Things I hate about MSI GT72

A lot of things improved from GT70 I still have at home. But THE GT72 is very loud. I mean as soon as you play the game, the fan turns on and is very noisy
with GT70, the fan never turned on.... only when you pressed the top fan button
Only sometimes you could hear it a bit. THis is super annoying if you play in low volume, then the fan is louder than game
another thing is the squiized keyboard
the height of the whole keyboard is not the same as on GT70, they squeezed it together, so the keys are not as big as before this is very annoying, but the worse is the fan.....
I think I will send it back, I mean how can they make it worse than on GT70, cant they make fan quieter?

Quote from: garfiola on 02-March-15, 03:40:49
A lot of things improved from GT70 I still have at home. But THE GT72 is very loud. I mean as soon as you play the game, the fan turns on and is very noisy
with GT70, the fan never turned on.... only when you pressed the top fan button
Only sometimes you could hear it a bit. THis is super annoying if you play in low volume, then the fan is louder than game
I think I will send it back, I mean how can they make it worse than on GT70, cant they make fan quieter?
i dont know gt70 but i know one thing for sure..
Why people owning GAMING notebook complaining about the fan noise ???
There is no difference between you and this person owning a V12 Ferrari and complaining about the engine noise...!
Pls Dont make me laugh and because of your stupid fantasies recently NaughtyVIDIA has blocked the overclocking ability only on gtx9x0 MOBILE cards then fortunately after unblocked....and we have i7 4720hq working like because of your stupid noise fantasies again and thanks to MSI they put an option CPU C STATES enable/disable option so i can disable that and 4720hq now working in its full potential all my stuttering has gone with fps boost and yes....now its hotter and louder but This is a GAMING notebook...yes GAMING notebook...! this is not an ordinary car but a RACING car...and I LOVE the sound when i press the power button to turn on the GT72 is like V12 engine starts and feels me better..V12 engine is GTX980M the fastest mobile GPU on the planet..! you want them to make it quiter.. You are against The Pyschical Laws with your fantasies..!
and some tips for you locked all your games to 60fps because there is no need more fps than that with a 60HZ SCREEN you cant see the frames beyond 60FPS so without lock or VSYNC OFF you pressure the GPU always under %99 load..
2nd.tip generaly when idle or u r surfing on the net if the GPU reaches 44C then GPU fan getting faster and will be around 2000RPM..if u dont want this select adaptive power management mode in nvidia control panel but be sure to select maximum performance for everygame you play..
and one more time This is a GAMING notebook consider this when you making judgement..!

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bernarcher wrote:
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15. And finally, due to the overall re-design, a more intuitive gaming experience.
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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.
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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!
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[UNBOXING] MSI GT72 Dominator Pro

Well, I love photography, I love eSports, I love gaming, I love travel, and I using a desktop as my workstation.
But the more country I travel to, I realize a desktop gaming/work station doesn't fit me anymore.
After a tons of research, I decided to give a try on MSI latest, and the most powerful laptop: MSI GT72 2QE Dominator Pro
So here are the unboxing.
Just for your information, this isn't a PROFESSIONAL REVIEW but a UNBOXING ARTICLE!
↑ I was wondering what was inside the big huge box besides the laptop itself.
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• Chipset: Intel HM87
• Memory: 32GB DDR3L, 1600 MHz, 8GB x 4
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• Graphics: GeForce GTX 980M
• Graphics VRAM: GDDR5 8GB/4GB
• SSD (GB): 512GB Super RAID 3 SSD
• HDD (GB): 1TB HDD 7200rpm
• Optical Drive: BD Writer / BD Combo / DVD Super Multi
• Audio: Sound by Dynaudio 2.1 channel with 1 Woofer
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• Card Reader: SD (XC/HC)
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• Wireless LAN: Killer DoubleShot Pro 11ac
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth v4.0
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• Mini-DisplayPort: 2(v1.2)
• USB 2.0 port: None
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• Weight (KG): 3.78Kg (w/ Battery)
↑ Pretty much safe packaging design.
↑ So here comes the GT72 Dominator PRO! One of the most powerful and “portable” mobile gaming rig in the market. The 17.3-Inche 3.8kg laptop with the latest mobile GPU from Nvidia – GeForce GTX980M.
↑ Looks closer, it's actually very thin, slim and sexy.
↑ The GT72 design inspired by matte black racing cars.
↑ The full silver and glowing MSI Dragon Army logo emblem at the back matte black aluminum lid is incredibly sexy.
↑ The four side of it
- A total six of USB 3.0
- A SD card reader (which pretty useful for myself as a photographer that carry laptop around)
- One Ethernal connection
↑ And the Matrix Display setup: a HDMI v1.4 output, two mini display port, which gives you four active displays gaming experience at once including the laptop itself, with up to 4K resolutions .
↑ You will able to experience a personal home cinema kind of experience with the true 2.1 Dynaudio speaker system, that you will never heard in any other notebook.
↑ And the six major features which exclusively on MSI Gaming Series. Besides the laptop comes with a year international + one year local warranty.
↑ There are five express button at the left of the keyboard, which provide the fastest way to switch on/off some hardware/software features (From the top):
- Power button
- GPU (When not using it you may switch it off to get a longer battery life. It requires a system restart.)
- Fans (Same as GPU, sometimes isn't really need it such as having web browsing)
- XSplit GameCaster quick launch
- Quick SteelSeries profile switching. (Between backlit setting, key customization and others)
↑ Exclusive keyboard positioning and golden triangle layout offers a better gaming experience.
↑ We can change the keyboard backlit into any color with the SteelSeries engine, especially on LAN party, I must say it's pretty eyes catching!
↑ It provide a few effects as well, such as WAVE, SOUNDS (It growing with the beats of a song) and more.
↑ On top of the 17.3 inches screen, it’s a Full HD (Up to 30fps in 1080p) webcam, which pretty useful for broadcasters who do streaming on Twitch, with the simple, easy to use XSplit Gamecaster feature.
↑ This “potable” power machines comes with a Delta Electronics 230W power brick. For your information the others MSI gaming laptop power supply physically doesn’t fit on GT72, as it require a little more power supply than usual to give it a full strength.
↑ Besides the GT72, there’re some goodies/freebie/useful stuff tag along:
- A Keyboard cover protection
- A SteelSeries Kinzu V2 Gaming Mice MSI Edition
- A SteelSeries Siberia V2 Gaming headset MSI Limited Edition
- A soft mousemat.
↑ There are MSI logos printed on the packaging
↑ As you can see there's none extra button to click like all the typical gaming mice out there on the SteelSeires Kinzu V2 Gaming Mice. Basically it's a very clean and basic gaming mice.
↑ Unfortunately it isn't the gold plated USB, but free gift, you know. It'll take it still!
↑ And not to forget it fit MAC as well.
↑ A sexy dragon printed on it, just love how they design the mouse mat!
↑ It’s easier to carry around, by putting it between the keyboard and the screen. Don’t worry, the thickness will definitely not an issue.
↑ A list of the drivers, instruction book, a set of collectable MSI dog tags and so-on.
↑ The Siberia V2 from SteelSeries
↑ The difference between Siberia MSI Limited Edition and a normal Siberia you seen in the market are the MSI Limited Edition comes with a nice and bright red surface done, and many cool logos on it.
Let’s talk about performance and benchmark:
A bunch of performance test on CPU-Z:
↑ From CPU-Z we can tell that GT72 Dominator Pro using a Intek Core i7-4710HQ 2.50GHz with four cores.
↑ GT72 using their own motherboard, which from MSI.
↑ The only different between a MYR9,999 and a MYR11,999 GT72 Dominator Pro is the capacity of the RAM: 16GB and 32GB.
↑ It getting 604 in CPUmark.
↑ GT72 equips with Super RAID 3 512GB SSD, which provide a 5 seconds start up time(From button to desktop). Average getting a 1,586 MB/s READING speed, and 1,325 MB/s WRITING speed on ATTO Disk Bench Mark.
↑ And the HDD getting an average 133 MB/s READING speed and an average 131 MB/s WRITING speed.
↑ Tested it with another software, and got a result of 1422 MB/s READING speed and 1081 MB/s WRITING speed on SSD, isn't that much differences from the test above.
↑ A 125 MB/s READING speed and 105 MB/s WRITING speed on HDD.
↑ Take a look on GTX980MB
Benchmark by using 3DMark Professional Edition:
3D Mark 11 Advanced Edition:
↑ On ENTRY level
↑ On PERFORMANCE level
↑ On XTREAME level
Besides on gaming performance, it's very important to make sure it support casual works as well.
↑ On PCmark 8 HOME for some common home computing test: 4653
↑ On PCmark 8 CREATIVE for experts and proffesionals: 5445
↑ On PCmark 8 WORK for some simple office productivity test: 4401
↑ On PCmark 8 STORAGE to test SSD & HDD: 5017, and getting a average 330 MB/s Storage bandwidth.
At last, we'll be doing CPU heat test:
↑ Before we run the test, the cores temperature is around 40 degrees, and 33 degrees on hard disk.
↑ After we had run for a 30 minutes maxed performance test, with full fans on, we're getting 75 - 80 degrees on CPU cores and unbelievable still 33 degrees on hard disk.
To be honest, after tried on GT72 Dominator PRO, I just can't live without it anymore.
The BattleField 4 running smoothly with photoshop on background, I can finally play some video games while taking a break on my photo editing and graphic design works, in the coffee shop of course.
Although it looks pretty heavy, but it's actually much portable than I thought, in facts it's phenomenal thin for such a powerful performance beast.
Carry around with the backpack it provided isn't a difficult task at all.
Besides, one last thing to show:
↑ Sexiest design that let the heats never became an issue anymore.

yeah.... with so much different angle and good quality, they are truly good photo shooting pieces!
Quote from: jassebomb on 03-April-15, 13:51:37
Nice photos

MSI GT72 2QE BIOS Unlock and vBios GTX980m unlock

Hey guys,
searching for an MSI GT72 2QE unlocked BIOS with all possible voltages, like in XTU (see: )
Offset voltage, processor cache voltage, digital IO voltage
Oh and Graphics voltage for the integrated HD 4600 is very important for me (also integrated in XTU)
For the GTX 980M a vbios, but its not mandatory because of prema mod
Donations no problem (if the amount is "ok", sorry im astudent and always a little bit short )
Thank you, have a nice day!

Quote from: erenyo on 25-February-15, 23:18:45
Oh, forgot,
confirmation code is 5MH13992C2515283D
Thanks!
received it, will work on it and send it back to you when its done after 3-4 hours
btw this code is no need, its for your info [not mine, on mine side the code is different]
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- Oh and a manual for doing all this would be nice!
for flashing yes will be included when its done later
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I donated, I know that you do alot of hard work so I hope this is okay for you?? Please let me know
yes it its ok
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Like you said, simply please unlock whats possible, and the GTX 980M over 135Mhz
oki, but extra info and query is need
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Thank you again, please let me know if you need anything!
check PM for queries and further required info and stuffs to prepare until wait

White screen in msi gt72

Hi i live in the philippines, i just got my msi gt72 which i bought it from it from xotic pc.
In the first night i installed apps because its new then in the morning i tried using it and the screen just became white. I tried using the battery reset hole, i pulled out the adapter, pressed the battery reset hole using paper clip then putting the adapter again then pressed on. But still the screen displays white screen
The steelseries keyboard only illuminates white color when you push the steelseries button. please help i only got it for one day haha. i tried it connecting it to the tv using hdmi, it still works but the laptop still shows white screen. I tried calling some msi store here and the technician said that there are defects in the model. please help thanks

Quote from: daniel_medalla26 on 17-December-14, 22:35:17
Hi i live in the philippines, i just got my msi gt72 which i bought it from it from xotic pc.
In the first night i installed apps because its new then in the morning i tried using it and the screen just became white. I tried using the battery reset hole, i pulled out the adapter, pressed the battery reset hole using paper clip then putting the adapter again then pressed on. But still the screen displays white screen
The steelseries keyboard only illuminates white color when you push the steelseries button. please help i only got it for one day haha. i tried it connecting it to the tv using hdmi, it still works but the laptop still shows white screen. I tried calling some msi store here and the technician said that there are defects in the model. please help thanks
if your getting desktop display on tv then this sounds like more as an display cable is glitched out of port causing it to show white display so do this angle display forward and backwards a bit and see if display flickers from white to normal then back to white if that appears then the display cable isnt connect propertly which MSI Service can quickly fix

MSI GT72 keyboard flexing

Hi guys,
I've got MSI GT72 with GTX880 and noticed that keyboard flexes when pressing E, R, D, F, X, C and V keys. I.e. when I press D all other mentioned keys move slightly as well. I don't even have to press, just touch one of these keys. It doesn't feel when you don't look, but when I see this it bugs me:)
It looks like there is some empty space under that area of keys. Anybody had this problem?

Hhhmmmm im having a similar problem. My most common key (w,s,d,a)flex a little too and squeek a bit when moved around.
Would anyone know where i can get replacement keys?

Mod EC FW for msi gt72 2QD

Hello svet,
Can you make me a mod EC FW for my MSI GT72 2QD to disable CPU throttling ?
Thank you in advance

OK thank you

MSI GT72 2QE screen and ram

Hello,
I bought a MSI GT72 2QE-476NL. Some sites say its a IPS screen and some say its a TN..
Is there a way to check what screen i have?
Also i want to add a extra 8GB ram, but i cant find what type i have now, the 1 slot that is in use is not visible from the back..

the RAM is DDR3L 1.35v or less
other than that is just DDR3L the L means low voltage
the screens in almost every 17in MSI are TN based you do see some IPS at 15 and smaller
but not as much as other mfgs
i need to know how much ram you have then i can tell you how much you can add
the GT72 2QD base has 4 sodimm DDR3L slots ratted for 1600mhz
the 12GB models have 4GB+8GB in the slots under the keyboard leaving both bottom slots open
the 16GB models have 8GB+8GB under the keyboard still leaving the slots under the keyboard open
the 24GB models have 4GB+8GB under the keyboard and 4GB+8GB in the bottom meaning all slots full
the 32GB models are full 8GB X 4 and this is max ram supported
as far as i know they are all running at 1600mhz effective DDR3 my 12GB model 2QD 406 has 9-9-9-20 timings at 1600mhz 1.35v without your full model number or the first 8 char and number from the Serial number i can't say much more

Question about MSI 865 PE NEO3-v

could you help me , please
I ask about msi 865 PE neo3-v mainboard
does it support cpu type :Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz ,95w) (dual core)
and can I get the full performance of this cpu (dual core) on this mainboard without problems?
Because your site tell us that this mainboard is support cpu Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz ,95w) on this link
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=654&NAME=MS-7097&kind=1
pleas help me before I buy the cpu
1.Product Type: msi 865 pe neo 3- v
2.BIOS version: 1.xx (PCB 1.0)
3.External VGA Type: Nvidia GF fx 5500 128 AGP
4.CPU Type:Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz ,95w)
5.Memory Type:512 mb twinmos DDR1 PC 400
6.Power Supply Type:P4 lga 400 watt
7.Operating System:winxp pro sp2
8.Problem Description: does this mainboard support cpu type Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz ,95w) (dual core)
and can I get the full performance of this cpu (dual core) on this mainboard without problems?
thank you for helping

Look at this: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=654&kind=1
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Pentium D (65nm, Presler, Dual Core, FSB800, L2 Cache 2x2MB)(B1 version)
Pentium D 920 (2.8GHz ,95w) 800 14 OK
Pentium D 930 (3.0GHz ,95w) 800 15 OK
Pentium D 940 (3.2GHz ,130w) 800 16 OK
Pentium D 950 (3.4GHz ,130w) 800 17 OK
Pentium D (64-bit, Smithfield, Dual Core, FSB800, L2 Cache 2x1MB)
Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz ,95w) 800 14 OK
Pentium D 830 (3.0GHz ,130w) 800 15 NO
Pentium D 840 (3.2GHz ,130w) 800 16 NO
Pentium D (64-bit, Smithfield, Dual Core, FSB533, L2 Cache 2x1MB)
Pentium D 805 (2.66GHz ,95w) 533 20 Under testing

MSI GT72 2QE wins Editor's Choice Award (PC Comparatif, France)

PC Comparatif, a media from France where lies the capital of fashion and lives users who are picky and have high quality standards, after comparing the G751 with MSI GT72, gave MSI GT72 2QE the Editor's Choice with a full score rating.
Quate in English (translated)
"Throughout the whole reviewing process, we had been asking ourselves whether we could find enough reasons, after our thorough examinations, to give this model a maximum score. The suspense lasted until the very end. We finally confirmed that it was indeed the latest model we had tested recently that had such a privilege to win this compliment. If the G751 makes us exciting (especially its silence and the aggressive price), GT72 possesses all those features and there is no denying that GT72 surpasses the G751, not necessarily in terms of power since both have equal components, but in terms of features/functionalities. MSI did not fail to make this model an ideal alternative for the desktop gaming environment...All those elements have already made GT72 a great choice. But in the end, the decisive variable is the product upgradability: MSI GT72 supports completely change of the GPU, the core component for gaming machine, so that you can keep your configurations the most update ones. Given the investment one has to make in a portable gaming machine, this option shouldn't be just a dream. "
Quate in original language (in French)
"Durant tout le temps de ce comparatif, nous nous sommes demande si un produit allait finalement trouver suffisamment grace a nos yeux pour que nous lui accordions la note ultime. Le suspense aura dure jusqu'au bout, puisqu'il s'est avere que c'est le dernier modele qui est passe entre nos mains qui a eu ce privilege.
Et si le G751 reste notre petit coup de coeur, eu egard a toutes ses qualites (son silence, notamment) et au tarif tres agressif qu'il arbore, on ne peut nier que le GT72 le surpasse, pas necessairement en termes de puissance, puisqu'a composants egaux, tous les modeles se valent, mais plutot sur le plan des fonctionnalites, MSI n'ayant veritablement rien omis pour faire de son poulain une alternative ideale a un environnement destop gaming...Autant d'elements qui font deha du GT72 une reference. Mais finalement, l'argument decisif aura ete l'evolutivite du produit : MSI supporte, en effet, pleinement sur les GT72 le changement du GPU, composant central s'agissant d'une machine gaming, en commercialisant des kits de mise a jour pour ce dernier. Compte tenu de l'investissement que represente un portable gaming, cette possibilite devrait en faire rever plus d'un"

Quote from: feiwang on 16-April-15, 15:09:37
Quate in English (translated)
"Throughout the whole reviewing process, we had been asking ourselves whether we could find enough reasons, after our thorough examinations, to give this model a maximum score. The suspense lasted until the very end. We finally confirmed that it was indeed the latest model we had tested recently that had such a privilege to win this compliment. If the G751 makes us exciting (especially its silence and the aggressive price), GT72 possesses all those features and there is no denying that GT72 surpasses the G751, not necessarily in terms of power since both have equal components, but in terms of features/functionalities. MSI did not fail to make this model an ideal alternative for the desktop gaming environment...All those elements have already made GT72 a great choice. But in the end, the decisive variable is the product upgradability: MSI GT72 supports completely change of the GPU, the core component for gaming machine, so that you can keep your configurations the most update ones. Given the investment one has to make in a portable gaming machine, this option shouldn't be just a dream. "
I found one video teaching users how to do the GPU upgrade on their own. Enjoy!

(The Witcher 3 offer) & (980M Upgrade Kit for MSI GT72)

Hi
I want to know if I bought 980M Upgrade Kit for MSI GT72
will I be eligible for The Witcher 3 offer?

It's not really an offer from MSI, it's from NVIDIA so you would need to check with the store you purchase it from.
http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt/bundle/terms

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