Reviews - MSI GT60 2OD 3K IPS Edition

[HEXUS]

A 15.6in gaming laptop with a GeForce GTX 780M and a 2,880x1,620 display.

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[abychristy]

3K in 15.6inches is actually a waste of resource.

[Bagpuss]

Ironic that the feature they hope to be it's biggest selling point, is precisely the reason I wouldn't want it.

Utterly stupid resolution for a 15' laptop.

[miniyazz]

I partially agree about the resolution.. it needs further software optimisation from developers, moving to a PPI approach (perhaps adjustable globally as DPI can be on some Android ROMs) before it really becomes a help rather than a hindrance, unless you have a specific requirement for the high resolution.
I suspect ideally this would be a 17" laptop. I have 1080p in my 15" and I wouldn't want a higher PPI in that at the moment.

[keithwalton]

Any word on thermal throttling ?
Previous MSI's with the single cooler setup have had issues maintaining stock clocks never mind the turbo boost clocks when using both the cpu and gpu to the max (as you do when gaming!) so they perform much lower than other 780m equiped laptops.

Personally i'd go for (and did) the i7-4800 over the 4700 as it's not that much more expensive and is 300mhz faster in both base and turbo clock speeds.
The 4900 is only 100mhz faster again and is a lot more expensive

[CampGareth]

Gah, I'm liking the high res display in a non-ultrabook (8GB of RAM and low voltage CPUs aren't enough for those who do serious work on their laptops), I'm not liking the MSI styling or the weight. I lean towards Clevo and their 15" machines shave a half a kilogram off this one. Unfortunately because these resolutions practically require a high end GPU there won't be much that can be shaved off the size and weight so I guess I'll see what the competition comes up with but this is definitely on the shortlist of laptops I could buy next.

[Myss_tree]

These gaming laptops always look like they are styled by blokes who still shop for themselves at 'ToysRus' despite having left (assumes they have left) parental control several years ago.

[imshimaru]

I'd prefer completely independent cooling solutions for CPU and GPU, with their own respective fans. Too many end up have a throttling issue from shared heat it just isn't worth the while.

[Roobubba]

This in a 17" chassis/display size would be awesome. The extra cooling potential of the larger chassis combined with the more realistic screen size for this resolution would make it a VERY hard to beat proposition. As it is, not bad but not quite right either