MSI teases salvo of VR Ready gaming laptops

[HEXUS]

Eleven models will launch this month with upgraded components, cooling, and design.

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[aidanjt]

While you might hope to hear tech specifics like what CPUs and GPUs the new VR-Ready range of laptops come equipped with, those details haven't been outlined as yet. We are told that some of the laptops come with Intel's Core i7 6820HK CPU but nothing is said about the GPUs

Well that's rather pointless, it's impossible to gauge the VR-worthiness of a machine without a GPU specification. You may as well announce an amazing fast super fuel efficient car with zero details of the engine.

[The Hand]

Judging by the size of the vents, there's going to be something pretty powerful in there. The one on the right looks like it could be a jet fighter or hover board..

[scaryjim]

... perhaps that information will come following a launch of new Nvidia GeForce mobile GPUs. ...

Trying to tell us something, hexus?

[edzieba]

Well, from the minimum VR specs we can infer some things:
- The GPUs are either the 'desktop' GTX 980 MXM modules, or a 1070m or 1080m. Possibly a 1060m if it maintains the performance of the desktop 1060 (i.e. bucks the trend of previous xxxm variants)
- No Optimus, display output connected directly to the GPU rather than via the PCH.

[Sunderas]

While you might hope to hear tech specifics like what CPUs and GPUs the new VR-Ready range of laptops come equipped with, those details haven't been outlined as yet. We are told that some of the laptops come with Intel's Core i7 6820HK CPU but nothing is said about the GPUs

Well that's rather pointless, it's impossible to gauge the VR-worthiness of a machine without a GPU specification. You may as well announce an amazing fast super fuel efficient car with zero details of the engine.

Welcome to Tesla when it launched the model 3.

[WhitherMoon]

They might be the same miniaturized 980 s found in the MSI Vortex G 65. Think they've already been used in gaming laptops.

[cykablad88]

desktop PC like performance? fantastic laptops!