MSI launches new notebook line-up with Nvidia’s smoking hot GeForce GTX-series cards

Gaming on a notebook has just gotten a whole lot better as MSI has just launched the first of their new GS, GE and GT series notebooks that all pack one of Nividia’s new GTX-series cards – the GeForce GTX1080, the GTX1070or the GTX 1060 that offer desktop-grade gaming quality. The trio of cards are powerful enough to be considered desktop grade to the point that Nvidia has ditched the erstwhile M prefix on cards indicating a notebook optimised GPU.

MSI also took the opportunity to celebrate their 30th anniversary at the launch of their new notebook range at Low Yat Plaza

The new MSI notebooks are all also VR ready with support for the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift so that you’re able to get your virtual gaming fix on. The new rigs don’t come cheap but neither does awesomeness with the most expensive rig topping out at a wallet-destroying RM20,999. Aesthetically, they’re all have MSI’s aesthetic hallmarks – brushed metal trim, the classic dragon logo emblazoned on the top lid, eerie neon backlighting and muscular, angled edges akin to a muscle car if one were wrought into the form of a notebook. Here’s a quick look at what they launched:

MSI GT83VR Titan SLI (RM,20999)
At the top of the totem pole, the GT83VR Titan SLI is a mammoth 4K gaming rig that ditches such quaint concepts as prudence or frugality and goes all out with an actual full sized backlit desktop style keyboard with sweet Cherry MX mechanical switches, a Dynaudio speaker system along with an ESS Sabre Hi-Fi DAC that offers Hi-Res audio support. The display is a gorgeous 18.4-inch 1080p along with support for 3 external displays. The hardware is like a checklist of gear that an aspiring power gamer would die for – an Intel Core i7-6820HK processor, a whopping 32GB of DDR4RAM, 512GB NVMe storage paired with a 1TB hard disk in a Raid 4 configuration and not one but two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 cards. Sure, it’s not cheap at RM20,999 but your bragging rights will go through the roof for this aptly named gaming titan.

MSI GT73VR Titan (RM11,999 Full HD | RM16,499 4K)

The MSI GT73VR Titan comes in two different flavours. One has a 17.3-inch razor sharp 3,840 x 2,160 pixel resolution 4K display, an Intel Core i7-6820HK processor, a GTX 1080 processor and 32GB of DDR4 RAM for RM16,499. The other variant comes with a 17.3-inch 1080P display, an Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, a GTX 1080 processor and 16GB DDR4 RAM for RM11,999

MSI GS73VR Stealth Pro (RM9999), GS63VR Stealth Pro (RM8,999), GS43VR Phamtom (RM7,999)
Hewn from light aluminium, the GS73VR Stealth comes with a 17.4-inch 3,840 x 2,160 pixel resolution 4K display and a GTX1060 GPU with MSI’s usual SteelSeries gaming keyboard integrated into it. The GS63VR weighs 1.9kg, is 17.7mm thin and comes with an Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor and GeForce GT1060 graphics to make it one of the slimmest 15-inch gaming laptops on the planet. The GS43VR Phantom comes with a 14-inch 1080P display, a GeForce 1060 GPU and the obligatory Steel Series integrated gaming keyboard.

MSI GE72VR (RM7,199), MSI GE62VR (RM6,899)
Both notebooks come with an Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1060 graphics and 8GB of DDR4 RAM with a 1TB hard disk. Where they differ is that the GE72VR comes with a 17.3-inch Full HD display and a 256GB SSD while the smaller GE62VR comes with a 16.5-inch 1080P display and a small 128GB SSD.