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    GT780R up on xoticPC

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Karant-rex, Apr 23, 2011.

  1. Karant-rex

    Karant-rex Notebook Consultant

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    I dont know if this has been posted before, but i could not find any thread, so here is it
    MSI GT780R Gaming Laptop
    It has the GTX560m.
    Will there be a GX780R with ATI card?
     
    Karant-rex, Apr 23, 2011
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  2. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    omg sold, gonna pre-order this unless GX780 comes with a 6970m.
     
    Zero989, Apr 23, 2011
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  3. nido23

    nido23 Notebook Geek

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    Too bad, I think that the GX780 Comes with 1GB DDR5 GT 555M. You can check it on excaliberpc.com
     
    nido23, Apr 23, 2011
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  4. Bo@LynboTech

    Bo@LynboTech Company Representative

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    waiting for a uk release :)
    MSI pricing is great, I love this range of machines.
     
    Bo@LynboTech, Apr 24, 2011
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  5. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Is that 1.77" at the MSIGT780's thickest or thinnest point?
     
    Phinagle, Apr 24, 2011
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    Lurch2824 Notebook Consultant

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    I think I'm in love. Not only is the 780r out for May, but the GX680, GT683R, GX780 also. Now just picking the right one.
     
    Lurch2824, Apr 24, 2011
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  7. blacklight186

    blacklight186 Notebook Consultant

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    They usually specify the thickness at the thinnest point (as was the case with the 660R)

    I'm also eager about this release... seems to be quite light for a 17 incher...
     
    blacklight186, Apr 24, 2011
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  8. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    as nido23 said the GX780 has the GT 555M which included Optimus, a first for MSI models, same for the GX680
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Apr 26, 2011
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  9. nido23

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    Will Xoticpc be making reviews on the GX780 and its 1GB GT 555M DDR5. Im actually curious as to how it will perform compared to GT460M. Will it be significantly slower or not. The Optimus Technology is really a good addition to this model.
     
    nido23, Apr 27, 2011
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  10. AsusS

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    Yeah waiting for UK release will have to sell my Acer + GX660 for this worth every penny.
     
    AsusS, Apr 27, 2011
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  11. PeterDLai

    PeterDLai Notebook Consultant

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    Seems the GT780R has been removed from the site. The GX780 is there though.
     
    PeterDLai, Apr 27, 2011
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  12. Justin@XoticPC

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    Although we were given the go ahead to launch the GT780R from MSI, NVIDIA advised that the 560M is under NDA. Anyone listing it before the NDA is up can jeopardize getting any allocation of this model/GPU. Since we do not want to chance losing any allocation of this new GPU, we took it down until the NDA has been lifted by NVIDIA.
     
    Justin@XoticPC, Apr 28, 2011
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  13. Cloudfire

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    When is the NDA lifted?
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 28, 2011
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  14. AsusS

    AsusS Notebook Evangelist

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    See now im stuck we have here a great laptop but there is a problem the Asus G74 is coming now then we have this the gt780r im so dam puzzled i can afford both money is no problem but i really want a G74 this time around with the dual fans instead of the msi with just 1 fan cooling the system down :(.

    Can you guys help me out here ? cheers.
     
    AsusS, Apr 30, 2011
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  15. HSN21

    HSN21 Notebook Deity

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    Depends
    Asus Use 2 fans but use none Extreme CPU and mid range GPU (GTX460)
    That way they can run the laptop quietly (Damn G73 is really quite, m17x is like a jet engine under load) but alienware use high end card fan (6970m) so it gotta be noisy to cool it

    Now the thing is MSI surely can cool mid range GPU+CPU using a single fan but the problem is how noisy is it going to be? using 1 fan will make it smaller than g74 i assume but will be more noisy

    If you want near silent laptop G73 rocks but if noise is not an issue MSI can be a decent option too, just compare specs+size+price+noise levels and pick the best for you
     
    HSN21, Apr 30, 2011
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  16. mautbur

    mautbur Notebook Enthusiast

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    The main points of the GT780R are the ports:

    USB USB2.0 X 3, USB 3.0 X2
    Video Port VGA (15-pin, D-Sub) X 1, HDMI 1.4 X 1
    Audio Port Mic-in X 1, Line-in X 1, Headphone X 1
    E-SATA E-SATA Port X1

    compare this to the G73 or the new G74.
     
    mautbur, May 1, 2011
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  17. AsusS

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    Cheers at the moment G74 but it all depends on certain things >_>

    G74 i need to see cooling first fan speeds specs etc a decent bios unlike g73 on first release etc.

    Where as MSI seem to work straight out of box my gx660 cools very well the problem with the 780r is it only has 1 vent and 1 fan is that correct ?

    So to my understanding both laptops out weigh each other on different flaws etc both Asus and MSI are good trusted companies and have good kit.
     
    AsusS, May 1, 2011
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  18. festivemongoose

    festivemongoose Notebook Guru

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    I'm not too happy that theres only 1 digital video output, why would they do that? even dell's xps17 with identicle specs has a hdmi + displayport output. i can easily convert any of those two to analog. why force us to use analog?
     
    festivemongoose, May 3, 2011
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