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    Which MSI GT/GS series Laptops need 2 power adapters and which only use 1?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by spurst, Nov 22, 2016.

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    spurst Notebook Consultant

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    **EDIT I GOT AN ANSWER FROM MSI.

    I got my answer to this from MSI. Any SLI pascal device will require 2 power bricks/ac adapters.
    Any single GPU configuration should be fine with 1 adapter.




    ** Original post
    I am part of the MSI GT80S trade-in program, and as I travel more, I don't think 2 power bricks are going to be an option due to size / weight issues.

    With the performance increase in 10xx, I think I can downsize my device. What is the fastest GPU I can go with and still maintain just a single power adapter? Does the 2nd AC Adapter only get tacked onto SLI rigs? I tried checking the MSI website and any information about multiple AC adapters wasn't easily searchable.

    I would really love something the size of the GS63 Stealth, but I am not sure I can live with only the GTX 1060, already coming off Dual 980m SLI's.
     
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    spurst, Nov 22, 2016
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