indeed flex-free, keys are very positive and responsive, and the back-lighting is brighter..... which I attribute to the keyboard's re-design. Looks awesome!
So what about SuperRAID 3, is it fast? Oh YEAH! Performance exceeds SuperRAID 2, as expected, and the system boots to desktop in as little as 6 to 7 seconds. HD Tune Pro reports an average read time for the Toshiba M.2 SSD's, as 1535MB/s..... while the previous SuperRAID 2 Sandisk X100 mSATA SSD's was an average of 1411MB/s. On the other hand, SuperRAID 3 really shines in the Crystal Disk Mark scores. To best evaluate the 'Real-World' performance of SuperRAID 3, I used the PCMark 8 Storage Test. For those unfamiliar with this benchmark, the performance score of 5014 is very respectible. The duration of this grueling benchmark is generally 1 to 3 hours, and the GT72 sped through in just 1 hour and 8 minutes. All in all, I applaud MSI's use of the new M.2 SSD's, but I think performance will most improve with future 9-Series Intel chipsets.
With all the attributes I've mentioned above, it is when gaming, that you understand the mastery of it's intuitive design. The re-designed flex-free keyboard, the large smooth & heat-free palm rest, the spatial Dynaudio speakers, and vivid display, all lend to an immersive gaming experience. So much so, I found myself playing my test game, far longer than originally intended.
To run the GT72 through it's paces, I chose the recently released, AMD optimized title, Sniper Elite III, by Rebellion. With settings max'ed to 'Ultra', the GTX-880M smoothly sliced through the frames like a hot knife to butter, with frame-rates from 54 to 82Fps, averaging at 65Fps. Game play was extremely smooth and fluid, and never a hic-cup or artifact.
To represent the 'Out-of-the-Box' experience, I played with the stock fan profile, and Cooler Booster was never used. Like with my benchmark testing, the fan noise was not disturbing, and game audio though the Dynaudio speakers easily comes to the forefront. Fan noise was never a distraction. Temps of the GPU peaked to 82C, but averaged 64C, and the CPU peaked at 68C, averaging 54C. Again, with hardware like this, and without the use of Cooler Booster, these temps are outstanding.... and the new dual fan design is a success!
Initially I intended my game session to be an hour..... in no time it became 3+ hours, and playing on this notebook is simply FUN!
The look and feel is very stylish, and smooth finish is actually somewhat fingerprint resistant. Overall, with these great looks, it's fully loaded system specs, and stellar performance scores, the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro not only entitles bragging rights..... it DEMANDS them!
All of this has me VERY excited for the upcoming next-gen 9-Series, Maxwell, X-treme Edition GT72! Can't wait!
Enjoy!

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