[Review] MSI GE62VR Apache Pro Review – On the warpath

Front and Dragon Center

While the hardware is one thing, it’s the little extras that come with it that bring out the potential within the machine. The GE62VR can be installed with MSI’s Dragon Center app that offers swift one-stop access to a host of important system shortcuts.

A System Monitor panel lets you keep an eye on CPU, GPU and RAM usage as well as the ambient temperature of the CPU and GPU. The Dragon Center also has an LED Wizard panel that lets you customise the lighting on the SteelSeries keyboard that lets you tweak the colour of the three LED zones and how they light up be it rhythmically or in a wave-like fashion.

A System Tuner panel lets you tweak the fan speed, display colour settings, power settings and kick in Xboost and optimise the system for VR use. A mobile center lets you pair your smartphone up to your PC to allow access to all the aforementioned commands via your phone. Dragon Center is pretty handy to have around especially if you’re wont to micromanage your PC settings for optimum performance.

Conclusion
As a gaming notebook, the GE62VR delivers on all fronts as both a multimedia entertainment rig and a gaming machine that offers good built-in audio and a solid set of hardware that is capable of running every current gen game today. The poor battery life and weight means that it’s primarily a gaming desktop replacement but as gaming notebooks go, this is well worth your investment.

WHAT WE LIKED Superb hardware, good display, sweet audio
WHAT WE DIDN’T Poor battery life, rather heavy
WE SAY MSI’s gaming rig serves up an excellent multimedia and gaming experience though poor battery life means it’s more of a desktop replacement


Specifications
GE62VR Apache Pro
Price RM6899
Display 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080p pixels, 141ppi
Processor Intel Core i7-6700
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 with 6GB GDDR5
OS Windows 10 Home
Memory 8GB RAM/ 128GBSSD + 1TB Hard disk
Speakers 4 x2W + 1 x 3W (Woofer)
Battery 2 Hours (quoted)
Size/Weight 383 x 260 x 27mm / 2.48kg