6700HQ | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 6700HQ | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 MSI GS73 6RF ‘Stealth Pro’ 4K 006UK Laptop Review https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/zardon/msi-gs73-6rf-stealth-pro-4k-006uk-laptop-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/zardon/msi-gs73-6rf-stealth-pro-4k-006uk-laptop-review/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:01:58 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=309817 MSI have been producing a fine line of gaming-oriented laptops for the last couple of years and today we look at their latest super slimline 17 inch model which features a Core i7 processor, Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics, and a 4k IPS panel along with Steelseries keyboard and Killer networking. At £1999.99 inc. VAT, the …

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MSI have been producing a fine line of gaming-oriented laptops for the last couple of years and today we look at their latest super slimline 17 inch model which features a Core i7 processor, Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics, and a 4k IPS panel along with Steelseries keyboard and Killer networking. At £1999.99 inc. VAT, the MSI GS73 6RF ‘Stealth Pro' targets the wealthy enthusiast user who places a heavy demand on portability.

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We have reviewed many of the high-end ultra powerful desktop replacement laptops in recent months, including the latest MSI Titan 18.4 inch monster featuring dual GTX1080 GPUs in SLi (Review HERE). The ‘Stealth Pro' caters to the other side of the enthusiast market – the audience who believe that a laptop should in fact be completely portable and even used ‘on the lap' when the desire or situation demands.

The MSI GS73 6RF ‘Stealth Pro' has different panel options available – a 120Hz 1080p and a slightly more expensive IPS 4k 60Hz option which we are looking at today.

Both of these options actually make sense. Hard core gamers will likely prefer the 120Hz 1080p option while other users will appreciate the fantastic clarity and sublime colour rendition from the 4K IPS panel.

Nvidia GTX1060 – Mobile and Desktop
Platform
Desktop
Mobile
Codename
GP106
GP106
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Process 16nm 16nm
Transistors (bn) 4.4 4.4
Core Clock (MHz) 1,506 1,404
Boost Clock (MHz) 1,708 1,670
Peak GFLOPS 4,372 4,275
SM units 10 10
Texture Units 80 80
Shaders 1,280 1,280
ROPs 48 48
Memory Size 6GB 6GB
Memory Bus 192 bit 192 bit
Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory clock 8Gbps 8Gbps
Memory bandwidth 192 192

The ‘mobile' GTX 1060 GPU compares very favourably with the ‘full-on' desktop card. While the core clock and boost clock is a tad lower on the mobile part, it maintains the 80 texture units, 10 SM units, 1,280 shaders and 48 ROPS of the desktop card. Both cards are equipped with 6GB of GDDR5 memory – which is plenty for 1080p gaming.

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Chillblast presents ultra slim Skylake Samurai gaming laptop https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/andrzej/chillblast-presents-samurai-gaming-laptop-i7gtx970m/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/andrzej/chillblast-presents-samurai-gaming-laptop-i7gtx970m/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=284417 There's nothing that PC gamer like better than to refer to themselves as Gaming Royalty. KitGuru wonders if that's the mindset that Chillblast was in when they created the Samurai Gaming Notebook. Born around Japan's Heian period, Samurai were “those who serve in close attendance to the nobility”. Whatever the logic, the specifications, on paper, seem impressive – …

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There's nothing that PC gamer like better than to refer to themselves as Gaming Royalty. KitGuru wonders if that's the mindset that Chillblast was in when they created the Samurai Gaming Notebook. Born around Japan's Heian period, Samurai were “those who serve in close attendance to the nobility”. Whatever the logic, the specifications, on paper, seem impressive – so we invited Ben Miles into the KitGuru studio to give us a once-over on this dedicated system.

Less than 20mm thick and weighing under 2Kg, the Chillblast Samurai boasts a 3GB GTX970 graphics card, 256GB M.2 SSD Boot Drive and Core i7 6700HQ processor. Just looking at those specs on paper give you a pretty good idea of how this will perform, but what about the look and feel of this £1,499 gaming laptop?

  • Mobile Intel HM170 Series Express Chipset
  • 15.6” FHD (1920×1080) 16:9 panel
  • 16GB 2133MHz DDR4 Memory
  • 3GB nVidia Geforce GTX 970M
  • 128GB Samsung SM951 M.2 and 1TB Data Drive
  • RGB Keyboard
  • 2x USB 3.0 and 1x USB 3.1 (type C)
  • Kensington Lock
  • 390(W) x 266(D) x 19.9(H) mm
  • 1.9kg including battery

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KitGuru says: While you still pay a price premium for portability, there's no doubt that the amount of firepower available to mobile gamers these days is significant. 

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MSI GS40 6QE Phantom Review https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/james-morris/msi-gs40-6qe-phantom-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/james-morris/msi-gs40-6qe-phantom-review/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:03:43 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=277723 Gaming laptops have the reputation of being monstrous objects requiring specially constructed bags for carrying them between locations with the battery life span of electronic gnats. With the MSI GS40 6QE Phantom, however, at least size isn't an issue. Weighing in at 1.6kg, this is a notebook you could carry around all day. Yet it …

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Gaming laptops have the reputation of being monstrous objects requiring specially constructed bags for carrying them between locations with the battery life span of electronic gnats. With the MSI GS40 6QE Phantom, however, at least size isn't an issue. Weighing in at 1.6kg, this is a notebook you could carry around all day. Yet it packs a serious punch inside.

There's a quad-core Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX970M graphics, up to 32GB of DDR4 memory, room for both a SSD and regular hard disk, and a 14.1in Full HD IPS screen. All of these make for a potentially very powerful gaming laptop, squeezed into a sleek chassis that is just 22.8mm thick at its widest point. Let's find out if this gaming portable lives up to its specification.

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System Configuration:

  • 2.6GHz Intel Core i7-6700HQ
  • 16GB 2133MHz DDR4 Memory
  • 3GB NVIDIA GTX970M Graphics
  • 14.1in Full HD IPS + True Color TFT
  • 256GB Samsung SM951 NVMe SSD
  • 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 7,200rpm HDD
  • Red backlit keyboard
  • ESS SABRE HiFi Hi-Res Audio DAC
  • Killer Double Shot Pro with Killer Shield Networking
  • 345 x 245 x 21.8-22.8mm (WxDxH)
  • 1.6kg
  • Windows 10 64 bit
  • 1st year global collect and return, 2nd year local (UK) collect and return

Price for this system (at the time of writing): £1,399 (inc. VAT)

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