GT780R and GT683R already available in GentechPC, Finally!

To any retailer here, do you ship in Ireland?

 

I all of the guys posting in here do. Gentech, Xotic, PowerNotebooks, RK.

 

Great, thanks! I'll be waiting for the GT683 with the backlight keyboard though. Hope it's not later than end of june.

 

As of now, there seems to be no plans for a backlit keyboard on the GT683.

 

There was a video on youtube by MSI stating that they will have the backlight on the newer version. From my understanding, it will also have a 17' screen. I hope he wasn't referring to GT780 or GX.

I hope Ken can clear this up for us.

 

He did on post 195 of the previous page and a few more pages back another one of the resellers said the same thing. But it does not mean that MSI will not give an option in the future.

 

Currently no backlit keyboard for GT683R or anytime soon, but like MrSeaBass said, MSI may not give up the idea and I think they have to since they already put the backlit keyboard on GT780.

 

are you guys already shipping gt780r now or just taking pre-order? How is keyboard compared to gt680(besides backlighting that is. is it more responsive? bigger?) ? I am interested getting one.

 

They just arrived in the US today, and no one but MSI has had their hands on them.

However they come with Steelseries keyboards ( SteelSeries – Home) so you can expect the best.

We will begin shipping pre-orders next week.

 

oh.. great.. time to sell my gt680.. lol.
I just couldn't stand for small screen and uncomfortable keyboard..
so if I order on next monday, I should be able to get mine a week after or so, right?

 

If you order it with stock configuration it can be ship Monday, if you order it with custom configuration it'll take around 3 days to ship.

MSI is a lot easier to upgrade than Asus.

 

Ken my man, I'm always buying from you guys. Why do you have to tempt me so soon after getting the GX660R?

By the way, I've seen SteelSeries keyboards mentioned several times. Are you talking about an external keyboard, or is Steelseries doing laptop internal keyboards now?

 

if i order one, you can install ita keyboard?

 

Why on earth wouldn`t they include backlit keyboard on the 683R?

 

Depending on where you are, yes

MSI currently has a worldwide exclusive on the built in Steelseries laptop keyboards. Highest quality, with 24 illumination color variations.

Exactly! I can't figure that one out either

 

oh, so is there option to upgrade keyboard as well on gt780 or is it just built in steelseries? I think I will order one tomorrow.. gt780 seems very tempting coz I play a lot of star craft 2 and was getting tired of gt680's crap keyboard and small screen..

 

The built in Steelseries keyboard is standard on the MSI GT780R and MSI GX780.

 

Okay guys help me out, I thought both of these weren't out yet? but from what I think I've gotten from this thread is the 683 is ready to buy and 780 starts to ship Monday?

 

Think so.I like the GT780R's keyboard

 

Yeah, same here, I cant decide between the two. I want the keyboard, but might be a little to big for my needs.

 

Have we gotten an answer yet from Power Notebooks about this? I was inquiring about the GT780R (rather than the GT683R).

 

Pre-orders on the barebones?

 

It seems that powerpro is offering the same as everyone else. All the options were the same as GENTECH PC. All the way down to the 3% discount. I would go with Ken since he has a great reputation around here.

 

The MSI GT780R does not have a barebones, but the MSI GT683R is built on their MSI MS 16F2, which is what we use for our PowerPro R 11:36.

The PowerPro R 11:36 is in stock and ready to build, but we don't sell barebones.

For barebones go to RK Computers-MSI-Asus-Sager-Clevo-Compal - Custom Gaming Notebooks - Custom Gaming Laptops and look for the MSI 16F2

 

No, there will not be a barebones or whitebox version of the MSI GT780R.

 

How heavy/bulky is the GT780? I'm leaning towards it over the GT683 But I'll be taking it with me to college, I won't be taking it everywhere but will need to take it too a class or two and the campus is rather small.

 

@SaveTheKennies,

Just click on the Specs page for the MSI GT780R on any dealer's website to get the details of size and weight.

16.85 x 11.34 x 2.17 in (W x D x H)
8.6lbs, (with 9 cell battery)

 

Hey thanks, doesn't sound bad at all I think I'm sold on it.

 

GX660R still a great laptop and I like it.

Yes they are using Steelseeris on 780 series laptop now not external, also the backlit keyboard color is software changeable includes WASD keys.

Unfortunately only US keyboard is available in US.

Most likely they still have a lot of spare parts available from previous model and GT780R is new design.

This is the correct Dimension & Weight:
8.6 lbs (9 cell)
16.85 (L) x 11.34” (W) x 2.17 (H)

 

Oops, I grabbed the dimensions and weight from the wrong model.

Thanks for the correction Ken

 

Metro 2033 tested:

YouTube - ‪Metro 2033 on MSI GT683R, nVidia GTX560M‬‏

 

Well, crap.

I'm basically deciding between this MSI and 8150/8170 boutique build, and now this makes the decision much more difficult! I was leaning toward this system if I could order it bloatware/OS free and have the warranty completely serviced by you guys, as in the PowerPro version. Hm...

 

It is really easy to do a clean install of windows yourself using the product key that comes with the notebook.

 

hey ken i saw in the asus thread you updated to the 275.33 driver and got a lot better results. I just got my gt683r, i tried to install latest driver but i keep getting a incompatible hardware error. Thanks for any help

 

That's a good thought. I had overlooked the fact that actual Windows OEM CD is included, rather than just a recovery disk with Windows + bloatware. That deals with that issue then.

The biggest thing then is having to deal with MSI support and warranty service. This laptop would be a full desktop replacement, not just for travel, so I would not have a computer to fall back on if something went wrong and it needed to be sent out for service. Being computer-less for a week or two (or four, lol), is not an option for me.

If I understand how the resellers work, they would handle any warranty issues for me, but the computer would still need to get shipped to MSI (in SE Asia?) for fixing. All tech support would be through MSI, and not necessarily US-based. Is that all correct?

 

Did you make sure you downloaded the notebook GeForce 500M version?

 

I don't know if there is a recovery disk or not. If not go here to download a legal version of windows 7 Home Premium x64. Install from the downloaded image and use the windows key that is on the sticker on the bottom of the notebook. You then just have to call to activate it. It is all automated and takes about 5 minutes. Then download the drivers and utilities you need from the MSI site. Clean install, no bloat.

No, their tech support is in California. They should be quick unless there is big shortage of some key component. You never know.

I do not have any experience with MSI RMA, I do have desktop MSI products but they all have been very reliable and I hope their notebooks are the same. However, I am coming from dealing with Asus RMA so anything would be better even if I had to ship it to zombies on the moon to get it fixed. Knock on wood that I never have to deal with another notebook RMA for at least the next few upgrades.

 

Yes I downloaded driver for the 560m right from nvidia which failed to install, after doing some searching I found a modded .inf file which I copied into the display driver folder then ran the install which worked.

 

The dimensions on 780R is huge compared to my old P7811-FX

 

Oops, Nvidia has their big presentation last week and messes up the first driver.

Hopefully the issue will be resolved soon.

 

Yeah the nVidia driver does not work on MSI, I had to mod the driver too.

 

Well Gee Wiz!

DERrrrrrrr! How on earth did I miss the GT780R? Now I have another notebook to get all excited about! I was just about to pre-order the Asus G74SX, when I ran across this new MSI model. Seems MSI has packaged a little more here, FOR LESS! Very full featured, at a very nice price, and I especially like the brushed aluminum chassis.

KEN, I may have to reconsider my choice here! Tomorrow, let me know you first impressions and opinion of the GT780R! We may have to move those '-=$tr|k3rz=- Essentials' over to this MSI model.

What do ya think?

 

Hey -=$tR|k3r=-, glad you join us here. yeah MSI seem packed with more features but how it looks is subjective. I'll let you know how good the screen is tomorrow.

 

Thanks Ken!

Well, if the screen is there, let's go ahead and get those 'Essentials' ready, and in place! (and I'll expect delivery by Friday!) LOL!

(I'm feeling another 'unbox'in' coming!)

 

Mr. Ken, what were the best Vantage scores (total, CPU and GPU) you guys got on the GT780 with a non-Extreme CPU? Overclocked?

I'm still curious how it matches up against the Mobility 5870.

 

I'll test it with 2630QM CPU with new drivers today.

 

Benchmark for GT780R and we are working on the review

 

Well, while we await Ken's review of the GT780R, I have arrived at 10 reasons to choose this notebook, over the Asus G74SX.


1. An extra USB 3.0 port, and an eSata port, STANDARD!
2. The Dynaudio speaker system (BEST in the laptop industry and actually sounds GOOD!), STANDARD!
3. All brushed aluminum chassis (no plastics here, and looks very stylish!), STANDARD!
4. More onboard DDR3 memory (16 GB), STANDARD!
5. True HD 1080P LED back-lit MATTE screen, STANDARD! (clearer & brighter w/ little gloss, or glare), STANDARD!
6. Two WD Scorpio Black 500GB HDD’s (1 TB), STANDARD!
7. Bios RAID configurable (many notebooks entirely lack RAID support), STANDARD!
8. A TRUE 720P HD webcam that performs at 30 FPS, STANDARD!
9. A 'Steelseries' true tactile-feel gamer’s keyboard, with software control color back-lighting, STANDARD!
10. It's LESS EXPENSIVE!

Almost too good to be true…… and at an unbeatable price! The only downside I see in the standard model, is no Blue-Ray reader, but this can be added for only $54. Also, no backpack or mouse, but still no deal-breaker here.

The GTX560M of the GT780R will only have 1.5 GDDR5, vise the G74SX with 3 GB GDDR5, but I can find no supporting data that argues this will make any performance difference, whatsoever.

It appears the two notebooks are equally spec'ed, however the GT780R is fuller featured, at a nicer price.

With regard to cooling & noise, it would also appear that MSI has also done a very respectable job here too.

Here is the MSI GT780R at Ken’s webpage, and here is the official MSI webpage. Also, here is a link to Ken’s demonstration of the Dynaudio sound system (on the lessor 15.6” MSI GT680R), and note the super clean mid-range & highs. Keep in mind that this demonstration is a video with a lot of background noise…… sounds pretty darn good, but actually sounds much better LIVE!

What do you think folks? I would love to here any honest and meaningful opinions here!

Thanks in advance & ENJOY!

 

Ugh, you just made it even harder to wait haha

 

LOL! How so? Explain yourself MAN! (Stupid me wants to know!)