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    Review MSI Vector GP78 HX 13V

    Hey peeps, I'd like to share my experience with the MSI Vector GP78. Spec wise its jacked - i9-13980HX, 32 GB of DDR5 at 5600 MT/S and a nice RTX4080. So far i've had it for exactly 10 days and i can say its indeed powerful, but i did get that very low score for CPU in the Night Raider...
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    Question Keys stop working when laptop gets too hot

    Hello I have a MSI GP66 Leopord keys stop workingI think its because of heating. When I press the D or the R key to move and reload nothing happens or my character moves but only half a step it doesnt take a full step forward. I noticed this yesterday that my Q key also stopped working at the...
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    Question MSI stealth laptop charger

    I have an MSI Stealth 15M laptop (bought in 2021) and the charger has stopped working. The charger it came with has output 150w/7.5a/20v. I cant seem to find a replacement charger anywhere and MSI has told me they don't have it in stock and I would have to wait 5-7 weeks. Can I use a charger...
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    Question MSI GL75-9SD (Very high CPU temps, very low GPU temps?)

    Hello, I have an MSI GL75-9sd with the following specs: i7-9750h GTX 1660 ti 16gb ddr4 1080p 144hz screen I've noticed very high temperatures under load, to the point where it's almost constantly throttling the CPU while gaming. I play 'CPU intensive' games such as PUBG, League of Legends and...
  5. ArmanAsgharpoor

    Solved! GT73EVR Second PCIE

    Hi all, I have a GT73EVR, and I want to add the second nvme SSD, but it seems that the second PCIe connector has not been soldered on the motherboard. As far as I know, GT73 EVR and GT73 VR have the same motherboard, but GT73evr has one PCI-E slot, and GT73VR has two. As you can see, the...
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    Solved! What monitor should I get?

    I've recently damaged my monitor beyond repair so I'm looking for a new one but I can't decide which one. I only have a 1080ti so 4k gaming wouldn't be too ideal but I haven't been gaming a whole lot recently, more so watching shows or anime etc so the 4k would be nice for that and I can turn...
  7. oasisfirefly

    Question FPS Dropping - MSI GF75 Thin 9SD & GTX 1660 Ti

    Hello, I need your help. I've been experiencing FPS drops of around 5-10 lately during the 4th Quarter of 2021. Per my investigation, I recall that I updated my drivers while not being aware that it could mess up my system that time. Before that, I can run games like Genshin Impact and Nioh 2...
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    Desktop Start Issue, stuck on CPU post, fans & rgbs working

    While browing on my desktop, my pc just shut down on its own and got stuck at the CPU post light while the Ram RGB & Case fans are running at full speed. After trying some online solutions, I just completely dismantled the pc and re-assembled it. CPU reseated, ram reinstalled, cleared COMS...
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    Solved! Broken LCD - MSI GS66

    I hope someone can help me with my issue. I have a GS66-10SE (Intel i7-10750 and RTX2060) and I use it with an external monitor. One day the LCD on the laptop started flickering and stopped working, but the external monitor was OK. I tried testing the video driver and disabling the Intel...
  10. thechangedguy

    Question Which one of these laptops has better display/screen quality?

    I want to buy a gaming laptop. I came across these two laptops with same price. Both have similar features like: Ryzen 7 Octa Core 4800H 16GB RAM 4 GB Graphics 15.6" Display Can anyone tell me which one of these has a better screen/display tho in terms of color accuracy and brightness? HP...
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    Question 100% SSD activity with notebook cooler while gaming

    Hi Everyone, I am facing an interesting issue with my MSI GE65 RAIDER SF. Not a long ago I have purchased a Cooler Master Notepal XL cooler. When it is not under the laptop, I am able to play games with solid 40-70 fps. When it is under the laptop, I can play stable 100-120 fps, but sometimes...
  12. Anonymous_VIP_

    Question MSI GS65 Stealth 8SE - Low FPS

    Hey everyone, My Laptop (MSI GS65 Stealth 8SE) Specs: i7 - 8750H RTX 2060 16GB DDR4 @ 2666MHz (1x16GB) 512GB NVMe SSD I bought this laptop in January 2020 and have been using it without any problem whatsoever, until I started gaming on it and have been having a very bad time gaming. I seldom...
  13. buzzybabii_1

    Solved! my msi was wiped & is stuck in bios loop

    help a girl out. im not in the slightest tech savy..my BF wiped his MSI GT72VR before sending it to me. when it arrived it wouldnt boot at all. the windows became corrupt so i downloaded W10 on usb and successfully transfered to msi..no it wont boot at all, it goes straight to the bios menu...
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    Question Every game I play crashes

    Hi, so I have this gaming laptop from MSI GF 63 8rd Intel Core i7-8750H GTX 1050ti Max Q 12 gb ram ( 4gb module, 8gb module ) 250gb ssd 500gb hdd and I bought over a year ago back in June 2019, its a pretty decent laptop where I could do school and game at the same time, but over the past...
  15. lettucelad

    Solved! MSI Laptop wont turn on without being plugged in

    So i just added another RAM into my MSI GL63 8RD but then my laptop wont boot and sometimes it wont power on (msi boot logo shows up and then the laptop goes off again). Then i plugged in the adaptor and it succesfully turned on and working just fine, with my newly added RAM working as well. But...
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    Question MSI GE73VR 7RF Raider Low FPS in fullscreen mode, normal FPS in windowed mode

    Hi guys, Yesterday I bought a new MSI laptop. Normally I'm very fond on MSI but today, not so much. When I try to play Call of Duty I get 16fps Max ingame. I tried uninstalling Dragon center as some suggest, tried changing power plan (there was only balanced mode at first in Windows). I found...
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    Solved! MSI gl73 8rd replace parts

    Purchased a laptop at a pawn store that seems to be missing m.2 & a 8g ram stick. Upon searching parts I was cautioned not to get 32g ram because some laptops dont work well with it and not to try to boot from an m.2 because some laptops have issues with booting from m.2, but instead buy a 500g...
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    Solved! New laptop panel goes black with Nvidia drivers

    Long story short, I got a new panel to replace my laptop's current one. Same brand and everything. When I turn the computer On the screen starts normally, shows the MSI logo but as soon as it boots to windows the screen just goes black. Did a fresh drivers install with DDU on safe mode (the...
  19. Ghostyfied

    Solved! Ram Compatibility

    Hi guys! I have a question on the compatability of two ram cards. my laptop specs are: motherboard: MS-1796 CPU: intel core I7 6700 HQ @ 2.60GHz GPU: intel HD graphics 530 && geforce GTX 950m and the rest probably doesnt matter. My current Ram card is this one: Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB I...
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    Solved! Legion Y740 (15") or MSI GE75 (17")?

    I am going back and forth on which laptop to get. My goal is to find a good gaming / everyday / photoshop laptop. Both of these laptops are similar in price and are about the same size and weight. The specs are below. I have been looking at every review I can find and I just cannot make a...