** MSI GE62 Apache (and Pro) Owner's Lounge**

Thats a great relief to hear, thank you.

With an heavy session, you mean a session ~1 hour?

Is there a drawback to undervolting? for example, voiding warranty or a chance that something might break?

 

I wanna buy GE62 8GB 960, but I read somewhere that there are some issues with lid, noise level and Temperature

Is anyone experienced this type of issues???

BTW my primarily usage is programming and browsing and then gaming

 

I have the ge72 and i have no problem of noise or temperature.

 

Haiii
I am new to this forum... I am planning to buy msi ge62 apache pro 055...... Is it enough for gaming???... Will the PSU problem affect me... I am In India... Am also buying form xoticpc. Com... So is wiring money is safe???...
Thankzz

 

Yes the 970M should see you get a very nice experience from all current games. Under VERY heavy loads it may use up to a few percent of battery to keep it going but should give you a smooth experience throughout.

 

will 180 W PSU.. Make up thiss problem... And where can I get one

 

ebay look for 180 W from GT60 or ASUS have the same connectors (ROGs).

 

Thankzzz

 

Ive read this somewhere else aswell, one guy had 89c temps and then changed it to 99% and it just sits at 77c now while gaming. Can you give a bit more info on what this actually does? Ill of course test it in XTU but just to know what im looking for. Still struggling with throttling on my i7-4720hq

 

The AC Adapter will work worldwide you'll need an adapter for the different power outlet styles though.

 

Well i am the one who's GPU died after 3 yrs i might just had bad luck with it but my old lappy had bad cooling and temps were high even with disabled Turbo, problem was that it had GPU and CPU on the same heat pipe. The important part is, it died and i wouldn't like to have "multimedia ntb" again just with intergrated graphics card bcs of burned out GPU i will just hope it won't happen

 

Am thinking buying MSI G62, for normal use and occasional gaming. should I go for PRO, should upgrade the ram to 16GB?
Or overall this would enough.
Some suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

The PRO are nice for the better GPU so it depends on your occasional gaming and what games you'll play, and of course what type of performance you'll be happy with. 16GB RAM is pretty much standard now. How much RAM do you have in your current system and have you found that to be enough for your use?

 

The 970M is 60-80% faster than the 960M so it's certainly worth it for a gamer.

 

Have 8 gb, it's worth upgrading to 16 definitely lol. Thanks man


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That's a lot faster, will go for pro than with 16gb ram. Thanks


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Not a problem, enjoy

 

Some more questions:

I was thinking of adding some more ssd storage,

is this: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-850-EVO-250-MZ-N5E250BW/dp/B00TGIVZTW/ a good choice?
or are there better options?

also, is the warranty sticker on top of the screw just a warning of "if you mess up and break something you're on your own?"

 

This prevents the CPU to run at 100% and turbo boost kicks in when CPU runs at 100% and will drain more power. Capping it at 99% can prevent heat problems from the self-overclocking mechanism.

 

Samsung is a good choice.
Sticker is just like tempering proof, as long as you don't cause any visible damages to the system then it won't be considered as "warranty void".

 

Samsung Evo drives are one of the best bang for your buck drives.

 

If you don't want Samsung, you can also look into Crucial drives.

 

Hello wanted to ask a few questions.

Is it okay to have the laptop plugged and play it without the battery?

Does anyone know the refresh rate on the screen and if you can change it it 75hz if it's 60?

 

60hz and as it's connected to the IGP that can't be changed.

You can unplug the battery but you may got throttle under heavy loads as a result.

 

I just bought MSI GE62 2QE with pre-installed W8.1 single language. I am planning to install a new m.2 SSD and also perform a clean installation of W10. My current plan:

1) Upgrade to W10 and make sure it's activated.
2) Remove HDD and install the new SSD
3) Clean install W10 and the activation should be done automatically since i upgraded first.

Will this work since my W8.1 is OEM licensed?

ps: I don't plan to keep the recovery partition on my old hdd. Will create a new W10 recovery image after the clean install on my USB drive.

 

Are you saying that I will see a dip in performance with no battery? So how would you recommend playing with a gaming laptop under loads? Should I play without the battery and plugged in or just keep the battery in all the time? I just heard that the battery being in constantly is a lot of unnecessary heat being generated and it kind of makes sense from that standpoint.

Also is the OS already downloaded on the SSD when you get it or do you have to switch it from the HDD to the SSD? And who said this thread was dead? I got an answer in a day, thanks Meaker!

 

You shouldn't be concerned of the battery, just keep it attached and charged, then when you game you will feel the performance boost. Without it, the performance drops a bit.

 

The battery generates no heat when fully charged, just leave it in. Most places will offer to install the os on any drive you order it from. If you put your own ssd in then you will want a proper hdd to ssd cloning tool if you want to keep the recovery image and move over the whole install.

 

Okay, thanks guys for being so quick on the response! Keep battery in, check.

 

I am thinking the same too. Could someone explain why it might throttle wenn I plugged in without baterry? Although it generate no heat when its full, but i think it is better to safe the battery by removing it at 50%. I ordered one today with 4k display. Can it automatically downscaling to 1080p? I dont really need 4k but I bought it because the cheaper package offer.

 

It throttled because of hybrid power, which means the laptop will take some power from battery to make sure everything running on full performance. The 4K panel refresh rate limited to 48hz as far as i know.

PS. This laptop have internal battery, so to remove it you must open the back cover.

 

When you say you ordered one with a 4k screen, did you order just the screen, or did you get a GS60 K model instead. Curious since this is the GE62 thread.

 

It was msi ge62 but with 4k display with gtx 970m, standard 1tb hdd and 128gb ssd. I don't know if the seller put a wrong item. I let u know when i get it tomorrow. I thought this is ge62 thread

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It is indeed the GE62 thread so you've posted in the right spot. Do you know the full model number? I just cant think of any GE62 that have a 4k preinstalled. Would love to know more about it.

 

It is GE62-2QFUi781

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Thanks for that. What country are you in? It doenst look available for the US Market

 

Germany. It seems that europe model has better compatibility than US model, it is more expensive though. But well enjoy your ge62

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Is the power supply 120w enough to feed this hungry notebook? Cpu i7-4720hq need upto 47watt tdp, and gpu itself need upto 81watt. Does anyone know?

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It comes with a 150w power supply, which should be enough. I don't think I have heard of any issues with it not being enough.

 

Stick to the original AC adapter which is 120W since using 150W will not make any difference, and 150W is slightly heavier.

 

Yes, you can downscale the resolution to 1080p which will help with performance.
GPU throttles without battery because of lower power supply wattage.

 

i got about 70C on GPU and 85-89 on CPU while playing FarCry4, is it normal?

 

Which software did you use to monitor the temperature during gameplay?

 

Msi after burner

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That's fairly normal yes.

 

Ok, the temperature is fine, especially when it's reported by MSI Afterburner.

 

It is in clamshell mode plug with 23inch monitor. When i play without monitor in 18°C room temperature, it is steady at 80°C for cpu. It is quite good though.

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I'm planning on buying a GE72 from the US and having it brought to India.

MSI is not very established here so I was wondering if any of you had problems with the GE62 (since it's quite similar to the GE72).

I really like the laptop but I don't want to be experiencing after sales issues. What are your opinions?

Also there is a GE72 Apache-264 on newegg for $999. I haven't seen this model elsewhere. Is it worth the risk?

 

MSI does include a 1yr Global warranty and it looks like there are two sites in India. Problems are rare but as with any electronics something could happen.

Newegg often gets models that are exclusive to them and it appears the 264 is one of them. It looks like a good computer, the only thing to be aware of is the 4th gen i7 CPU as there are models with the 5th gen i7 available now.

 

hi guys, im about to buy msi ge62-2qe with Intel Core i7 5700HQ (Broadwell), and GTX 965M
im about to ask about the temps and heat while gaming? is it good?
and also i want to know if its throttling or not , thanks